Silicon Valley’s rising VC firm Menlo backs Unitary HelionMenlo is known for its early bets on companies like ride-hailing giant Uber and eyewear brand Warby Parker, besides online pharmacy Pillpac...
31 Aug, 2018, 08.07 AM IST
Trump administration's proposed H-1B visa reforms induces e-learning platform Simplilearn to switch focusThis move comes as large technology companies get keen on skill training of employees in the wake of the proposed H-1B visa reforms in the ...
17 Feb, 2017, 10.18 AM IST
Education tech start-ups gaining investor attentionFidelity, SAIF and Helion pumped $ 10 million into the online test preparation platform Toppr, while Accel and Tiger Global invested $ 5 mi...
10 May, 2015, 03.06 PM IST
How the Housing CEO resignation episode could be an eye-opener for Indian entrepreneursDo founders with scant ownership grow to care less about their companies? Just how much stake should they dilute to investors?
08 May, 2015, 10.00 AM IST
Online test preparation startup Toppr raises Rs 63 crore from investorsThe new round will be used by Toppr to invest in technology and marketing. The Mumbai-based startup acquired Jodhpur based EasyPrep last mo...
07 May, 2015, 01.12 PM IST
Mayfield India, others invest Rs 90 crore in SimplilearnThe deal where Mayfield has pumped in half the invested amount included investment of Rs 25 crore from Helion, while Kalaari put in Rs 20 c...
20 Jan, 2015, 12.58 PM IST
VCs rake in $1 bn-plus record funds to invest in India's booming startup sectorIncreasing Internet adoption, global software startups being built out of India & rising interest by domestic funds is helping VCs raise ne...
18 Nov, 2014, 10.21 AM IST
Venture capitals looking to make multiple bets on India's Rs 4,800 crore hiring spaceThe Gurgaon-based startup was founded last year by 25-year-old Gupta and 26-year-old IIT Delhi graduate Harsimran Walia.
09 Oct, 2014, 09.48 AM IST
Ten years later, Indian hiring companies catch venture capital eye againIndia's recruitment sector is back on the agenda of venture capital investors after more than a decade as they back a set of niche startups...
08 Oct, 2014, 09.26 AM IST
Fearful of missing the bus, venture capitalists are now catching startups at birthVenture capitalists are taking riskier but smaller bets in early stage funding rounds of startups as they are apprehensive of missing bus, ...
13 Sep, 2014, 12.47 PM IST
Sequoia Capital says raises $530 million India-focused fundNearly 98% of the new fund came from Sequoia’s existing limited partners such as university endowments, pension funds and family offices.
30 May, 2014, 04.45 AM IST
Internet companies gear up for public listings debutInvestors are betting that India's poor track record in providing decent exits for venture capital investments will soon improve with about...
30 Oct, 2013, 05.48 PM IST
Six internet companies, including PubMatic and BharatMatrimony.com poised to go publicMatch-making portal BharatMatrimony .com and advertising technology venture PubMatic are expected to lead the next wave of initial public o...
29 Oct, 2013, 10.46 AM IST
- Deal scene braces for change this year, blockbuster deals will cede the spotlight
The promise of big returns that kept global risk capital investors tied to India for over three years is fraying.
04 Jan, 2013, 06.00 AM IST
- Mobile commerce sets cash register ringing for companies
The nascent Indian mobile commerce market is taking surefooted steps to maturity.
20 Jun, 2008, 12.43 AM IST
- Silicon Valley VCs buy India growth story
Silicon Valley VCs are tweaking their investment strategies for India with consumer-styled businesses such as retail and restaurant chains....
17 May, 2008, 11.45 AM IST
- Silicon Valley VCs eye non-IT startups
Some Silicon Valley tech-focused venture capital firms (VCs) are now looking at non-IT emerging sectors to invest in India. Small towns, bi...
24 Nov, 2007, 10.30 AM IST