The Venture View Weekly | W37'23 E4

Perfios, Kale Logistics, Leads Connect raise funds, Coinbase clarification, more drama at Byju's

"When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive—to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love."

Marcus Aurelius

THIS WEEK ON VENTURE STREET

Perfios, B2B SaaS fintech startup that provides real-time credit underwriting solutions to banks and non-banking financial institutions, raises $229 million in Series D funding round from private equity investor Kedaara Capital → LINK

Kale Logistics Solutions, a vertical SaaS platform, raises $30 million from Bengaluru-based private equity fund Creaegis Advisors → LINK

Leads Connect, an agritech startup, raises Rs 500 crore ($62.5 million) from FMCG firm BL Agro Industries Ltd. → LINK

Byju’s, allegedly hid $533 million in an obscure 3-year-old hedge fund that once said its principal place of business was an IHOP pancake restaurant in Miami → LINK

Coinbase issues clarification after reports of it ceasing services in India → LINK

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The inconvenient truth about productivity by Tim Halford → LINK

Don't hate the player, hate the game by Jessica Weinkle → LINK

Storytelling Is A Must-Have Leadership Skill For The 21st Century by Esther Choy → LINK

Generative AI and intellectual property by Benedict Evans → LINK