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Visa agrees to buy AI-focused enterprise tech firm Featurespace

Economic Times

Economic Times · 1y ago

Visa agrees to buy AI-focused enterprise tech firm Featurespace

Visa is set to acquire Featurespace, an AI-focused company specializing in fraud prevention and financial crime detection. The terms of the deal have not been disclosed. The acquisition will allow Visa to enhance its clients' fraud management capabilities in real time and protect its payment ecosystem. Featurespace, headquartered in the UK, has over 400 employees and operates globally. Its AI-enabled solutions are used by major banking and payment institutions like HSBC, NatWest, and Worldpay.

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Bessemer hires Cisco’s Pankaj Mitra to lead AI, Cybersecurity bets

YourStory

YourStory · 8m ago

Bessemer hires Cisco’s Pankaj Mitra to lead AI, Cybersecurity bets

Global venture capital firm Bessemer Venture Partners has appointed Pankaj Mitra as a partner in its India investment team, focusing on opportunities in AI, enterprise technology, and cybersecurity. Mitra, formerly with Cisco and Infosys, brings over 25 years of experience in corporate investing and product strategy. His appointment aligns with Bessemer's India-focused $350 million fund targeting AI, fintech, digital health, and enterprise-tech. Bessemer aims to leverage the AI platform shift to support transformative founders in India.

Triton Fund II Eyes Growth in B2B Tech, Deeptech, AI With Rs 240 Crore Fundraise

OutlookIndia

OutlookIndia · 12m ago

Triton Fund II Eyes Growth in B2B Tech, Deeptech, AI With Rs 240 Crore Fundraise

Triton Ventures, a Mumbai-based venture capital firm, has announced the first close of Triton Fund II at Rs 240 crore ($28 million). Focused on B2B tech, deeptech, and AI, the fund will invest in pre-Series A and Series A rounds, with initial investments of Rs 8-16 crore per startup. Building on the success of Fund I, Triton aims to support transformative companies in India, emphasizing sectors like Enterprise SaaS, SMB tech, Agentic AI, and Deeptech.

Early-Stage B2B Tech Fund, Triton, Announces First Close of Fund II at INR 120 Crores

StartupTalky

StartupTalky · 11m ago

Early-Stage B2B Tech Fund, Triton, Announces First Close of Fund II at INR 120 Crores

Triton, an early-stage venture capital firm, announced the first close of its second fund at INR 120 crores, aiming for a total of INR 240 crores. Focused on B2B Tech and tech-enabled services, Fund II will invest in pre-Series A and Series A rounds, supporting transformative startups in India. With a strong track record from Fund I, Triton aims to drive innovation and support high-growth potential businesses in sectors like Enterprise SaaS and AI.

With backing from NATO Innovation Fund, OTB Ventures will invest $185 million into European deep tech

TechCrunch · 1y ago

With backing from NATO Innovation Fund, OTB Ventures will invest $185 million into European deep tech

OTB Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on deep tech investments in Europe, has closed a $185 million fund. The fund, mostly targeted at Series A-stage startups, will support disruptive technologies in sectors such as space tech, enterprise automation and AI, cybersecurity, and fintech infrastructure. The European Investment Fund and the NATO Innovation Fund were among the backers of the fund, which aims to fuel innovation leveraging Europe's tech talent pool. OTB Ventures' previous fund has already seen successful exits, including the acquisition of BabbleLabs by Cisco and the sale of Minit to Microsoft.

