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    Ratan Tata, University of California partner to fund start-ups in India

    Ratan Tata has made small investments ranging from Rs.10 crore in online market place Snapdeal to Rs.10 lakh in Zivame. Photo: Mint Bengaluru: RNT Associates, the privately held investment firm of Ratan Tata, and the chief investment officer’s office of the University of California have partnered to jointly fund start-ups and enterprises in India over […]

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    Kae Capital raises $30 mn for fund focused on local start-ups

    Kae Capital founder and MD Sasha Mirchandani. New Delhi: Kae Capital, which invests in early-stage companies, has raised $30 million from existing and new investors as part of its second fund. The firm will be raising an additional $10 million soon, said Sasha Mirchandani, founder and managing director of Kae Capital, on Thursday. He declined […]

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    Gingercrush raises seed round from Saha Fund, others

    Vadodara-based Gingercrush operates a portal where customers can customise products ranging from shirts and mugs to phone cases and toys. Bengaluru: Gingercrush.com (operated by Swadesh Essfil Private Ltd) on Friday said it raised seed funding in an investment round led by Saha Fund, a venture fund for women entrepreneurs, to scale up its platform. Ankita […]

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    Snapdeal raises $200 million from Canadian pension fund, Iron Pillar

    In August, Snapdeal raised $500 million mainly from Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba Group, Foxconn Technology Group and existing investor Softbank Group, which valued the Delhi-based firm at about $4.8 billion post money India’s second largest e-commerce firm Snapdeal on Sunday said it has raised $200 million in fresh funds from investors led by Canada’s Ontario […]

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    ICRISAT incubator plans Rs100 crore fund for agri start-ups

    As part of the incubation programme, the institute had been tying up funds for start-ups but was finding it increasingly difficult to convince mainstream financiers and venture capitalists. Hyderabad: Agri-research institute ICRISAT’s incubation arm is looking to set up aRs.100 crore fund in a year, an initiative that could help small entrepreneurs from the agri-business […]

  • ELECTRONICS
    Centre launches ₹10,000-cr fund to boost electronics manufacturing

    IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad Ads by Google Franklin Templeton MF – 3 Equity Funds with a 20 Year Track Record. Know More and Invest Now! www.franklintempletonmutualfund.in MUMBAI, FEBRUARY 15:   In a bid to kickstart manufacturing in the electronics sector, the Centre on Monday launched a ₹10,000-crore development fund specifically targeted at the semiconductor industry. […]