Deal Alert: VentureNursery-backed online recruitment service InterviewMaster raises angel funding
Recruitment solutions start-up InterviewMaster has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from angel investors linked to startup accelerator, VentureNursery. The Bangalore-based company provides automated video clips to screen candidates before…
Deal Alert: HDFC co-invests with Lumis Partners in HR Services firm PeopleStrong
HDFC Holdings, a wholly owned subsidiary of publicly listed Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC), has invested in PeopleStrong, a HR outsourcing and technology company. Apart from HDFC Holdings, existing PE…
Deal Alert: iPad based e-learning co Tabtor raises $1-M from Aarin Capital, others
Tabtor, an iPad based e-learning solutions company has closed a $1 million seed round led by New Jersey based SoundBoard Angel Fund and including Bangalore based Aarin Capital Partners, BITS…
A former VC on “How venture capitalists kill startups”
Looks like this is say-it-as-I-see-it season! Here’s Manoj Gupta, formerly a Principal at Nexus Ventures and now Founder of Craftsvilla (which is backed by VCs including Nexus), in Economic Times:…
Inbound Interest from (an Associate at) a VC firm…its meaning and worth for Entrepreneurs
Vijay Anand of accelerator The Startup Centre has an interesting post on how entrepreneurs often end up wasting precious time by getting all excited about the research expeditions of associates…
Deal Alert: Intel invests $16-M across SnapDeal, Bright Lifecare, Singapore’s Reebonz
Intel Capital has made three investments totaling $16 million in Asia’s e-commerce segment. These include Delhi-based SnapDeal, owned by Jasper Infotech, Gurgaon-based Bright Lifecare and Singapore-based Reebonz.com. The funds will…
Deal Alert: Games2win acquires Delhi-based studio Backyard Game FactorRy
Mumbai-based gaming company Games2win India Pvt Ltd has acquired Backyard Game FactorRy, a casual games studio based in Delhi. Backyard Game FactorRy was founded in 2010 and builds web and…
Deal Alert: Just Dial gains 19% on listing
The Internet and mobile-based search company Just Dial gained about 19% in intraday on its first day upon listing. The company’s opening price on listing was Rs 590 on the…
Deal Alert: Digital ad network Adfederal Media merges with Lyxel Digital; combo to raise funding
Delhi-based digital ad network AdFederal Media has merged its operations with Gurgaon-based Dynamis Partners backed proprietary digital advertising start-up Lyxel Digital. Founded in 2010, AdFederal focuses on behavioural analytics based…
Deal Alert: Nexus Venture Partners invests in Housing.co.in
Housing.co.in secures $2.5m funding from Nexus Venture Partners To establish Data Science Lab (DSL) and develop breakthrough new technologies Housing.co.in, the fastest growing completely map based real estate search portal…