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Intas Pharma Raises Rs 300 cr from ChrysCapital

Ahmedabad-based Intas Pharma today said it is raising Rs 300 crore from ChrysCapital and has shelved its IPO plans for the time being.

With revenues of …

Profit, Not Perception, Drives Cleantech Demand

Cleantech has a new driver now. If you thought the adoption of cleantech was all about going green, well, you are not wrong, but businesses …

Reaching out: Sankalp Summit 2012

The Sankalp Summit 2012 rolled off at the Taj Lands End, Mumbai, on the morning of April 12 with an opening plenary session focused on …

The Return of Vikram Akula

Vikram Akula is back. And this time, he’s donning the mantle of sugarcane grower, sustainable agri-business advocate and also helping budding social entrepreneurs …

The Omnivore’s Messiah

You would think that a small firm working on agricultural innovation and technology, based in one of India’s agricultural institutes, is not likely to pitch …

Inventus Capital Partners invests Rs. 5 crore in Savaari Car Rentals

Inventus Capital Partners made its first investment for 2012 with Savaari Car Rentals Pvt Ltd, a chauffeur driven car-rental company, headquartered in Bengaluru. Speaking on …

Good news, finally: TiE working on alternatives to ease startup tax hit

It’s already being called the ‘Startup Tax’. The controversial share premium tax which Budget 2012 has proposed is causing serious concerns in entrepreneurial and angel …

Mumbai angel duo to set up startup nursery

Ravi Kiran, former South East and South Asia CEO of Chicago-based Starcom MediaVest Group, and former founder of Fame Cinemas Shravan Shroff have joined hands …

Angel investors, PE hit by Budget 2012 proposal on premium tax

Now that the Budget fineprint is emerging, the Devil truly appears to be in the detail. For the entrepreneurship and startups space, despite some sops …

MyFirstCheque invests in startup selling second-hand baby products

Mumbai-based seedfund MyFirstCheque announced its first investment for 2012 in Mumbai–based startup Pre Cared, making it the fourth in its portfolio of investee companies. Gautam …