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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Finance

26 February, 2026

GCC-based investor Razor Capital rolls out India-focused fund; marks first close

Razor Capital, a Gulf Cooperation Council-based cross-border alternative investment platform providing growth-stage ......

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24 February, 2026

Xflow, Basil, HireBound, optoML, others raise funding

B2B cross-border payments platform Xflow, kids-first essentials brand Basil, AI recruiting platform HireBound, and ......

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People

23 February, 2026

Saudi Arabia's SIDF Investment promotes exec to lead indirect investments

SIDF Investment Company (SIC), a sovereign-backed investment platform owned by the Saudi Industrial Development Fund (......

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Infrastructure

23 February, 2026

African PE firm AIIM set to add new LP for energy transition fund

African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM), an infrastructure-focused private equity firm with a pan-African ......

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17 February, 2026

Udtara Ventures launches fund to back Indian deep-tech, defence startups

Udtara Ventures, the family office of Rajiv Chaurasia, part of a Delhi-based business conglomerate, has launched a ......

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Consumer

17 February, 2026

Early-stage VC firm AUM Ventures set to roll out second fund, to take larger bets

Abu Dhabi-headquartered AUM Ventures, which makes early and pre-growth stage bets on Indian entrepreneurs, has initiated......

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Finance

16 February, 2026

Suhail Sameer's OTP Ventures closes maiden fund

OTP Ventures, a venture capital firm founded by entrepreneurs Suhail Sameer, Kunal Suri and Saurabh Vashishtha in 2024, ......

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16 February, 2026

Blackstone to take majority stake in Neysa, leads $600-mn equity funding

Blackstone, the world’s largest alternative asset manager, has led a $600 million (around Rs 5,445 crore) round of equity funding ......

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13 February, 2026

Six Sense Mobility, e-TRNL Energy raise early-stage funds

​Six Sense Mobility, an automotive deep-tech startup, and cleantech startup e-TRNL Energy have raised early-stage ......

Manufacturing

13 February, 2026

One Africa Capital, RMB Corvest invest in South African packaging firm

One Africa Capital, a Johannesburg, South Africa-based investment firm that invests in small-and-medium enterprises in ......