Businessworld cover story on Venture Capital
From the cover story profiling 7 leading VC firms: Helion Ventures, Nexus Ventures, IndoUS Ventures, IDG Ventures India, Accel India, Inventus Capital and Canaan Partners. During 2004-10, venture capitalists invested…
Naukri.com’s Sanjeev Bikhchandani on the new e-commerce boom
Extracts from the interview appearing in the latest issue of the Indian Angel Network’s newsletter: As far as E-Commerce is concerned, it is becoming a big money game and you…
ET Now’s “Super Angels’ show: Countdown to the Grand Finale begins
From the Press Release: ‘Super Angels’, the ongoing series on ET NOW’s Starting Up – the home for start-ups on Indian television, has successfully completed 14 episodes.14 start-ups have pitched…
Data Highlight: Schneider Electric gets turned on by India
Schneider Electric’s June 2011 acquisition of a 74% stake in Luminous Power Technologies, the New Delhi-based provider of inverters, UPS and power storage systems, was the French electrical products maker’s…
SEBI Alternative Investment Fund Regulation 2011 – The Basiz Perspective
The following is a note on the SEBI – Alternative Investment Fund Regulation 2011 (AIF) prepared by A V Seshadrinathan (“Sesh”), MD of leading fund accounting KPO Basiz. An Accounting…
International hotel chains target mid-market
Extract from Business Today article A range of leading global hotel chains have planned massive investments in India’s midmarket segment – or hotels with a room tariff of around $100…
“Thought for Food”
Business Today has an article on the aggressive expansion by MNC food services firms like Sodexho and Compass Group in India’s food contract and support services sector. Venture Intelligence is…
“A Stake In Everyman’s Dreams”
Business Today has a profile of Ventureast’s Micro Equity Fund which invests in a variety of small businesses that don’t get looked at by traditional VC investors. The fund has…
“The good and the bad of IT firms listing in the US”
Extracts from article by Sudheer Kuppam of Intel Capital in The Mint Investor frenzy around the anticipated future listing of other Internet category leaders, such as Groupon (deal-of-the-day site) and…
Profile of electronic security products firm Zicom
Economic Times has a profile of the entrepreneurial journey of the founders of listed electronic security technology firm Zicom Security Systems