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🎮 Level Up! 🎮 Our E-Gaming Tournament just hit GG status! From BGMI battle royales to Ludo throwdowns, the competition was fierce, and the fun? Next level. 😎 🌟 BGMI Champions: A big round of virtual applause to Gagan Verma (Team Tech) for snatching the top spot! 🔥 And kudos to Rohan Routh (Team Tech) for coming in as worthy runner-up – you guys gave us some seriously nail-biting moments! 🎯 🎲 Ludo Legends: Adeeba (Team Design) literally rolled to the finish line, taking home the crown! 👑 And a high five to Abhishek Pandey (Team Product) for keeping everyone on their toes – your strategy game was strong! 🤜🤛 To everyone who played, spectated, and brought the hype – you made this one for the books! Now, who's ready for the next challenge? 😏 Monika Aggarwal Ishitta Sehgal Srishti Walia Srishti Srivastava HT Media Group VCCEdge VCCircle #egamingtournament #egaming #gamingtournament #bgmi #ludo #htmedia #mosaicdigital

The government-owned infrastructure finance firm, REC Limited, has raised $500 million through the issuance of five-year green bonds in its $10 billion Global Medium-Term Program. This five-year note offers a 4.75% semi-annual coupon rate and is the first US dollar bond issued by an Indian public sector company in 2024.   The proceeds will be directed towards eligible green projects under REC’s Green Finance Framework, the Climate Bonds Initiative’s green bond principles, and RBI’s ECB guidelines, with a second-party opinion from Sustainable Fitch.   In April, REC secured a green loan of ¥60.5 billion (approximately $387.6 million) from SACE, an Italian export credit agency, to fund various green projects in India.   Want to deep dive? For premium market intelligence and insights, explore VCCEdge (link in the comment section 👇)   #SustainableFinance #GreenBonds #SustainableInvesting #VCCEdge #KeyDevelopment Vivek Dewangan

Here’s our weekly roundup of top deals from September 23-29. A total of 33 deals, worth $446.8 million, were recorded across multiple sectors.     Key Highlights: Private Equity Investments: - Total no. of deals: 21   - Total deal value: $327.28 million This segment saw 10 angel/seed investments amounting to $42.0 million, 9 venture capital deals totalling $245.1 million and 2 private equity deals worth $40.1 million. Mergers and Acquisitions:   - Total no. of deals: 11   - Total deal value: $115.9 million   Among these, 9 were domestic deals totalling $59.9 million and 2 Outbound deals worth $55.9 million. Equity Capital Market: - Total no. of deals: 1  - Total deal value: $3.6 million    For more such premium market intelligence and insights, visit VCCEdge (link in the comment section) #PrivateEquity #MergersAndAcquisitions #EquityMarkets #VCCEdge #WeeklyDealsRoundup Supabase Qure.ai Ascensos Ceinsys Tech Limited Nurix Paul Copplestone

Authum Investment & Infrastructure, together with Mahi Madhusudan Kela, plans to purchase a 46.85% stake in Prataap Snacks, which operates the Yellow Diamond snack brand and Rich Feast for sweet snacks. A share purchase agreement has been made with the three private equity promoters for this acquisition, valued at ₹846.60 crore.   The promoters include Peak XV Partners Growth Investments I, which holds 2.48%, Peak XV Partners Growth Investment Holdings II with a 34.65% stake, and Sequoia Capital GFIV Mauritius Investments, which owns 9.72%.   Prataap Snacks, recognized as one of India’s rapidly growing snack food companies, achieved a revenue of ₹1,617.93 crore in the financial year 2024, alongside a 14% CAGR over the last ten years.   Want to deep dive? For premium market intelligence and insights, explore VCCEdge (link in the comment section 👇)   #packagedfood #Acquisition #FoodAndBeverage #VCCEdge #PEexit Prataap Snacks Limited Authum Investment & Infrastucture Ltd

Started in 2013, Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters is one of the leading new age companies in India within the coffee industry. While the company has opened over 130 stores in India, it's aiming to more than double its store count to 350 in the next 3 years. Are they redefining India’s coffee experience? What do you think, tell us in the comments below. For premium market intelligence and insights, explore VCCEdge (link in the comment section 👇)   #BlueTokai #VCCEdge #KeyDevelopment #CompanyDeepDive Namrata Asthana Matt Chitharanjan Shivam Shahi

