Vani Kola left behind a stellar career as an entrepreneur in the United States to gamble on the startup ecosystem in India. She has no regrets.
In 2006, Vani Kola spent a month in India, “travelling, meeting people, sitting in …
After investing in e-commerce start-up firms in India, Ratan Tata is now taking on a mentor’s role with venture capital firm Kalaari Capital.
Tata, who joins the firm in an advisory role, will lend his expertise to guide and mentor …
Source: Economic Times
Published on 27th November, 2014
As SoftBank Corp was finalising deals to infuse capital in online retailer Snapdeal and taxi aggregator Ola last month, the Japanese Internet and telecom giant also made an offer to buyout shares
Cisco. WhatsApp. Alibaba.
What’s the common underlying thread in their stories? These companies are all icons of the Venture Capital industry.
Let’s take a quick look at the rough estimated returns generated for the industry:
Cisco went public in 1990 …
Source: Tech in Asia
Published on 22nd September 2014
In the first part of this article, we have seen what is venture capital funding and how it works. It is time now to take up how to get venture capital …
Source: VCCircle
Published on 5th September, 2014
Last year, Technology focused venture capital firm Indo-US Venture Partners rechristened itself to Kalaari Capital while raising a new $160 million fund. Its existing portfolio from investments includes a bunch of e-commerce players …
Source: Your Story
Published on 1st September, 2014
Are you an entrepreneur looking to raise venture capital? Your pitch meeting is extremely important. Here’s a veteran VC, Vani Kola, sharing some dos and don’ts, and the most common traps entrepreneurs …
Source: VCCircle
Published on 30th June, 2014
Pune-based JoGuru Inc, the company that owns and operates the online trip planning platform TriphHobo.com has raised under Rs 20 crore ($3.5 million) in Series A round of funding from Kalaari Capital, an …