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Jobsite Exits: Kliener – Naukri(Infoedge); Web18 – Jobstreet
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 profit of 61 crore
Naukri.com the poster child of the dotcom space in India can pat itself on the [...]
Stockezy Creates Facebook and Twitter-like Service For Indian Investors
It seems Indian investors are truly going online as they are shunning the traditional media to get in-depth knowledge through online medium. Stockezy seems to have created a niche through online Social Investing space in India as it looks to attract users from other social networks to its Stock based Social networking portal.
Stockezy [...]
Funding Updates: Valuefirst raises $6mn From NEA, Canaan Invests in mCarbon While VC’s Start To Disappear..
Mobile VAS space is lately getting a lot of traction and it is an obvious move from the indurstry as the VAS revenues are huge estimated at Rs 5780 crore and growing rapidly at a rate of 70% year-on-year estimated to be Rs16520 crores by June 2010. The same is evident in the latest funding [...]
Mumbai Angels Invest 2crore In Mobile TV Startup Apalya Technologies
Mumbai Angels has invested 2 crores in a Mobile Tv startup by the name of Apalya Technologies. According to their website Apalya Technologies is based in Hyderabad, India and its primary business is to aggregate premium entertainment content from many different content providers, and then optimize the same to be suitable for mobile viewing. Apalyas works on delivering the best possible mobile entertainment experience based on the type of the device and the kind of network being used.
Funding Updates: HomeShop18 raises 21M$, IDG & Seedfund Announce Second India Centric Funds
Funding Funding and more funding.. Well soo much of it that its difficult to get by for a day till funding isn’t mentioned in a post. So here are all the funding updates :
Homeshop18 raises 21 M $ from Saif and Capital18
HomeShop18 which is Network18’s online and on-air retail marketing company and which launched the [...]
Funding WindFall 2.0 – Canaan To Invest More & Walder Returns With More Money!
Well this is surely funding windfall 2.0 and if the earlier windfall was cut short by the dotcom bust this windfall will take some stopping if at all it can stop. The money seems to be pouring in from all directions in India. Those who have invested stay invested and are looking to invest some more and those who had invested earlier and gone back seem to be returing with more money this time around. Atleast that seems to be the case if you look at Canaan Partners and Walden venture Capital.
One More VC Joins The Bandwagon – Inventus with 125 M $.. Some Pointers On Dealing With VC’s
India is possibly the only market in the world where there might be more Venture capitalists doing the round than entrepreneurs and there and very few platforms as well which help showcase entrepreneurs and give them access to VC’s. One such platform is Proto.in which is happening next month.
But back to my point of increasing [...]
Tips & Tricks to Impress the Potential Investor of Your StartUp
Its very important to look at your investor as a member of your own team who is working late nights to achieve your dream, than only will you be able to run faster towards your goal. Do a complete research on the Venture Capital fund you approaching and the director of that fund. As a first step its best to attend conferences and hear them out, talk to them in a informal setting and try building a rapport.