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…
Do VCs need to be “good” guys to succeed?
Y-Combinator founder Paul Graham thinks so. Citing the example of uber angel investor Ron Conway (Google, Facebook, Twitter), he explains why in his recent blog post (emphasis mine): The startup…
Will InMobi Continue to Rejoice its Spurning of Google’s $1-B Offer?
Silicon Valley lore has several famous episodes of acquisition talks that did not materialize: from that of Google by Excite (whose CEO apparently refused to pay up $75,000) and by…