US-based investor, Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital (EVC), is launching its maiden, India-focused $50 million (Rs 332.6 crore) early-stage investment fund that will look to back enterprise software, internet and mobile-focused startups. The venture capital firm, which is led by serial entrepr…
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Category winners like crown it and little catch fancy of startups investors
In the past 12 months, early-stage investors have closed over a dozen deals in the hyper local deal-discovery space in the search for a category winner, from Paytm-backed Little to Accel-backed Crown It and Lightspeed Ventures-backed MagicPin besides smaller outfits such as Shouut and GoYaNo. Wit…
Roadrunnr and Tinyowl in early stage of talks to merge in all-stock deal
Logistics player Roadrunnr and online food ordering platform Tinyowl are in early stages talks to merge in an all-stock deal, according to four people aware of the developments. The two startups–both backed by venture funds Sequoia Capital and Nexus Venture Partners–aim to create an i…
Top 10 Angels give wing to 425 Startups
India’s top 10 angel investors — call them archangels — have supported and helped build 425 Indian startups over the past 10 years, according to estimates by startup database Xeler8. That’s a significant figure, given that the startup ecosystem is still in its infancy, and reflects th…
Investors now exploring 3D printing and scanning startups
As 3D printing and scanning startups emerge in India, investors are exploring options for early-stage investments in the sector. Abhijit Patil, Co-Founder of NXG, is part of the Zone Startups incubator, creating 3D scanning and printing software systems that could be applied to both e-commerce as…