AngelList, the online platform for venture capital, is making a huge impact in the early-stage funding scene in the U.S. — it helped raise over $160 million for startups last year, for one thing — and now it is looking… Read more ›
Bill Gates became the world’s richest man by not taking venture capital, which meant he still owned 45 percent of Microsoft after it finally went public 30 years ago this month. Read More: http://www.zdnet.com/article/how-bill-gates-accidentally-became-the-worlds-richest-man/
“Today, a 25-year-old can easily raise $5 million for a half thought-out business plan but a 45-year-old will struggle to raise even $500,000 for a well-conceived idea. Most startups took their first steps based on a very basic business model… Read more ›
At a high level, the demand for connectivity in toys has led to an almost predictable swell of well-funded startups emerging to challenge toy incumbents. These startups see a chance to topple even the largest incumbent, using their digital prowess… Read more ›
A year ago, Sunil Mahajan, CEO of Kleeto, approached a few seed funds and venture capitalists to raise working capital for the record management solutions company. Forget funding, many of them did not even give Mahajan a patient hearing. Kleeto… Read more ›
Deep inside a Silicon Valley unicorn lurks a time bomb. It is a peculiarity of venture capital financing that the engine that pumps money into a promising start-up can later cause the same start-up to self-destruct. With all the hoopla… Read more ›
India’s IT hub, Bengaluru, came in fifth in a list of cities globally that received the most venture capital in 2014, an indication of the growing vibrancy of its startup ecosystem. San Francisco led the list with $13 billion of… Read more ›
For the second year in a row, VC investors have had their eyes on cloud computing according to a 2104 Global Venture Capital Confidence Survey, which is great news for MSPs looking to expand their businesses in the cloud, including… Read more ›
In 2013, Intel Capital had said it would invest $16 million (around Rs 101 crore) in three e-commerce ventures across Asia, including two Indian firms — Bright Lifecare and Snapdeal. During the year, the firm had also invested $65 million… Read more ›
American Express Ventures, the corporate venture arm of American Express Co, has made its maiden investment in India by investing in Bangalore-based cloud software solutions provider Capillary Technologies. According to industry sources, Capillary Technologies has raised around $4 million from… Read more ›