Times of India: March 2, 2013 BANGALORE: Angel investors have remained unsung heroes in the Indian funding eco-system so far. However, the Budget has now proposed to give them a better standing – on par with venture capital (VC) investors. This is expected to create buoyancy in the seed funding market, and boost entrepreneurship. Sunil

The Hindu BusinessLine: February 28, 2013 The Finance Minister’s proposals to set up technology incubators and linking this to the corporate social responsibility initiatives of a company has got a thumbs up from the industry. According to the Companies Bill, 2 per cent of net profit of a company can be used for technology-oriented incubation,

YourStory: February 28, 2013 The Indian Finance Minister is a popular man today. He has managed to put smiles on faces of many in the corporate world through what is being termed as a “prudent”, “safe” budget. Union Budget 2013 also made the fairer sex of our country feel special with provisions for ‘Nirbhaya Fund’

India Infoline News Service : March 6, 2013 We expect the honorable Finance Minister to encourage the flow of equity to start-ups for generating millions of productive jobs. Measures like permitting pension funds, provident funds, charitable & religious trusts to invest a small part of their corpus in Category 1 AIF and offering special incentives

VCCircle: December 2, 2014 In a sign of the growing interest of large institutions in early stage investing, Religare Global Asset Management (RGAM), the asset management division of Religare Enterprises, has acquired a 26 per cent stake in the general partnership (GP) of early-stage fund YourNest Angel Fund. With this deal, YourNest Angel Fund will

VCCircle: November 13, 2014 Gurgaon-based digital products startup Simpli5d Technologies Pvt Ltd, which owns and operates NLPCaptcha.com, has raised an undisclosed amount in its pre-Series A round of funding from YourNest Angel Fund and Udaan Angel Partners, a top company executive told Techcircle.in. “The proceeds of the funding will primarily go into building the team,

The Economic Times: November 12, 2014 Traditional cos relying on acquisitions for gaining a foothold in the market dominated by big players Riding on the success of taxi aggregation service providers Uber, Ola Cabs and Taxiforsure, traditional cab services and aggregators including Helioss Travel and Bookmycab are entering the market, flush with investments. These firms

Business Standard: September 4, 2014 After a five-week trial in Kolkata, Mumbai-based cab service provider Bookmycab.com introduced its fleet of taxis in the city today. Starting with a fleet of 50 AC and non-AC non-metered taxis, Bookmycab.com will allow people book through its website or phone or use an app on smartphone, company founder and

Economic Times: August 8, 2014 Industry stalwarts pour money into seed funds Wealthy Indians are opening their wallets wider to pour more money into seed and venture funds as they look to grab a slice of the frenetic startup activity across the country. These industry stalwarts, who come with rupee capital and an understanding of

TechCircle: July 25, 2014 Dozens of promising startups, enthusiastic investors and tech experts came under one roof to participate in the mega event of the Indian startup sector- Techcircle Startup 2014 in Delhi on Thursday. The event started off with a session on dynamics of early stage fund raising. Manigh Singhal, founder and CEO, LetsVenture;