Can accelerator demo days become more data driven?
Stanford’s Steve Blank believes that, with his methodology, VCs can do to start-up investments what Brad Pitt (in the movie Moneyball) did to baseball management. We focus on evidence and…
Profile of Pune-based Realty Firm Vastushodh’s Founder Sachin Kulkarni
From the ET profile: We were on a roll till 2008, signing several similar joint ventures for luxury construction projects, but then the recession resulted in losses worth Rs 1.5…
Profile of Security and Intelligence Services founder R.K.Sinha
From the ET Profile The next milestone came three years later, when we learnt that Australia’s largest security agency, Chubb Security, was up for sale. Its revenue was nearly four…
The Man Behind Indian Private Equity’s Favourite Bank
In Indian Private Equity circles, one often tends to hear of Rantakar Bank spoken of in almost fawning terms. Not surprising since, as the Venture Intelligence PE Deal database indicates,…
Deal Alert: Info Edge invests Rs 4.5 Cr in online photography firm Canvera; hikes stake to 26%
Info Edge, the company which runs job search portal Naukri.com, has invested an additional Rs 4.5 crore in Canvera Digital Technologies, a company that provides solutions to professional photographers through…
Blow-by-Blow Accounts on Private Equity-Promoter Blowups
Economic Times has a roundup up of the various recent blowups between Indian promoters and their Private Equity investors. The article starts with how employees of Sagar Ratna restaurants –…
Deal Alert: Acumen, Dell Foundation invest in vocational education firm LabourNet
Bangalore-based LabourNet Services, a company that offers vocational training and services for informal sector workers, has raised funding from Acumen and Michael & Susan Dell Foundation. The company has enabled…
Deal Alert: IQ, 5ideas, Flipkart co-founder back shopping reco site operator Relevant E-Solutions
Relevant e-solutions Pvt. Ltd, which owns the fashion recommendation platform Roposo and gift recommendation platform giveter, has received its first round of funding from India Quotient, Startup Superfuel and Binny…
Deal Alert: Unitus Seed Fund, IAN back handicrafts e-marketplace GoCoop
Bangalore based online marketplace for co-operatives and community based enterprises GoCoop has raised funding from Indian Angel Network and impact investor Unitus Seed Fund. The IAN investment was led by…
Deal Alert: Unitus Seed Fund backs eye screening startup Welcare
Chennai-based eye screening starutp Welcare Health Systems has raised seed funding from impact investor Unitus Seed Fund. Welcare operates low cost screening services in existing health centers making them accessible…