Pankaj Makkar
Finance
Bertelsmann doubles corpus for India VC investments
Bertelsmann India Investments, backer of startup unicorns such as Licious and Eruditus, has doubled its allocation for India to $500-600 ......
General
How angel, venture capital and private equity investors reacted to Budget 2021
Union Budget 2021 is out. This was going to be a crucial budget following a year of economic crisis, worst ......
TMT
How govt's curbs on takeovers will impact startup investments from China
Indian startups, which have received a heavy dose of capital from Chinese firms such as Alibaba, Tencent, Fosun and Shunwei ......
Finance
Bertelsmann's Pankaj Makkar on drawing lessons from China on how to tackle coronavirus
Bertelsmann India Investments, the strategic investment arm of Germany-headquartered media firm Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA, is one of the ......
Finance
VC funding strong despite high valuations, weak exits: Panellists at VCCircle summit
Venture capital firms continue to see robust activity in India even though valuations have hit the roof and the exit ......
General
Worst over for VC dealmaking in India but investors backing fewer startups
Early-stage venture capital investments just past the seed/angel level appear to have bottomed out while mid-stage deals - particularly at ......
TMT
Why OYO's billion-dollar fundraise can't hide sustained slowdown in startup funding
Walmart acquired Flipkart, Paytm became Warren Buffett-led Berkshire Hathaway’s first bet in India, and SoftBank-backed OYO is now valued more ......
Finance
Eyeing concentrated VC bets to keep hit rate high in India: Bertelsmann's Makkar
Bertelsmann India Investments (BII), the strategic investment arm of one of the world's largest mass media companies, BertelsmannSE & Co. ......
Consumer
Executive education firm Eruditus raises $8.2 mn from Bertelsmann
Eruditus, a company that offers executive education programmes globally, has raised Rs 53 crore ($8.2 million) in a Series B ......
General
Mid-stage VC dealmaking tough, can't work like early-stage funds: Bertelsmann's Makkar
Bertelsmann India Investments (BII), the strategic funding arm of one of the world's largest mass media companies Bertelsmann SE & ......