In this exclusive article that appeared in the July issue of the US-IVCA/Venture Intelligence India VC report, Rahul Chandra and Ashish Gupta of Helion Ventures, reflect on the valuation-related conundrums…
Business Today’s article on serviced apartments posits that their costs need to come down significantly in order to compete with hotels. Consider the Taj Wellington Mews in Mumbai where a…
Business Today has an article on the boom – and the associated risks – in the hotel industry. It includes a box on the rising number of PE investments in…
Who is behind BharatStudent, the latest social networking company on the scene that is rivaling some of the online travel sites in ad spending? According to the site, BharatStudent is…
Economic Times has a profile of Dilip Shanghvi, Chairman and MD of Sun Pharmaceuticals, which is close to acquiring majority control of Israel-based Taro Pharmaceuticals. At 37% of net sales,…
Indicast has an interesting podcast interview with Avnish Bajaj of Matrix Partners India where he talks about his career, the Baazee.com story and current VC scene in India. Arun Natarajan…
The following companies are seeking capital for starting-up / expanding their operations: 07-07-18-1: Chennai-based doctor seeks $1-5 M for a patent pending treatment for heart disease. 07-07-18-2: Bangalore-based consulting company…
The following companies are seeking capital for starting-up / expanding their operations: 07-07-11-1: UK-headquartered travel agency focused with back offices and sales offices in India seeks expansion capital of $1-5…
Businessworld has a profile of US-based Pranay Chulet and his soon-to-be-released interactive video-based software game. Everything in Latent Lava — the protagonists, actions, locations, accessories — is real, and not…
Economic Times’ Corporate Dossier supplement has a two-part article – here and here – on the voracious appetite Indian pharmaceutical companies have developed for buying overseas assets. In an industry…