VCFs plan to disinvest their IT holdings to ITeS firms and gain from local markets
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Tough market conditions are also throwing challenges before the companies to get good investments, while weakness in primary market is also making the exit difficult for pre-IPO investors, Sebi Chairman U K Sinha said.
The Andhra Pradesh government plans to set up an animation and gaming city in Hyderabad to promote the industry.
Not just from the likes of Alibaba and Didi Chuxing, Indian startups saw a surge in Chinese funding from financial investors in 2019. This is a seven-fold jump from $459 million in 2016.
Total investments in the first six months of 2017 was a record $11.34 billion
Citigroup's private equity arm Citigroup Venture Capital International, Baring Private Equity, TPG and 3i are the front-runners to acquire an equity stake in Sharekhan, the retail brokerage arm of the Mumbai-based SSKI group.
According to a survey by community platform LocalCircles, early-stage start-ups, funding dependent start-ups and many small businesses will soon be fighting for survival as the spurt in coronavirus cases hits them hard.
The NSE, along with financial institutions like IL&FS and IDBI, has proposed to set up a special exchange.
ICICI Bank said on Thursday it has constituted a Rs 100 crore (Rs 1 billion) loan fund for assisting companies engaged in the green business or abetting eco-friendly activity.
The issue will carry a small price band to make it affordable to the retail investor. The company will issue 3,736.15 million shares.
Technology solutions provider Caritor has reached an agreement with Citigroup Venture Capital International to make an investment in Caritor for joint strategic initiatives.
Sabse has several patents in the arena of call-control and switching of calls.
India has emerged as the most favoured private equity destination attracting $1,239.22 million worth of investments in January, surpassing Asian giants like China and Japan, a study says.
The fund, which generally funds around 2-3 companies every quarter, is expected to invest in three more companies in July.
As many as 11,500 startups would come up in the country employing over 2,50,000 people by 2020, according to key findings of India Start-up Report 2014 of industry body Nasscom.
Rajasthan has lined up a slew of incentives and benefits for startups to set up base there as the state aims to become a technology hub like, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.
The Securities and Exchange Board of India on Monday approved guidelines for real estate mutual funds.
IIT-ians share some common values -- even those from different IITs demonstrate these similarities. These are basically a down-to-earth approach, good work ethics and an application of our mind to problems and challenges.
In the US someone with a promising technology idea can easily get access to financial backing, and this is precisely what has been missing in India's innovation landscape.
This article broadly explains the various steps of the evaluation process carried out by venture capitalists while financing a project.
India's largest private equity fund management company IL&FS Investment Managers Ltd said on Tuesday it will invest $100 million in QVC Realty making it the first venture capital-backed real estate start-up in the country.
Many believe he would soon start a new venture.
Guruji.com, founded by two Delhi IIT graduates, on Thursday launched the country's first local Internet search engine, with a commitment of $7 million from a leading Indian venture capital firm.
With razor-sharp focus on deliveries and customer experience, powered by strong in-house technology built ground-up, Swiggy is emerging as the food ordering platform of choice.
Ajit Balakrishnan offers a New Year resolution for our policy-makers.
The country has the opportunity of creating new business models, products and services for the poor not just at home, but for countries in Africa and Latin America.
Unlike many peers in the VC space, LSE grad Juneja doesn't have an entrepreneurial background but is said to be strong in finance skills
Citigroup's private equity arm Citigroup Venture Capital International has acquired 85 per cent stake in retail brokerage Sharekhan for about Rs 470-480 crore (Rs 4.7 to Rs 4.8 billion).
Global technology venture capital firm Norwest Venture Partners, has announced the formation of $650 million fund.
Housing Development Finance Corporation on Wednesday announced its foray into the real estate fund business by launching 'HDFC Property Fund' in association with the State Bank of India.
An early stage venture capital fund recently raised a Rs 100 crore (Rs 1 billion) Mauritius-based fund to invest in Indian real estate and plans to raise a similar fund later this year.
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