Accel Partners
Accel, Shunwei lead $5m round for India's Mech Mocha
Accel Partners and Shunwei Capital have led a $5 million Series A round for Indian mobile gaming start-up Mech Mocha Game Studios.
SeedPlus Singapore closes debut fund at $18m
SeedPlus Singapore, a Southeast Asia-focused seed fund run by Jungle Ventures, has closed its debut fund at S$25 million ($18 million).
Deal focus: BlackBuck climbs the logistics ladder
BlackBuck receives $70 million in Series C funding as it continues its mission to cure the dysfunction in India's fragmented long-distance trucking industry
Qualcomm, Accel back India-China IoT player Borqs
Qualcomm Ventures and Accel Partners India have co-led a new round of funding worth $10 million for Borqs, an India-China venture that develops internet-of-things (IoT) devices.
Accel leads $6m round for India's SigTuple
Accel Partners has led a $5.8 million Series A round for Indian healthcare-focused AI start-up SigTuple Technologies.
India's VC-backed PropTiger, Housing.com agree merger
VC-backed PropTiger and Housing.com have agreed to a merger that will establish India’s largest online realty company.
Omidyar leads $10m Series B for India's Indifi
Omidyar Network has led a $10 million Series B round for Indian small business financial services provider Indifi.
Fund focus: Faith in Indian modernization
Accel Partners plans to take advantage of India's increasingly affluent and sophisticated population
Accel closes fifth India VC fund at $450m
Accel Partners has closed its fifth India-focused venture capital fund at $450 million, less than two years after raising $305 million for the fourth vehicle.
IDG, Accel invest $3m in India's Bizongo
IDG Ventures has led a $3 million Series A round for Indian business-to-business packaging marketplace Bizongo, with participation by existing investor Accel Partners.
Sovereigns and VC: An eye on the future
Australia's Future Fund appears to have overcome the philosophical and structural challenges facing face large-ticket LPs that want exposure to early-stage innovation
Sequoia leads $55m round for India, US-based Freshdesk
Sequoia Capital has led a $55 million Series F round of funding for India and US-based customer support platform provider Freshdesk.
Bessemer leads $15m round for India's Swiggy
Bessemer Venture Partners has led a $15 million Series D round for Indian online food delivery start-up Swiggy.
Accel invests $7m in India's Mihup
Accel Partners has invested over INR450 million ($6.7 million) in Indian artificial intelligence-enabled personal assistant app developer Mihup Communications.
Sequoia leads $27m round for India, US-based Mitra
Sequoia India and US-based Sands Capital Ventures have led a $27.4 million Series B round of funding for Mitra Biotech, an India and US-based company that focuses on personalized cancer therapies.
Norwest leads $15m Series B for India, US-based Zenoti
Norwest Venture Partners has led a $15 million Series B round of funding for Zenoti, an India-founded and US-headquartered software provider for the spa and wellness industry.
Drones: High-flying tech
The exponential rise in drone technology investment during the past few years is now expected to level off into slower growth as venture capitalists discover a galaxy of more nuanced opportunities
Accel, Helion in funding round for India's Qwikcilver
Indian gift card technology provider Qwikcilver has raised a new round of funding with participation from existing investors Accel India and Helion Venture Partners.
IIFL leads $30m round for India's BlueStone
IIFL Asset Management has led a INR2 billion ($30 million) Series D round for online jeweler BlueStone.
Stripes Group leads $81m round for India's Bigtree Entertainment
US venture capital firm Stripes Group has led an INR5.5 billion ($81.4 million) funding round for India’s Bigtree Entertainment, the company behind cinema and events ticketing site BookMyShow.
Accel leads $3m Series A round for India's Ninjacart
Accel Partners has led a $3 million Series A round for Indian business-to-business (B2B) online marketplace Ninjacart.
Accel leads $5.8m round for India's Juspay
Accel Partners has led a INR400 million ($5.8 million) Series A round for Indian mobile payments start-up Juspay.
Singapore's EDBI, TAL Education in $52m round for US-based Knewton
New York-based adaptive learning system developer Knewton has raised $52 million from a consortium of investors including EDBI - the corporate VC arm of Singapore's Economic Development Board - and Chinese education company TAL Education Group.
SAIF, Norwest, Accel in $35m round for India's Swiggy
Indian food delivery platform Swiggy has raised $35 million in Series C funding from a group of investors, including existing backers SAIF Partners, Norwest Venture Partners and Accel Partners.