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Press Release: Private Equity - Venture Capital (PE-VC) firms invested over $15.1 Billion (across 346 deals) in Indian companies during the first three months of 2022. according to early data from Venture Intelligence , a research service focused on private company financials, transactions, and their valuations. (Note: These figures include Venture Capital type investments, but exclude PE investments in Real Estate). While the investment amount  represents  a 72% rise over the   $8.8 Billion (across 257 deals) invested in the same period during 2021, the figure is down 20% compared to the immediate previous quarter which witnessed $18.9 Billion being invested (across 344 deals). Deal volumes in Q1'22 - which showed a 35% growth compared to Q1'21 - stayed flat compared to the immediate previous quarter.  Qatar Investment Authority's $1.5 Billion investment in the new media and consumer technology-focused platform Bodhi Tree (co-created by media veteran Uday Shankar and James

Press Release ChrysCapital, Motilal Oswal Private Equity, Ascent Capital, InvAscent and Lighthouse Funds  were voted the top Private Equity investors in India during 2021. The Venture Intelligence “Awards for Private Equity Excellence” (APEX) is dedicated to celebrating the best that the Indian Private Equity & Venture Capital industry has to offer. Speaking about current trends in the industry, Gaurav Ahuja, Managing Director at ChrysCapital, which won the PE Fund of the Year Award said, “Two trends are picking up steam in Indian PE: an increasing appreciation of ESG, and a deeper focus on operational value add. "T he maturing Indian PE sector is becoming more competitive. PE firms cannot rely on multiple expansions or organic revenue growth alone to drive returns, especially in a difficult macro environment. Rather, they must build capabilities in-house that can drive operational value-add measures for its portfolio companies: cost management, organizational development, pr

Press Release Elevation Capital , Chiratae Ventures , Blume Ventures , Stride Ventures and Alteria Capital were voted the top Venture Capital investors in India during 2021. The Venture Intelligence “Awards for Private Equity Excellence” (APEX) is dedicated to celebrating the best that the Indian Private Equity & Venture Capital industry has to offer. "VCs exist because Entrepreneurs exist and disrupt the ecosystem by creating new businesses. We are very excited to be part of the secular trend of tech disruption that would power India’s journey towards $ 10 Trillion economy over the next decade," said  T C Meenakshi Sundaram, Founder & Vice Chairman, Chiratae Ventures , winner of " VC Fund raise of the Year " award.  " We wish to thank all our entrepreneurs who have chosen to take funding from Chiratae Ventures and investors who have backed us with funds over the past 15 years in this journey.  Congratulations to the entire Chiratae Ventures team and