VC investments into Indian cos double to $259 mn

Investments by global venture capitalists in Indian companies more than doubled to $259 million during the first quarter of 2010, with business and financial services firms accounting for a major......

US VC investment halves globally; down 29%

American venture capital investment globally halved in the March quarter of 2009, dipping to a five-year low of$1.87 billion, while in India it was down by 29 per cent. In India, US venture......

VC funding up 66 per cent in '07

Venture capitalists (VCs) invested around $928 million (around Rs 3,700 crore) in 80 India-based firms during 2007 -- a 166 per cent increase over the $349 million invested in 36 deals in 2006 --,......