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@chandrarsrikant shared
On Oct 27, 2022
🆕️SaaS unicorn Icertis raises $75 million in debt financing, filings show. Amid a sharp funding crunch in India and across the world, there has been an uptick in alternative funding models like venture debt @BhavyaDKumar ✍ https://t.co/lS4zdnsn2o
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SaaS unicorn Icertis raises $75 million in debt financing

Amid a funding crunch, there has been an uptick in alternative funding models like venture debt. Icertis, an enterprise contract management platform, is among the first unicorn to raise debt

@chandrarsrikant shared
On Oct 27, 2022
🆕️SaaS unicorn Icertis raises $75 million in debt financing, filings show. Amid a sharp funding crunch in India and across the world, there has been an uptick in alternative funding models like venture debt @BhavyaDKumar ✍ https://t.co/lS4zdnsn2o
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SaaS unicorn Icertis raises $75 million in debt financing

SaaS unicorn Icertis raises $75 million in debt financing

Amid a funding crunch, there has been an uptick in alternative funding models like venture debt. Icertis, an enterprise contract management platform, is among the first unicorn to raise debt

@YourStoryCo shared
On Oct 17, 2022
#AlteriaCapital announced the first close of its third fund at Rs 1,000 crore. The third venture debt fund—Alteria Capital Fund 3 Scheme A—will provide #startups with a range of speciality debt solutions. @AlteriaCap @Punit0401@vinodmur https://t.co/slTVUhngcQ
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Alteria Capital closes its third venture debt fund at Rs 1,000 Cr

In Q2 2022, Alteria Capital received approvals from the SEBI to close its third venture debt fund with a target corpus of Rs 1,000 crore and a greenshoe of Rs 1,000 crore.

@YourStoryCo shared
On Oct 17, 2022
#AlteriaCapital announced the first close of its third fund at Rs 1,000 crore. The third venture debt fund—Alteria Capital Fund 3 Scheme A—will provide #startups with a range of speciality debt solutions. @AlteriaCap @Punit0401@vinodmur https://t.co/slTVUhngcQ
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Alteria Capital closes its third venture debt fund at Rs 1,000 Cr

Alteria Capital closes its third venture debt fund at Rs 1,000 Cr

In Q2 2022, Alteria Capital received approvals from the SEBI to close its third venture debt fund with a target corpus of Rs 1,000 crore and a greenshoe of Rs 1,000 crore.

@vijayshekhar shared
On Oct 19, 2022
RT @pankajontech: When I first met Sunny Ghosh a few years ago while researching this story @factordaily , I realised the deep scars entrepreneurs carry, battling alone From termsheets to personal lives, so much riding on them https://t.co/1zqvf8hf0x
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BEWARE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP!

<< STARTUPS AND SOCIETY >> BEWARE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP! By PANKAJ MISHRA 17 OCT 2022 BENGALURU: You have hit on the perfect idea for a start-up, raised your seed round of funding, got it off the ground and watched it vault to the status of a unicorn, perhaps even a decacorn, a term used to ...

@vijayshekhar shared
On Oct 19, 2022
RT @pankajontech: When I first met Sunny Ghosh a few years ago while researching this story @factordaily , I realised the deep scars entrepreneurs carry, battling alone From termsheets to personal lives, so much riding on them https://t.co/1zqvf8hf0x
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BEWARE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP!

BEWARE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP!

<< STARTUPS AND SOCIETY >> BEWARE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP! By PANKAJ MISHRA 17 OCT 2022 BENGALURU: You have hit on the perfect idea for a start-up, raised your seed round of funding, got it off ...

@chandrarsrikant shared
On Oct 17, 2022
🚨 It would seem investors are more successful in raising money these days than startups. After Fireside ventures last week, 2 more this morning Avataar Venture Partners launches $350 million Fund II to back SaaS and B2B tech startups @BhavyaDKumar https://t.co/AnM279TiSk
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Avataar Venture Partners launches $350 million Fund II to back SaaS and B2B tech startups

Avataar’s portfolio includes some of India’s top global SaaS companies such as media software unicorn Amagi and India’s first SaaS IPO and global leader in travel and hospitality RateGain

@chandrarsrikant shared
On Oct 17, 2022
🚨 It would seem investors are more successful in raising money these days than startups. After Fireside ventures last week, 2 more this morning Avataar Venture Partners launches $350 million Fund II to back SaaS and B2B tech startups @BhavyaDKumar https://t.co/AnM279TiSk
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Avataar Venture Partners launches $350 million Fund II to back SaaS and B2B tech startups

