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Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Kunal Shah and 19 Angel Investors Back Edtech Startup Masai School

Debarghya Sil October 26, 2021

Bengaluru-based edtech startup Masai School has raised funding from 21 angel investors including Unicorn startup founders such as Kunal Shah of Cred, IPO-bound Paytm’s founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Delhivery’s Mohit Tandon, Vipin Pathak of Cars24 among others. While the two-year-old startup has not disclosed the funding amount, the company said…

Is Edtech Done With Content?

Capria Admin October 21, 2021

Any self-respecting edtech entrepreneur in India will tell you that videos, test papers, online quizzes, etc. are just filler material. They pale in comparison to the buzzy now-ness of a live class, or instant doubt-solving. After all, there are a million places on the internet where you can find any…

Betterplace Raises $24 Million in Series C Funding Led by Jungle Ventures and CX Partners

Capria Admin October 20, 2021

Mumbai, September 2021: BetterPlace, India’s largest technology platform for blue-collar workforce management, has raised $24 million in Series-C funding. The round is led by Delhi-based CX Partners and Singapore-based Jungle Ventures. This comes after the firm had raised a Series-B of $10 million in late 2020. CDC Group and Capria…

Capria Ventures Hits Market for Second Vehicle as Debut Fund Eyes Final Bet on India Fund

Dave Richards October 15, 2021

Capria Ventures is at the fag end of deploying its first emerging markets fund that sought to raise $100 million and is now preparing to launch its second vehicle, Dave Richards, co-founder and managing partner of the global venture capital firm told VCCircle. Richards said that the first Capria Fund,…

Entrepreneur Essentials – How to Raise Venture Capital Anywhere

Capria Admin September 20, 2021

A round-up of best global resources on fundraising pitching and strategy Whether you’re fundraising for the first time or it’s a follow-on round, whether the amount is 50 lakhs, 3 crores, 12 crores or more, navigating the choppy waters of fundraising (investors’ basic and burning questions) is always a challenge,…

Making and messaging staff layoffs and salary cuts

Capria Admin September 15, 2021

Fundamentals Building the case for making hard decisions and driving change The most fundamental thing for any leader to do when entering into a layoff or restructuring is to ensure that everyone understands the reason behind the change. Everyone may not agree with timing or magnitude, but you have to…

Capria Ventures & Atlantica Ventures on the rise of Africa’s VC space

Capria Admin June 16, 2021

Africa is the second-fastest-growing region in the world after Asia and home to six of the fastest-growing economies worldwide. According to AVCA, the total number of VC deals in Africa hit a six-year record high with a total of 139 VC deals worth USD1.4 billion in 2019 alone. Read the…

Deal velocity, South vs. North

Will Poole May 15, 2021

Continuing my LP insider series, today I’m following up on last quarter’s topic, “Will job-tech be the next ed-tech?”, with some somewhat startling results from a recent survey I did of 20 leading early-stage and early-growth investors in the Global South. Before I tell you what I heard, I’d like…

Should You Give an Anchor Investor a Stake in Your Fund’s Management Company?

Capria Admin April 23, 2021

Raising capital for a new fund is always hard. But should you give preferential economics or other benefits to a seed anchor investor who makes a material commitment to the fund? These “VCs for investment management companies” are also known as GP stake investors or fund platforms. According to DocSend,…

How can Indian entrepreneurs institutionalise moat creation

Shivathilak Tallam March 24, 2021

For a handful of startups in specific business sectors, ‘moating’ can be done by navigating through the labyrinth of government regulations. So, how should entrepreneurs build frameworks around moat creation? It’s a no-brainer that every startup needs an edge — or formally known as a moat — which gives the…

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