Top 10 corporate leader-turned-angel investors, including Anupam Mittal, Ratan Tata and Mohandas Pai, tightened the strings of their investment purses this year, putting their money in only 60 deals. Last year, the top 10 investors in the country had put their money in 209 deals, according to the…
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Shaadi.com’s Founder finds Rs 3.34 crore match for Vebbler
Shaadi.com Founder Anupam Mittal has led a consortium of 16 investors to invest $500,000 (about Rs 3.34 crore) in Bengaluru-based camera and photo sharing app Vebbler. The investors included Sharad Sharma, Founder of industry think tank iSPIRIT, and Pranav Rai, son of former Infosys board member …
Flipkart CEO Binny Bansal leads $1 million seed funding round in YumLane
Flipkart Chief Executive Binny Bansal has led a $1-million (about Rs 6.6 crore) seed funding round in Mumbai-based fast moving consumer goods startup QwikPik Technology, which owns and operates the YumLane brand of food products. Other investors that have also participated in the round, a first f…
Indian Angel Network tops list of start-up funders
Seed and early-stage funding by angel investors has been the lifeline to entrepreneurs to start their ventures. And, leading the list of top 10 angel investors is Indian Angel Network (IAN), an early mover in the sector. Since January 1, 2011, IAN has done 61 investments followed by Mumbai Angels…