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Venture Capital
Professional moneys co-invested with the entrepreneur usually to fund an early stage, more risky venture. Offsetting the high risk is the promise of higher return that the investor takes. A venture capitalist not only brings in moneys as “equity capital” (i.e. without security/charge on assets) but also brings on to the table extremely valuable domain ..
Ambedkar Social Innovation Incubation Mission: Key Facts, Features and Benefits
On September 30, 2020, the Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Thaawarchand Gehlot launched Ambedkar Social Innovation and Incubation Mission for the Scheduled Castes under Venture Capital Funds. The mission aims to promote innovation among the SC students in the country. Key Features To promote entrepreneurship among SC students with special preference to disabled ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Ambedkar Social Innovation Incubation Mission • B. R. Ambedkar • Rural Development • Scheduled Caste • Scheduled Castes • Unemployment • Venture Capital • Venture Capital Funds
Goa to host 2nd edition of Startup India Global Venture Capital Summit 2019
The 2nd edition of Startup India Global Venture Capital Summit is being organized in Goa on 6-7 December 2019 for Fund Managers and Limited Partners of Top Global Venture Capital (VC) Firms. The summit is being organized by Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) under Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry, in ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
Topics: Ease of Doing Business • EdTech • FinTech • Goa • Startup India • Startup India Global Venture Capital Summit • Venture Capital
Don Valentine, founder of Sequoia Capital passes away
Don Valentine (87), an American venture capitalist who founded Sequoia Capital, has passed away in Woodside, Calif. Valentine spent nearly 40 years working in Silicon Valley, and Sequoia Capital is widely credited with cementing California’s Bay Area as the tech powerhouse it is today.
Topics: California • Don Valentine • Finance • Sequoia • Sequoia Capital • Silicon Valley • Venture Capital
Atal Innovation Mission
The Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) is a flagship initiative of the NITI Aayog. This aims to promote innovation and entrepreneurship in the country and create an environment for the same. Objectives of AIM The objective of AIM is to create, develop and promote an ecosystem of innovation and entrepreneurship across the country which will exist ..
Topics: Community • Incubation • innovation • Jammu and Kashmir • Society • Venture Capital
India ranked 17th in StartupBlink’s 2019 Startup Ecosystem Ranking
The global startup ecosystem map Startupblink has released its latest 2019 Startup Ecosystem Ranking. In it, India has been ranked 17th out of 100 countries, based on the strength of its startup ecosystem. The index is topped by United States, followed by UK, Canada, Israel, and Australia. The ranking is carried out on the basis ..
Topics: Business • Business incubators • Coworking • Crunchbase • Economy • Ecosystems • Entrepreneurship • Startup company • Startup ecosystem • Startups in Goa • Venture Capital