Businessworld profile of online retailer Flipkart
From the article Flipkart is now the undisputed leader in the online books retail category; it sells an average 5,000 titles every day, against a couple of thousand by Infibeam.…
Nexus Ventures launches Nexus Seed program
From the Press Release: Nexus Venture Partners, an early stage venture capital fund, announced today that it is launching a seed stage program called “Nexus Seed” which will help build…
Deal Alert: Headland Capital invests Rs.40-Cr in Microqual Techno
From the Press Release: Microqual Techno Ltd. one of India’s leading telecom infrastructure providers has raised growth funding of Rs. 40 crore from a wholly owned subsidiary of The Headland…
Deal Alert: Pragnya Fund invests in VGN Developers’ residential project in Chennai
Edited extracts from Press Release: Real estate-focused PE investor Pragnya Fund has formed a JV with VGN Developers for a residential development project in Chennai. The project, covering an area…
Deal Alert: TVS completes Rs.35-Cr investment in Dusters; Co. acquires M&E-focused facilities management firm Facilitec Services
TVS Shriram Growth Fund-I, managed by Chennai-based TVS Capital, has announced that it has completed its Rs.35 crore investment commitment (originally announced in Nov-09) in Facilities Management Service provider Dusters…
Deal Alert: Ojas Ventures invests in RiverSilica Tech
Bangalore-based early stage VC fund Ojas Ventures has invested in RiverSilica Technologies, a company that provides a hardware-based solution for speeding up video streaming services. RiverSilica’s solution accelerates video streaming…
Angel Investing: Join a Network or Go Solo?
Economic Times has an interesting article on the emerging trends in the Indian Angel Investing space. “Without a doubt individual investing is a growing trend but individuals are few and…
Capvent’s 3rd Biennial China-India-Brazil Private Equity Manager Summit
Partner Event Promotion: Following the success of our first two Emerging Market GP events in Shanghai, PRC (Sep 2007) and Goa, India (Apr 2009), we at Capvent invite select fund…
Deal Alert: Vinculum Solutions raises funding from Accel Partners
Vinculum Solutions Private Limited has received investment from Accel Partners India. The funding will help Vinculum to enhance its suite of products and to accelerate growth in India and itsglobal…
Moser Baer’s Power Foray
Economic Times has published a feature on the Moser Baer Group’s foray into the power generation business. (The group recently raised PE funding from Blackstone for one of the ventures.)…