Venture Capital- Livemint.com http://www.livemint.com/SectionPages/Venture-Capital.aspx?NavId=2&NavsId=100 Venture Capital- Livemint.com | © CopyRight HT Media Ltd. 2009 en-Us Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:58:03 GMT 60 Livemint.com http://www.livemint.com/ http://www.livemint.com/Images/livemintbeta_rss.gif 144 33 Norwest raises $1.2 bn venture fund, biggest of this year http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/18225638/Norwest-raises-12-bn-venture.html The fund, Norwest’s 11th since its founding almost 50 years ago, will give the firm more money to fund larger companies Tim Mullaney / Bloomberg Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:26:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/18225638/Norwest-raises-12-bn-venture.html PE firms exit for profits, earn brownie points http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/16224336/PE-firms-exit-for-profits-ear.html For the period January-October 2008, only four PE exits worth 164 million dollars took place compared with 28 exits worth $499 million between January and October this year Shraddha Nair Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:13:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/16224336/PE-firms-exit-for-profits-ear.html We look for cases where we can make things work http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/16224256/We-look-for-cases-where-we-can.html Halcyon Resources and Management Pvt. Ltd chairman and CEO Narayan K. Seshadri speaks about his investment strategy and the opportunities in distressed assets funding Shrija Agrawal Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:12:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/16224256/We-look-for-cases-where-we-can.html Start-ups look to cash in on a stream of 3G services for handsets http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/09205618/Startups-look-to-cash-in-on-a.html Experts say the offers would need to be ‘snacking content’ of 3-4 minutes for the ventures to work well Deepti Chaudhary Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:26:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/09205618/Startups-look-to-cash-in-on-a.html Raja Kumar | Exit early if the biz isn’t working and stick on with the winners http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/09205644/Raja-Kumar--Exit-early-if-the.html Limited partners are not comfortable with PEs focusing on public markets, says managing director and chief executive of UTI Ventures Management Co. Pvt. Ltd, Raja Kumar Shrija Agrawal / VCCIRCLE Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:26:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/09205644/Raja-Kumar--Exit-early-if-the.html Making a difference with patient capital in energy, healthcare http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/02215151/Making-a-difference-with-patie.html Acumen Fund has invested $35 million worldwide and has a mandate of committing Rs30-50 crore every year in India Shraddha Nair Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:18:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/02215151/Making-a-difference-with-patie.html VC firms’ new mantra: preserve your capital http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/02215218/VC-firms8217-new-mantra-pr.html Avoiding risk, investing in established firms is what venture capital companies are doing to balance their portfolio Shrija Agrawal Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:22:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/02215218/VC-firms8217-new-mantra-pr.html Helion aims to be among the top three in India http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/01203714/Helion-aims-to-be-among-the-to.html In India, Helion has taken the lead in VCs turning more flexible in their approach toinvestments and dabbling in new sectors Deepti Chaudhary Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:07:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/01203714/Helion-aims-to-be-among-the-to.html VC companies facing lower returns, pressure for early exits http://www.livemint.com/2009/10/26195329/VC-companies-facing-lower-retu.html Portfolio firms are now expected to take an additional 12-18 months to reach their revenue targets Deepti Chaudhary Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:23:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/10/26195329/VC-companies-facing-lower-retu.html Market rally opens exit doors for PE companies http://www.livemint.com/2009/10/26195304/Market-rally-opens-exit-doors.html This year, most PE exits have been through stake sales in the open market, as opposed to M&As in 2008 Madhav A. Chanchani Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:23:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/10/26195304/Market-rally-opens-exit-doors.html Narayana Murthy sells 8 lakh Infosys shares to set up VC fund http://www.livemint.com/2009/10/22200048/Narayana-Murthy-sells-8-lakh-I.html The Venture Capital fund will encourage and support young entrepreneurs having brilliant business ideas PTI Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:30:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/10/22200048/Narayana-Murthy-sells-8-lakh-I.html Doing more of the same is no longer an option http://www.livemint.com/2009/10/19210520/Doing-more-of-the-same-is-no-l.html Baring Private Equity’s Rahul Bhasin says what gave returns in the past was underlying growth in businesses. So, if you picked your companies well and added some value, you enjoyed phenomenal returns Shrija Agrawal / VCCIRCLE Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:35:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/10/19210520/Doing-more-of-the-same-is-no-l.html VC activity picks up with companies raising funds http://www.livemint.com/2009/10/19210452/VC-activity-picks-up-with-comp.html VC activity is picking up slowly as economic growth accelerates and the markets rise Deepti Chaudhary Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:34:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/10/19210452/VC-activity-picks-up-with-comp.html Indian cos see $77 mn VC funding in July-Sept http://www.livemint.com/2009/10/19155445/Indian-cos-see-77-mn-VC-fundi.html Despite the positive sentiment returning in the VC space, investment are still low on an year-on-year basis PTI Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:25:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/10/19155445/Indian-cos-see-77-mn-VC-fundi.html PE firms seek mega deals in education, healthcare http://www.livemint.com/2009/10/13015648/PE-firms-seek-mega-deals-in-ed.html Data from VCCEdge, VCCircle’s financial research unit, shows divergent trends in these two sectors in the first nine months of 2009 Madhav A. Chanchani / VCCircle Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:26:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/10/13015648/PE-firms-seek-mega-deals-in-ed.html P2P lending companies bring funds to the poor http://www.livemint.com/2009/10/13014757/P2P-lending-companies-bring-fu.html These firms are an organized form of individual-to-individual lending and leverage the microfinance model Deepti Chaudhary Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:17:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/10/13014757/P2P-lending-companies-bring-fu.html Casino project to get Rs35 cr PE funding http://www.livemint.com/2009/10/10005202/Casino-project-to-get-Rs35-cr.html DHPL is building the casino at a resort in the Union territory of Daman near the west coast in Maharashtra Madhav A. Chanchani and Sarimul Islam Choudhury / VCCircle Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:22:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/10/10005202/Casino-project-to-get-Rs35-cr.html Investors back social initiatives, fund ventures http://www.livemint.com/2009/10/05215025/Investors-back-social-initiati.html Recession-proof nature, small size of deals and the social impact, among other factors, draw investor interest Deepti Chaudhary Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:20:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/10/05215025/Investors-back-social-initiati.html Consolidation moves gain ground in PE market http://www.livemint.com/2009/10/05215046/Consolidation-moves-gain-groun.html The aggregation or roll-up model allows firms to reach size and lends itself to a viable exit for investors Madhav A. Chanchani / VCCCIRCLE Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:20:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/10/05215046/Consolidation-moves-gain-groun.html Start-ups hold back on offering stake to mentor companies http://www.livemint.com/2009/09/29101708/Startups-hold-back-on-offerin.html Giving a stake at the onset of a business, particularly to VC firms, can bring constraints rather than support Deepti Chaudhary Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:45:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/09/29101708/Startups-hold-back-on-offerin.html