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Speciality Chemical Startup Mstack Raises $40 Mn To Bolster R&D In Ind...

Cross-border speciality chemical manufacturing platform Mstack has raised…
3rd October, 2024
Clapingo Nets Funding To Boost Product Offerings, User Base
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EkAnek’s Foxy To Raise INR 21.6 Cr From Lightspeed To Pivot To Beauty ...

Beauty ecommerce platform Foxy’s parent EkAnek is looking…
23rd May, 2024
FrontRow's Ishan Preet Singh Rejoins Lightspeed India As Investor
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FrontRow Cofounder Ishan Preet Singh Rejoins Lightspeed India As Inves...

Beleaguered edtech startup FrontRow’s cofounder Ishaan Preet Singh has rejoined venture capital…
9th May, 2024
Abhishek Nag & Vaibhav Agrawal Quit Lightspeed
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Abhishek Nag & Vaibhav Agrawal Quit Lightspeed Venture Partners

In a series of top-level exits at venture capital (VC) firm Lightspeed…
13th April, 2024
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Indian GenAI Startups Need To Solve Niche Problems To Secure Big Chequ...

At a time when the number of startups focussed on generative artificial…
3rd April, 2024
BYJU’S, Udaan Backer Lightspeed Hires Vivek Gambhir & Kevin Aluwi As Venture Partners
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BYJU’S, Udaan Backer Lightspeed Hires Vivek Gambhir & Kevin Aluwi As V...

Multi-stage venture capital firm Lightspeed Venture Partners, which has backed several Indian…
23rd January, 2024
India Not For The Faint-Hearted, Tough, But Worth It: Lightspeed India Partner Bejul Somaia
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India Not For The Faint-Hearted; Tough, But Worth It: Lightspeed India...

Many Indian startup founders and investors talked about the great Sequoia breakup…
15th June, 2023
Edtech Layoffs Continue, Lightspeed-Backed FrontRow Fires 75% Employees
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Edtech Layoffs Continue, Lightspeed-Backed FrontRow Fires 75% Employee...

Lightspeed-backed celebrity-focused learning startup FrontRow laid off around 125-130 employees recently. Most…
12th October, 2022
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EV Charging Startup Exponent Energy Raises $13 Mn To Expand Its E-Pump...

Electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure startup Exponent Energy has raised $13 Mn…
17th August, 2022
BYJU’s, OYO Backer Lightspeed Closes $500 Mn Fund To Invest In India, SEA Startups
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BYJU’S, OYO Backer Lightspeed Closes $500 Mn Fund To Invest In India, ...

US-headquartered venture capital (VC) firm Lightspeed on Tuesday announced closing of a…
12th July, 2022
Wheelocity Raises $12 Mn To Solve Supply Chain Issues For Quick Commerce Startups
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Wheelocity Raises $12 Mn To Solve Supply Chain Issues For Quick Commer...

Wheelocity, a supply chain network enabler for fresh products, has raised $12…
12th July, 2022
Edtech Layoffs Continue, Lightspeed-Backed FrontRow Fires 75% Employees
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Exclusive: Lightspeed Backed FrontRow Lays Off 145 Employees To Cut Co...

Bengaluru-based non-academic upskilling startup FrontRow has become the latest Indian startup to…
30th May, 2022

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