Kiruba Shankar has an audio interview with Sankarson Banerjee, CEO, Futurebazaar.com, which recently announced funding from Kleiner Perkins and Sherpalo Ventures. One of the interesting points he makes is that…
The Mint has an article on how VC firms are signing up advisors who can add value to their portfolio companies. Helion has hired Dhruv Prakash, a former human resources…
Business Today has an article providing career advice for wannabe VCs. So, what does it take to be a successful venturepreneur? First and foremost, a word of caution from Bajaj:…
Business Today has an article on India’s Coffee industry entrepreneurs wit turnovers ranging from Rs. 6 crores to Rs. 500 crores. Till they came along, India’s 200,000-plus coffee growers largely…
Outlook Business has a profile of the Avigo Capital- and Intel Capital-backed Comat Technologies which is taking technology to rural India. According to Raghavan, the company invests Rs 1-1.5 lakh…
The Nasdaq has recently announced that it will permit special purpose acquisition companies SPACs to list on its market. SPACs have become increasingly popular vehicles to raise capital in the…
Business Today has an article profiling some successful professionals who have turned angel investors. All of them are professionals who’ve tasted success in their chosen fields. But bitten by a…
Businessworld has a cover story on Blackstone’s Indian operations. For the Blackstone India team, closing a transaction is just the beginning. The pressure to show high returns starts building up…
Venture Intelligence recently spoke to Ashish Dhawan who, over the last two years, has been sounding a skeptical note on unsustainable valuation levels linked to the ever-inflating public markets. What…
This morning, I saw yet another article on how PE firms, which have made investments in listed companies, are now sitting on significant paper losses. These days, such articles have…