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November 1, 2016 Male Investors Aren’t the Only Ones Biased Against Female Entrepreneurs
In a recent Wall Street Journal column, John Greathouse argued that female entrepreneurs might hide their gender when seeking fundraising. This article generated a firestorm of criticism, leading Greathouse to apologize for his comments. While Greathouse’s op-ed wasn’t a great column and deserved criticism, the negative reaction to it missed an important insight. The source […]
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March 16, 2016 Early-stage VC investors dominate CB Insights top 20
Rebecca Lynn, co-founder of Canvas Ventures, who is among CB Insights’s top 20 venture capitalists. Photo: Jason Henry/The New York Times For the last few years, the spotlight in start-up investing has largely shone on those who poured money into a company when it was already well along on a growth path. It turns out […]
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March 10, 2016 JustRide raises $400,000 from a group of angel investors
A screen grab of JustRide website New Delhi: Self drive car rental aggregator JustRide has raised $400,000 in a pre-Series A round from a group of angel investors including Dheeraj Jain, partner at Redcliffe Capital. JustRide said it will use the money to enhance its technology. The company is in advanced talks with an Indian […]
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ALL DEALS 
March 8, 2016 Indian start-ups at risk as investors step back, PM Modi’s fund falls short
Flipkart and Snapdeal have attracted big-name backers like Accel Partners, Temasek Holdings and SoftBank, enthused by growth potential. Photo: Hemant Mishra/Mint Mumbai: After pumping billions of dollars into Indian Internet start-ups in the last 24 months, global investors are cutting that flood back to a trickle as dreams of huge online sales are clouded by […]
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ALL DEALS 
March 3, 2016 Affimity raises $1.2 million from Silicon Valley angel investors
Affimity allows users to focus on their passions and specific interests, filtering out irrelevant content and displaying only those posts that are relevant to the users’ interests. It currently has over 35 channels. Mumbai: Bengaluru-based social networking start-up Affimity Inc. said on Wednesday it has raised $1.2 million in angel funding from a group of […]
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ALL DEALS 
March 3, 2016 Why investors are interested in CarDekho
CarDekho.com boasts of investors such as Ratan Tata, Times Internet, Sequoia, Hillhouse Capital, Tybourne Capital and HDFC Bank, and is valued at $300 million. Clearly, it has no dearth of investors or money. New Delhi: The presence of CarDekho.com, promoted by Jaipur-based IT firm Girnar Soft, at the recently-concluded Delhi Auto Expo was intimidating. The […]
