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How Ashish Kacholia, Mukul Agrawal, Madhu Kela, Dolly Khanna reshuffled portfolios amid Iran war?
Amid a sharp market sell-off triggered by Iran war tensions and rising oil prices, marquee investors like Ashish Kacholia, Mukul Agrawal, Madhusudan Kela, and Dolly Khanna actively reshuffled portfolios, cutting risks while selectively adding stocks, signalling a strategic response to volatility and long-term opportunity creation.
Groww grants Esops worth around Rs 51 crore after strong Q4 results
Fintech firm Groww has issued 24.32 lakh employee stock options valued at approximately Rs 51 crore. This follows the company's strong Q4 FY26 results, which showed an 87% revenue increase and more than doubled net profit. Groww is also focusing on AI for product development with a lean team.
Tata Digital CEO on company's reset; Groww doubles net profit in Q4
Happy Tuesday! Tata Digital CEO Sajith Sivanandan spoke to us exclusively about the ongoing restructuring at the company under him. This and more in today's ETtech Morning Dispatch.
Groww Q4 FY26 results: Operating revenue surges 87%, net profit more than doubles
Billionbrains Garage Ventures, operating Groww, saw operating revenue surge 87% to Rs 1,505 crore in the March quarter of FY26. Full-year revenue reached Rs 4,644 crore. Net profit more than doubled to Rs 686 crore in the quarter. The company invested Rs 961 crore to acquire wealthtech startup Fisdom, bolstering its wealth management offerings.
Groww's strong Q4; Iran conflict hits India's GCCs
Fintech major Groww more than doubled its net profit in the fourth quarter of FY26. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
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NSE's Rs 20,000 crore mega IPO: Who can sell shares via OFS? Check eligibility, deadlines and more
The National Stock Exchange’s Rs 20,000 crore IPO is nearing launch, with a June DRHP filing expected. The issue will be a pure OFS, allowing only shareholders who held fully paid-up NSE shares since June 2025 to sell. Eligible investors must file EOIs by April 27, 2026.
D-Street superstars go crash hunting: What Ashish Kacholia, Mukul Agrawal and others bought in March quarter?
Top Indian investors used the March-quarter market correction to selectively buy beaten-down and smallcap stocks, despite weak overall sentiment. Radhakishan Damani made a contrarian entry into TSF Investments after a steep decline, while Mukul Agrawal picked up a stake in True Colors.
Iran war hits India's star investors: Ashish Kacholia, Mukul Agrawal, others see 90% of their stocks lose in 2026
Geopolitical tensions stemming from the Iran conflict triggered a broad market sell-off in the March quarter, significantly impacting India's star investors. Portfolios of Ashish Kacholia, Mukul Agrawal, and others saw a vast majority of their stocks decline, with many experiencing losses exceeding 90% of their holdings. This downturn highlighted the vulnerability of mid- and small-cap stocks during global uncertainty.
It's the politics, stupid: Political, not economic, dynamics to derisk supply chains is what India needs
A new geopolitical schism emerges from the US-Israel war on Iran, impacting Asian economies' energy supplies. India, China, Japan, and South Korea face supply chain challenges. Diversification and derisking are crucial for these nations. India must align with Gulf countries' strategies and explore domestic coal gasification. Access to resources in crises will define future success.
Scoop: Sequoia alumni’s Ambition Capital set to raise $250 million for early-stage investing
Shailesh Lakhani, Harshjit Sethi and Mayank Porwal, who were previously with Peak XV (formerly Sequoia Capital India), have teamed up to early-stage fund to back seed and series A startups. Bengaluru-based Ambition Capital will back startups across consumer, AI, deep tech and fintech, which are the areas familiar to the trio.
Top individual investors see mixed fortunes in December quarter
India's top investors experienced mixed results in the December quarter. While some portfolios saw gains between 2% and 11%, others faced declines of 3% to 19% amidst volatile market movements. Benchmark indices showed varied performance, with Nifty and Nifty Midcap 150 rising, while Nifty Smallcap 250 slightly dipped.
Peak XV Partners raises $1.3 billion for first independent India fund post Sequoia split
The new vehicle – ninth for the outfit since its launch in 2006 in India – will be almost half the size of its previous fund. The investment firm, which has backed the likes of Zomato, Meesho, Groww and Razorpay, has raised nearly $10 billion in capital across funds since 2006.
