The Math for Start Up Funding in India: Accelerators vs Angels vs VCs
Mukund Mohan of Microsoft Ventures has a numbers-based post on the probability of funding and the equity dilutions Indian entrepreneurs face depending on whether they go to an Accelerator first…
Deal Alert: Microsoft Accelerator announces 8 cos for 2013 winter batch
Microsoft will take on board 8 companies as a part of its winter batch for 2013. The companies are: AdSparx: Enables monetization for digital video delivered through the Internet for…
Deal Alert: Zodius Capital invests $3-M in analytics firm Antuit
Zodius Capital has invested $3 million (around Rs 18 crore) in Bangalore- and Singapore-based big data and analytics company Antuit. Part of the investment has been used by Antuit, founded…
Deal Alert: Intel Capital invests Rs.54-Cr in NxtGen Datacenter
Intel Capital has invested $9 million (Rs.54 crore) in Bangalore-based start-up NxtGen Datacenter and Cloud Technologies that offers data storage services to corporations in India. This is the first round…
Deal Alert: Snapdeal raises $75-M from Softbank
eBay-backed online marketplace Snapdeal has raised $75 million from Softbank. Three months ago, Snapdeal had closed a $75 million investment round from Ebay, Intel Capital, Russian venture fund ru-Net, Saama…
Deal Alert: Cookie Man buys ID restaurant chain from Sathyam Cinemas
Confectionary chain Cookie Man, promoted by SBP Pattabhi Rama Rao, has bought into ID (standing for idlidosa), started in 2010 by SPI Diners, an arm of Chennai’s theatre chain Sathyam…
Deal Alert: Handicrafts e-tailer Caravan Craft raises Rs 1-Cr from Unitus Seed Capital
Caravan Craft Retail Private Limited, a Bangalore based apparel and home décor company, has raised Rs 1 cr from United Seed Fund. Co-founded by former Hidesign Chief Executive Officer Kunal…
Deal Alert: Head Held High raises Rs.2.5 Cr; in talks to raise Rs.20-Cr
Head Held High Services Pvt Ltd has raised a first round of investment of Rs 2.5 crore from Unilazer Ventures, five angels from the Intellecap Impact Investment Network (I3N). The…
Deal Alert: Organic products e-tailer Organicshop.in raises capital from Rajasthan Angel Investor Network
Organic products e-tailer, Organicshop.in, has raised an angel funding of Rs 30 lakh from Rajasthan Angel Investor Network (RAIN). 13 investors from the network have picked up a total stake…
Deal Alert: Former Viacom 18 CEO Vikram Malhotra floats independent studio, raises Rs. 150-Cr
Vikram Malhotra, the former CEO of Viacom 18 Motion Pictures, has ventured into an independent studio model under the banner Abundantia. He has raised Rs.150 crore from two investors –…