Deal Alert: Fashion social network VioletStreet raises Rs.2-Cr
Fashion social network VioletStreet.com has raised Rs. 2 crore in an angel round led by Venkat Vallabhaneni with participation from Srinivasa Rao Paturi. The company will utilize the funds to…
Private Equity investments bounce back by over 47% to $10.9 Billion in 2014
Powered by mega bets on E-Commerce, 2014 is 2nd biggest year for PE investments after 2007 Flipkart, Snapdeal and Olacabs account for 5 of Top 10 investments during ‘14 After…
Deal Alert: IDG invests in mobile gaming company Playsimple
IDG Ventures India has invested in PlaySimple, a mobile social gaming company through its seed fund program. The company is focused on mobile games in the trivia, word and puzzle…
Deal Alert: Kyron unveils 3rd batch
Kyron Global Accelerator plans has announced its third batch of startups, most of which come from the enterprise or media space including: Cubito: A transportation logistics Automation startup, infusing intelligence…
Deal Alert: Mumbai Angels invests in retail tech co Primaseller
Delhi-based retail technology startup Primaseller has raised funding from Mumbai Angels led by member Dr.Aniruddha Malpani with participation from US-based tech entrepreneur Kishore Ganji and others. The startup provides software…
Deal Alert: Contrarian Drishti leads investment in yellow-and-black taxi aggregator BookMyCab
Yellow-and-black taxis aggregator BookMyCab has raised a Series A round of funding led by impact investment firm Contrarion Drishti managed Contrarian Vridhhi Fund-I. The funding round also saw participation from…
Deal Alert: Unitus Seed Fund invests in education start-ups Curiositi, Cue Learn
Seattle and Bangalore-based Unitus Seed Fund has invested in education-focused start-ups Curiositi and Cue Learn, a month after it roped in Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and Michael and Susan Dell…
Deal Alert: Mumbai Angels, others invest in movie sharing app maker Vliv
Vliv, a mobile video tech start-up, has raised seed funding from Mumbai Angels Network and a group of senior executives of technology companies such as Manish Dalal of Verisign, Srini…
Deal Alert: Utthishta picks 9% in alumni portal Vaave
Utthishta Yekum Fund, a Hyderabad-based seed fund, has invested INR 25 lakh to pick a 9% stake in the start-up Vaave promoted by Coherendz India Pvt Ltd. Vaave helps educational…
Deal Alert: KITVEN leads Rs.3 Cr investment in IT Services firm Avekshaa
Bangalore-based IT services firm Avekshaa Technologies has raised about INR 3 crore ($500,000) from a clutch of investors, including Karnataka government’s KITVEN fund and ex-Infosys CFO V Balakrishnan. The company,…