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With $650 million in investor commitments, Accel, an early-stage investor of Flipkart and Swiggy, has closed its eighth fund dedicated to India. With this, Accel will have committed over $3 billion in investments in India overall, as per reported by

Accel closed its 8th India fund with a $ 650 M corpus. Since entering India in 2008, Accel has been a key investor in some of the most influential startups. 📄A few early investments of Accel that have become behemoths today - - Myntra: Seed inv. i

Bangalore: India's Silicon Valley Bangalore has earned the title "India's Silicon Valley" due to its thriving startup ecosystem. With a large pool of skilled talent, supportive government policies, and abundant funding, the city has attracted entrepr

Accel in India has come a long way. Entered 2008→ acq. Erasmic Venture Fund —transforming EVF’s $10 M seed fund into 'Accel Venture Fund I'. Fund II closed in 08' with $60 M. Fast forward to today, the latest fund has 10x’ed, closed at a $650 M co

VC Tales: Rajan Anandan, the celebrated VC, has a penchant for backing game-changers. -His $3M seed in Ola, India's ride-hailing giant, set the stage. -The $2M Series A in Freshworks, now a $10B SaaS unicorn, displayed his foresight. -Rajan's

How Long it takes for a company to be a Unicorn? 2 years? 1 years?, No. "6 Months" Mensa Brands is India's fastest unicorn which become a 🦄 in 6 Months. What it does Mensa Brands, India's e-commerce unicorn, specializes in scaling digital-first br

Listing some recent opportunities/openings that can help you break into the Indian VC ecosystem. 👇 1) Investment Analyst / Associate at pi Ventures 👉https://lnkd.in/dC-zgC5x 2) Marketing manager at  Matrix Partners India  👉 https://lnkd.in/dJYT

College dropouts like Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg might dominate Silicon Valley folklore, but India tells a different story: Only 3 out of 211 Indian unicorn founders abandoned their degrees early. You're actually far more likely to find advanced

Top News of the day. Related to Startups or Buisnesses Startup hiring: Indian startups are expected to increase hiring by 20–30% in 2025, as funding improves and layoffs decrease. Startup funding: Funding for India's EV sector has decreased by al

There are more than 800 VC firms in India, but do you know about India's oldest VC firm? 👇 VenturEast is often labeled as the first full-fledged VC firm founded in India. - Founded by Sarath Naru in 1997, VenturEast currently manages assets worth