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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Tonetag raises funds from Mohandas Pai & others
Digital contactless payments solutions firm ToneTag has raised funds from a group of IT industry veterans, including Mohandas Pai, Chairman, Manipal Global Education Services, T K Kurien, Vice Chairman of Wipro, Anand Chandrasekaran, former Snapdeal Chief Product Officer, Deepak Ghaisas, former i…
SBI launches specialised branch for Start-ups
State Bank of India (SBI), India’s largest lender, on January 14 opened a specialized br—SBI InCube—that will cater to the specific financial needs of start-ups in Bengaluru. The branch will assist start-ups in cash management, taxation, regulations, foreign exchange and remittances, mentoring, a…
Start-up India has Rs 930-crore legs to stand on
The government’s `Startup India, Stand Up India’ programme seems to be gaining some momentum, with the Small Industries Development Bank of India (Sidbi) clearing Rs 930 crore from the Rs 2,000-crore fund-of-funds it launched in August to support venture capital funds. Sidbi’s I…