Indian Angel Network has expanded its operations to Israel and will invest in areas like healthcare, agritech, cybersecurity and cleantech. IAN, which claims to be the world’s largest angel investor group with over 450 institutional and individual members, has presence in the US, the UK, Ca…
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IAN announces India’s first & world’s largest maiden fund worth Rs 350 cr
Indian Angel Network (IAN) has become the first angel investor group globally to raise a 350 crore fund. The fund which marked its first close at rupees 175 Crores has industry stalwarts like Kris Gopalakrishnan, the cofounder and ex-CEO of Infosys; Sunil Munjal, joint managing director of Hero C…
Start-up India: Policies abound but limited impact on ground
Propelled by the perceived success of the Digital India and Skill India initiatives, the Narendra Modi government had announced its ambitious Startup India programme in January 2016. Mooted with the objective of creating a conducive ecosystem for emerging businesses in India, an assessment of its…
IndiaMART partners with TiE Delhi-NCR for annual SME Conclave 2017
IndiaMART,India’s largest online marketplace, organized the annual SME Conclave 2017 in association with TiE Delhi-NCR at the Welcome Hotel Sheraton in Saket, New Delhi. Themed ‘SMEs in new India’, the conclave featured several leaders from the industry discussing various facets of young business…
IAN invests close to $50 mn in start-ups during 2016
India’s largest angel association Indian Angel Network (IAN) invested close to Rs 340 crore in seed and early stage deals during 2016. The network invested in about 30 deals, averaging three deals a month, many of which were follow on rounds in existing portfolio startups. IAN has a members…
Discount app BlueBook raises funds in seed round
BlueBook, a discount and deals app, said it has raised $500,000 in a seed round led by Indian Angel Network (IAN). LetsVenture, a start-ups investment and discovery platform, and independent investors from Singapore and the US also participated in the round. IAN member Avinash Vashishta, who serv…
Digital economy on the rise, funds flow for cybersecurity start-ups
Bengaluru: When Vishal Gupta started Seclore, an enterprise security company in 2010, investors and customers were apprehensive. There was till then no established model of an Indian software provider in the cybersecurity space. “We had trouble establishing trust,” Gupta recalls. Gupt…
CII launches ‘Startup Mentorship Circle’ to build bridges for start-ups
Industry body Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has taken a leaf out of corporates’ books and is backing startups by setting up its own platform. The ‘Start-up Mentorship Circle’ will provide a common platform for captains of India Inc and startup entrepreneurs to share the…
IAN, IBM partners to bolster start-up ecosystem
Tech giant IBM and Indian Angel Network (IAN) have partnered for technology innovations in startups where IAN portfolio companies and members will work with IBM to build thought leadership by leveraging design thinking workshops and IBM IX Studios programme. They will also gain a chance to explor…
IIT-Indore & IIM-Indore to host i5 Summit to foster entrepreneurship
Start-ups, entrepreneurs, students, investors and others experts to congregate at i5 Summit, an event hosted by IIT-Indore and IIM-Indore to foster the spirit of entrepreneurship in the country and support young entrepreneurs by connecting them with investors and mentors to take their ideas to th…