Wacky Forecasts for Digital in 2014
Ramesh Srivats of digital branding firm TenTenTen provided some hilarious ones in Businessworld: All births will be announced on Facebook, and all deaths on Twitter. Google Plus will look on…
Deal Alert: Blume Ventures invests in health video portal Homeveda
Homeveda, a health video content site focusing on natural health and wellness, has raised funding from Blume Ventures. The company provides short 2 to 3 minute do-it-yourself (DIY) videos on…
Deal Alert: Matrix Partners, Axis Bank invest Rs.29.57 Cr more in mobile POS firm Mswipe
Mswipe, a Mumbai-based company which provides point of sale (POS) solutions which enable merchants to accept card payments using their phones, has raised its second round of funding of INR…
Deal Alert: Indian Angel Network, Li Bu Tan invest in xSi Semiconductors
The Indian Angel Network has invested in Bangalore-based integrated chip solutions provider xSi Semiconductors. Lip Bu Tan, the chairman of global venture capital firm, Walden International, has also participated in…
Pros and Cons of investing in Holding Companies: The PE Perspective
Darius Pandole, Partner at PE Firm New Silk Route, has an article in Business Standard on the topic. Extracts: The +ves: Secondly, it can assist in raising capital based on…
Secondary transactions between PE firms dominate landscape in 2013
Overall PE investments plunge to lowest levels since 2009 Private Equity firms invested $7.5 billion (over 384 deals) in India during the 12 months ending December 2013, according to analysis…
Can accelerator demo days become more data driven?
Stanford’s Steve Blank believes that, with his methodology, VCs can do to start-up investments what Brad Pitt (in the movie Moneyball) did to baseball management. We focus on evidence and…
Profile of Pune-based Realty Firm Vastushodh’s Founder Sachin Kulkarni
From the ET profile: We were on a roll till 2008, signing several similar joint ventures for luxury construction projects, but then the recession resulted in losses worth Rs 1.5…
Profile of Security and Intelligence Services founder R.K.Sinha
From the ET Profile The next milestone came three years later, when we learnt that Australia’s largest security agency, Chubb Security, was up for sale. Its revenue was nearly four…
The Man Behind Indian Private Equity’s Favourite Bank
In Indian Private Equity circles, one often tends to hear of Rantakar Bank spoken of in almost fawning terms. Not surprising since, as the Venture Intelligence PE Deal database indicates,…