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Animal pharma firm Felix plans fundraise, early backers to exit

VCCircle

VCCircle · 1y ago

Animal pharma firm Felix plans fundraise, early backers to exit

Felix Pharmaceuticals, an animal pharma company based in Ireland and operating in India, is planning to raise funds for expansion and to allow some existing investors to exit. The company aims to raise capital through a fundraising round and is looking for potential investors. This move is part of Felix Pharmaceuticals' strategy to grow its business and provide opportunities for investors to liquidate their holdings.

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Ashish Life Science in talks to raise fresh capital as early backers explore exit

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VCCircle · 1y ago

Ashish Life Science in talks to raise fresh capital as early backers explore exit

Ashish Life Science Pvt. Ltd, an animal-focused pharmaceuticals company, is reportedly in discussions to raise new equity funding. This comes after a gap of more than six years since their last funding round. The company's early institutional backers may also utilize this round as an opportunity to exit. Ashish Life Science is based in Mumbai, India.

Advent International to invest $175 mn in Felix Pharma

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VCCircle · 2m ago

Advent International to invest $175 mn in Felix Pharma

Advent International is set to invest $175 million in Felix Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd, an Ireland-based animal healthcare company with operations in India. The private equity firm will acquire a significant minority stake through a combination of primary infusion and secondary transactions. This move follows reports from last year indicating Felix's intent to raise funds and potential exits by existing investors. The agreement highlights Advent's strategic interest in expanding its portfolio in the healthcare sector.

Micro VC AJVC bags Rs 100-crore corpus for early-stage bets

Economic Times

Economic Times · 5m ago

Micro VC AJVC bags Rs 100-crore corpus for early-stage bets

AJVC, an early-stage venture capital firm founded by Aviral Bhatnagar, has raised a Rs 100 crore corpus, with plans to increase by Rs 50 crore through a greenshoe option. The firm, focused on pre-seed companies, provides Rs 1.5 crore for a 9% stake. Despite slow risk capital investment trends, AJVC has benefitted from more reasonable valuations. It primarily comprises domestic capital with notable backers, supporting nine startups across diverse sectors.

InvAscent looks to log another exit from pharma portfolio

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VCCircle · 3m ago

InvAscent looks to log another exit from pharma portfolio

InvAscent, a healthcare-focused private equity firm, is planning to exit its over six-year-old investment in an animal pharmaceuticals company, potentially through a secondary transaction. This decision comes as the firm is utilizing its fourth fund and approaching the final closing of the vehicle. The specific details and potential buyers involved in this transaction have not been disclosed, as informed by two people familiar with the situation to VCCircle.

What are Carlyle-backed Sequent Scientific’s plans after recent merger announcement?

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VCCircle · 10m ago

What are Carlyle-backed Sequent Scientific’s plans after recent merger announcement?

Private equity firm Carlyle-controlled Sequent Scientific plans to create a larger platform focused on animal health through its recent merger announcement with API manufacturer Viyash Life Sciences. Both companies are part of Carlyle's portfolio. The merger aims to strengthen their presence in the animal health sector and expand their offerings.

Canadian fund Teachers’ Venture Growth bets on Mintifi as early backers exit

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VCCircle · 8m ago

Canadian fund Teachers’ Venture Growth bets on Mintifi as early backers exit

Teachers’ Venture Growth, an investment arm of Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, co-led a $180 million Series E funding round in Indian supply-chain financing platform Mintifi. The round was also led by Prosus, with participation from existing investor PremjiInvest. Mintifi plans to use the funds to expand its offerings, including dealer management systems and loans against property. The funding round provided an exit for early backers and allowed employees to liquidate their stock options. Mintifi, founded in 2017, provides end-to-end supply chain solutions to brands in India, working with over 3,000 companies.

Early-stage investor 247VC floats maiden fund to invest in 30 startups

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VCCircle · 2m ago

Early-stage investor 247VC floats maiden fund to invest in 30 startups

247VC, an early-stage investment firm founded by Yagnesh Sanghrajka and Shashank Randev, launched its maiden fund with a target corpus of Rs 200 crore and an additional Rs 50 crore option. It aims to invest in 30 seed-stage startups over the next three years, focusing on consumption, deeptech, enterprise technology, and industry 5.0. The fund has attracted marquee backers and plans to support high-potential founders across various sectors.

Inflection Point Ventures exits Courseplay as SaaS platform finds strategic buyer

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VCCircle · 1y ago

Inflection Point Ventures exits Courseplay as SaaS platform finds strategic buyer

Inflection Point Ventures (IPV), an early-stage investment firm, has announced its exit from Courseplay, a software-as-a-service platform. Courseplay was acquired by HRtech firm CIEL in a cash-cum-share-swap deal. The financial details of the transaction have not been disclosed. This exit follows Courseplay's seed funding round of around $400,000 from IPV. IPV had an active year in terms of exits, with a total of 14, generating an average internal rate of return of 61%. CIEL plans to integrate Courseplay into its platforms to strengthen its HR offerings.

PE-backed wellness brand Kapiva looks to raise Series D funding

VCCircle

VCCircle · 4m ago

Ayurvedic wellness brand Kapiva, operated by Adret Retail Pvt Ltd, is seeking Series D funding. The company, looking to raise a fresh round of equity funding, may provide an exit for one of its early backers. Kapiva is currently in discussions with new institutional investors to facilitate this funding round. This strategic move aims to support the brand's growth and expand its wellness product offerings within the market.

growX makes 17X return on partial exit from Google-backed Pixxel

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Entrackr · 2m ago

growX makes 17X return on partial exit from Google-backed Pixxel

growX Ventures Fund has reported a partial exit from space tech firm Pixxel, marking the first liquidity event for its $25 million Fund I. The exit delivered a 17X return on invested capital and an internal rate of return (IRR) of 68% over a 5.5-year investment period. Despite this exit, growX retains a significant stake in Pixxel. Founded in 2019 by Awais Ahmed and Kshitij Khandelwal, Pixxel is developing a constellation of high-resolution hyperspectral imaging satellites for sectors like agriculture, mining, energy, and environmental monitoring. The startup has raised $95 million across nine funding rounds, with notable backers including GIC, Google, Radical Ventures, and Seraphim Capital. A commercial rollout is slated for later this year, with the launch of the initial six-satellite constellation. Launched in 2019, growX Fund I focuses on early-stage B2B tech startups across sectors such as deep tech, fintech, SaaS, healthtech, and space tech. It holds positions in companies like Bellatrix Aerospace, Progcap, Zuddl, and Lightspeed Photonics.

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