The Japanese & Chinese Connection in India
A Mint article showcases Venture Intelligence data on Chinese and Japanese VC and Strategic investors in India: “According to data collated by researcher Venture Intelligence, till 5 September 2016, there…
India Value Fund Advisors to invest $40 million in SeedWorks: Mint
A Mint article showcases Venture Intelligence data on investments in Seed Companies in India: “The largest was global private equity giant Blackstone’s $56 million investment in Nuziveedu Seeds Ltd in…
Sequoia Capital in talks to sell stake in eight firms for $200 million: Mint
A Mint article titled Sequoia Capital in talks to sell stake in eight firms for $200 million, quotes Venture Intelligence data on investments and exits by Sequoia Capital. Venture Intelligence…
Startup ecosystem sees a consolidation wave: The Economic Times
An Economic Times article quotes Venture Intelligence data in the consolidation of startups: There were 28 M&A deals in the first eight months this year vis-a-vis 32 in the whole…
Does More Trouble Lie Ahead for Indian Startups? Knowledge@Wharton
A Knowledge@Wharton article quotes Venture Intelligence data while analyzing issues in the startup ecosystem in India: “Venture Intelligence, a leading provider of data on private company financials, transactions and valuations,…
When is a start-up no longer a start-up?
What exactly is a startup? According to Y Combinator founder Paul Graham: A team of good people making something customers actually want and spending as little money as possible to…
Chinese investors go head to head with traditional investors in investing in India: Business Standard
A Business Standard article, quotes Venture Intelligence data on investment by Chinese investors in India: According to data from research firm Venture Intelligence Hillhouse has participated in the $65 million…
Why GoZoomo shut down & returned VC money and What It Means
A TechInAsia article chronicles GoZoomo’s story and its shut down: The issues faced by the peer-to-peer used car marketplace company were: 1. Poor unit economics due to low conversions for…
Co-founder Quitting? Do you have these Protective Clauses?
“(Ashok) Arora, a B-Tech from IIT-Bombay (a colleague said he walked into the entrance exam unprepared and came out with flying colours), who wrote most of the critical programs for…
Making Indian Entrepreneurship More Desi
Cross posted from The Startup Journey Blog Writing in Founding Fuel, Baba Prasad, CEO of Vivekin Group who teaches entrepreneurship in B-Schools, bemoans the fact that a lot of the…