Unitus gets Rs 100 crore from Bill Gates, DellWhile the first fund was focused on healthcare and education, this fund will also have significant focus on fintech, said Srikrishna Ramamo...
30 Apr, 2018, 11.20 AM IST
‘You can think about investing in India as you would in the Valley, not so in China’"One thing is clear there are only two emerging markets that have truly high scale opportunity in startup demand — India and China," Poole ...
15 May, 2016, 12.23 PM IST
Caravan Craft raises Rs 8.5 crore from Unitus Seed FundLaunched by former chief executive of Hidesign Kunal R Sachdev in 2008, Caravan launched as a brand in 2013 with its first retail store in ...
20 Nov, 2015, 04.06 PM IST
Young professionals seek to enter impact sector; make difference in education, health, sanitationImpact sector is seeing a surge in interest as India consolidates its position as a hub for enterprises that are driven by a socially respo...
23 Oct, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Vinfinet's Kisanraja brings automated irrigation to farmersThrough Interactive Voice Response (IVR) in the local language, the device informs the farmer when the power is back on and kick-starts the...
04 Jul, 2015, 01.21 PM IST
Unitus Seed Fund invests in Curiositi & Cue LearnUnitus Seed Fund has invested in education-focused start-ups Curiositi and Cue Learn, barely a month after the seed-stage investor roped in...
16 Dec, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Ola starts on-demand auto rickshaw pilot in BangaloreOla is now piloting its on-demand auto rickshaw service in Bangalore, in a bid to tap into the unorganised three wheeler market.
18 Nov, 2014, 08.12 AM IST
Unitus Seed Fund leads funding round in BlowhornAccording to industry estimates, the country’s highly-fragmented mini-truck transportation industry is valued at between $4.8 billion and $...
13 Nov, 2014, 12.24 PM IST
Start-ups grab a book and curl up in a corner at Bangalore Literature FestivalThe literature fest had about 10 startup partners last year, many of whom Ramamoorthy said were able to connect with angel investors and ga...
27 Sep, 2014, 12.05 PM IST
Big investors rush to back Bangalore Literature FestivalInfosys’ former CEOs Kris Gopalakrishnan and SD Shibulal and Mindtree founder Subroto Bagchi are some of the noteworthy names in this set.
20 Sep, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Unitus Seed Fund invests in Bangalore company Jiffstore"We see a fantastic opportunity for a costeffective m-commerce solution to automate these shops and help them compete,” said chief executiv...
24 May, 2014, 10.08 AM IST
Unitus Seed Fund invests undisclosed amount in Smile MerchantsUnitus Seed Fund invested undisclosed amount in Smile Merchants, to increase its healthcare investments in India.
09 Apr, 2014, 04.09 PM IST
Unitus Seed invests in healthcare company CommerzpointWhile the terms of the transaction were not disclosed, Bangalore and Seattle-based Unitus has invested through its two flagship funds — Uni...
09 Jan, 2014, 05.00 AM IST
Online micro-lender MicroGraam in talks to raise fresh capitalThe company expects to raise around Rs 2 cr of fresh capital and is in talks with global social investment firms, including Unitus Seed Fun...
31 Dec, 2013, 06.20 AM IST
Unitus Seed Fund India draws more corporate heavyweightsUnitus Seed was founded by global financial services firm Unitus and will have a corpus of up to Rs75 crore.
18 Dec, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
Vinod Khosla-backed Unitus Seed Fund to invest up to Rs 1 cr in Caravan CraftThe fund will invest up to Rs 1 crore in the Bangalore-based company that will use the money to set up stores and build its supply-chain sy...
13 Aug, 2013, 03.56 AM IST
Unitus Seed Fund sets up 50 crore fund backed by former Infosys executive Mohandas PaiThe new investment vehicle, which will look to make equity-linked investments in startups is expected to be launched in the second-half of ...
19 Apr, 2013, 12.36 PM IST