GIVA , a Bengaluru-based omnichannel jewelry startup, has secured ₹100 crore ($12 million) in an extended Series B funding round from Premji Invest, its first fundraising activity of 2024. This marks Premji Invest's third investment in Giva, following a ₹270 crore Series B round led by Azim Premji's family office in July of the previous year.    The board of Giva has approved a resolution to issue 68,028 Series B1 compulsorily convertible preference shares (CCPS) to PI Opportunities Fund II (Premji Invest) at a price of Rs 14,700 per share.   With a current valuation of approximately ₹2,000 crore, Giva anticipates that its value will change with the new capital influx as part of an ongoing funding initiative.   Want to deep dive? For premium market intelligence and insights, explore VCCEdge (link in the comment section 👇)   #Giva #JewelryStartup #FundingRound #VCCEdge #familyoffice A91 Partners Aditya Birla Ventures Ishendra Agarwal

Ahammune Biosciences, a biotech startup, has raised $5 million (around INR 41 crore) in a Series A round led by pi Ventures. This funding round also saw participation from Capital2B , Colossa Ventures, Bipin Agarwal, Unicornus Maximus LLP, along with existing investors such as Ideaspring Capital, Kotak Alternate Assets, Legacy Assets LLP, and IAN.   The funding will also support the expansion of the patent portfolio and the advancement of R&D for other immune-related skin diseases. Established in 2016 by Dr. Parul Ganju and Dr. Krishnamurthy Natarajan, Ahammune is a clinical-stage therapeutics company aiming to provide innovative solutions for chronic skin diseases.   Want to deep dive? For premium market intelligence and insights, explore VCCEdge (link in the comment section 👇)   #SeriesAFunding #biotechstartup #HealthcareStartups #VCCEdge #KeyDevelopment Ahammune Biosciences Pvt. Ltd. Capital 2B Kotak Alternate Asset Managers Limited IAN Indian Academy of Neurology

M2P Fintech, a SaaS startup, has secured ₹850 crore (approximately $101.8 million) in a funding round led by Helios Investment Partners, with half of the amount allocated for acquisitions. Existing investor Flourish Ventures also participated in the round.   This fundraising, consisting of both primary and secondary share sales, has valued the company at over ₹6,550 crore (approximately $790 million). With the new capital, M2P Fintech is also looking to strategically expand into select countries in the ASEAN region and the Middle East.   M2P Fintech has so far raised close to $200 million from investors like Tiger Global Management, Better Capital and MUFG Innovation Partners, a corporate venture capital arm of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc (MUFG).   Want to deep dive? For premium market intelligence and insights, explore VCCEdge (link in the comment section 👇)   #SaaS #Fintech #Funding #VCCEdge #KeyDevelopment Madhusudanan R

Here’s our weekly roundup of top deals from September 16-22. A total of 37 deals, worth $1086 million, were recorded across multiple sectors.     Key Highlights: Private Equity Investments: - Total no. of deals: 22    - Total deal value: $621.8 million This segment saw 8 venture capital deals totalling $322 million, 10 angel/seed investments amounting to $7.6 million, 2 private equity deals worth $2.4 million and 2 deals categorized in Others worth $49.6 million.         Mergers and Acquisitions: - Total no. of deals: 15   - Total deal value: $464.9 million Among these, 12 were domestic deals totalling $361.3 million and 2 Inbound deals worth $100 million. For more such premium market intelligence and insights, visit VCCEdge (link in the comment section 👇) #PrivateEquity #MergersAndAcquisitions #EquityMarkets #VCCEdge #WeeklyDealsRoundup PW (PhysicsWallah) IndoStar Home Finance Private Limited Nazara Technologies Limited JBM Group Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd Mukesh Gupta

Bookmybai, specializing in domestic help services, has raised INR 2 Crore in a Pre-Series A CCPS round led by Inflection Point Ventures. Founded in 2016 and based in Mumbai, Bookmybai helps families in India and abroad, including cities like Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore, and countries like the UK, U.S., and Australia, easily hire reliable domestic help. Through its tech platform, it connects families with long-term household staff both locally and internationally. Want to deep dive? For premium market intelligence and insights, explore VCCEdge (link in the comment section 👇) #DomesticHelp #PreSeriesAFunding #Bookmybai #VCCEdge #KeyDevelopment BookMyBai.com Inflection Point Ventures