Avataar Venture Partners launches $350 million Fund II to back SaaS and B2B tech startups

Avataar’s portfolio includes some of India’s top global SaaS companies such as media software unicorn Amagi and India’s first SaaS IPO and global leader in travel and hospitality RateGain

@chandrarsrikant shared
On Oct 17, 2022
Venture debt firm Alteria Capital has announced the first close of its Fund III (Scheme A) at Rs 1,000 crore, which is the largest venture debt fund to be raised in India to date @vinodmur @BhavyaDKumar ✍ https://t.co/q2y8yjJL1r
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Alteria Capital announces first close of third fund at Rs 1,000 crore

The third venture debt fund III, Scheme A which received SEBI’s nod in Q2 2022 will continue to back startups that have already raised VC funding and provide them with a range of speciality debt solutions

@chandrarsrikant shared
On Oct 17, 2022
Venture debt firm Alteria Capital has announced the first close of its Fund III (Scheme A) at Rs 1,000 crore, which is the largest venture debt fund to be raised in India to date @vinodmur @BhavyaDKumar ✍ https://t.co/q2y8yjJL1r
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Alteria Capital announces first close of third fund at Rs 1,000 crore

Alteria Capital announces first close of third fund at Rs 1,000 crore

The third venture debt fund III, Scheme A which received SEBI’s nod in Q2 2022 will continue to back startups that have already raised VC funding and provide them with a range of speciality ...

@samidhas shared
On Oct 17, 2022
How do convertible rounds work? We had all the details here-- the only way to preserve your valuation in a down market for late-stage tech companies is to opt for this. https://t.co/n2rzdXKjqC
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Late-stage startups tap alternative funding route amid softening valuations

To preserve their valuation, Udaan, PharmEasy shore up capital through debt instruments like convertible notes.

@samidhas shared
On Oct 17, 2022
How do convertible rounds work? We had all the details here-- the only way to preserve your valuation in a down market for late-stage tech companies is to opt for this. https://t.co/n2rzdXKjqC
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Late-stage startups tap alternative funding route amid softening valuations

Late-stage startups tap alternative funding route amid softening valuations

To preserve their valuation, Udaan, PharmEasy shore up capital through debt instruments like convertible notes.

@YourStoryCo shared
On Oct 17, 2022
#Snapmint, a Mumbai-based fintech #startup, has raised a total of $21 million in equity and debt as a part of its latest #fundraising round. @SnapmintEmi https://t.co/IKXLGrhjcP
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Snapmint raises $21M to continue its endeavour to empower India’s shoppers

Snapmint intends to deploy the funds to expand its merchant network both online and offline to power the purchases of 550 million PAN card holders Indian consumers.

@YourStoryCo shared
On Oct 17, 2022
#Snapmint, a Mumbai-based fintech #startup, has raised a total of $21 million in equity and debt as a part of its latest #fundraising round. @SnapmintEmi https://t.co/IKXLGrhjcP
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Snapmint raises $21M to continue its endeavour to empower India’s shoppers

Snapmint raises $21M to continue its endeavour to empower India’s shoppers

Snapmint intends to deploy the funds to expand its merchant network both online and offline to power the purchases of 550 million PAN card holders Indian consumers.

@YourStoryCo shared
On Oct 20, 2022
From local innovation to global impact, witness the business shifts in India through these quotes, excerpts and stories! @Sonaam1234 @aswamy @ChapmanLizzie @PiyushGoyalOffc @CMMadhyaPradesh @NandaPaavan @vamsi_edu @farheen_ok @shishhattangadi https://t.co/vNO4mwzTlq
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‘India will play a critical role in the evolution of the global app ecosystem’ – 25 quotes on India trends and opportunities

From local innovation to global impact, witness the business shifts in India through these quotes, excerpts, and stories!

@YourStoryCo shared
On Oct 20, 2022
From local innovation to global impact, witness the business shifts in India through these quotes, excerpts and stories! @Sonaam1234 @aswamy @ChapmanLizzie @PiyushGoyalOffc @CMMadhyaPradesh @NandaPaavan @vamsi_edu @farheen_ok @shishhattangadi https://t.co/vNO4mwzTlq
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‘India will play a critical role in the evolution of the global app ecosystem’ – 25 quotes on India trends and opportunities

‘India will play a critical role in the evolution of the global app ecosystem’ – 25 quotes on India trends and opportunities

From local innovation to global impact, witness the business shifts in India through these quotes, excerpts, and stories!

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