India's Taxmantra launches Singapore VC unit, $100m fund
Indian tax and legal services firm Taxmantra Global has launched a Singapore-based VC unit called ProfitBoard Ventures and established a debut fund with $100 million in commitments.
ProfitBoard is being positioned as a start-up-focused investment banking and private investment arm that will transact on behalf of a consortium of global investors supporting the new fund. It plans to...
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