No major deals above the value of USD 300 million happened last month, causing the decline from January, which registered deals worth USD 3.5 billion, according to a report released by consultancy firm EY on Wednesday.
The final policy may be out only after formation of the new government, according to sources
ITeS company Mphasis chairman Jerry Rao has invested an undisclosed amount in Royal Orchid Group of Hotels after joining the group's board of directors.
Venture capital funds and private equity investors disbursed an estimated $1.3 billion in India in 2004, a growth of 49 per cent over the previous year
Under Sebi guidelines, AIFs can operate broadly in three categories.
FirstCry is omni-channel player with presence across desktop, mobile and offline routes offering baby and maternity products in India.
American venture capital firm Matrix Partners on Tuesday began its operations in Bangalore with an aim to promote 17 of the 27 technology companies it has invested in.
'An entrepreneur should always remain under pressure or he will die,' Vineet Rai tells Anjuli Bhargava.
Coming from a family that has a 140-year history of growing coffee, Siddhartha, 59, initially dabbled in stock trading and wanted to work as an investment banker in Mumbai after completing his Master's in Economics from Mangalore University.
Chanda Kochhar said the only comforting factor is that investors pouring in money into such startups are 'mature'.
India now has 402 million internet users - second only to China.
Indraprastha Gas on Tuesday said it has obtained the approval of FIPB for transfer of equity shares to non-resident Indians, foreign institutional investors and foreign venture capital funds in its proposed initial public offer.
Former Bell Labs president Arun Netravali is setting up a $250 million venture capital fund which will invest in the United States-based start-up companies in telecom and technology areas, which would be outsourcing to India.
Should we really pay attention to them, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.
UTI Venture Funds and TDA Capital Partners have invested $2.3 million for a minority stake in RevIT Systems Private Limited and its subsidiary, Sherpa Business Solutions, a healthcare and publishing BPO company, based in Chennai.
An increasing number of b-school graduates are exploring tea-based services and products for businesses and some of them have tasted success too.
The July-September quarter saw significant deal momentum.
Indian private equity funds raised $1.5 billion up to June 2003 as against $1.60 billion in the entire 2002, indicating signs of a pick-up in venture fund activity.
The announcement comes after the government launched a high-decibel campaign.
Overall, cumulative direct investment from China stood at just $2.05 billion till June 2018, according to consolidated DIPP figures
In 2014, the country witnessed 800 new companies starting up, taking the total number of start-ups to 3,100, Nasscom said.
Venture capitalists invested more than $400 million in India so far this year and the VC funding sector was all set to witness a positive growth in 2003, after significant decline in the previous two years, a top industry expert said in Bangalore.
Young Indian entrepreneurs hope to share some of the limelight too at the Hyderabad event.
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