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India tech M&A: Treading water

India’s internet giants are becoming more acquisitive, but they still play a minor role in VC firms’ planning. To raise their influence these companies first need to stabilize their own operations

  • South Asia
  • 25 November 2015
India payments firm raises $23m from Helion, Social+Capital

Helion Advisors and Social+Capital have participated in a $23 million Series C round for mobile payment solutions provider Ezetap.

  • South Asia
  • 10 August 2015
Helion invests $3m in India mobile services player Doormint

Helion Venture Partners has committed $3 million in a Series A round of investment to Blackcotton Solutions, the start-up behind Indian mobile home services platform Doormint. Kalaari Capital also took part in the round.

  • Consumer
  • 06 August 2015
Accel leads $10m Series B round for MySmartPrice

Accel Partners has led a $10 million Series B round for Indian online price comparison and discovery platform MySmartPrice. Helion Ventures also took part in the round.

  • South Asia
  • 15 July 2015
Helion leads $30m round for big data start-up Axtria

Helion Venture Partners has led a $30 million investment in US-based big data analytics firm Axtria. Silicon Valley venture capitalist Gururaj Deshpande also participated in the round alongside existing angel investors Amar Sawhney, Rick Braddock and...

  • South Asia
  • 09 July 2015
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India payments: The missing link

India’s payment start-ups hope to shape the way e-commerce companies charge for their goods. The future may lie with approaches tailored to the country’s circumstances

  • Consumer
  • 09 June 2015
CEO of India’'s Housing.com transfers all his shares to staff

Rahul Yadav, the controversial CEO of VC-backed Indian property listing platform Housing.com, has said he will transfer all his shares in the company to its employees.

  • South Asia
  • 14 May 2015
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India e-commerce: Grocery growth spurt

There has been a proliferation of start-ups in India’s online grocery sector, and investors have taken notice. But the companies that survive in the harsh competition to come will have to be tough

  • Technology
  • 12 May 2015
VC investors commit to Indian online education start-ups

Two Indian online education start-ups have received venture capital funding, with Toppr raising a $10 million round led by Fidelity Growth Partners and Vedantu attracting $5 million in Series A funding from Accel Partners and Tiger Global.

  • South Asia
  • 08 May 2015
Mayfield leads Series C for Indian education tech start-up

Mayfield has led a $15 million Series C round for Indian IT certification start-up Simplilearn, with participation from previous investors Kalaari Capital and Helion Venture Partners.

  • South Asia
  • 24 April 2015
India's MakeMyTrip buys VC-backed Mygola

Indian travel site MakeMyTrip has acquired VC-backed travel planning startup Mygola.

  • South Asia
  • 22 April 2015
IFC leads $10m round for India eye hospital chain

International Finance Corporation (IFC) has invested $5.5 million in Indian eye clinic chain Eye-Q Vision, leading a round of financing for the company worth $10 million.

  • South Asia
  • 11 March 2015
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...

  • South Asia
  • 11 March 2015
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Tech valuations: Ill-fated inflation?

As valuations in the tech space continue to soar, comparisons are inevitably drawn with the dotcom bubble era. Asia can point to favorable fundamentals, but it remains to be seen whether the exuberance is justified

  • Venture
  • 10 December 2014
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.

  • South Asia
  • 03 December 2014
Helion provides Series A for Indian packaged food maker

Helion Venture Partners has provided INR350 million ($5.7 million) in a Series A round of funding for iD Fresh Foods, an Indian ready-to-cook packaged foods company.

  • Venture
  • 04 November 2014
India's BigBasket raises $32.8m Series B from Helion, Zodius

Helion Venture Partners and Zodius Capital have led a INR2 billion ($32.8 million) Series B round of investment in BigBasket.com - the Indian online retailer owned by Bangalore-based SuperMarket Grocery Supplies.

  • South Asia
  • 15 September 2014
Helion leads Series A for mobile workplace provider

India’s Helion Venture Partners has led a $6.5 million Series A round of funding for Workspot, a cloud-based administration platform that allows users to access business applications and data via mobile devices.

  • Venture
  • 23 July 2014
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India's budget: Roadmap to recovery?

India’s recent Union Budget represents the opening salvo from a government that many in the business community hope will get the country moving again. The private equity industry is watching closely

  • Regulation
  • 23 July 2014
Helion backs India IT mobility solutions provider

Helion Venture Partners has committed a INR250 million ($4.2 million) Series A round of funding to India-based RapidValue IT Services, which specializes in mobile IT solutions.

  • South Asia
  • 15 May 2014
Bessemer leads Series B round for India’s TaxiForSure

Bessemer Venture Partners has led a $10 million Series B round of funding for Indian car rental and taxi booking site TaxiForSure.com.

  • Venture
  • 05 May 2014
VCs pump another $13m into PubMatic

Nokia Growth Partners (NGP) has led a $13 million round of funding for PubMatic, an advertising platform based in India and US. Existing investors August Capital, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Helion Ventures and Nexus Venture Partners also took part in the...

  • Venture
  • 11 February 2014
Fortisure leads Series C for Indian ad tech player

Jivox, an advertising technology company with operations in India and the US, has raised $5.8 million in Series C funding led by existing investor Fortisure Ventures. Shah Capital also participated, as did existing investors Opus Capital and Helion Venture...

  • South Asia
  • 06 February 2014
Helion, Accel invest a further $1m in MySmartPrice

Helion Venture Partners and Accel Partners have invested $1 million in a Series A round for Indian price comparison website Mysmartprice as the company expands its product categories offering.

  • South Asia
  • 23 January 2014
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