The Indian startup ecosystem recently celebrated the 100th unicorn milestone. It came after a month of no big fund announcements. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Compare this to 2021, when......
In terms of attracting investors in early stages, Bengaluru-based start-ups have largely lagged those in Mumbai, India’s commercial capital. In 2014-15, however, Bengaluru pipped Mumbai in......
Banks are allowed to invest up to 10 per cent of the paid-up or unit capital in Category-I or Category-II Alternative Investment Funds Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Raising a new fund from......
Though startups find 17 mentions in the Budget speech of the finance minister, and have been promised tax exemptions, the reality is that only 2 per cent of the 4,648 applications received from......
The country’s top three venture debt firms -- Alteria Capital, Innoven Capital, and Trifecta Capital -- combined deployed about $300 million (Rs 2,200 crore) in start-ups such as BigBasket,......