Private equity / VC

“PremjiInvest, the family office of Wipro chair Azim Premji, has picked up 6% stake in Future Retail Ltd, the company said. PremjiInvest bought the stake in a bulk deal from Cedar Support Services Ltd, a subsidiary of Bharti Ventures Ltd,” according to Mint.

“Chennai-based robotics startup DeTect Technologies Tuesday said it has raised $3.3 million in a Series A funding round from a clutch of investors led by SAIF Partners as it seeks to double its workforce and expand in the UK and Europe. Existing investors Bharath Innovation Fund, Axilor Ventures and BlueHill Capital Pvt. Ltd also took part in the latest round,” reported Mint.

“Alibaba’s payment affiliate Ant Financial has pumped in another $210 million in restaurant discovery and food-delivery platform Zomato, as the company ramps of spending for its market leadership battle against rival Swiggy,” reported the Economic Times, about the unicorn’s Series I round of fundraising.