Starting Up @ MIT School of Business, Pune
From the Press Release: Starting Up, ET NOW’s show on India’s start-up ecosystem, with an objective to promote and generate awareness on entrepreneurship & entrepreneurial skills in India; visits the…
Businessworld cover story on Venture Capital
From the cover story profiling 7 leading VC firms: Helion Ventures, Nexus Ventures, IndoUS Ventures, IDG Ventures India, Accel India, Inventus Capital and Canaan Partners. During 2004-10, venture capitalists invested…
Naukri.com’s Sanjeev Bikhchandani on the new e-commerce boom
Extracts from the interview appearing in the latest issue of the Indian Angel Network’s newsletter: As far as E-Commerce is concerned, it is becoming a big money game and you…
International hotel chains target mid-market
Extract from Business Today article A range of leading global hotel chains have planned massive investments in India’s midmarket segment – or hotels with a room tariff of around $100…
“Thought for Food”
Business Today has an article on the aggressive expansion by MNC food services firms like Sodexho and Compass Group in India’s food contract and support services sector. Venture Intelligence is…
“A Stake In Everyman’s Dreams”
Business Today has a profile of Ventureast’s Micro Equity Fund which invests in a variety of small businesses that don’t get looked at by traditional VC investors. The fund has…
Profile of electronic security products firm Zicom
Economic Times has a profile of the entrepreneurial journey of the founders of listed electronic security technology firm Zicom Security Systems
Group Buying in Real Estate
Extract from The Economic Times article Group buying is typically a good strategy, be it for travel deals or buying consumer durables, as it can help you get discounts ranging…
New Fund Announcement: WestBridge Crossover Fund raises $500 million
WestBridge Capital today announced that it has successfully raised a new $500 million investment fund, WestBridge Crossover Fund, LLC. The Fund has been fully subscribed and is not open to…
Deal Alert: StanChart PE invests $56-M in RJ Corp beverage unit
From the Press Release: Varun Beverages (International) Limited (VBIL) has concluded a US$56 million private equity financing with Standard Chartered Private Equity Limited (SCPE). The funds would be used to…