Deal Alert: Madhuri Dixit to launch online dance academy
Bollywood actor Madhuri Dixit and her husband Shriram Nene have unveiled online dance academy, Dance with Madhuri, to tap into an unexplored market by making the most of Madhuri’s brand…
Deal Alert: Tata Elxsi, Get2Volume partner to grow start-ups
Tata Elxsi and Get2Volume are to partner to incubate and grow technology companies in India and Singapore. Design company Tata Elxsi recently launched incub@TE, an incubation centre program to nurture…
Deal Alert: CIIE, Village Capital launch Tech for Impact accelerator
CIIE, IIM Ahmedabad’s startup incubation arm, and Village Capital have teamed up to launch an acceleration program for startups focused on technology for impact. The accelerator will focus on for-profit,…
Deal Alert: Online marketplace Tradus appoints fmr Seventymm CEO Mudit Khosla as its head
Former SeventyMM CEO Mudit Khosla has been appointed as the CEO of Tradus.com, the online marketplace operated by Naspers and Tencent -owned Ibibo Group (MIH India).Khosla had stepped down as…
Deal Alert: SIDBI Venture Capital to invest Rs.10-Cr in Mitcon Consultancy
SIDBI Venture Capital Ltd will invest about Rs.10 crore in Pune-based Mitcon Consultancy and Engineering Services Ltd when the firm launches an initial public offer (IPO) in March to raise…
Deal Alert: Pearson hikes TutorVista stake to 100%
Media and publishing firm Pearson has acquired the remaining 20% stake in TutorVista. It now completes 100% ownership in the Bangalore-based learning services company. In 2011 Pearson acquired 80% stake…
Fund Alert: SAIF launches brainstorming initiative for startups
Multi-stage venture capital investor SAIF Partners, in a move to engage more closely with early stage companies, has launched an initiative called SAIF Doubleclick. The initiative involves inviting 15-20 startups…
Deal Alert: Info Edge acquires additional stake in Zomato.com for Rs.55-Cr
Publicly-listed New Delhi-based Info Edge (India), which runs jobs site Naukri.com and other online services, has invested an additional amount of about Rs.55 crore in shares of Zomato Media Pvt.…
Deal Alert: Globsyn in talks with VCs to finance regional movies
Globsyn Technologies, the Kolkata-headquartered group with interests in software technology, knowledge and education, skills development and IT infrastructure, is in talks with a number of leading private equity (PE) and…
Deal Alert: LifeCell Intnl raises Rs.35-Cr from Helion Venture Partners
Stemcell banking firm LifeCell International Pvt Ltd has raised around Rs.35 crore from Helion Venture Partners, diluting a minority stake in the company. The fund would be used towards increasing…