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  • Data platform provider Looker racks up $103 mln Series E
    Iris Dorbian- 6 December 2018

    Santa Cruz, California-based Looker, a data platform provider, has raised $103 million in Series E financing. Premji Invest led the round with participation from other investors that included Cross Creek Advisors.

  • Signifyd nabs $100 mln Series D
    Iris Dorbian- 31 May 2018

    San Jose, California-based Signifyd, a provider of guaranteed fraud protection for e-commerce businesses, has secured $100 million in Series D funding. Premji Invest led the round with participation from return backers Bain Capital Ventures, Menlo Ventures, American Express Ventures, IA Ventures, Allegis Cyber and Resolute Ventures.

  • YapStone lands $71 mln Series C
    iris dorbian- 12 February 2018

    Walnut Creek, California-based YapStone, a provider of online and mobile payment solutions, has raised $71 million in Series C funding. Premji Invest led the round with participation from other investors that included Mastercard, Accel and Meritech Capital Partners.

  • Apttus beefs up board with two new additions
    Iris Dorbian- 3 November 2017

    San Mateo, California-based Apttus, a quote-to-cash solution provider, has named Sue Bostrom and Tim Cabral to its board of directors. Bostrom is the former executive vice president and chief marketing officer at Cisco Systems while Cabral is a chief financial officer at Veeeva Systems. Apttus' backers include K1, Iconiq, Premji Invest and KIA.

  • Apttus raises $55 mln in Series E deal led by Premji Invest,
    Mark Boslet- 13 September 2017

    Apttus said it raised a $55 million of Series E financing in a deal led by new investor Premji Invest, the private equity arm of Wipro Limited chairman Azim Premji. The round was joined by existing investors Salesforce, K1, and Iconiq.

  • Premji Invest picks up $109m Aditya Birla stake
    Carmela Mendoza- 30 June 2017

    The Indian private equity firm made the investment from its $1bn PI Opportunities Fund-I.

  • Bain & Co: India is on the up
    Carmela Mendoza- 20 May 2016

    Improving macroeconomic conditions, changes in the exit environment and corrected valuation expectations make India the most attractive market in the Asia Pacific region.

  • Anaplan raises $90 million as latest U.S. tech company to close venture capital deal: Reuters
    Reuters News- 14 January 2016

    Cloud software company Anaplan on Thursday became the latest tech firm to close a sizeable funding round in what is shaping up to be a busy month for venture capital financing, Reuters News reported.

  • India's ICICI to sell $296 mln stake in life unit to Temasek, Premji: Reuters
    Reuters News- 16 November 2015

    ICICI Bank, India's biggest private sector lender by assets, will sell a 6 percent stake in its life insurance joint venture in two separate deals worth a combined $296 million to billionaire Azim Premji and Singapore state investor Temasek, Reuters reported.