Author: Arun

Businessworld has a profile of a Delhi-based company that makes Lassi making machines. …an enterprising young man called Sultan did the next best thing. He perfected a lassi-churning device. He…

Edited extracts from the press release: IDFC Private Equity (IDFC PE) has invested Rs.260 crores in Goodearth Maritime Limited (GML), a leading Chennai-based dry bulk shipping company. o3 Capital was…

Extracts from IDG Ventures’ press release: IDG Ventures India, a $150 Million early-stage technology venture capital fund, has announced its investment in 3D Solid Compression (3DSoC), a startup incubated by…

The following companies are seeking capital for starting-up / expanding their operations: 07-11-28-2: Yanam, AP based developer seeks around $5 M for acquiring land for the development of Industrial Estates,…

The Mint has an interview with Sunil Chandiramani, Partner at Symphony Capital. The team behind Symphony, which was earlier investing as Schroders Capital Asia, is one of the most experienced…

While I was reading a profile of M. Mahadevan of Oriental Cuisines in The Hindu, I realized that he seemed to own almost every restaurant that I’d enjoyed eating at…

Business Today has an interesting article on how healthcare firms are responding to newer consumer needs with innovative formats. The Cradle is a high-end model where people come and pay…

Edited extracts from IDG Ventures’s press release: IDG Ventures India, a $150 Million early-stage technology venture capital fund, has announced its investment of $2.5 million in iViZ, a network security…

Business Today has an article of the changing face of the education- and healthcare- focused Manipal Group. Gradually, he has ceded close control of his businesses to professional managers. “We…

Business Today has an article on the Godrej Group’s property business, which is to launch an IPO shortly. As of September, GPL had projects—in progress and signed—on close to 200…