Deal Alert: Blume Ventures invests in social tech firm Kuliza
Bangalore-based Kuliza, a social technology firm with expertise in building web, mobile and social media apps, has received an investment from Blume Ventures. Kuliza will be utilizing the raised funds…
Deal Alert: Samridhi Fund invests Rs.15-Cr in Gramco Infratech
Gramco Infratech Pvt Ltd (Gramco), a rural-focused company that creates infrastructure to support farmers, has raised Rs 15 crore in its first round of equity funding from Samridhi Fund. The…
Deal Alert: Mobile Surveys Startup VoxApp Raises Funding from Blume Ventures, Angels
Edited extracts From the Press Release: VoxApp, a Delhi-based startup that has developed a platform to enable brands & research companies undertake consumer feedback studies on the mobile phone, has…
Deal Alert: Blume Ventures, angels invest in beauty products e-tailer Purplle
Mumbai-based online beauty and personal care e-tailer Purplle has raised its first round of funding from seed fund Blume Ventures and angel networks Mumbai Angels and The Chennai Angels. The…
Deal Alert: Kae Capital leads investment in social CRM firm Airwoot
New Delhi-based Airwoot, a startup that helps brands provide customer support on social media, has raised funding from investors led by Kae Capital. Top angel investors like Google India managing…
Deal Alert: Blume Ventures discloses investments in 12 firms
Seed fund Blume Ventures has disclosed that it has invested in 12 ventures in the first six months of 2013. Infollion: Delhi-based Infollion brings together buyers and sellers of research…
Deal Alert: Ice cream vendor Hokey Pokey raises capital
Drums Food International, owner of the Hokey Pokey brand of ice cream, has raised less than a million dollars from investors led by Peter Rajsingh, a partner at New York-based…
Entrevista with Ratish Nair, Founding-CEO of Interactive Avenues
Cross posted from the Entrevista blog at http://www.entrevista.in Interview with Ratish Nair, Founding-CEO of Interactive Avenues (IA), the Mumbai-headquartered, Sequoia Capital India-backed digital marketing agency which was acquired in March…
Deal Alert: Sequoia, Norwest to invest $10-M in outdoor-gear maker Wildcraft: report
Sequoia Capital and Norwest Venture Partners are backing Bangalore-based outdoor-gear maker Wildcraft with a $10-million investment. The funds are valuing the backpack and rucksack brand at nearly $50 million. The…
Deal Alert: MS Dhoni invests in sports goods and apparel brand Fitsoul
Cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni has invested in sports goods and apparel brand Fitsoul, a venture backed by ex-Reebok honcho Sajid Shamim and entrepreneur Parvinder Singh. Fitsoul, launched seven months ago,…