Keshav Sunkara

Byju's, Lenskart receive fresh funds; Motherson Sumi strikes overseas acquisition

General

10 September, 2016

Byju's, Lenskart receive fresh funds; Motherson Sumi strikes overseas acquisition

Byju’s, an ed-tech startup, raised $50 million in a fresh round from a group of investors including Chan Zuckerberg Initiative,(a...

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06 September, 2016

Sony's $385 mn buyout of Ten Sports tops M&A deals

Paytm, which runs mobile-wallet and online marketplace, raised $60 million from Taiwanese chipset maker Mediatek in the latest round of ......

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02 September, 2016

A quick look at Raghuram Rajan's performance as RBI chief

Raghuram Rajan, India’s outspoken central bank governor, will quit office on Saturday to make way for his deputy, the reticent ......

Healthcare

01 September, 2016

How startups are bridging the healthcare gap in India

India’s healthcare sector has received a little over $18.5 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) since 2000, or 6.4%...

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30 August, 2016

Chinese investment in India shoots to $2.3 bn in past 3 months against $1.35 bn in 2000-16

China is no longer happy flooding cheap toys and gadgets into the Indian market. Chinese investors are now making strategic ......

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27 August, 2016

IFC emerges the lead investor with Hero Future, Nephroplus as beneficiaries

International Finance Corp (IFC), the private investment arm of the World Bank, shined with multiple deals in the week ended ......

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24 August, 2016

Why venture debt might thrive in India despite venture capital drying up

By all accounts, the venture capital (VC) space in India is in the throes of a slowdown, starving startups of ......

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20 August, 2016

Hike, womenwear maker 'W' in top deals this week

This week's highlight was messaging app Hike receiving an investment of $175 million in its Series D round from ......

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20 August, 2016

The Week That Was: Wait ends for Olympic medals; SBI announces mega merger

The week saw India finally opening its account at the 2016 Rio Olympics, as shuttler P V Sindhu and wrestler ......

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19 August, 2016

Indian states have a real incentive to protect the environment, create more jobs

Money, it appears, does grow on trees, at least, if you are a green, small Indian state.Data recently released by ......