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March 11, 2016 Qdesq raises funds from investor Dheeraj Jain, others
Qdesq acts as an aggregator for sharing vacant work desks, offices, conference rooms etc. Qdesq Realtech Pvt Ltd, an on-demand platform for sharing and renting office space, has raised an undisclosed amount in its seed round from a group of investors led by Dheeraj Jain, partner at Redcliffe Capital, a UK-based hedge fund. Other investors […]
NEWS March 9, 2016 KartRocket raises $2 million from Japanese investor
New Delhi-based KartRocket caters to the small and medium enterprises market in India by enabling merchants to go online. New Delhi: BigFoot Retail Solutions Pvt. Ltd, which owns and operates e-commerce-enabling solutions provider KartRocket, on Tuesday said it has raised $2 million from an undisclosed Japanese investor, in addition to $6 million it raised in […]
ALL DEALS March 8, 2016 Power2SME names Nandan Nilekani as strategic investor
Power2SME 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 Ratan Tata backs start-up Teabox, turning active venture investor in retirement
The 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 […]
NEWS 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 […]
