Rajiv Bajaj, The Maverick Scion
From the Business Today cover story profile of the Bajaj Auto Managing Director in the context of Bajaj Auto’s plans to launch a controversial Quadricyle: The company had already proved…
Startup Events Galore
From a Business Today article on the phenomenon: Venture Intelligence is the leading provider of data and analysis on Private Company Financials, Transactions (private equity, venture capital and M&A) &…
Deal Alert: RVCF, IvyCap join existing investor IDG in follow-on funding for security tech firm Aujas
Information risk management services company, Aujas Networks has raised Series B funding from Rajasthan Venture Capital Fund (RVCF), IvyCap Ventures and existing investor IDG Ventures India. Girish Gupta of RVCF…
Deal Alert: Freshdesk raises $7-M funding from Accel Partners, Tiger Global
Chennai-based online customer support and helpdesk solution company Freshdesk has raised $6.99 million from venture capital firm Accel Partners and Tiger Global in a fresh round of funding. From the…
Deal Alert: Omnivore buys minority stake in aquaculture diagnostics equipment firm Eruvaka
Agri-business focused Investment firm Omnivore Partners has bought a minority stake in Eruvaka Technologies Pvt. Ltd, a Vijayawada-based maker of diagnostic equipment for aquaculture farmers. Eruvaka Technologies, founded last year,…
Deal Alert: Experifun, Sudiksha receive seed funding from Edupreneurs
Education start-ups Experifun and Sudiksha Knowledge Solutions have been selected for seed funding in the inaugural ‘Edupreneurs’ programme, a partnership of Pearson and Village Capital. Led by a team of…
Deal Alert: KKR invests $200-M in Gland Pharma
Gland Pharma Limited (“Company” or “Gland Pharma”), a leading Indian pure-play generic injectable pharmaceutical products company, today announced an agreement under which KKR, a leading global investment firm, will acquire…
Deal Alert: SVB releases report on Indian angel investments
Silicon Valley Bank has released the India Halo report providing a snapshot of investments made by angel groups in India from 2005 to 2012. The report shows that the Median…
Zomato investment signals ascent of Corporate VCs in India?
In the context of online restaurants review service Zomato raising about $20M with revenues of less than $2M, seed investment specialist Anand Lunia has a quora post on how corporate…
Deal Alert: Education content firm InOpen raises funds from Japan’s Benesse Holdings
InOpen Technologies, an education content company incubated in Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT-B), has raised a strategic investment in return for a small minority stake from Japanese education firm…