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Peak XV's decade long Porter wager turns into a 11x exit. Last week → Porter raised $200 M in Series F. - Peak XV fully exited. Initially invested in a Series A in 2005, with follow-ons in Series B and C. i). As per reports, Porter held an

Went to IIT, Left JP Morgan and built an 8300 CR company. 1. After graduating from IIT Kharagpur, Pranav Goel began as an analyst at JP Morgan. Starting as a US equity research team member meant shifting his base from Gurugram to Mumbai. While booki

Logistics Startup Pickkup Secures $500,000 in Seed Funding Pickkup, a logistics provider specializing in mid-mile and last-mile delivery solutions, has raised $500,000 in seed funding led by We Founder Circle (WFC). The round also included participa

Mayank Bidawatka's🧵 How I Raised $4M in a Tough Market - Fundraising Playbook 1. Angel Strategy • Focus on people who know you and believe in your vision • Keep individual amounts low but target 10-15 angels • Choose angels who can add strategic

Top news of the week: 1. Fundings : - In comparison, the previous week saw 25 startups across early and growth stages secure around $102.93 million. - Growth and late-stage funding totaled nearly $322.3 million this week led by Porter, an on-dema

Slicing Through the FinTech Noise: Ranjan Bajaj In a country where credit card penetration remains stubbornly low, one startup has managed to carve out a significant niche. Slice, founded by Ranjan Bajaj in 2016, has rapidly become a force t

Less than 1% of companies secure venture capital 💔—and even among those that do, many struggle to raise a second round. After reading Lenny Rachitsky’s latest article on raising Seed rounds, I wanted to distill the most valuable insights from top f

Top News of the day: 1. Samunnati, an agri enterprise focused on enabling inclusive growth across agri-value chains, has raised Rs 42.5 crore (around $5 million) in equity from Agri-Biz Capital Delaware LLC. 2. OnlyFans, a popular subscription serv

Top News of the day: 1. Eternal, Zomato’s parent company, is financially outperforming Swiggy, recording its fourth profitable quarter with a ₹537 crore net profit in FY25 2. BillDesk’s revenue from operations decreased to Rs 2,334 crore during the

Top News of the day: 1. Peak XV Partners gained over Rs 1,200 crore by fully exiting logistics startup Porter, marking an 11-fold return on its Rs 116 crore investment 2. Alphabet Inc. announced that Google has reached 150 million paid subscribers