“Private Equity-backed cos. outperform their peers”: Study
PE/VC-backed companies fare better in terms of growth in sales & asset growth, a study by Venture Intelligence – under the guidance of Prof. Thillai Rajan of IIT-Madras – shows.…
Did “Tranching” of Investments by VCs lead to the Undoing of Stayzilla?
In a LinkedIN post titled “What We MUST learn from the #Stayzilla Incident. But are we?“, Vijay Anand, Founder of Chennai-based accelerator The Startup Centre, suspected that VC investors in…
Media Mention: TA Associates invests in pharma products supplier Ideal Cures
Mint‘s coverage of the deal quotes Venture Intelligence data. According to Venture Intelligence, this will be TA Associates’ third investment in the healthcare space in the last three years. It…
Media Mentions: VC and angel investment on slow track in February – Times of India & Business Standard
From the Times of India report: Indian startups may need to brace up for a fund squeeze with VC and angel investments touching new lows in February. According to data…
Why are VCs and Angels slowing down?
On the back of chilling news of mass layoffs at home grown E-Commerce Unicorn Snapdeal and a “reboot” at homestays aggregator Stayzilla, Venture Capital investment activity hit a five month…
Budget 2017- The Key Initiatives Affecting Start-ups – Analysis by Economic Laws Practice
An analysis by The Finance Minister on February 1 presented to the union budget for the financial year 2017-2018. The budget offered the following concessions to the start-ups: 1. Extension…
Double Take on Donald Trump: The Frail Ego & The Negotiator
Extracts from “Black & White and More” by Raj Nair, Chairman, Avalon Consulting which discusses the impact in 2017, of the 3 Black Swan events of 2016: Brexit, Trump’s Presidency…
Infra & Financial Sector deals cushion fall in PE investments during 2016 to 12%
At $15.2 Billion, 2016 is 2nd Biggest Year for PE investments after 2015, Venture Intelligence data shows Private Equity investors bet $15.2 Billion across 620 deals (and 585 individual companies)…
VC Data Presentation at CII Connect Coimbatore 2016
Arun Natarajan, Founder of Venture Intelligence presented Venture Intelligence data on VC investing trends at CII CONNECT Coimbatore on a panel that included active Mumbai-based angel investor Sanjay Mehta. Venture…
Can Indian Startups Crack the “Financial Discipline” Puzzle?
Speaking at the Venture Intelligence APEX PE-VC Summit in March 2016 – at a time when belt tightening among start-ups was the need of the hour – Avinash Luthria, Principal,…