Sequoia India

Peak XV’s latest Surge batch is 77% AI and deep tech startups

AI and other deep technologies are the prevailing themes in the new early-stage cohort from Peak XV Partners, as the largest India and Southeast Asia-focused VC fund intensifies its search for opportu

Peak XV ramps up dealmaking following Sequoia split

Peak XV Partners, the most influential venture firm in India and Southeast Asia, has signed more than 10 term sheets and witnessed three exits in the 10 weeks since it announced a split with Sequoia,

Peak XV eyes $50M investment in former Edelweiss executives’ Neo

Peak XV Partners is in advanced stages of deliberations to lead or fully finance a funding round in Neo Group, an asset management and financial advisory firm, three sources familiar with the matter s

Prosus slashes edtech giant Byju’s valuation to $5.1 billion

Prosus, the largest non-founder shareholder in Byju’s, has drastically slashed the worth of its stake in the edtech giant, implying a starkly diminished valuation of $5.1 billion to the Indian s

Byju’s key investors confirm board exits

Prosus, Peak XV Partners and Chan Zuckerberg Initiative confirmed Friday that their representatives have resigned from the board of Byju’s, India’s most valuable startup that is also reel

Investors say they have uncovered financial irregularities at Mojocare

Mojocare investors have found “financial irregularities” at the Indian health and wellness startup and are moving to scale down its operations, they said in a statement Sunday. The move fo

Lightspeed says India not for the faint-hearted amid Sequoia split

Bejul Somaia, the founding partner of Lightspeed India, staunchly defended the allure of South Asia’s investment landscape, even in the wake of unsettling movements such as Sequoia’s decis

Sequoia splits China and India arms from US mothership to avoid ‘portfolio conflict’ and ‘market confusion’

Sequoia plans to split into three entities — Sequoia Capital in the U.S. and Europe, Peak XV Partners in India and Southeast Asia, and HongShan in China — as the storied venture firm separ

Where is India in the generative AI race?

In the high-stakes race for supremacy in the burgeoning field of generative AI, India’s technology ecosystem is facing an uphill battle to catch up to global leaders. Despite being home to one o

Sequoia-backed Zamp Finance makes it easier for businesses to invest in US Treasury Bills

Sequoia-backed Zamp Finance simplifies the process for businesses to invest their excess capital in US Treasury bills.

Distressed Indian startup GoMechanic acquired by Lifelong Group-led consortium

A Lifelong-led consortium has acquired the distressed firm GoMechanic months after the Sequoia India-backed startup admitted “grave errors.”

Sequoia-backed GoMechanic cuts 70% jobs amid ‘grave errors’ in financial reporting

GoMechanic has laid off 70% of its workforce as the Sequoia India-backed startup grapples with a funding crunch after the existing and prospective investors found that the founders had misstated facts

Eric Schmidt backs former Google exec’s digital family office platform in $90 million funding

Caesar Sengupta has worked on, and overseen, several category-defining projects in the past decade and a half. As a product lead at Google, he was in charge of ChromeOS, the company’s desktop operat

Sequoia India eyes $50 million investment in K12 despite market slump

Sequoia India is in advanced stages of deliberations to invest over $50 million in K12 Techno Services, a startup that offers a range of services to education institutions and also runs its own chain

Sequoia India and SEA taps international operators to help startups launch and expand overseas

Sequoia India and Southeast Asia has launched a new program to help its portfolio’s early-stage founders connect with international operators who can help the startups expand to new markets, the ven

Retention platform CleverTap bags $105 million in fresh funding

Customer engagement and retention platform CleverTap has raised $105 million in a new financing round, the latest in a series of India-origin startups making fast inroads in the global SaaS race. Cana

Backed by Tiger Global and Sequoia India, Toplyne helps product-led growth teams tackle user conversion

For product-led growth companies (PLG), the perennial question is: How do we get non-paying customers to subscribe? Then the second question is: How do we get paying customers to move to higher tiers?

Sequoia Capital India, 120 angel investors back former Google execs’ consumer finance startup Arbo Works

A team of Google executives, many of whom worked with one another for years, left the company earlier this year to launch a startup. The fintech firm, Arbo Works, has raised a financing round led by S

TechCrunch+ roundup: Mixpanel’s reset, smart growth, $100K referral bonuses

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India’s Razorpay becomes unicorn after new $100 million funding round

Bangalore-headquartered Razorpay, one of a handful of Indian fintech startups that has demonstrated accelerated growth in recent years, has joined the coveted unicorn club after raising $100 million i
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