VenturEast Fund Advisors
Facebook buys VC-backed Little Eye Labs
Within 19 months of starting-up, Bangalore-based Little Eye Labs was snapped up by Facebook to take the social network’s mobile development to the next level. Little Eye Labs was also in talks with Twitter, but Facebook ended up offering a better deal....
Portea Medical raises $7.6m from Accel, Ventureast
Accel Partners and Ventureast have contributed INR480 million ($7.69 million) in Series A funding for Indian home healthcare provider Portea Medical.
UTI Capital invests in VC-backed Bharat Light - report
Bharat Light and Power (BLP), which owns and operates power generation facilities in India, has reportedly raised INR2 billion ($37.2 million) from UTI Capital, as well as existing investors VenturEast and Draper Fisher Jurvetson.
VenturEast hires ex-DFJ partner to run India seed fund
India-focused VC firm VenturEast has hired Sateesh Andra, formerly a partner at Draper Fisher Jurvestan, to head up its seed-stage technology fund. His remit is to create a Silicon Valley-like incubation ecosystem and help companies tap into global venture...
India’s DesiCrew raises $1.3m from VC players
DesiCrew Solution, a rural business process outsourcing (BPO) service provider, has raised INR70 million ($1.3 million) in a Series B round from social investment manager responsAbility and Ventureast Fund Advisors India. The capital was channeled through...
VenturEast takes minority stake in Orion Edutech
VenturEast has reportedly picked up a significant minority stake in BPO training company Orion Edutech, which is allocating the stake as part of a first round of funding that will be used to expand its operations in both India and overseas.