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‘If you build it, they won’t come’: Bison Ventures founders on scaling frontier tech

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“If you build it, they won’t come,” Bison Ventures co-founder Tom Biegala said Wednesday on the Equity podcast. The phrase is an internal mantra at Bison, the early-stage venture firm betting on ‘frontier tech’ companies building in the material science, robotics, biotech, climate, and sustainability verticals; one that’s meant to dissuade founders from solving the […]

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Prosus eyes 5 Indian IPOs in next 18 months

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Prosus anticipates as many as five potential IPOs from its Indian portfolio over the next 18 months, signalling growing momentum in the world’s second-largest internet market. The Dutch technology investment group on Monday named payments giant PayU, e-commerce startup Meesho and online jewelry seller Bluestone among startups preparing for public listings. TechCrunch reported last month

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Sequoia nears first Asia-Pacific deal since regional split

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Sequoia is closing in on making its first deal in India and the broader Asia Pacific region since its split with former partners, according to four sources familiar with the matter. The investor, one of the world’s largest venture capital firms, is in advanced talks to back Vance, a Bengaluru-based cross-border payments startup, the sources

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HongShan, spun out of Sequoia last year, is reportedly struggling to invest its huge war chest

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According to the Financial Times, HongShan, the Chinese investment firm spun off from Sequoia Capital in 2023, is aggressively expanding into Europe and North Asia owing both to “shrinking options” in China and to limited partners that have grown frustrated with how slowly HongShan is deploying the $9 billion in capital commitments it secured two

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India, already an IPO bright spot, prepares for bigger surge in 2025

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India has bucked the global trend in initial public offerings this year, establishing itself as a rare bright spot for tech listings while other major markets face continued headwinds. The world’s most populous nation is now preparing for an even more substantial wave of startup IPOs in 2025. More than 20 startups are preparing to

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