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The fund will back early and growth-stage firms with strong demand, sustainable models, and long-term category growth potential.

The round also saw participation from existing investors Peak XV Partners and Z47.

Fresh Funds will enhance product platform, expand US operations, and grow partnerships as industries adopt automation to boost efficiency and tackle labour shortages.

Board approved issuing INR 2,880 crore to Grasim, INR 200 crore to Suryaja, and INR 920 crore to IFC at INR 356.02 per share

The portfolio includes startups such as Zulu Defence, Nitro Commerce, IG Defence, Indrajaal, Satlabs, Dozee, Pernia’s Pop Up, Recur Club, Lawyered, Ammunic, and Constems AI, among others.

With ACE Fund III, Oister plans to expand late-stage secondary investments in high-growth sectors, targeting firms with strong unit economics and exits

The new round saw participation from a mix of business leaders and investors, including Harsh Jain of Dream11, Rajat Gupta, Zubin Bharti Mittal, and Ishan Sinha of Point72, along with Blume Founder’s Fund and others.

360 ONE Asset also participated in the round.

The Series C funding round was led by Sofina, with participation from Peak XV Partners and existing investors including Accel, Balderton, ICONIQ, Tencent and Speedinvest.

New storage, compute, cyber resilience and automation innovations deliver a foundation built for modern and traditional workloads

The below brands have announced their latest funding rounds.

Nxtra, Inox Clean Energy and Wingify led major deals, raising USD 710 million, USD 344 million and USD 150 million respectively.

In January 2023, Innovaccer had laid off around 15% of its workforce, impacting nearly 245 employees.

The programme aims to identify and support early-stage campus startups by onboarding 50+ student analysts.

The first cohort includes Dhruva Space, Endure Air Systems, ETRNL Energy, Noccarc Robotics and IISTEM Research.

The startup plans to use the fresh capital for capital expenditure, marketing, working capital needs and general corporate purposes, as per the filings.

The London-based firm will invest USD 10–50 million in growth-stage startups across South Asia, Southeast Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.

The fund includes around USD 9.1 billion in external commitments.

The combined entity is expected to offer integrated services across core F&A processes, helping businesses modernise operations and improve efficiency.

Project Garud focuses on developing a flat-pack 500 kg-class satellite platform designed for large-scale constellation deployments.

The funding round also included participation from GVFL.