“Focus on your 3Cs: Credibility, Cash Flow and Crew” – Rajeev Mecheri of Mecheri Smart Capital
Cross-posting from the Venture Intelligence Entrevista series: Lessons from the Startup to Scale-up to Successful Sale of iMetrex Technologies, a building technologies and security venture catering to the Indian enterprise…
“2012 to be poor for exits, good for investments”
In an interview published in The Mint (in text and video formats), Vikram Utamsingh, Partner – Transactions and Restructuring & Private Equity Advisory, KPMG India, says that while the exit…
“India’s entrepreneurial journey at least 5 yrs behind China’s”
From the article in Forbes by Journalist Rebecca Fannin. India’s entrepreneurial journey is at least five years behind China’s path. There’s no Jack Ma or Robin Li in sight or…
Rob Chandra of Bessemer on E-Commerce Valuations
Forbes has a video interview with BVP Partner Rob Chandra in which he talks about Internet and e-commerce company valuations. He also talks about the impact created by Internet companies…
Alok Mittal on the Happiest Minds Funding
Startupcentral has an interview with Alok Mittal of Canaan Partners on the $45 million first round funding led by his firm for Wipro veteran and Mindtree Co-founder Ashok Soota’s new…
Deal Alert: Aditya Birla PE Invests Rs.95-Cr in telecom tech firm Alphion India
From the Press Release: Aditya Birla Capital Advisors (ABCAP), the private equity arm of the Aditya Birla Financial Services Group (ABFSG), today announced an investment of Rs. 95 Crores from…
Deal Alert:Ventureast invests Rs.25-Cr in meat processing firm VKS Farms
Edited excerpts from the press release: Ventureast Life Fund, an early growth and growth stage fund focused on the food and agriculture, clean environment and healthcare delivery sectors, has invested…
Profile of online vegetables delivery firm Veggiebazaar
An extract from The Economic Times profile … His business model is simple: Veggibazaar.com takes orders online and delivers the very next day. This not only ensures freshness of the…
Naveen Tewari of InMobi on SoftBank and Ram Shriram
Extract from The Economic Times profile of the mobile advertising company made famous by the recent $200 million investment that it attracted from SoftBank: On Raising Funds From Ram Shriram.…
The Bargain Hunter: Sun Pharma’s Dilip Shanghvi
From The Economic Times profile Shanghvi has a conservative approach to doing business,with eyes firmly focused on cost and the bottom line. As bullish peers made ill-timed and expensive (in…