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 …
Tag: investments
Ratan Tata joins Kalaari Capital’s advisory board
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 …
Snapdeal, Ola backers say no to SoftBank’s buyout offer
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
Insider View: a perspective on returns
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 …
Scale up your mind: How the smart startups get venture capital funding
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 …
Only companies that grow rapidly will have interesting exit options open to them: Vani Kola of Kalaari 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 …
Insider view: How to get investors to say YES
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 …
There is A Strory Behind Every NRI Who Succeeds
Source: NRI Achievers
Published on 1st August, 2014
MD of Kalaari Capital, a company based out of Bengaluru, India, Vani Kola’s leadership at Kalaari centres around her commitment to the development of entrepreneurs and her conviction that Indian companies are …
Trip planner TripHobo raises Series A funding from Kalaari Capital
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 …