http://www.firstpost.com Firstpost Thu, 23 May 2013 00:17:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://www.firstpost.com/business/buyout-of-a-buyout-fund-the-curious-case-of-india-equity-partners-689866.html#comments Mon, 08 Apr 2013 05:50:32 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=689866 The quiet office of the fund at CG House in mid-town Mumbai and the rather barren looking page, conceal the power struggle that has resulted in three founders of the this private equity fund detaching themselves from its operations.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/business/buyout-of-a-buyout-fund-the-curious-case-of-india-equity-partners-689866.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/investing/vc-investments-in-india-slip-by-18-to-1-4-bn-in-2012-ey-686141.html#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 10:42:36 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=686141 Venture capital investments into India slumped nearly 18 percent to $1.4 billion last year, even though the number of such deals saw a spurt during the same period, according to global consultancy Ernst & Young. ]]> http://www.firstpost.com/investing/vc-investments-in-india-slip-by-18-to-1-4-bn-in-2012-ey-686141.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/business/religious-institutions-should-be-allowed-to-invest-in-startups-631088.html#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2013 09:47:53 +0000 Srividya Iyer http://www.firstpost.com/?p=631088 For capital to be made accessible to venture capital, it has to come from insurance companies, provident funds, pension funds or charitable institutions.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/business/religious-institutions-should-be-allowed-to-invest-in-startups-631088.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/business/zovi-merges-ops-with-inkfruit-raises-10-mn-from-saif-tiger-610149.html#comments Fri, 01 Feb 2013 08:49:39 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=610149 E-commerce player Zovi today said it has merged its operations with industry peer Inkfruit and has also raised $10 million funding from private equity funds SAIF Partners and Tiger Global.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/business/zovi-merges-ops-with-inkfruit-raises-10-mn-from-saif-tiger-610149.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/investing/pinterest-gets-30-mn-investment-from-sv-angel-report-600539.html#comments Thu, 24 Jan 2013 07:04:41 +0000 FP Staff http://www.firstpost.com/?p=600539 Venture Capital firm, SV Angel is all set to invest $30 million in the popular photo-sharing site, Pinterest, reports TechCrunch. ]]> http://www.firstpost.com/investing/pinterest-gets-30-mn-investment-from-sv-angel-report-600539.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/business/man-on-a-mission-bowei-gais-startup-tour-across-29-countries-starts-in-india-597917.html#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2013 10:13:06 +0000 Srividya Iyer http://www.firstpost.com/?p=597917 Firstpost caught up with Bowei Gai, founder, World Startup Report in Mumbai, as he kicks off his tour from India.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/business/man-on-a-mission-bowei-gais-startup-tour-across-29-countries-starts-in-india-597917.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/fwire/shriram-group-to-launch-ventureangel-fund-for-entrepreneurs-590745.html#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2013 11:24:58 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=590745 Shriram Group, the city-based diversified business conglomerate, is in "initial stage" of floating a venture capital fund and an angel fund for aspiring entrepreneurs, a top official said today.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/fwire/shriram-group-to-launch-ventureangel-fund-for-entrepreneurs-590745.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/fwire/global-vc-funding-in-solar-sector-down-50-in-2012-589408.html#comments Tue, 15 Jan 2013 12:11:58 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=589408 Global venture capital (VC) investments in the solar sector last year were $992 million, down nearly 50 percent over 2011 to five year low.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/fwire/global-vc-funding-in-solar-sector-down-50-in-2012-589408.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/business/getting-innovative-with-risk-when-vcs-think-like-start-ups-565310.html#comments Fri, 21 Dec 2012 03:22:18 +0000 Srividya Iyer http://www.firstpost.com/?p=565310 In these times, which 'are a-Changin', phones are getting bigger again, and computers are getting smaller. In the innovate-or-perish world, start up investors are acting like start ups.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/business/getting-innovative-with-risk-when-vcs-think-like-start-ups-565310.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/business/new-agenda-vcs-are-thinking-small-and-beyond-iits-549160.html#comments Fri, 07 Dec 2012 09:33:50 +0000 Srividya Iyer http://www.firstpost.com/?p=549160 Not only are the number of angel investors and networks increasing in India but growth stage venture capital funds are also signing smaller cheques.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/business/new-agenda-vcs-are-thinking-small-and-beyond-iits-549160.html/feed 0