Synup, a provider of SaaS-based marketing solutions startup that enables local businesses to manage their online presence, has raised $6 Mn Series A funding. The round led by Vertex Ventures also saw participation from existing investor Prime Venture Partners. The startup will use the newly raise…
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Will not support founders who want to scale up start-ups just to sell: Ratan Tata
Tata group chairman emeritus Ratan Tata, a serial start-up investor, said on September 20 that he will support startups that have founders who have passion to build sustainable company rather than scaling it up just to sell it. Tata has been investing in startups in India and abroad. Some of thes…
Startup India: Centre needs to think scale like it did with Aadhaar
Digital India, Startup India and Make in India are synonymous in some sense as the visible thrust from the government has raised awareness and focus on startups. Within months of the government coming to power in 2014 there was a complete change in sentiment. Last year, IDG Ventures India saw 2,8…
Ratan Tata’s start-up bets
Ratan Tata invested in as many as 29 startups in the past two years through March 2016. He took minority stakes in 22 companies in fiscal 2016, three times more than the previous year when he chose seven to bet on, according to Tracxn Technologies, a data analytics company. Eight of the prominent…
Indian start-up ecosystem lucky to have Ratan Tata’s support: Ola Founder
Mumbai: Amid the corporate war raging within Tata Sons, which has also highlighted Ratan Tata’s work as angel investor in startups after his earlier retirement in 2012, startup founders have come out in strong support of the Tata scion. Ratan Tata-funded cab aggregator Ola founder Bhavish A…
Ratan Tata invests in wearables maker GOQii
New Delhi: Adding one more to his start-up funding list, leading industrialist and serial investor Ratan Tata has invested in virtual fitness coaching platform GOQii. The size of the funding was, however, not disclosed. The company, which is a leading player in the Indian wearables market, is bac…
Firstcry becomes Ratan Tata’s fourth investment in 2016
Ratan Tata has invested an undisclosed amount in baby and maternity products retailer FirstCry, marking his fourth investment since the start of 2016. FirstCry, which is owned by BrainBees Solutions, follows an omni-channel strategy of selling both through online and offline stores. “The id…