AI quietly rewriting grammar of cinema
The next big divide in the industry, actor Rana Daggubati suggested, will not be between those who adopt AI and those who resist it - but between those who build intellectual property on top of these tools and those who merely use them. However, he reiterated that certain core human skills cannot be substituted with AI.
Risk-on trade back? Smallcap stocks rally up to 28% in 2026, but market breadth stays weak
Smallcap stocks are showing signs of a comeback after a dull 2025, driven by attractive valuations and improving earnings. The India-US trade deal has boosted sentiment, though tariff threats from Donald Trump remain a concern. Despite negative market breadth, stock-specific buying is evident, with some smallcaps already delivering double-digit returns.
Disagreement over economics behind latest Peak XV high-profile MD exits: Shailendra Singh
The three senior-level departures of Ashish Agrawal, Ishaan Mittal, and Tejeshwi Sharma at Peak XV Partners have come against the backdrop of disagreements over economics and payouts, the venture capital (VC) firm’s managing director Shailendra Singh told ET in an interaction.
Shailendra Singh on Peak XV exits; Tax breaks for global talent
Happy Wednesday! Shailendra Singh says three high-profile MDs left Peak XV Partners over “disagreements”. This and more in today’s ET Morning Dispatch.
Three MDs at Peak XV Partners depart to launch new fund amid heightened VC churn
The venture capital firm confirmed in a release that managing director Ashish Agrawal is exiting the fund. The decision followed internal discussions which concluded that his departure was in the best interests of the firm’s Limited Partners and its long-term strategy. Following Agrawal's exit, Ishaan Mittal and Tejeshwi Sharma have also decided to leave the firm to join him in a new venture.
Big exits at Peak XV; SC slams Meta, WhatsApp
Three managing directors at Peak XV Partners have left the building to launch their own investment fund. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
ET Startup Awards 2025 | Midas Touch: Ashish Agrawal’s golden touch seems to Groww and thrive
The jury picked Ashish Agrawal, managing director at Peak XV Partners (formerly Sequoia Capital), for the honour. Agrawal’s standout bet has been on wealthtech firm Groww, which has surged multifold in six years. He edged past industry veteran TCM Sundaram, founder of Chiratae Ventures, who has backed and exited marquee names such as Lenskart, Policybazaar and Zivame.
9 smallcap stocks that connect Mukul Agrawal, Vijay Kedia, Ashish Kacholia & Dolly Khanna
The smallcap stocks held by renowned investors like Mukul Agrawal, Vijay Kedia, and Dolly Khanna have displayed varying performance levels over the past year. These investments in companies such as Neuland Laboratories, Prakash Industries, and Shankara Building Products have been closely monitored for their profitability and stability.
Radhakishan Damani, Hemendra Kothari among India’s top stock market investors
With a Rs 1.59 lakh crore portfolio, Damani tops the chart, followed by Jhunjhunwala family. These investors together own shares worth `2.3 lakh crore, about 0.7% of the BSE’s total market capitalisation.
Multibagger stock! Ashish Kacholia, Dhawan stayed put on their biggest bet in Q3
The smallcap stock has four 'buy' and one 'outperform' call as per publicly available data with Reuters Eikon database.
Ashish Kacholia, Mukul Agrawal pick up stake in Religare
Kacholia picked up 40 lakhs shares while Agrawal bought 26 lakh shares at Rs 44 per share on Monday, bulk deal data on the NSE showed.
10 CLSA India employees may join Jefferies: ET NOW
CLSA analysts Mahesh Nandurkar and Ashish Agrawal are among those employees who are making the switch.
How home loan, NPS can help cut salaried Agarwal's tax outgo
Sudhir Kaushik of Taxspanner.com advises readers on how to restructure their income, investments and expenses to optimise their tax.
Flipkart hires Micromax CTO Ashish Agrawal as it revamps its tech leadership team again
He also led the development of Amazon's m-commerce apps for about two and half years and led the development & launch of its E-Commerce web services.
Like Xiaomi & Microsoft, Micromax plans to develop own OS across platforms
Spearheaded by former Amazon executive Ashish Agrawal, who is the new technology head at Micromax, the OS will be a forked Android.
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