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 …
Tag: venture capital
Secrets of enterprise
Source: The Times of India
Published on 18th January, 2015
Passion, determination, vision, agility, team play, fundraising skills … What exactly defines the DNA of a booming startup? What do some of the biggest names in the investment community look …
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
Women at Work: The Race Gets Easier
Source: The Wall Street Journal, U.S edition
Published on 20th November, 2014
Vani Kola, co-founder and managing director of venture firm Kalaari Capital, is one of the few women who have become successful in the nascent venture capital industry in …
Instamojo Raises Series A From Kalaari Capital
Source: Next Big What
Published on 13th November, 2014
Instamojo has raised Series A funding from Kalaari Capital to with participation from existing investors, i.e. Blume Ventures, 500Startups. Post funding,Vani Kola of Kalaari Capital will join Instamojo board along with …
E-commerce is not a ‘winner takes all’ game
Who is the biggest e-commerce player in the world? Who are the e-commerce giants in the US and China? The most common answer to these questions is always Amazon and Alibaba. But are these two the only leaders in e-commerce …
P2P online marketplace Instamojo raises Series A funding from Kalaari, Blume, others
Source: VCCircle
Published on 3rd November, 2014
Instamojo will use the money for marketing and product development.
Mumbai-based Urbanpotion Technologies Pvt Ltd, which operates under the brand Instamojo.com, a P2P platform that enables users to give away unused goods by …
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 …