India-based IT training school Koenig Solutions has offered a four-day program to teach students everything there is to know about the digital currency Bitcoin, ZDNet reported.
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India-based Kotak Private Equity to purchase 19pct stake in Samson Maritime- sources
Kotak Private Equity is purchasing a 19% stake in offshore logistics support services firm Samson Maritime from IFC and JM Financial for Rs 150 crore, sources told The Economic Times.
Emerging market private equity investors still drawn to China- FT
China will continue to attract private equity investors of emerging markets, according to Paul Fletcher of Actis and Sev Vettivetpillai of Abraaj in their talk with Peter Vanham of Financial Times blog beyondbrics.
Founders of Indian SMS-based offline search engine seek $500K in seed funding for Jelly rival
The co-founders of Bangalore, India-based offline search engine Innoz are seeking $500,000 in seed funding to build a rival app for Jelly which will target the US market.
Indian e-learning firm iProf secures $9M in Series B funding
Noida, India-based e-learning company secured $9 million (INR55 crore) in a Series B funding round led by global education research firm Hobsons for future acquisitions and network expansion.
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Mercom Capital Group data revealed that venture capital funding for firms in the wind energy industry increased 44.4% to 455 million around the world last year, the Business Started reported.
Venture capital group Nexus Venture Partners will pour INR30 crore into Pune, India-based cybersecurity company Uniken to fund its expansion into Israel and the US.
Bangalore, India-based rural education services provider Hippocampus Learning Centres (HLC) raised $600,000 (INR3.5 crore) from existing institutional investors to expand its network in the next financial year.
While venture capital funding for healthcare influenced by information technology or HIT is more pronounced in the US, venture capitalists are also showing interest in the niche in India, The Hindu Business Line reported.
Indian state-run insurance firm Life Insurance Corp (LIC) sold a 2.001% stake in Pune-based metal forger Bharat forge in a deal valued at INR150.53 crore, reducing its total stake in the company to 5.0205%.
Srinath Batni, a member of the Board of Directors of India-based IT services provider Infosys, sold 20,000 company shares for INR7.46 crore at the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).
India-based online baby and kids store FirstCry.com scored $15 million in a Series C funding round led by Vertex Venture Management to expand its online, offline, and mobile presence.
Private equity and venture capital investors are exhibiting renewed interest in India's online retail space, a segment considered as an investment bubbly early last year, Mumbai-based online website dna reported.
Liqvid e-Learning Services, an educational software maker based in India, has began talks with different venture capital firms for another round of equity funding, according to sources interviewed by The Economic Times.
