Page 9 - Latest Updates on Venture Capital
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
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India Quotient raises fourth fund worth $80mn for 'game-changing' startups
Venture capital fund has funded close to 70 startups over the last eight years.
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Venture capital starts 2021 with a bang after record Q4: Goldman
The 130% surge in year-to-date funding was led by Robinhood, Cruise Automation, Lalamove, Didi Cargo and Databricks, which cumulatively have raised over $9.4 billion
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Alphabet's VC arm backs OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei's 'Nothing' company
The funding would help 'Nothing' to release its first smart devices in the coming months.
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Alphabet's VC arm backs OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei's 'Nothing' Company
The Nothing founder left OnePlus last year to focus on his new company
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Inflows into RIL arms take 2020 PE, VC investments close to 2019 level
Private equity and venture capital fund investments in India stood at $47.6 billion in 2020
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PE/VC investments in 2020 at par with 2019 at $47.6 billion, says EY-IVCA
Investments in Reliance Group entities worth S$17.3 billion accounted for 36% of all PE/VC investments in 2020
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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
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Kerala plans to set up dedicated VC fund, open govt market for startups
Fund to be set up with backing of public sector banks and Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation
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London resilient at top of European tech investment table despite Covid-19
London retained its position as the top European destination for tech venture capital in 2020, with levels near the record amount of the year before despite the impact of coronavirus
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Lalit Jalan, ex-CEO of Reliance Infra, joins as 3Lines India Chairman
The four-year-old firm based out of Denver, Colorado, invests in AI-enabled and disruptive software technology-based startup companies
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Mittal Jr ups his reputation as VC investor as firm invests $500 mn so far
Mittal Junior will not divulge how much the company has invested so far, but he admits that the investments range from $10 million, which is the minimum threshold, to $50 million
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Zoom's Eric Yuan, top Silicon Valley VC invest in retail-tech firm Arzooo
Funding amount not known; Arzooo is Yuan's first India investment. Bill Tai has 22 IPOs to his credit, was among first investors in Twitter, Zoom Video, Wish.com, Canva, and ColorGenomics
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Real estate sector propels PE/VC deal activity in October, says report
Private equity exits have witnessed a slowdown
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PE/VCs pumped in $8.4 billion in Oct 2020, growth of 163% over Oct 19
Significant jump in PE/VC investments was primarily on account of investments worth $3.3 billion made in Reliance Retail Ventures
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Early-stage VC firm Inflexor aims to close Rs 500-crore fund by March
The proceeds will be invested in about 25 companies over the next few years
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The Big Four, VCs and start-ups
If the Big Tech companies get broken up and their powers to acquire get significantly curbed therefore, the whole ecosystem will need to change
Software Technology Parks of India to launch a VC fund to support start-ups
This scheme will support around 300 start-ups for the next three years by offering Rs 25 lakh risk capital and Rs 10,000 internship per startup
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Jan to Sep VC investments down nearly 17 per cent YoY to $6.5 billion
Education topped the table with nearly $1.755 billion as against $379 million last year, followed by real estate which received $754 million
PE-VC firms invest $26.3 billion in Jan-Sep 2020; down 2 per cent YoY
Investments in RIL subsidiaries deals have managed to arrest the overall decline in PE-VC investment figures in 2020
