Why Uber is Not Going to Stop Anyone (in India) from Owning A Car Anytime Soon
Deepak Shenoy of Capital Mind has an interesting post on MediaNama titled “The Economics of Using Uber in India”. Extracts: Uber advertises its lowest fare in Bangalore at Rs. 7…
Why Private Equity Investors are Very Hungry!
If Venture Capital (VC) investors are busy chasing Internet & Mobile companies, how are their Private Equity cousins keeping busy? Some of them at least are gobbling up food businesses:…
VC Firm Ventureast invites Pitches via Twitter!
Ventureast brings to you “The 160 character Pitch” challenge. If you are an entrepreneur looking to get your start-up funded, or have a disruptive business idea, pitch to us in…
Surge in Early Stage deals powers Venture Capital investments to all time high
Early Stage investments cross $1-B mark for first time; Internet & Mobile Cos continue to rule the roost In just the first nine months of 2015, Venture Capital investments in…
What’s Up with the Canaan India Team?
Ever since US-based venture capital firm Canaan Partners decided (in 2014) to scale down its India operations, Venture Intelligence has been keenly tracking what its India team – headed by…
The Modi – Private Equity Connect. Brought to you by VI !
Lots of Venture Intelligence data coverage on ET and elsewhere today. Let the good times roll! Venture Intelligence is the leading provider of data and analysis on Private Company Financials,…
Record Jul-Sep quarter poises PE investments to cross all time high in 2015
Q3’15 tally up 125% to $5.9-B; IT & ITES Cos Grab Majority of the pie; Buyout deals make a comeback With the nine month investment tally touching $13 billion (across…
Are Corporate Accelerators a Farce?
Anand Sanwal of CB Insights believes they are. Extract from his recent newsletter article. When I see a big corporation launch a buzzwordy accelerator program, I hear the sound of…
Why Flipkart & Snapdeal Can’t IPO and Why the Chinese are Invading the Indian Internet Market
The latest $700 million funding for Flipkart got announced not in the form of press releases as on previous occasions, but through leaks and confirmations. Also, the new round does…