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March 26, 2016 Ratan Tata-backed Bollant to complete Rs 20 crore fund raising by April
ALSO READ Ratan Tata invests in TeaBox, joins boardRatan Tata’s love affair with start-upsOnline marketplace OfBusiness raises $5 million in Series-A fundingPai, Tata strike most deals as angel investors in 2015 Hyderabad-based Bollant Industries, in which Ratan Tata has made an investment recently, is planning to complete a Rs 20-crore fundraising in April to fund […]
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March 16, 2016 DogSpot raises funds from Ratan Tata, others
Dheeraj Jain, partner at Redcliffe Capital, a UK-based hedge fund, existing investors Ronnie Screwvala, K. Ganesh and early-stage investment firm India Quotient were among others who invested. New Delhi: PetsGlam Services Pvt. Ltd that runs online pet supplies store Dogspot.in on Monday said Ratan Tata, chairman emeritus of Tata Sons Ltd, has invested in the […]
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March 11, 2016 Tracxn secures funding from Ratan Tata
Tracxn provides information on start-ups to over 6,000 clients across India, the US, the Middle East, South-East Asia and Europe, and claims to sign up at least one new client every day. Tracxn Technologies Pvt. Ltd, a data analytics company that tracks start-ups, has secured funding from Ratan Tata, chairman emeritus of Tata Sons Ltd, […]
NEWS March 8, 2016 Ratan Tata invests in baby products retailer FirstCry
FirstCry offers 1,200 national and international brands with over 90,000 unique products. The range serves the needs of children ranging from new born to six years. New Delhi: Baby products retailer FirstCry on Thursday said it has raised an undisclosed amount in a fresh round of funding by Ratan Tata, chairman emeritus of Tata Sons […]
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 […]
ALL DEALS March 4, 2016 Ratan Tata says some start-up valuations ‘pricey’
File photo.Ratan Tata has invested in more than 25 Indian start-ups over the past 24 months. Photo: Abhijit Bhatlekar/Mint Mumbai: Ratan Tata said his investments in start-ups are aimed at enabling goods and services to reach a large section of the population, although the chairman emeritus of Tata Sons Ltd admitted that valuations of some […]
NEWS March 4, 2016 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 […]
ALL DEALS March 4, 2016 Ratan Tata invests in B2B industrial goods start-up Moglix
A file photo of Ratan Tata. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint New Delhi: Moglilabs Pvt. Ltd which runs business-to-business (B2B) industrial products marketplace Moglix on Monday said it has raised an undisclosed amount from Ratan Tata, chairman emeritus of Tata Sons Ltd. The company in October raised a pre-series A round of $1.5 million from venture capital […]
ALL DEALS March 2, 2016 Ratan Tata invests in retail tech start-up Snapbizz
SnapBizz had earlier raised $7.2 million in an investment round led by venture capital firms Jungle Ventures, Taurus Value Creation, Konly Venture and Blume Ventures in January. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint Bengaluru: SnapBizz Cloudtech Pvt. Ltd, which devises technology for grocery stores, said it raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Ratan Tata, chairman emeritus of […]
