Page 7 - Venture Capitalists
Top headlines: World Bank's $1 bn aid for India as ADB cuts growth estimate
Business Standard brings to you the top headlines of the day
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Top headlines: Steel firms struggle, state finances to take a hit, and more
From Uber and BigBasket joining hands to deliver essentials, oil producers seeking relief from govt to venture capitalists warning start-ups, Business Standard brings you top headlines of the day
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Be prepared for the worst of Covid-19: Venture Capitalists tell start-ups
In an open letter to start-ups, these VCs pointed out that start-up founders will 'inevitably be faced with difficult decisions' on execution for the next 21-30 days
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PE-VC companies invest $5.9 billion across 164 deals in the Q4FY20
The latest quarter witnessed 14 PE-VC investments worth $100 million or more, down from the 20 such transactions in the same period last year
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Nasscom, Japan join hands to match startups and tech firms with VCs
Nasscom has been looking to expand into more markets to reduce its over dependence on US and UK, which together make up more than 70 per cent of its exports, as of last financial year.
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The future of impact investing
Three major trends to consider when designing the Social Stock Exchange
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Venture Capital firm 3one4 raises Rs 400 crore for its third fund
Fund managed by Pranav and Siddartha Pai, sons of former Infosys director and CFO T V Mohandas Pai, has invested in 50 startups so far
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Accel India raises $550 million fund VI to invest on tech start-ups
Counted among top VCs, Accel has 117 active investments including Flipkart, Swiggy and Freshworks
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From Deepika Padukone to Aamir Khan, celebrities walk the start-up lane
This year alone, at least half a dozen movie celebrities and sports stars like Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Sunil Shetty, Akshay Kumar and M S Dhoni have pumped in money into start-ups
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Operating strength of fund-2 helped Lightbox raise fund-3: Sandeep Murthy
Partner Sandeep Murthy tells Ranju Sarkar how the operating performance of the investee firms from its second fund helped the VC firm raise the third fund
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Billionaire venture capitalist Vinod Khosla bets on innovative start-ups
Khosla also sees AI replacing doctors, such as radiologists
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Failure a tremendous experience, increases probability of success: Nilekani
Vinod Khosla was of the view that more money an entrepreneur raises initially, the less likely he or she is going to succeed
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CCD crisis: Without failure, you can't have big success, says Vinod Khosla
He says that there are a lot of start-ups in India now than five years ago
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VCs take networking pitch to badminton court
A dozen-odd head honchos of marquee venture funds gathered at the Siri Fort Squash & Badminton Stadium in New Delhi on Thursday
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Why design is important for venture capitalists
Organisations are turning to design thinkers to encourage innovation
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The top 5 venture capitalists worldwide
A research firm that follows the venture capital industry, produced a data-driven list
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'Won't invest in women CEOs': Sexism is alive and kicking in the VC space
It turns out there's still a lot of work to be done, reports Tech in Asia
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After belt tightening, venture capitalists see more promise in 2017
Much of 2016 proved to be a less ebullient time for the once red-hot start-up market
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5 things to keep in mind when looking for the right VC
You need to see if they will help you out in a tight spot, reports Tech in Asia
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World's top 10 VCs
Here is a peek at the world's top venture capitalists (VCs) according to research firm CB Insights
