$25m to $400m: SAIF Partners exits MakeMyTrip, makes 16 times on its investment
An Economic Times article quotes Venture Intelligence data on venture exits: Exits for venture-backed companies added up to $1.5 billion across 64 deals in 2016, as compared to $1.56 billion…
SoftBank’s markdowns imply reduced visibility on profitable growth for India’s top startups: Forbes
A Forbes article quotes Venture Intelligence data on VC investments in 2016: In 2016, as many as 620 transactions were sealed in the PE/VC space, according to data available with…
Mint-Venture Intelligence Deal Tracker (Feb 6)
Venture Intelligence is powering the (Weekly) Deal Tracker on The Mint. The Deal Tracker is featured in the Deals Section (Page 3) every Monday. Venture Intelligence is India’s longest serving…
Infosys: On a downward spiral – Financial Chronicle
A Financial Chronicle quotes Venture Intelligence data on acquisitions and investments by Infosys: The article also quotes Arun Natarajan, Founder of Venture Intelligence: Infosys has never been prolific on acquisitions.…
As interest rate drop, realty developers, private equity companies go for refinancing: Economic Times
An Economic Times article quotes Venture intelligence data on PE Exits in the Real Estate space: Private equity real estate firms announced 24 exits during entire 2016. Of these, 22…
Mint-Venture Intelligence Deal Tracker (Jan 30)
Venture Intelligence is powering the (Weekly) Deal Tracker on The Mint. The Weekly update is usually featured in the Deals Section (Page 3) every Monday. Venture Intelligence is India’s longest…
Investment firm Stellaris raises $50 million for early-stage funding of ideas: Economic Times
An ET article quotes Venture Intelligence data of VC fund raising in India: Led by local affiliates of Silicon Valley heavyweights, Sequoia Capital and Accel, VC funds dedicated to India…
Budget 2017- The Key Initiatives Affecting Start-ups – Analysis by Economic Laws Practice
An analysis by The Finance Minister on February 1 presented to the union budget for the financial year 2017-2018. The budget offered the following concessions to the start-ups: 1. Extension…
Mint-Venture Intelligence Deal Tracker (Jan 23)
Venture Intelligence is powering the (Weekly) Deal Tracker on The Mint. The Weekly update is usually featured in the Deals Section (Page 3) every Monday. (Click to enlarge) Venture Intelligence…
Double Take on Donald Trump: The Frail Ego & The Negotiator
Extracts from “Black & White and More” by Raj Nair, Chairman, Avalon Consulting which discusses the impact in 2017, of the 3 Black Swan events of 2016: Brexit, Trump’s Presidency…