Lessons Norwest drew from its Wrong Call on Ola
Niren Shah of Norwest writes in Mint about the concerns that led it to pass on the opportunities to invest in Indian cab hailing app Ola and the lessons it…
VC Interview: Manish Kheterpal of WaterBridge Ventures
Even as 2017 witnesses a shrinking of overall Early Stage Venture Capital activity, WaterBridge Ventures – a new early stage focused firm – has notched up as many as six…
Angel Networks 2.0
Extracts from an Economic Times article titled “How India’s two largest angel investor groups are fine tuning their funding strategies”: The scale these networks are staring at as well as…
K@W on the SoftBank Vision Fund – Flipkart investment
Knowledge @ Wharton quotes Venture Intelligence data and founder in its article titled “Will SoftBank Vision Fund’s $6 Billion Bet in India Pay Off?” Extracts: “(says) Arun Natarajan, founder of…
Karadi Finally on Right Path with Social VC Funding?
Business Line has a fascinating account of the travails faced by Chennai-based children’s entertainment and education brand, Karadi Tales, in its search for strategic / financial partners. Viswanath has been…
Private Equity investments up 62% to $5.4 Billion in Q2’17
Half year total hits record high of $11.3 Billion, Venture Intelligence data shows 3rd straight quarter of over $5 Billion in PE investments – a new record again Private Equity…
For VC exits, it’s a glass half full – Economic Times
Economic Times, leveraging Venture Intelligence Venture Capital data, talks about how the recent share sales in India’s Internet giants like Flipkart and Paytm have provided a breather to VC firms.…
Worst over, funding crunch eases for start-ups – Business Standard
Business Standard, based on Venture Intelligence VC Funding data and interviews with several entrepreneurs in the thick of funding raising, signals the end of the startup funding crunch. Extract: Between…
Mobile Money in India: Does Digitalization Follow Demonetization? – K@W
Knowledge@Wharton quotes Venture Intelligence PE/VC Investments data as part of an article on the growth of mobile payments in India. Extract: Venture Intelligence, which tracks private company financials, transactions (private…
Forget Silicon Valley, this is the red-hot market US start-ups are flocking to: CNBC
In a special report for CNBC.com, Joel Dreyfuss leverages Venture Intelligence VC Deal Data to explain “Why many US start-ups are trying to crack the Indian marketplace“. Extract: “A number…