Pankaj Makkar

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09 March, 2026

Bertelsmann executives on ‘Next' platform, buy-and-build plans in India, and more

German multinational conglomerate Bertelsmann is recalibrating its India strategy. While its venture arm, Bertelsmann ......

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11 April, 2022

Bertelsmann doubles corpus for India VC investments

Bertelsmann India Investments, backer of startup unicorns such as Licious and Eruditus, has doubled its allocation for India to...

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01 February, 2021

How angel, venture capital and private equity investors reacted to Budget 2021

Union Budget 2021 is out. This was going to be a crucial budget following a year of economic crisis, worst ......

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TMT

20 April, 2020

How govt's curbs on takeovers will impact startup investments from China

Indian startups, which have received a heavy dose of capital from Chinese firms such as Alibaba, Tencent, Fosun and Shunwei ......

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27 March, 2020

Bertelsmann's Pankaj Makkar on drawing lessons from China on how to tackle coronavirus

Bertelsmann India Investments, the strategic investment arm of Germany-headquartered media firm Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA, is one of the ......

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Finance

27 February, 2020

VC funding strong despite high valuations, weak exits: Panellists at VCCircle summit

Venture capital firms continue to see robust activity in India even though valuations have hit the roof and the exit ......

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General

11 October, 2018

Worst over for VC dealmaking in India but investors backing fewer startups

Early-stage venture capital investments just past the seed/angel level appear to have bottomed out while mid-stage deals - particularly...

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TMT

04 October, 2018

Why OYO's billion-dollar fundraise can't hide sustained slowdown in startup funding

Walmart acquired Flipkart, Paytm became Warren Buffett-led Berkshire Hathaway’s first bet in India, and SoftBank-backed...

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Finance

12 October, 2017

Eyeing concentrated VC bets to keep hit rate high in India: Bertelsmann's Makkar

Bertelsmann India Investments (BII), the strategic investment arm of one of the world's largest mass media companies, BertelsmannSE & Co. ......

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03 April, 2017

Executive education firm Eruditus raises $8.2 mn from Bertelsmann

Eruditus, a company that offers executive education programmes globally, has raised Rs 53 crore ($8.2 million) in a Series B ......

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