Will Regional Language Video News Apps Make Money?
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 –…
2018 is Biggest Ever for PE Investments in India at $23.7 Billion
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…
VC Funding: Valuation & Return Multiples at Each Stage
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…
Vernacular E-Commerce Anyone?
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…
Q2’18 is Biggest Ever for PE Investments in India at $8.2 B; up 60% YoY
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…
Why IBC and other Big M&A Deals Take Forever to Close
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…
Can Hike Recover from its Missteps?
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…
Private Equity investments fall 49% to $3.7 Billion in Q1’18
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…
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…