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PE/VC firms' investments increase by 85% to $11.9 bn during Q1FY21

The value of investments in Q1FY21 was also over 58% higher compared to the immediate previous quarter (which saw $7.5 billion being invested across 231 deals)

Startup Voiro raises $1.8 mn in investment round led by Mela Ventures

This is Mela Ventures' third investment since its first close of the fund in August 2020

Two VC firms form SPAC in US, will seek Indian startups planning IPOs

VC investors Ravi Adusumalli and Shashin Shah will lead the SPAC

VC investors to rely more on AI than a gut feel by 2025: Gartner

Gartner predicts that by 2025, the AI- and data-science-equipped VC or PE investor will become commonplace

How venture capitalists behave

Book review of The Economics of Venture Capital Firm Operations in India

Tips on raising funds from govt agencies and PE firms for your startup

Apart from central and state govt schemes that fund new ideas, you have PE/VC firms, angel investors and incubators to help your business see the light of day; just get your business model right

Venture capital funding in India hits $3.1 billion in fourth quarte: KPMG

This compares to $3.6 billion in the previous quarter, said a KPMG report

What unicorns' coming of age means for big business and retail investors

While foreign investors like Japan's Softbank, China's Alibaba, and the US' Sequoia are big players in the start-up space, India doesn't have a serious VC sector with risk appetite, writes T N Ninan

Venture Catalysts Group to invest Rs 1,000 cr in start-ups in 2021

The Mumbai-based investment firm VCats runs an incubator and a SEBI registered accelerator fund 9Unicorns

Elevation Capital to invest in a dozen startups from $400-mn new fund

The firm, earlier known as SAIF partners, will be deploying the full fund in the next 2-3 years

VC firm Bertelsmann India to invest in up to four startups in next 12 mths

Average ticket size of these investments is expected to be $10 mn

PE investments worth $1.9 bn in August, dipping 53% from July deals

Month has been better than the sub $1 billion monthly run rate seen in the early months of the coronavirus pandemic

Prime Venture Partners ropes in Ashish Gupta as partner emeritus

At Prime, Gupta will be a part of the investment committee and actively involved in the decision-making process of all future investments

How women, immigrants, nonwhites helped American economy boom after WW II

The hopeful truth is that when Americans band together to force open the gates of opportunity for women, for Black men, for the groups that have long been oppressed in our economy, everyone gets ahead

Govt allows startups to issue sweat equity for 10 years after registration

Industry experts expect the move to help startups in terms of enhancing their ability to incentivise personnel and retain talent

PE investments doubled in May thanks to Reliance's Jio Platforms deals

Around $4.6 billion, or 85 per cent of the total deals, invested was in Jio Platforms, the digital arm of Reliance Industries

VC firm Antler launches in India; Urban Ladder co-founder joins as partner

Antler said India is expected to be the third-largest market and grow into a 5 trillion dollar economy, fueling a much higher growth for the digital economy

PE firms express concerns over new FDI rules, say investments will get hit

Urge govt not to slap the rule on PE funds that have already raised money

Parliamentarians partner NGOs, firms to strengthen fight against Covid-19

The action group will be known as Parliamentarians with Innovators for India (PIIndia.org), which aims to spur innovators to solve challenges in areas such as public health, economy, and livelihood.

Coronavirus impact: Early funding of start-ups may hit a stumbling block

This comes as seed investments in India during the January-March quarter, which was hit by the lowest level in five quarters