Stories by Salman S.H

Online marketplace Meesho raises $11.5m from Sequoia India, others

Existing investors SAIF Partners, Y Combinator and Venture Highway also participated in the latest funding round. Meesho has so far raised a total of

India

Paytm CEO Sharma, venture capitalist Vickram unveil green fund

The fund aims to invest up to $150 million in projects built by startups, companies and individuals over the next few years.

Private Equity

PE firm Sabre Partners leads $10m funding in India’s CoinTribe

The startup will use the fresh capital to enhance its credit underwriting algorithm, expand to new markets, and develop its technology base. With the

Deals

Treebo Hotels acquires Bengaluru-based travel startup Events High

Events High, which has over 1.5 million unique visitors on its website, will leverage Treebo’s reach across 75 cities for further expansion.

Deals

Online insurance startup Acko raises $12m from Amazon India, others

The fresh infusion takes Acko’s total equity funding to about $42 million.

Deals

Indian B-school IIMA centre launches $25m fund with backing from Omidyar, others

The initiative received an initial pledge of $12.5 million from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation, and Omid

Venture Capital

India: Analytics startup ThoughtSpot raises $145m in Series D round

The round was led by its existing investors including Lightspeed Ventures, Future Fund, Khosla Ventures, and General Catalyst. New investor Sapphire V