Fund Scan
Finance
Fund Scan: Steady does it as True North takes ambitions to the next level
Earlier this year, True North flew Michael Phelps to Mumbai to deliver a pep talk to its 50-odd portfolio companies. ......
Finance
Fund Scan: Can Lightspeed retain knack for trendspotting as it doubles down on India?
Global venture capital firms started testing the waters of India’s startup ecosystem in the early years of the new millennium. ......
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Fund Scan: TPG puts pedal to the metal as it rewrites India playbook
In late 2010, a few years before stressed assets and private equity investors’ interest in debt-laden companies started making headlines, ......
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Fund Scan: From hidden gems to big brands, how Lighthouse set the course right
Ten years ago, a few months before Lehman Brothers filed for the biggest bankruptcy in US history, a former executive ......
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Fund Scan: For Lightbox, ‘less is more' is a mantra to live by
Four years and $100 million. Presented with those numbers, most venture capital firms would likely have spread their bets and ......
Finance
Fund Scan: How Motilal Oswal PE made its mark in the mid-market space
Vishal Tulsyan knows what it is like to be on the other side of the fence. The managing director and ......
Finance
Fund Scan: TA Associates' ‘no-experiment' approach pays off in India
The best guests are those who don’t disturb their hosts. And who don’t overstay their welcome. That, in a nutshell, ......
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Fund Scan: IDG Ventures India makes hay out of rising share of rupee capital
IDG Ventures India’s fundraising experience for its first two funds is a study in contrast. But with its third fund, ......
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Fund Scan: How a sharp sector focus helped Apax Partners mint money in India
Shashank Singh, the India head of Apax Partners LLP, likes to keep things simple. Ask him what is the secret ......
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Fund Scan: Matrix Partners India banks on pure tech play for better deals, returns
Over the past decade, Matrix India Asset Advisors Pvt. Ltd has not only altered its pace and character in line ......
