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Deal focus: Prosus looks to aggregate India’s fruit farmers
B2B marketplaces are the prevalent theme in Prosus Ventures’ agricultural technology investments in Asia. However, as fruit specialist Vegrow demonstrates, supply chain dynamics are not uniform
Prosus leads $25m Series B for India's Vegrow
Prosus Ventures, a technology investment business controlled by Naspers, has led a USD 25m Series B round for Vegrow, an India-based marketplace that helps farmers sell their fruit crops into organised distribution channels.
India's Ankur Capital raises $45.5m for Fund II
Indian early-stage technology investor Ankur Capital has reached an incremental close of INR3.3 billion ($45.5 million) against a target of INR3.5 billion.
Indian agritech VeGrow secures seed funding
Indian agricultural technology start-up VeGrow raised $2.5 million in a seed funding round led by Ankur Capital and Matrix Partners India.
Coronavirus & India VC: Struggling to work
Investors don’t expect business activity in India to resume until the second half. Many start-ups will be desperate for capital before then
Ankur achieves first close on second India VC fund
Ankur Capital, an Indian early-stage investor focused on healthcare and agriculture technology investments, has reached a first close of INR2.4 billion ($33 million) on its second fund.