NURTURE VENTURES
Mass entrepreneurship movement: How India's economy is getting reshaped
India's mass entrepreneurship movement, supported by cross-sector partnerships, aims to create 90 million non-farm jobs by 2030.
SuperKalam secures Rs 16 crore funding to boost personalised education with AI mentorship
SuperKalam has concluded a $2 million seed funding round led by YCombinator and Fundersclub with participation from YC Partner Puneet Kumar, GoodWater Capital, Nurture Ventures, SuperCapital, Pareto Ventures.
IIM Bangalore to open private equity centre of excellence
The Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, is poised to establish the nation’s inaugural private equity center of excellence within an academic institution, supported by Mathew Cyriac, an alumnus of the institute and executive chairman of Florintree Advisors, a private equity firm. Cyriac, formerly co-head of private equity for Blackstone India, is donating Rs 17.5 crore toward the center, marking the largest contribution from a single alumni member to IIMB.
ESKEYN Ventures founder pledges $9.6 million to IIT Hyderabad’s healthcare tech biz incubator
The incubator aims to accelerate development and adoption of breakthrough healthcare solutions to address unmet needs and improve patient outcomes.
IIT Madras partners with Starburst Accelerator SARL to establish €100 Million Aerospace and Defence start-up hub
French aerospace firm Starburst Accelerator SARL collaborates with IIT Madras to establish a startup hub in India with a funding support of €100 million. This partnership aims to enhance the Aerospace, Space, and Defence (ASD) ecosystem in India, focusing on market analysis, technology scouting, and international expansion strategies for Indian startups. The initiative will also create venture capital funds for ASD technology and provide export promotion support for Indian startups to explore international markets.
Starburst accelerator SARL to set up innovation hub in IIT Madras
Accelerator to offer aviation, space and defence startups funding support of €100m
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Corporate governance, domestic funding key for India to be top startup nation: G20 sherpa Kant
Many startup entrepreneurs, being classic innovators, often prioritise innovation and disruption over corporate governance, he said.
Startup Mahakumbh to tell the world that spring is coming
Three-day congregation of new economy ecosystem to highlight the promise of Indian startup sector.
Established businesses must nurture startups without seeking ownership: Zomato's Deepinder Goyal
Deepinder Goyal emphasizes the need for established businesses to nurture startups without owning them. The Startup Mahakumbh event aims to make India the largest startup ecosystem. The government launches the Bharat Startup Ecosystem Registry to unify stakeholders and support Indian startup growth.
Sports tech startup SportVot raises Rs 9 crore in funding from Omidyar Network India, others
SportVot has raised Rs 9.4 crore in pre-series A round to expand technology and product offerings, democratise sports through technology, and enhance sports participation. The funding will be used to make live sports content and data capturing more accessible, promote the playing culture, and commercialise sports at the domestic level.
Budget 2024: Startup community seeks diversification to smaller cities, tax incentives
Encouraging entrepreneurship in smaller cities can yield solutions tailored to niche sectoral or geographical challenges.
TDF onboards five venture capital firms as investor partners for its accelerator programme
The Digital Fifth (TDF), a fintech consulting firm, said it has onboarded five venture capital firms - Equanimity Investments, Flourish Ventures, IIFL Fintech Fund, IvyCap Ventures Advisors, and 8i Ventures as its investor partners for its accelerator programme.
Inflection Point Ventures launches accelerator programme for early-stage startups
Programme has been designed for entrepreneurs seeking to take their business from the idea stage to MVP
Silicon Valley startups had their worst funding year since 2019
Over the last 12 months, investors poured money into artificial intelligence startups, but the rest of the industry foundered. According to early data released by research firm PitchBook on Thursday, venture capitalists invested $170.6 billion in the US in 2023, over an estimated roughly 15,000 deals. That deal value is down by about 30% from 2022.
Snitch raises Rs 110 crore in funding from SWC Global, IvyCap Ventures, others
The direct-to-consumer (D2C) firm did not disclose the valuation at which the fundraise took place. Snitch had earlier raised a much smaller funding round from a clutch of angel investors, including Lenskart founder Peyush Bansal and Boat founder Aman Gupta.
Wipro Consumer Care Ventures launches second fund with Rs 250 cr-corpus
Wipro Consumer Care - Ventures has launched a second fund with a corpus of Rs 250 crore, focusing on investing in consumer startups in India and Southeast Asia. The fund, launched four years ago with a corpus of Rs 200 crore, has made 10 investments so far. The fund has made part exits from two of its investments and has achieved a 10x increase in a short period.
IVCA partners with ISB for training programme for PE/VC fund managers
The training programme aims to meet the specific needs of professionals appointed by private capital funds on the board of ‘early to growth’ stage companies.
Delhivery, AWS, and Nexus Ventures to launch startup accelerator program Velocity
The first edition of Velocity was launched in August 2023 in which many sectoral and financial experts came together to mentor selected startups.
TN Startup & Innovation Policy hopes to create more Tamil Nadu-based VCs
The state government launched the Tamil Nadu Startup and Innovation Policy 2023, under which the government will create a fund of funds to invest in regional and thematic funds.
ET Startup Awards 2023: Jishnu Bhattacharjee bags Midas Touch award for best investor
Arriving at a decision was difficult in the backdrop of a year which has been fraught with challenges for the venture capital industry as valuations and fundraising saw a major hit. Exits became scarce and the IPO market dried up.
Soonicorn Ventures gets Sebi nod to launch Rs 250 crore angel fund
Soonicorn Ventures has a sector-agnostic approach to investments and will allocate investments ranging from Rs 50 lakh to Rs 4 crore in startups at the initial funding stages.
Soonicorn Ventures gets Sebi nod to launch Rs 250 cr angel fund
SV has a sector-agnostic approach to investments and will allocate investments ranging from Rs 50 lakh to Rs 4 crore in startups at the initial funding stages.
Cultivating innovation: The role of IBC in nurturing India's entrepreneurial ecosystem
The IBC has established a structured framework for resolving insolvency, encouraging collaboration between creditors and debtors to seek mutually beneficial resolutions.
CapFort Ventures launches Rs 200 cr India tech fund; plans to invest in 40 startups in next 2 years
The VC fund will invest in startups in India with a valuation within Rs 100 crores.
US venture capital funding falls by half to $39.8 billion in second quarter: report
Venture capitalists are funding fewer startups, especially at the earliest stages of a company’s life, according to new data from research firm PitchBook.
Renewable energy platform SafEarth raises Rs 3.5 crore in funding led by Anthill Ventures
The latest capital infusion will help fuel SafEarth's product development initiatives and support its expansion into new industrial belts across India, the company said.
Nandan Nilekani pledges Rs 315 cr to IIT-Bombay to help his alma mater beef up on infra, research
Nilekani joined electrical engineering at the IIT-B in 1973, and the latest grant comes as a celebration of his 50 years of deep bonding with the institution he graduated from. He earlier served on the IIT-B’s heritage foundation and on the board of governors.
Making concepts work: How entrepreneurial ideas can take flight at venture studios
Will a business idea work? A new way to startup, venture studios do everything from identifying opportunities to launching the business.
Amit Patni's Campden Family Connect is helping UHNW families grow, nurture their wealth
Amit Patni describes how he’s used his learnings to lead Campden Family Connect in India.
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