Golden Sparrow Ventures announces first close of $20 Mn Fund II

Entrackr

Entrackr · 10h ago

Golden Sparrow Ventures announces first close of $20 Mn Fund II

Golden Sparrow Ventures, a venture capital fund investing in Indian-origin deep-tech and enterprise AI founders, has announced the first close of its $20 million Fund II. Over half of the fund has been committed, with more than 60% of Fund I’s limited partners re-investing. The fund will target 22 companies at the pre-seed and seed stages, with an average cheque size of $650,000. The portfolio allocation will be roughly split, with 50% focused on deep tech and 50% on enterprise AI. About 12% of the capital is reserved for follow-on investments in breakout companies. The fund is targeting 5x gross returns over a 10-year period. Golden Sparrow said it has already made its inaugural Fund II investment, backing a repeat founder building an enterprise data platform that cleans and structures legacy data for large organizations. The investment was made at the earliest institutional stage in the cross-border corridor. The VC firm added that its inaugural $8 million fund was fully deployed across 18 companies between 2023 and 2025 and has delivered top-decile performance. Portfolio companies include space-tech startup EtherealX, semiconductor startup Morphing Machines, MyoLab, Theranautilus, and GPU virtualization company Hosted AI. Founded in 2023 by Rishaad Currimjee, Golden Sparrow Ventures is a venture capital firm based in India. The firm prefers to invest in companies operating in AI and ML, deep tech and hard science, and SaaS and DevOps, among other sectors.

‘ChrysCapital will increasingly focus on B2B enterprise tech’

Livemint

Livemint · 1y ago

‘ChrysCapital will increasingly focus on B2B enterprise tech’

ChrysCapital, an Indian private equity investor, plans to shift its focus to business-to-business (B2B) enterprise tech companies. The firm aims to explore new opportunities within the information technology services sector, specifically in new-age digital services rather than legacy technologies. On the B2B side, ChrysCapital will concentrate on software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies as they cater to global markets. Additionally, the firm will continue its investment in high-growth consumer tech companies that are profitable or near profitability. ChrysCapital recently sold its controlling stake in healthcare-focused BPO firm GeBBS to global private equity firm EQT Private Capital Asia.

Peak XV selects 23 startups across AI, fintech, consumer space for Surge 11 accelerator programme - The Economic Times

Economic Times

Economic Times · 4m ago

Peak XV selects 23 startups across AI, fintech, consumer space for Surge 11 accelerator programme - The Economic Times

Venture capital firm Peak XV Partners has launched the 11th cohort of its Surge accelerator, welcoming 23 startups. The group includes 12 AI-focused companies working on enterprise, consumer, and specialised solutions. Surge, now independent from Sequoia Capital, features founders from India and beyond across AI, finance, and consumer sectors.

Athera Venture Partners gets local LP for fourth VC fund

VCCircle

VCCircle · 1y ago

Athera Venture Partners gets local LP for fourth VC fund

Early-stage venture capital firm, Athera Venture Partners, has added HDFC Asset Management Company’s Select AIF Fund of Funds-I scheme as a key domestic limited partner for its fourth fund. Athera is currently raising INR 900 crore ($106 million) for the fund and plans to invest in tech-focused startups in areas such as consumer internet, enterprise software, AI, and other emerging technologies. The firm aims to make the final close of the fund in 2025 and has already invested in six startups from the fund, including Ati Motors, Terra, Hyperbots, CynLr, Billion Hearts, and ClickPost.

B2B-focused VC firm Exfinity Venture Partners launches Rs 1,100 crore Fund IV

IndianStartupNews

IndianStartupNews · 15d ago

B2B-focused VC firm Exfinity Venture Partners launches Rs 1,100 crore Fund IV

Exfinity Venture Partners, a Bengaluru-based VC firm, has launched its Rs 1,100 crore Fund IV, focusing on deep-tech investments like semiconductors, AI, quantum computing, and life sciences. The firm aims to stay invested longer, up to Series C, reflecting the lengthy commercialization cycles of deep-tech ventures. The initiative follows successful exits from past investments, showcasing a shift in global enterprise innovation strategies, especially with Indian-origin deep-tech startups attracting multinational acquisitions.

Anand Chandrasekaran joins Celesta Capital as managing partner

Economic Times

Economic Times · 1y ago

Anand Chandrasekaran joins Celesta Capital as managing partner

Anand Chandrasekaran, a prominent seed investor, has joined Celesta Capital as the managing partner. Celesta Capital, a deeptech-focused venture capital firm, plans to increase its investments in India, targeting four to six new investments per year. Chandrasekaran's expertise in consumer and enterprise software complements Celesta's focus on hardware and semiconductor opportunities within the AI tech stack. The firm aims to leverage India's qualified talent pool and capital efficiency to support ambitious Indian founders looking to scale globally. The VC ecosystem in India is expected to thrive in the coming years, driven by strong GDP growth and increased collaboration with the US on emerging technologies.

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