ADB buys 14% stake in Annapurna FinanceThe expansion of equity will help the firm expand its loan portfolio in asset classes such as MSME and affordable housing, beyond its bread...
03 Feb, 2019, 09.31 PM IST
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
Chaitanya Microfinance raises Rs 33 crore through NCD issueThe Bengaluru-based microfinance institution currently operates across Karnataka, Maharashtra and Bihar.
06 Aug, 2017, 11.58 AM IST
Lawrencedale Agro Processing India raises series-B equity capitalWith this fresh round of equity investment, LEAF will channel funds to expand its footprint deeper across South India and engage within a s...
19 Sep, 2016, 08.04 PM IST
Four start-ups walk away with Rs 20 lakh apiece at TiE SmashUpFour companies made it big by winning Rs 20 lakh in seed funding for 10% equity stake in the company at the SmashUP organised by the Indus ...
27 Feb, 2016, 11.33 PM IST
Kinara Capital secures investment from Michael & Susan Dell FoundationEnsuing the funding, Subhasri Sriram, CFO and Executive Director of Shriram City Union Finance has joined Kinara Capital's Board of Directo...
30 Nov, 2015, 06.52 PM IST
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates invests in Unitus SeedThe Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is best known for having channeled grants of over $1 bn to combat HIV, deliver vaccines and improve s...
17 Nov, 2014, 08.52 AM IST
Hippocampus raises Rs 14.4 crore in fresh round of equity funding led by Asian Development Bank and Khosla VenturesFor Khosla Ventures, Hippocampus is the Menlo Park-based early-stage venture capital firm's first investment in an Indian education startup.
02 Jul, 2014, 08.56 AM IST
Hippocampus raises $600,000 bridge round from existing investorsThe proceeds from the latest equity investment, which is a bridge round, will be used by Hippocampus Learning Centres to expand its network.
21 Jan, 2014, 08.47 PM IST
Unitus Seed Fund invests in affordable eye screening startup, Welcare Health SystemsThe proceeds from the round of funding will be used by the Chennai-based startup to expand its footprints across the country.
18 Dec, 2013, 02.55 AM IST
Gray Matters Capital invests in Unitus CapitalUnitus Capital has raised an undisclosed sum from a consortium of investors, led by social venture capital firm Gray Matters Capital.
01 Jul, 2013, 01.42 PM 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
Unitus Seed Fund invests in skill training company iStariStar has received funding of Rs 1 crore from NSDC, and counts Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship, IIM Ahmedabad.
17 Apr, 2013, 04.11 AM IST
TV Mohandas Pai, Ranjan Pai to join Vinod Khosla; to invest $2 mn in Unitus' fundManipal group scion Ranjan Pai and former Infosys director TV Mohandas Pai are joining Vinod Khosla as investors in a new fund being set up...
04 Jan, 2013, 03.24 PM IST
'SKS IPO proceeds will go to non-profit work'In an e-mail interview with ET, Unitus chairman Joseph Grenny answers all the uncomfortable questions regarding the exit from non-profit op...
13 Aug, 2010, 01.57 AM IST
- Legatum to invest $40 m in Unitus Equity Fund
Exactly a year since it invested $25 million in leading microfinance institution Share Microfin, Legatum announced a $40-million investment...
14 May, 2008, 03.45 AM IST
- Small MFIs catch private equity investors' eye
With the top four microfinance institutions (MFIs) in India having received their share of investments, investors are slowly shifting their...
23 Oct, 2007, 02.40 AM IST