NEWS March 8, 2016 Investopad launches its third centre in Bengaluru
By: sristy SahaThe platform which has already made close to nine investments in the past year, plans to make close to 15 investments every year at the early stage in small teams focused primarily on technology product investments. Bengaluru: Investopad, a seed fund and early-stage incubator, has launched its third centre in Bengaluru which can house 20 […]
ALL DEALS March 8, 2016 Start-ups should be realistic about valuations: NVP’s Promod Haque and Niren Shah
By: sristy SahaNVP senior managing partner Promod Haque (left) and NVP India managing director Niren Shah. Palo Alto, California-based venture capital firm Norwest Venture Partners (NVP) raised $1.2 billion this week for its 13th global fund, dubbed Norwest Venture Partners XIII LP. This is the third time that the firm, which focuses on early- and growth-stage investments, […]
ALL DEALS March 8, 2016 So where do hiring start-ups hire from?
By: sristy SahaA start-up that wants to make the hiring process easier for others, looking for developers on other platforms – is it a one-off or the norm? Photo: Getty Images/AFP Bengaluru: Swapnil Vats, founder of recruitment start-up Valonia (Valonia Learning and Recruiting Solutions LLP), wrote last year on his LinkedIn profile that he was looking for […]
NEWS March 8, 2016 Retail-tech start-up SnapBizz raises $7.2 million
By: sristy SahaThe Bengaluru-based company, which was started in 2013, had earlier received seed funding of $1.7 million from Qualcomm, Jungle Ventures, National Research Foundation of Singapore, Taurus Value Creation and Blume Ventures. Bengaluru: SnapBizz Cloudtech Pvt Ltd, a start-up that devises technology for corner grocery stores, has raised $7.2 million in an investment round led by […]
ALL DEALS March 8, 2016 Start-up India good way to spend taxpayers’ money: poll
By: sristy SahaPrime Minister Narendra Modi laid out an action plan for start-up enterprises, proposing self-certification related to nine labour and environment laws and said no government inspectors will visit start-ups in the first three years after their launch. Photo: PTI A majority of the respondents to an instaVaani poll have backed the Start-Up India programme launched […]
ALL DEALS March 8, 2016 Amazon pumps Rs1,696 crore into Indian unit
By: sristy SahaThe latest infusion, which came in December, is the single largest tranche of funds received by Amazon Seller Services Pvt. Ltd, the Indian unit of Amazon, since 2014, according to documents filed with the Registrar of Companies. Photo: Reuters Bengaluru: Amazon.com Inc., the world’s largest online retailer, has infused an additional Rs.1,696 crore into its […]
ALL DEALS March 8, 2016 Labour ministry moves to ease compliance norms for start-ups
By: sristy SahaStart-ups are likely to create more than 100,000 jobs in 2016 and 225,000 jobs in 2018. Photo: Mint New Delhi: The labour and employment ministry on Sunday took steps to relax labour-related compliance measures for start-ups, a week after Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the Start-up India initiative. The ministry has decided to exempt start-ups […]
ALL DEALS March 8, 2016 Norwest to step up India investment
By: sristy SahaNorwest’s India portfolio currently includes internet companies like travel portal Yatra, Quikr, Pepperfry and food delivery startup Swiggy. Mumbai: Norwest Venture Partners, one of the largest venture capital firms globally which has invested $700 million (about Rs.4,730 crore) in the country so far, will step up startup investments here in 2016. “In the past 15 […]
ALL DEALS March 8, 2016 Power2SME names Nandan Nilekani as strategic investor
By: sristy SahaPower2SME sources raw materials such as chemicals, additives, inks, paints, metals and polymer commodities for its clients. Bengaluru: Power2SME (BEBB India Pvt. Ltd), a start-up that makes procurement easier for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), announced on Monday that Infosys Ltd co-founder and former Unique Identification Authority of India head Nandan Nilekani has become a […]
ALL DEALS March 8, 2016 2016—the year of discounted valuations
By: sristy SahaThe speculation is about which two will first join hands in 2016 to compete with the US leader—Amazon—that has doubled in market cap in the last year and remains the formidable force to reckon with. Photo: Bloomberg 2015 was the year of discounted products. 2016 will be the year of discounted valuations. When will be […]
ALL DEALS March 8, 2016 Buildzar raises $4 million from Puneet Dalmia
By: sristy SahaThe company claims to get 750-800 orders a month with an average order size of Rs67,000. New Delhi: Glow Homes Technologies Pvt. Ltd, which owns and operates Buildzar, an e-commerce portal for construction materials, has raised $4 million from Puneet Dalmia, managing director of Dalmia Bharat Ltd. Dalmia has made the investment in his individual […]
ALL DEALS March 8, 2016 Ratan Tata backs start-up Teabox, turning active venture investor in retirement
By: sristy SahaThe deal is the latest of about 25 personal investments that Ratan Tata has made in start-ups, helping spark an e-commerce boom in India along the way. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint Singapore: Ratan Tata, who stepped down as the chairman of the $100 billion Tata Group in 2012, is taking a stake in an online start-up […]
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