iNDICA NEWS BUREAU- The Silicon Valley-based Lightspeed Venture Partners, an early backer of prominent startups such as Byju’s, Oyo and Udaan, has raised $275 million for its third India-focused fund. The company registered exits of nearly $900 million last year from its two top bets – Oyo, and partly from Byju’s, has till date deployed […]
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Can Silicon Valley create jobs in Modi 2:0 India?
Ritu Jha Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s 2019 Union Budget announcement that a special TV channel to boost her country’s startup ecosystem would be created has garnered a positive response in Silicon Valley. Venture capitalist Sanjit Singh Dang, founder of U First Capital, said the initiative would help create jobs in India. “Startup TV […]