Omidyar Network
Flourish Ventures secures $350m in new funding
Flourish Ventures, a US-based emerging markets financial technology investor with a strong Asia focus, has secured USD 350m for future deployments from its sole LP, eBay founder Pierre Omidyar.
RTP leads $17m round for India internet provider
RTP Global has led a USD 17m round for India’s Wiom, a home internet provider for middle and lower-middle-income customers.
Warburg Pincus to buy majority stake in India's Vistaar Finance
Warburg Pincus has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Vistaar Finance, an India-based non-banking financial company (NBFC) that serves micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs).
India media platform Pratilipi raises $48m Series D
Pratilipi, a literature, comics, and audio storytelling platform with service in 12 Indian languages, has raised a $48 million Series D that will see the start-up branch into gaming.
India's Tata Digital makes healthcare, fitness investments
Tata Group’s digital unit has continued its investment spree, dipping into India’s healthcare and fitness spaces with the acquisition of telemedicine platform 1mg Technologies and a $75 million commitment to CureFit.
India's Byju's acquires online coding school
Byju’s, an Indian online learning platform backed by several PE and VC firms, has acquired WhiteHat Jr, a platform that helps students learn to code.