“India’s entrepreneurial journey at least 5 yrs behind China’s”
From the article in Forbes by Journalist Rebecca Fannin. India’s entrepreneurial journey is at least five years behind China’s path. There’s no Jack Ma or Robin Li in sight or…
Rob Chandra of Bessemer on E-Commerce Valuations
Forbes has a video interview with BVP Partner Rob Chandra in which he talks about Internet and e-commerce company valuations. He also talks about the impact created by Internet companies…
Alok Mittal on the Happiest Minds Funding
Startupcentral has an interview with Alok Mittal of Canaan Partners on the $45 million first round funding led by his firm for Wipro veteran and Mindtree Co-founder Ashok Soota’s new…
Deal Alert: Aditya Birla PE Invests Rs.95-Cr in telecom tech firm Alphion India
From the Press Release: Aditya Birla Capital Advisors (ABCAP), the private equity arm of the Aditya Birla Financial Services Group (ABFSG), today announced an investment of Rs. 95 Crores from…
Deal Alert:Ventureast invests Rs.25-Cr in meat processing firm VKS Farms
Edited excerpts from the press release: Ventureast Life Fund, an early growth and growth stage fund focused on the food and agriculture, clean environment and healthcare delivery sectors, has invested…
“Entrepreneurship is all about getting the job done” – Raju Venkatraman of MEDALL
Cross-posting from the Venture Intelligence Entrevista series: Interaction with Raju Venkatraman, Founder & CEO, MEDALL Diagnostics Interview by Chandu Nair, Founder of Scope eKnowledge, followed by interaction with students and…
Profile of employability training firm Talent Bridge
Smart CEO has profile on this company which focuses on making youth from Tier II and III cities more employment ready. After three years of research, the Graduate Certificate in…
Off Topic (Slightly): Impact of Financialisation
NPR’s Planet Money has a very interesting podcast with Satyajit Das, a finance professional-turned-author, where he talks about the imbalances created by finance (and financial engineering) driving businesses, rather than…
Data Highlight: Blackstone Lights Up Q3’11 Investing Over $500-M
US-headquartered Private Equity firm Blackstone stepped on the gas on its India investments, committing to invest over half a billion dollars in just the three months ended September 2011, according…