Investments

News and Trends

Egypt-Headquartered EFG Hermes Holding Rebrands As EFG Holding To Reflect Its Strategic Transformation Into "A Trailblazing Financial Institution"

The group's new slogan "Realize More" reflects its growth from one of Egypt's first pure-play, independent investment banks to a financial group that now serves people of all income levels and companies of all sizes across 12 markets through the expertise of over 7,100 employees.

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Builder.ai Raises $250 Million In Series D Funding

The latest round of capital will fuel the company's continued industry leadership and innovation pipeline allowing further investments in talent, partnerships, and technology

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Kalaari Backed Mozark Raises Venture Debt From BlackSoil

The investment is in line with BlackSoil's investment strategy of focusing on new-age businesses in the deeptech sector

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Physis Capital Reaches First Close Of $50 Million Fund

The fund will also focus on strong deal sourcing and pipeline building strategy which would be a key driver to Physis' success in accessing unique opportunities to invest

Money & Finance

12 Off-the-Cuff Investing Tips Every Gen Z Entrepreneur Needs to Know

Financial independence is ultimately attained through investing in diverse assets that generate passive income and create long-term wealth — it cannot be achieved through mere savings alone.

Finance

5 Things That Have Changed in Startup Pitching This Year

Due to the funding crisis, this year's startup pitching has undergone a major shift, with a stronger emphasis now being placed on cost structures, profitability, and unit economics.

News and Trends

Delhivery To Make a Strategic Investment In Vinculum

The investment is the first part of a potential 2-stage deal that provides Delhivery the option to further increase its shareholding in the company after six months

Finance

Valuation Cuts Calls for Prioritising a Sustainable and Resilient Startup Ecosystem

Investors regularly monitor their portfolios in the erratic startup environment and adjust to shifting market conditions. Valuation reductions serve as a reminder of the value of thorough study, wise judgement, and the capacity to deal with uncertainty.

Finance

Investors Expect to Witness a Revival in Funding and Growth Sentiment

The startup environment has recently slowed down, which has resulted in fewer VC funding and slower growth, creating a vicious cycle. Unfortunately, the first casualties of this crisis have been layoffs across various sectors. However, it's important to keep in mind that a similar or worse situation existed at the height of the Covid-19 outbreak, and the resilient business models survived that time unharmed.

News and Trends

D2C Startup WickedGud Secures INR 2.25 Crore Investment From Shilpa Shetty

The investment is expected to help further solidifying the brand's position in the growing health foods sector

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Apple Supplier Foxconn To Invest $500 Million In Telangana

According to the state's IT minister, the investment will create 25,000 jobs in the first phase

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International Day Of Families 2023: Scripbox Survey Reveals 75% Of Indian Families Discuss Finances Together

It is also noted that the primary reason (28%) people don't have investment discussions with their family is the lack of financial literacy

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Godrej Promoters To Set Up Family Office: Report

The move comes after Godrej's consumer products arm was investing INR 100 crore to anchor the early stage fund early spring

News and Trends

e-con Systems Secures INR 100 Crore In Funding

The funding will be utilized for e-con System's growth plans, including investment in building contemporary and state-of-the-art facilities for imaging, autonomous mobile robots, autonomous shopping, and cellular and molecular imaging core laboratory

Finance

Strategies for Startups to Overcome the Funding Winter

The era of easy and abundant capital is over so it is essential for startups to exhibit strong fundamentals and sound strategy during this funding winter.