May 28, 2013 | News, Western Europe
Telegraph 23 May 2013 George Soros has put £50m into Hyperoptic, a start-up aiming to leapfrog Britain’s telecoms giants by building a fibre optic network that offers consumers internet access at least 10 times faster than currently available. The veteran investor’s...
May 27, 2013 | India, News, South & Central Asia
VC Circle 24 May 2013 Chennai Villgro Innovations incubates startups, innovators and social entrepreneurs for early stage growth. Chennai based Villgro Innovations Foundation has invested an undisclosed amount in Windmill Health Technologies, a startup which creates...
May 27, 2013 | India, News, South & Central Asia
VC Circle 24 May 2013 Ajay Piramal Group-promoted India Venture Advisors (IVA) has acquired stake in Andhra Pradesh-based Dr. Ramesh Cardiac & Multispecialty Hospital Pvt Ltd (DRCMH) through subscription of equity shares. However, the deal value has not been...
May 27, 2013 | Africa, News
African Venture Capital Association 17 May 2013 Values-based private investment movement involves influential families investing relational, intellectual and patient financial capital to provide pathway to economic freedom in developing markets, starting with Africa....
May 24, 2013 | Global, News
New York Times 22 May 2013 What if the next big thing in tech does not arrive on your smartphone or in the cloud? What if it lands on your plate? That idea is enticing a wide group of venture capitalists in Silicon Valley into making big bets on food. In some cases,...
