ah! Ventures

Are we witnessing The “Trump Effect” in Indian startups?

I was surprised to read today’s newspapers. Two poster boys of Indian startups are asking for protection. Though I do not have the depth of experience and exposure as they or their investors have in running and scaling up a business, some very fundamental points struck me. I thought I will articulate them here. I […]

ah! Ventures exits from Entropy Innovations, its second profitable exit in as many years

Mumbai | November 16, 2016 ah! Ventures has announced its profitable exit from Entropy Innovations within a year of its investment for an undisclosed amount. This is ah! Ventures’ second exit in the last two years after ed-tech startup Harness Handitouch, from which it exited within two years of its investment. ah! Ventures along with Mark […]

STARup 2016 – Event Summary

On the 17th of September, 2016, ah! Ventures organized its very first edition of STARup Summit. This startup summit was organized with a view to connect the players of the startup ecosystem together. In addition to the summit being focused around four key verticals – Fintech, Healthtech, Emerging Tech and Platforms, it also offered various […]

Unocoin, India’s Leading Bitcoin Company, Raises $1.5M To Set National Record

Pre Series-A Round Saw Participation From ah! Ventures Along With Top Investors September 29, 2016 – Bangalore, India Unocoin, a Bangalore based Bitcoin startup, has raised $1.5 million in a Pre Series-A round, the highest total raised for a digital currency venture in Indian history. Funding was sourced from well-known Indian entities such as Blume […]

Launching of Dena Stand-Up India – A Scheme for financing Greenfields projects undertaken by SC/ST and Women Entrepreneurs.

Hon’ble Prime Minister has launched Stand-Up India Scheme along with an interactive portal startupmitra.in on 5th April 2016 at Noida. The scheme aims at providing hassle free loans to SCs/STs and Women entrepreneurs for undertaking Green Field projects in manufacturing, services or the trading sector. The dedicated web portal aims at providing handholding support, loans […]

Have you selected the right form of capital to growth your business?

A lot of things have changed in the banking and financial segment since the time I joined it 15 years ago. Technology and innovation created multiple disruptive opportunities and will continue to do so. Business models have undergone change time and again to survive. Twenty-one new banking licenses are issued to undertake financial inclusion at […]