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March 8, 2016 Govin Capital signs agreement with IIT Madras Incubation Cell
Chennai: Singapore-based Govin Capital signed an agreement with Indian Institute of Technology Madras Incubation Cell to offer Bio-Entrepreneurial education and accelerate Med-tech and Life-Sciences start-ups from the wider IITM community. Govin Capital is focused on early-stage medtech and technology startups in Singapore and India will also be mentoring start-ups at IITM’s bio-incubator and medtech Incubator […]
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March 4, 2016 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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March 4, 2016 Sequoia Capital top venture capital investor of 2015
While Sequoia Capital backed 48 start-ups, New Enterprise Associates—the second most prolific venture capital firm—was involved in 44 deals, according to start-up tracker Tracxn. Bengaluru: Sequoia Capital and New Enterprise Associates were the most prolific venture capital firms last year globally in terms of the number of deals, backing 48 and 44 start-ups, respectively. The […]
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March 3, 2016 Start-ups, venture capital backers turn to investment banks for deals
Investors pumped in more than $9 billion into start-ups over the past two years. Photo: Priyanka Parashar/Mint Bengaluru/New Delhi: Weak business models and a funding slowdown are forcing many Indian consumer Internet start-ups and their venture capital (VC) backers to seek help from investment bankers in order to secure fresh funds from new investors or […]
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March 2, 2016 Govt plans start-up center for capital goods sector
Photo: Mint Mumbai: The Indian government has decided to create a ‘start-up centre’ for the capital goods industry and will also launch a technology development fund for the sector. The ministry of heavy industries and public enterprises, on Monday, while announcing national capital goods policy 2016, said it will create a start up centre for […]
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March 2, 2016 RAW Pressery gets fresh funds from Sequoia Capital, others
Started in 2013 by the former marketer as an experiment to fill the gaps in India’s health beverages market, RAW Pressery has become a fad among fitness enthusiasts. Rakyan Beverages Pvt. Ltd, the maker of organic cold-pressed juices sold under the brand RAW Pressery, has raised close to $4.5 million in series B funding from […]
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March 1, 2016 As smartphone sales surge, Indian app makers lure venture capital
Photo: Mint Bengaluru: Foreign venture funds are stepping up investments in Indian mobile application makers, betting a surge in smartphone sales in the country will drive demand for home-grown apps, mirroring the trend in world’s biggest mobile phone market China. San Francisco-based incubator and venture capital firm 500 Startups on Tuesday launched a $25 million […]
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February 24, 2016 This City Just Unseated New York City as the Billionaire Capital of the World
Beijing just surpassed New York City to become the city with the most billionaires in the world. A hundred billionaires are based in the Chinese capital compared to New York City’s 95, according to findings from theHurun Global Rich List, an annual wealth ranking from the Shanghai-based Hurun Report. Bill Gates and Warren Buffett are […]
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