Venture Intelligence recently spoke to Rishi Navani, co-founder and Managing Director at Matrix Partners India. The firm, which has a special focus on domestic consumption, has announced three investments in…
One of the more interesting start-ups to receive VC funding this year has been Dhama Apparel Innovations which provides apparel with variable heating / cooling to people living and working…
The New York Times has an article on why Gold Loans are far from being anachronistic in India. So much so that international PE/VC firms like Sequoia Capital are invested…
The Mint has a profile of VC-backed D.light Design which markets solar lanterns and other energy-efficient products in India and other developing countries. Pursuing an MBA at Stanford University, US…
The web site of the Vavasi Group, which is leading the $13.7 billion bid for the Kharafi family’s stake in Kuwait’s largest telecom operator Zain, says it was incorporated in…
Edited extracts from the press release: Eka Software Solutions, a provider of software for multi-commodity trade and risk management, has raised $10 million from Nexus Venture Partners (formerly Nexus India…
Forbes India has an article, accompanied by an interview with founder Vikram Akula, on how SKS Microfinance is struggling to strike a balance between its soscial and commercial goals. Ever…
Edited excerpts from the press release: Manipal K-12 Education has acquired Tandem, a Kerala-based education and preparatory services provider. Tandem has a network spanning 39 centers in Kerala, Tamil Nadu…
Business Today has an article, titled “IPL Copycats”, on new state level 20:20 teams in Karnataka and Maharashtra. The KSCA, however, is not the first to have launched a 20-20…
In an article for Business Today, HBR Senior Editor Anand P. Raman says companies from China, Brazil, and Russia – which are cash-rich and less leveraged than Indian companies –…