Press Release Private Equity and Venture Capital firms invested a record $10.1 Billion (across 159 deals) during the quarter ended March 2019, according to data from Venture Intelligence, a research…
Angel investor and former Snapdeal executive Anand Chandrasekaran has confirmed quitting Facebook after a two-year stint at the social networking giant’s Menlo Park headquarters. Anand was serving as Director of…
Sajith Pai, Director, Blume Ventures is sceptical. In an LinkedIn post titled “The Rise of Hyperlocal Vernacular Video News Apps in India” – which was abridged in The Mint –…
Q3’18 is the Biggest Quarter Ever at $9.2 B; up 60% YoY Mega Deals Rule the Roost in Q3 with 12 investments worth over $200-M each, accounting for 65% of…
Unitus Ventures has put up some interesting data and charts on the typical capital invested, valuation and equity dilution that startups – especially impact focused ones – witness in the…
Economic Times has an interesting article on the opportunities and challenges of E-Commerce in regional languages. Extracts: About 75% of Indian internet users are expected to be regional language speakers…
With 24 investments worth over $100-M each, Mega Deals are back with a bang. 12 Deals over $200-M each account for 64% of the total investment value Private Equity firms…
Extracts from the recent Times of India article on the topic: While shareholder activism, regulatory roadblocks and tightening of acquisition financing are among different reasons behind slow-moving M&As in the…
Economic Times has an analysis on why and how Hike has seemingly lost the plot in India’s high-stakes messaging battle ground. The article builds on the late May 2018 post…
BFSI companies account for more than half the investment pie, Absence of mega deals in IT & ITeS drags down overall numbers Private Equity firms invested about $3.7 Billion (across…