Inventus Capital Closes Second fund at $106M
The new fund is around twice the size of its maiden fund, which raised a little over $50 million during 2007-09. India-focused early-stage investment firm Inventus Capital Partners has officially...
View ArticleInventus VC John Dougery focuses on service startups with new $106M fund
Venture investor John Dougery has twice as much money to invest from Inventus Capital’s new $106 million fund but he plans to remain focused on early stage services startups in the U.S. and India....
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It’s a services world: How $1.99 a month can help a company reap millions
With the announcement of Nest’s acquisition by Google for $3.2 billion last week, the entire technology industry was thrown into hypergear deliberating why there was such a high price placed on...
View ArticleKanwal Rekhi’s new fund: Focus on non-capital intensive cos
Kanwal Rekhi is building up his new fund and says he’s looking at non-capital-intensive companies in sectors like healthcare, education, financial services, and those that have a strong technology...
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FarFaria Raises $3.25M To Bring Children’s Books To The iPad (And Eventually...
FarFaria, which has built a children’s subscription book service for the iPad, is announcing that it has raised $3.25 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Inventus Capital Partners, with...
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What Not To Do: Lessons From ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’
Much like love and hate, a fine line exists between great entrepreneurship and good old-fashioned con artistry. It goes without saying that entrepreneurs have a magical way of building something out...
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What drew Inventus to redBus, Cbazaar and Savaari: The Parag Dhol interview
Flush with a second fund of US $106 million, and plans to place bigger bets on Indian startups, Inventus (India) Advisors MD Parag Dhol sat down for a conversation with YourStory to share insights on...
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Analysing SaaS IPOs: the past, present and future
It’s been almost 10 years since Salesforce.com filed for IPO, on June 23 2004. And with a 56.4% gain in initial trading, it was the first genuine indicator of the huge monetisation potential in...
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The Rise of Indian-Americans In U.S. Business
Indian-Americans, who account for only about 1 percent of the U.S. population, have ascended to a disproportionately influential position in American medicine, academia, corporations and especially the...
View ArticleIntel, Ascent invest Rs 94 crore in Indian big data startup Vizury
BANGALORE: Intel Capital, the venture capital arm of world’s largest chip maker, has led a $16 million (Rs 94 crore) funding round in Bangalore-based big-data analytics startup Vizury. Private equity...
View ArticleFUNDRAISING RULE OF THUMB: $19M, $9M AND $4M
Getting hung up on a high valuation can quickly take the wind out of your entrepreneurial sails. For most first-time entrepreneurs, deciding on the right valuation can often seem arbitrary and...
View ArticleMANAGERS VERSUS ENTREPRENEURS
What is the difference between a manager and an entrepreneur? Is one better for society than the other? These are questions that frequently arise during our mentoring sessions with young college...
View ArticleLEAN VC: WHY SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL IN VENTURE CAPITAL
The Kaufmann Foundation recently noted in a controversial review in the Wall Street Journal that, of its past 20 years of investing in nearly 100 venture funds, “Only four of thirty venture capital...
View ArticleAs VC cash pours into India, buyout firms head for exits
Naspers Ltd., the South African internet services firm, had just acquired Manu Rekhi’s India bus ticketing serviceredBus.in, in a $120 million transaction that, amid a din of billion-dollar deals in...
View ArticleIn Search of The Elusive Billion
By Sanghamitra Manda for Fortune India A pioneer startup support programme is aiming to take four Indian firms to the Unicorn Club. Bangalore-based mobile marketing company ZipDial (known for its...
View ArticleRecruitment Startup Aasaanjobs Raises Seed Round Of Funding Of $1.5m From...
Aasaanjobs.com, a recruitment portal for blue collared and entry level white collared workers in India announced that it has raised $1.5M in its seed round, from venture capital funds, IDG Ventures...
View Article#Outlook15: What Indian Investors Plan To Do in 2015
As a part of our #Outlook15 series, we asked venture capital firms – Nexus Venture Partners, Blume Ventures, Helion Venture Partners, GrowthStory, LightSpeed Venture Partners and Inventus Capital...
View ArticleEarly-stage startups should be wary of fund-raising pitfalls
BENGALURU: Entrepreneurs nurturing young companies are liable to strike poor bargains with investors in their quest to raise money, according to startup industry practitioners, highlighting the need...
View ArticleContent startups bank on technology to lure investors as new YouTube economy...
BENGALURU: Start-ups engaged in the business of producing content are hopeful of attracting more investments this year especially if they can showcase technology that promises a massive reach. The...
View ArticleIt’s a feast or famine situation in the Indian start-up scene
I recall watching The Truth About Cats and Dogs in the late 90s. The plot revolved around a plain-looking radio show host, Abby (played by Janeane Garofalo), and her attractive friend Noelle (Uma...
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