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Fintech Aspora Closes USD 53 Mn Series B Led by Sequoia and Greylock

The brand also received support from Quantum Light Ventures, Hummingbird Ventures, and Y Combinator.

Entrepreneurs

Private Markets Empowerer

Neha Singh, CEO of Tracxn, built a global private market intelligence platform using tech-driven insights, AI, and data, scaling it to 850+ clients with a strong focus on innovation and inclusion.

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Karnataka's Startup Ecosystem Faces Funding Slump in Early 2025: Report

Accel, Blume Ventures, and Sequoia Capital led overall. 100X.VC, Venture Catalysts, and Antler dominated seed-stage, while Accel, Alteria Capital, and Peak XV led early-stage. Think Investments, M&G, and Mars Growth Capital topped late-stage deals.

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Voice AI Startup ElevenLabs Secures USD 180 Mn in Series C Funding at USD 3.3 Bn Valuation

The round was co-led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and ICONIQ Growth, with participation from new investors such as NEA, World Innovation Lab (WiL), Valor, Endeavor Catalyst Fund, and Lunate. Existing backers, including Sequoia Capital, Salesforce Ventures, and Smash Capital, also contributed.

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2025 to Test AI Ideas for Viability: Sequoia's 3 Predictions

If 2024 was AI's primordial soup year, 2025 will be about the foundations solidifying, according to David Cahn, partner at Sequoia Capital

Business News

How Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Transformed a Graphics Card Company Into an AI Giant: 'One of the Most Remarkable Business Pivots in History'

Here's how Nvidia pivoted its business to explore an emerging technology a decade in advance.

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India's Startup Ecosystem is Among the Most Vibrant in the World: Sequoia's Roelof Botha

Due to portfolio conflicts and market turbulence, Sequoia Capital announced last week that its India and China funds would separate and operate independently. Peak XV Partners will be the name of the India operations. The company's management is still the same.

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Sequoia Capital Splits Into Three Different Entities

The investors clarified in a joint statement that, each business will serve the founders and ecosystem where they operate with flexibility that comes with an independent brand

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IAMAI Forms Committee To Address Issues Faced By VC Firms

The committee will play an essential role in highlighting sector-specific challenges faced by portfolio companies of VC firms

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With A Focus On Corporate Governance, Indian Startups Have Potential To Generate 100 Million New Jobs, Says Rajan Anandan

He also expressed the concerns on the changing market growth dynamics with high inflation and interest rates

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Sequoia Raises $2.85 Billion, Dedicates $2 Billion To Indian Startups

The venture capital firm claimed that the fundraise will bolster its mission to help daring founders to build legendary companies from idea to IPO and beyond

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Hubble Raises $3.4 Million In Seed Funding Round Led By Sequoia Capital

Funds will be utilized to build a robust decentralized savings infrastructure to power its consumer-facing applications, to on-board leading Indian and global brands onto its platform, and to hire top-notch talent

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LambdaTest Raises $45 Million In Venture Round Led By Premji Invest

Funds will be utilized to enhance the existing product capabilities and accelerate growth

Technology

Decoded: Indian E-sports Sector

According to the FICCI and EY e-sports report of 2021, e-sports is to set to generate over INR300 million worth of revenue by the year 2025 and the games popularized by e-sports tournaments will generate over INR14 billion in in-app purchase revenue by the year 2025

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Personal Messaging Software Aampe Raises $1.8 Mn From Sequoia Capital's Surge

The startup with the fresh capital plans to accelerate its growth momentum and product development to serve global customers