Singapore-based venture fund Vintage Energy & Resources has invested $8 million (Rs 52 crore) in Bengaluru-based Greenvision Technologies, a company engaged in research, design and manufacture of lead-acid batteries. Founded by first-generation entrepreneurs Biju Bruno (48) and Atul Mehta (52…
Tag: Entrepreneurs
Four SME IPOs to hit capital markets
Riding on the upbeat market sentiment, four companies will come out with initial public offerings (IPOs) to raise about Rs 26 crore and get listed on the BSE exchange’s small and medium enterprises platform. Ruby Cables, Franklin Leasing and Finance launched their initial share-sale programmes on…
We want to be more of a mentor & guide to empower startups | Quadra CEO Prashanth S
Indian cloud giant Quadra, a leading channel partner of companies like Microsoft, Oracle and more & one of the fastest growing cloud player, has planned to explore fortunes in the Angel investments sector. Prashanth S, CEO of the company shares their expansion plans with SMEpost.com “We are w…
Leverage technology to enable good governance and employment generation: MSME Ministry
The MSME Ministry has emphasized on the need for using information technology for good governance and employment generation in the sector. Addressing a meeting of senior officers of The Ministry, Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Kalraj Mishra expressed satisfaction that Udyog Aadhaar…
97% Start-Ups to go on a hiring spree this year | Report
Over 90 per cent of start-ups will go on a hiring spree this year, with 28 per cent of the jobs being allocated to strengthening their technology teams, a report released by InnoVen Capital said. “More than 5,000 jobs are expected to be created by 130 start-ups in the next 12 months,”…
States to come out with start-up policy
Encouraged by the Centre’s StartUp India initiative, several states including Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh are planning to come out with their own policies to promote budding entrepreneurs. States like Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka have rolled out their respective policies and more are…
Exclusive Interview | Kalraj Mishra sees big thrust to MSMEs in the Budget
For a man who has built a reputation being a hard core Hindi heartland politician, he deals with complex matters of business and economy with equal ease. Driving the fortunes of India’s fledgling Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector, Kalraj Mishra has many aces up his sleeves. Mish…
Venture Catalysts join hands with Plug & Play to help startups
Local seed investment and innovation platform Venture Catalysts has partnered with global incubator and seed fund Plug & Play International to help Indian startups get exposure to Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and investors. To begin with, they will send two Indian startups working on artifici…
Investors are now appointing their own entrepreneurs
The practice of entrepreneurs looking for investors is passé. Now investors are appointing their own entrepreneurs. Taking a cue from a rapidly growing trend in the Silicon Valley, a few Indian venture builders, such as Mumbai-based Sparknext and T-labs, are looking for people who have the qualit…