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Mahaveer Finance raised Rs 200 crore in its first venture round led by Elevation Capital. The Chennai-based NBFC plans to expand its loan book, invest in tech, and diversify into products like LAP. With 80+ branches across South India, it targets Rs 5,000 crore in assets and Rs 100 crore monthly disbursals.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is considering easing investment norms for regulated entities (REs) in alternative investment funds (AIFs), following earlier restrictions aimed at financial discipline. A draft proposal suggests capping a single RE’s contribution to an AIF scheme at 10% of its corpus, with a 15% ceiling for all RE investments in a scheme.