Malvika Maloo

Malvika is a senior correspondent at VCCircle. She writes about India's bustling startup ecosystem and the investors fueling it.

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Deals Digest: PE-VC activity declines; M&As subdued

Finance

10 July, 2026

Deals Digest: PE-VC activity declines; M&As subdued

Private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) deal activity declined for the second consecutive week during the five-day ......

Finance

09 July, 2026

Nandan Nilekani's Fundamentum Partnership launches third fund

Growth-stage venture capital firm Fundamentum Partnership, co-founded by Infosys veteran Nandan Nilekani and Helion ......

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Consumer

08 July, 2026

Temasek, Accel-backed Cult.fit takes valuation hit ahead of IPO. Can it rebound?

Cult.fit Ltd, a fitness and health lifestyle platform that counts venture capital firms Accel and Chiratae Ventures ......

Finance

06 July, 2026

Suzuki Motor's Next Bharat Ventures rolls out second fund

Next Bharat Ventures IFSC Pvt Ltd, an India-focussed impact investment platform set up by Japanese automaker Suzuki ......

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General

03 July, 2026

Deals Digest: PE-VC funding falls, M&As surge on billion-dollar transactions

Private equity and venture capital investments fell sharply this week, with total deal value dropping below $250 million......

Consumer

03 July, 2026

Ninjacart turns operationally profitable, secures fresh capital

Ninjacart, a full-stack fresh produce startup that counts among its investors Tiger Global, Flipkart and Walmart, said ......

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Finance

03 July, 2026

ValueQuest Tristar Fund's Ananthanarayanan on investment strategy and more

Mumbai-based ValueQuest Group, which expanded into the private equity space in 2023, is doubling down on its bets on ......

TMT

02 July, 2026

BatX, BCT Ventures, Tulon Materials, Heatronics, PlayBlue raise early-stage funding

Battery recycling and critical minerals recovery company BatX Energies, consumer brands platform BCT Ventures, specialty......

Finance

02 July, 2026

Early-stage investor Sparrow Capital closes third fund

Bengaluru-based Sparrow Capital, which makes sector-agnostic bets in early-stage startups, has closed its third fund, ......

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Manufacturing

01 July, 2026

India SME Investments sitting on neat upside as portfolio firm gets new investor

Private equity firm India SME Investments, which focuses on backing small and medium enterprises in the country, is ......