Venture Capitalists

‘Brunch, Michelin dinner, midnight parties’: This CEO’s ‘productive’ day is raising eyebrows

Alyssa Tsai, founder and CEO of Panony, says that her 'productive' day in Paris includes a 3 am meeting with her team in Asia, followed by brunch, lunch, walks, Michelin-star restaurant dinners and midnight parties.

The meat category suffers due to India's cultural hypocrisy: Licious co-founder

The firm faced a storm of resistance from VCs, or 'vegetarian capitalists,’ as the founders called them. Licious co-founder Abhay Hanjura says that meat continues to be carried surreptitiously in black plastic bags, like sanitary pads, condoms, and alcohol, even though a majority of Indians consume meat.

Cryptoverse: What crisis? Venture capitalists bet big on cryptocurrency

In the first half of the year, VCs bet $17.5 billion on such firms, according to data from PitchBook. That puts investment on course to top the record $26.9 billion raised last year, a warmer and happier time for bitcoin and co.

Start-up Street: PE-VC firms exit with bumper returns via 2021's IPOs

In the case of Zomato - which raised $1.3 billion through its IPO - its early backer, Info Edge, got a whopping 65.5x return as part of its partial sale in the issue

Mindtree founders' Mela Ventures raises Rs 130 crore as first close of maiden fund

The SEBI-approved Category-2 AIF fund targets Rs 200 crore fund size and is backed by institutional investors and global technology leaders.

Exclusive: VC firm India Quotient's partner steps down

Bhutani to serve as a venture partner in a diminished role at India Quotient for some period, as she transitions to her new startup.

Venture capitalists, private equities bullish on India

"The Indian market is going to be a second or third largest Venture capitalist (VC) markets in the world," said Sid Talwar, a partner at Lightbox, which has invested USD 50 million in 2015 of the USD 200 million planned for India.

E-comm cos to see pain; tech & pharma to do well: Grant Thornton

Banks will be careful while making big-ticket acquisitions as they are weighed down by bad loans and other regulatory issues, says Raja Lahiri, Partner of Grant Thornton.

SelfDrive.in plans to raise USD 6 mn in next 6 months

SelfDrive.in, the Pune-based online self-drive cab operator, is planning to raise USD 6 million from venture capitalists over the next six months to fund expansion into Delhi, Bengaluru and Hyderabad.

President pitches for new age financing to drive startups

Noting that every start-up has to face a 'valley of death' as returns from innovation processes are skewed, President Pranab Mukherjee today said new-age financing options like angel investors, venture capitalists and crowd funding can meet the special needs of such projects in the formative stages.

Flipkart sets out to be more mobile-centric in next 2 years

The company has already made a beginning in adopting newer and advanced technologies to become more user-friendly and is gearing up to meet demand of the ever-growing mobile phone user base in India.

Five ways to raise money for your business

Traditionally individuals used to go to family and friends for seed capital. However, things have changed and there are institutional sources of funds available for funds.

How to get angel investors & venture capitalists on board?

How do small businesses, the lifeblood of any economy, ensure that they have a sustainable funding solution that lets them grow in a competitive landscape?

Meru Cabs plans to raise USD 100 mn by April from investors

The fund-raising exercise would be completed by next month, he added. The Mumbai-based firm, which has presence in over 20 cities currently with a fleet of over 15,000 cars, is looking to expand its operations to over 40 cities by the end of this year.

Don't see banks lending to start-ups anytime soon: Kidwai

In a mentorship series on CNBC-TV18, Kidwai answers a wide range of questions on Indian education, Make in India, funding, etc.

Why IT services companies suffer from an 'identity crisis'

Is the grass really greener on the IT products side? A close look at the products vs services dilemma

Cyber attacks mean big business for small security firms

With cyber attacks continuing to bombard government agencies and companies, there's growing pressure to spend more on securing the networks and platforms where valuable information lives. And this bodes well for security companies - small as well as large.

E-commerce loses sheen; VCs bet on cloud technology

The last couple of years have seen unprecedented activity in the investment eco-system in the country. We are now beginning to see clearly de-marketed investment and mentoring stages emerge for the first time with incubators, accelerators, angel networks, seed funds and early stage venture capital making its presence felt.