NextBigWHat Bangalore based OneBreath, a medical devices company, founded by A Vijay Simha, is to raise $3 million from a consortium of investors led by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar’s philanthropic…
Economic Times Bangalore-based AdNear, which offers a location-based mobile advertising platform, has raised Rs.35 crore in a first round of funding from VC firms Canaan Partners and Sequoia Capital India.…
Press Release Publicly listed Tata Elxsi has launched Incub@TE, an incubation center program to support entrepreneurs. The initiative is designed to create the next wave of product and service oriented…
Press Release Nasdaq-listed MakeMyTrip Ltd. has acquired a majority equity interest in Thailand-based ITC Group for $3.2 million. The ITC Group comprises of International Tour Center Co. Ltd., ITC Bangkok…
Economic Times Amit and Arihant Patni, the sons of Patni Computer co-founder Gajendra Patni, have bought a 43.17% stake in Grameen Capital India (GCI) from former investor IFMR Trust. The…
YourStory has an interesting interview with him on the sidelines of ISB Digital Summit where he keynoted. Extracts (emphasis mine) First, I look for interesting ideas in technology that can…
Businessworld has an interesting Cover Story focused on Angel Investments – or rather their lack. The article starts of with data from Venture Intelligence showing how the recognized angel networks…
Businessworld has a Cover Story on the topic with special focus on the travails of wind energy in Tamilnadu, hydel energy in Uttarakhand and the emerging rooftop solar opportunity. Tamil…
From Businessworld: Now, Sistema Shyam Teleservices (SSTL), that offers CDMA-based mobile services to 17 million subscribers under the MTS brand, will offer free talk time to subscribers soon, provided they…
Businessworld has recently covered the crisis in the Indian power sector and the problems facing private sector investments in the sector. From the Cover Story titled “Burn Ambitions”: If there…