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China-India tech investments: A running start
The past 12 months has seen a long-expected surge of investments into India’s technology sector by Chinese financial and strategic investors. They are providing a significant boost to the local market
India's HealthifyMe gets $12m Series B
Sistema Asia Fund, a VC unit of Russian conglomerate Sistema, has led a $12 million Series B funding round for Indian fitness lifestyle app operator HealthifyMe.
VC holding periods: Delayed gratification
The traditional IPO exit timeline for early-stage investors is being pushed out as technology companies raise additional private funding rounds. A more thoughtful approach to securing liquidity is often required
India's Unacademy raises $11.5m Series B round
Sequoia Capital India and SAIF Partners have led a $11.5 million Series B funding round for Indian free-to-use learning platform operator Unacademy.
Accel, Shunwei lead $5m round for India's Mech Mocha
Accel Partners and Shunwei Capital have led a $5 million Series A round for Indian mobile gaming start-up Mech Mocha Game Studios.
Blume Ventures forms alliance with Draper Venture Network
Draper Venture Network (DVN), a global alliance of VC investors formed by US-based Tim Draper (pictured), has chosen early-stage GP Blume Ventures as its member for India.
IIFL, Iron Pillar back India's NowFloats
Indian enterprise web solutions provider NowFloats has raised $10 million in Series B funding from a group of investors including IIFL and Iron Pillar.
India's Unacademy raises $4.4m Series A round
Blume Ventures and Nexus Venture Partners have led a INR300 million ($4.4 million) Series A round of funding for Indian free-to-use learning platform operator Unacademy.
India's university incubators: Learning curve
Campus incubators intended to channel entrepreneurial talent at Indian universities into competitive start-ups have a patchy track record. VC investors must consider what this means for early-stage deal flow
The crystal ball: Predictions for 2017
From LPs looking for realizations from GPs as well as paper gains, to the factors contributing to more buyout opportunities in China, industry participants give their perspectives on the year to come
India VC: Growing pains
The growth potential of India’s technology sector is unquestioned, but there have been relatively few spin-outs to threaten the incumbents. A couple of track record-boosting IPOs would help matters
Tech & government: 20 years of early days
Since the dawn of the internet in the mid-1990s spurred a global rebalancing of economic power, Asia’s newest VC heavyweights have raised questions as to how this technology-driven shift will be governed
Fund focus: Blume gets early-stage boost
Blume Ventures plans a narrower approach with its second technology-focused fund
Blume Ventures closes second India fund at $60m
Blume Ventures has reached a final close of $60 million on its second India early-stage fund.
India's HealthifyMe gets $6m Series A round
IDG Ventures, Inventus Capital and Blume Ventures have led a $6 million Series A round for Indian health and fitness app developer HealthifyMe.
India VC: Smooth waters ahead?
India’s government has made promising signals about its willingness to engage the venture capital community. GPs are optimistic, but reservations remain about the details
Jungle, Blume in $7.2m round for India's SnapBizz
Jungle Ventures, Blume Ventures, Konly Venture and Taurus Value Creation have led a $7.2 million round for India-based retail technology developer SnapBizz.
Blume Ventures in $30m first close on second India fund
Blume Ventures has reached a first close of more than $30 million on its second India early-stage fund. The vehicle has a full target of $60 million.
Deal focus: Blume targets e-commerce’s back-end
Asian e-commerce companies are having a hard time living up to their billing. Orders may come in at the speed of light, but deliveries come from warehouses that largely still dependent on relatively slow human labor.
Blume, Tiger Global invest $30m in warehouse robotics start-up
Tiger Global Management and Blume Ventures have led a $30 million Series B round of funding for Indian warehouse robotics developer GreyOrange Robotics.
Deal focus: Blume re-ups with RoadRunnr
With the mega-rounds raised by the likes of Snapdeal and Flipkart grabbing headlines over the past 18 months, the e-commerce space has been at the vanguard of India’s venture capital boom. But as well as offering a platform for a new generation tech...
Ola and TaxiForSure share a ride
Car ownership in India is very low; according to the country’s 2011 census, passenger vehicle penetration is just 4.9% overall and a mere 9% for urban areas. For a country of 1.3 billion, suffering from poor public transport, it means the demand for...
India VCs see early-stage explosion - AVCJ Forum
India has seen an explosion in early-stage investment opportunities but sorting the wheat from the chaff is a challenge, venture capitalists told the AVCJ Forum.
GenNext leads Series B round for India's Covacsis
GenNext Ventures - the VC arm of Reliance Industries - has led a Series B round of investment in India-based enterprise software developer Covacsis Technologies.