venture Lenskart to go public in 24 months "We are open to both India and global listing," says co-founder & CEO Peyush Bansal. By Asmita Dey
venture Ola forays into quick commerce, to expand dark stores to 20 cities In the next six months, Ola Dash plans to expand its dark store network to 500 dark stores spread across 20 cities. By Fortune India
venture India's new start-up capitals: Jaipur, Indore, Ahmedabad, Bhubaneswar… Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru are not the only start-up hubs. By Asmita Dey
venture Innovaccer raises $150 mn; valued at $3.2 bn The San Francisco-based healthcare technology startup, led by Indian CEO Abhinav Shashank, turned unicorn earlier this year. The startup's total fund tally now stands at over $375 million By fortuneindia.com
venture Profitlessness and the new trade-offs Profits are optional for companies going to market nowadays as investors learn to judge them by other milestones. By Divya Guha
venture Dream Sports raises $840 mn at a valuation of $8 bn The firm claims that the investment is among the largest globally in the sports tech sector. In March this year, it raised $400 million in secondary investment at a valuation of about $5 billion. By fortuneindia.com
venture 13 join the unicorn club in Q3: Nasscom India’s start-up ecosystem continues to see considerable acceleration, with edtech being the most sought after sector, reads a report by Indian tech industry’s trade association. By Divya Guha
venture Valued at $1.1 billion, ACKO is India’s new unicorn Investment led by General Atlantic and Multiples Private Equity takes the insurtech startup’s total fund count to $450 million. By fortuneindia.com
venture Teachmint raises $78 million in fresh funding Investment values 16-month old start-up at $500 million; total fund tally touches $118 million. By Asmita Dey
venture Groww raises a fresh $251 million in funding The latest investment—which values the company at $3 billion—nearly triples the fintech startup’s valuation in more than six months. By fortuneindia.com