IT body Nasscom has helped four start-ups raise funding of Rs 40 lakh as part of its programme to help entrepreneurs turn their ideas into successful businesses.
India is world's one of the biggest e-commerce markets.
Private equity investing can be rewarding, but an investor needs to be patient as exiting can be tricky and these assets do not provide instant liquidity.
Under Sebi guidelines, AIFs can operate broadly in three categories.
'We look at firms that can be regional or global leaders.'
Total exit value breached the $10 billion mark for the first time to touch $10.3 billion this calendar, from $9.4 billion in 2015
Let start-ups be start-ups until they become grown-ups, let young entrepreneurs be experimental and bold, let VCs do their job, but for God's sake, the nation must prime the real grown-ups to solve the imminent issues., says R Gopalakrishnan.
The government on Wednesday approved Rs 10,000 crore (Rs 100 billion) 'Fund of Funds for Startups' to support them with an aim to generate employment for 18 lakh persons.
Private equity and VC investments declined by 50 per cent. E-commerce deals lowest in value, volume in over 24 months. T E Narasimhan decodes the new EY report.
Sidbi acquires Ahmedabad-based start-up at hefty premium; founders deny link to govt.
This could change the way diamonds are traded.
The Goa police on Friday arrested four employees of the store.
Judith Faulkner's entrepreneurial journey could well be a case study for people worldwide.
Growing protectionism in their main markets - the US and the UK - has forced them to hire local workers, upending the cost arbitrage model they had built their business on.
According to data from Venture Intelligence, PEs invested in two mobile payment solutions firms each in 2009, 2010 and 2011. This grew to four deals in 2012 and five deals in 2013.
When the government is out to get Mallya, why is it quiet about those people who are responsible for Air India's massive losses is a million dollar question
'Indian startups have raised $3.5 billion in funding in the first half of 2015'.
People who have worked with Mukesh Bansal describe him as approachable and extremely polite but someone who likes to maintain a strict work schedule.
By 2020, we should have some 10 listed sports companies, with one or two big enough to be on the Sensex
Microsoft founder Bill Gates with an estimated fortune of $78 billion heads the list
Rishabh Lawania's three tips for success: 1. Innovate. 2. Fail fast. 3. Always see ahead of time.
Indian policy-makers must see the choices before them as economic, not moral, ones, says Ajit Balakrishnan.
The amount millenials spend on eating out is changing everything about the eating-out business.
India has 53 achievers on the list, second only to China which has 76 honorees.
Sebi, however, allowed wilful defaulters to make counter-offers to avoid hostile takeovers
In 2012, private equity investments touched $7.5 billion.
Wipro, has set up a venture capital (VC) fund that will look at investing in early-to-middle stage technology start-ups globally.
The Bharatiya Janata Party's vision document for Bihar promises to shower freebies on all sections of society if comes to power.
On the investor side, we realised most of the funds have foreign capital, thus closing down the opportunity to the Indian investor.
The family office category was up 38 per cent, led by names such as Ratan Tata, Ronnie Screwvala and various Infosys co-founders.
Upbeat on the rapidly evolving entrepreneurial environment in the country, Cisco has created a $40 million (over Rs 240 crore) fund, a first by the networking solutions giant in any of its present geographies.
Nasscom has identified 4-5 different areas and is taking these recommendations to the government.
CBDT circular issued last month had raised multiple taxation concerns.
Vani Kola left behind a stellar career as an entrepreneur in the US.
Experts are betting big on the clause that talks of capital gains.
Sahara Group got other much-needed relief with the apex court lifting its embargo of permitting it to sell only 19 properties.
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Sebi has been engaged in a long-running case with Sahara group over refund of more than Rs 24,000 crore (about $five billion) collected by two Sahara companies from more than three crore investors through issue of certain bonds.
Sebi has been engaged in a long-running case with Sahara group over refund of more than Rs 24,000 crore (about $five billion) collected by two Sahara companies from more than three crore investors through issue of certain bonds.
Investors seem to be very keen on investing in startups.
The European Commission said this month that EU member states should only ban "sharing economy" services as a last resort.
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