Deal Alert: Aspada invests Rs. 20 Cr in horticulture firm INI Farms
Aspada Investment Company has made a commitment of INR 20 Crores to Mumbai-based InI Farms Pvt Ltd which operates across fresh fruit value chains in crops such as pomegranate and…
Deal Update: Ennovent and Upaya Social Ventures invest in Anant Learning
Ennovent Impact Investment Holding and Upaya Social Ventures have made a seed investment in Delhi based Anant Learning & Development. Anant Learning has been working amongst communities in the skill…
Impact of Finance Bill 2015 on Private Equity in India
By Sesh AV, Managing Director, Basiz Fund Services The finance bill of 2015, proposed by Shri.Arun Jaitley has made some important big bang reforms for the Private Equity & Venture…
Why TaxiForSure had to sell out
Mint has a blow-by-blow account. Hats off to Raghunandan G for being so open. Extracts from the article – that reminded me a lot of the John Maynard Keynes quote…
Deal Alert: YourNest to pick up 20% in GolfLAN.com for Rs.2-Cr
YourNest, via YourNest Angel Fund-Scheme I, is to invest up to INR 2 crore for a 20 % stake in Delhi-based GolfLAN Technology Solutions Pvt Ltd which runs golflan.com, an…
Deal Alert: RVCF invests in mobile card payments firm Mosambee
Rajasthan Venture Capital Fund (RVCF) has invested in Synergistic Financial Networks Pvt. Ltd which owns Mosambee, a Mumbai-based provider of mobile card payment services. Mosambee, founded in 2008 by Alok…
Coming This Summer: Desi Startup Masala Gets Spicier
March 11: Snapdeal in talks to acquire Komli Media for $300-M Economic Times March 12: Foxconn may invest $600-M in Snapdeal Business Standard March 16: Snapdeal in talks to acquire…
Off Topic: How Indians Buy Shares
Anuvab Pal has a funny – but so true – article in Economic Times on how the average Indian buys (typically when high) and sells (typically when low) equity. Extracts:…
Under Promising & Over delivering is for Amateurs?!
Clearly, our entrepreneurial ethos and role models are going through a massive generation change. The quotes from Infosys founder N.R. Narayana Murthy that entrepreneurs in the 1990s took to heart…
A follow-on investor’s take on Seed Capital sources in India
Sandhya Hegde of Khosla Impact has listed out the seed capital sources she likes in India and why. Extracts: I have categorized them in 3 different groups — angel networks, fundraising platforms…