Joseph Rai

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01 December, 2017

Fund Scan: Kalaari seeding more startups but blockbuster harvests still a far cry

There is an eerie similarity between Snapdeal and RightWorks. But Kalaari Capital co-founder Vani Kola would, perhaps, disagree.A lot has ......

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Finance

29 November, 2017

Norwest scores back-to-back multi-bagger exit from India portfolio firm

Multi-stage private investment firm Norwest Venture Partners has harvested handsome returns from its five-year-old investment in a Chennai-based financial services ......

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28 November, 2017

Unitus' new fund strikes four deals despite delay in first close

Impact investment firm Unitus Seed Fund has already struck four deals from its second fund even though the new fund ......

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27 November, 2017

More Indian startups seeing down rounds: Sistema Asia Fund's Kozhevnikov

Sistema Asia Fund, a $50-million venture capital fund floated by Russian conglomerate Sistema JSFC, has been actively investing in Indian ......

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Finance

24 November, 2017

Norwest makes third full exit this year with above-benchmark returns

Multi-stage private investment firm Norwest Venture Partners has sold its entire stake in private sector lender RBL Bank, marking its ......

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TMT

23 November, 2017

Sequoia Capital offloads more stake in Just Dial, yields poor returns

Venture capital and growth-stage investment firm Sequoia Capital has yet again offloaded some stake in online local business search engine ......

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TMT

22 November, 2017

Kalaari, Sequoia settle for sub-par returns from Via.com exit

Venture capital firms Kalaari Capital and Sequoia Capital have exited online-offline travel agency Via.com, one of their earliest bets, with ......

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Finance

21 November, 2017

Offshore LPs, local HNIs commit record $2 bn to India PE-VC funds last quarter

Limited Partners (LPs) committed a record quantum of fresh capital to alternative investment funds in India in the quarter through...

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Manufacturing

16 November, 2017

BanyanTree Capital backs tissue paper maker

Private equity firm BanyanTree Growth Capital, which has been actively investing out of its second fund, has struck a deal ......

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14 November, 2017

Sistema Asia Fund to expand India investment mandate

Sistema Asia Fund, a $50-million venture capital fund floated by Russian conglomerate Sistema JSFC last year, is expanding its India ......