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…
New Wave of Life Sciences Firms
Economic Times has profiles of 3 new VC-backed Life sciences companies: Cellworks Research FOUNDED: 2005INVESTOR: Artiman Ventures ACTIVITY: Drug discovery using a proprietary computer simulation platform to find new uses…
Profile of P2P Microlending enabler Micrograam
Business Today has a profile of the latest Indian adaptation of the Kiva.org model that enables individuals lend to the poor. Micrograam, set up in February 2010 by Rangan Varadan,…
Freshdesk, Reach 360 emerge winners at BizSpark Startup Challenge 2011
Edited excerpts from the Press Release: Microsoft has announced the winners of the BizSpark Startup Challenge 2011. At an event that witnessed top 15 startups battling it out for the…
Profile of social venture investor Omidyar Network
From the Business Today profile of the philanthropic investment firm founded by Pierre Omidyar, founder of Internet company eBay. Unlike other philanthropic organisations, ON does not come with a project-centred…
Profile of cricket gear firm Sanspaereils Greelands
From the Business Today profile of the 80+-year-old sports gear maker: The company’s revenues – split almost 50-50 between exports and domestic sales – are growing at an annual rate…
Why OTC Pharma is hot property
From the Business Today article: “The consumer healthcare segment is growing at around 18 per cent, almost 1.5 times the rate at which the FMCG sector is growing,” points out…
Deal Alert: Rajasthan Venture acquires 30% stake in vocational education co Shree EduServe
From the Press Release: Rajasthan Venture (RVCF) has taken about 30% stake in an early stage vocational training education company, Shree Eduserve Pvt Ltd., having over 65 centers across the…