IIT-ians and the Disruptive Power of Errand Apps
From elephants and snake charmers to software coders/coolies to app-toting delivery boys/dabba-walahs, the image of what’s “happening” in India keeps morphing. And IIT-ians get added to the mix somewhere. “India…
Have You Noticed: The Boom in CRO Deals
Trends from the Transactions Universe There have been at least eight M&A transactions involving pure play Contract Research Organization firms between January 2014 and May 2015 – versus just five…
What does Lee Fixel of Tiger Global know about India that local VCs don’t?
Lee Fixel, Partner & Head of Venture Capital Riding on its early and aggressive bets in the E-Commerce segment, New York-based Tiger Global Management currently enjoys a “lion’s share” of…
Declaration of Independents: A New Venture Funding Model Without the Exit Pressure
Indie.vc is a new experiment (in the US) that provides equity like capital to founders in return for cash distributions from profits instead of needing to sell out or taking…
From Unicorn to Oxymoron – Tech Startup Frenzy Spurs New Lexicon. “Private IPO” being the Latest.
Q: What do you call a $100 million plus investment by Hedge Funds, Mutual Funds and other typically public market investors, in Startup companies? A: “A Private IPO” (to put…
Capitulation! E-Commerce FOMO catches up with the Best of Indian PE/VC Funds
The discussions at Venture Intelligence APEX’15 PE/VC Summit demonstrated how the latest E-Commerce wave – including the FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) factor – is challenging the convictions of some…
Worried about Tiger Cubs & other Hedge Funds in Indian StartUp territory? Now, start thinking about the Grand Cubs.
Economic Times has an article quoting some worried voices on Hedge Funds adventuring into startup territory: Hedge funds, which have fuelled frenzied deal-making in Indian internet companies and stoked valuations…
Private Equity investments tick up 20% YOY to $2.65 Billion in Q1’15
Pause in Mega E-Commerce deals sends QoQ value down 36% Private Equity firms invested about $2,646 million across 124 deals during the quarter ended March 2015, according to early data…
Deal Alert: Aspada invests Rs. 20 Cr in horticulture firm INI Farms
Aspada Investment Company has made a commitment of INR 20 Crores to Mumbai-based InI Farms Pvt Ltd which operates across fresh fruit value chains in crops such as pomegranate and…
Deal Update: Ennovent and Upaya Social Ventures invest in Anant Learning
Ennovent Impact Investment Holding and Upaya Social Ventures have made a seed investment in Delhi based Anant Learning & Development. Anant Learning has been working amongst communities in the skill…