Jobsite Exits: Kliener – Naukri(Infoedge); Web18 – Jobstreet

by | posted: March 16, 2010
Its exit time in the digital space as two exits by investors in two jobsites in India were announced. Lets have a look at them and how they differ from each other. Kliener Exits Naukri – Makes a...
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July Systems Raises 7 Million $ In Funding – Ties In ESPN, Univision & Discovery

by | posted: March 4, 2010
July Systems the company that has been powering mobile sites for several offline and online media players has raised a series C round of funding of $ 7 Million. This round is lead by Intel Capital. Along...
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Morpheus Venture Partners Morphs Into The Morpheus – To Invest 5 Lac Per Startup

by | posted: February 19, 2010
Morpheus Venture Partners (MVP) an incubation firm which we have tracked since inception (earlier coverage here, here and here) has evolved into a complete Y Combinator Clone. MVP has rechristened itself...
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Via Raises 10 Million $ In Funding From Sequoia

by | posted: January 25, 2010
Well if you thought that you had seen the last of funding in the already overcrowded online travel space then think again. Via which was earlier flightraja has been reported to have landed a funding of...
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SmsGupShup Raises 12M $ in Funding From Globespan Capital Partners

by | posted: January 20, 2010
Smsgupshup the sms based social network had just a few months ago stated that it was only 6 months away from breaking even. Also recently they launched social cause driven groups to further their reach...
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iYogi Secures $15 Million In Funding From DFJ

by | posted: January 7, 2010
iYogi which is a gurgaon based on-demand consumer tech services company has announced that it has raised $15 million in  their 3rd round of funding from investors Draper Fisher Jurvetson. The earlier...
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WATShow With Satya Prabhakar – CEO – Sulekha.com On Startup Funding, Team & More

by | posted: December 28, 2009
We caught up with Mr. Satya Prabhakar, Founder & CEO- Sulekha.com and spoke to him about team building and the challenges in convincing investors from US for startups in India.This and more in the...
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Madison India Invests 15 Crores In Net4 India

by | posted: December 11, 2009
Indian hosting providers were always perceived as cheap re-sellers but that seems to be changing now as private equity flows into this vertical. Madison India Capital has invested 15 Crores in Net4...
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New Launches – EYantra Goes B2C With Foostor.com & Carazoo Launches Arababul.com In Turkey

by | posted: November 25, 2009
eYantra the B2B players into merchandising and corporate gifting via the online medium which recently raised funding of  $3.1 million has ventured into the B2C business with launch of  Foostor. Foostor...
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Rediff Takes Minority Stake In Imere – A Location Based Startup

by | posted: November 2, 2009
Over the last year or so Rediff has been in the news for investing in several mobile centric startups. We have covered their investment in Tachyon Tech, Eterno Infotech and Vakow as well. So this is apparently...
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Vdopia Raises $4 Million From Nexus Venture Partners, Appoints New CEO

by | posted: October 29, 2009
Its raining on Indian deal street as VC investments have started to see uptick. In a latest move Vdopia has secured $4 million in series-A funding from Nexus Venture Partners. Last year there were...
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Funding Updates: MChek – Nexus | Nokia Growth Partners – Web 18

by | posted: October 2, 2009
Funding continues in the Indian space. Though its still more of middle to late stage funding that seems to be filling up the Indian digital media space. Here are two recent deals. One in the mobile space...
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Exclusive Interview With Dr. Amitabh Saran – Co-founder & MD, BuzzinTown.com

by | posted: September 25, 2009
Buzzintown.com, an entertainment portal which provides information and a guide to events and movies in cities across India. It also allows users to purchase tickets online. They claim to have ‘revolutionized...
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Morpheus Venture Partners Announce 10 New Portfolio Companies

by | posted: August 17, 2009
A dissimilar batch from the original YCombinator program has been announced by Morphues Venture Partners (MVP). The YCombinator program focused largely on web-technology startups. WATBlog has stressed...
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Quikr In News – Series B Funding Round & Appointment Of New CEO

by | posted: July 31, 2009
In an economic slowdown companies have open their arms and investing in one another to expand their businesses. Recently, Quikr Mauritius (holding company of Quikr India) has completed the second round...
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Inventus Capital to Fund Redbus.in

by | posted: July 7, 2009
We’ve blogged about redbus.in earlier, and kept you updated on redbus.in and other developments in the non-air travel ticketing sector. Redbus.in is a travel-based startup by young entrepreneurs...
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