IPO | Prashanth Hebbar |

So, finally Facebook and Zynga are going to party together?
Well, Zynga had filed for an IPO some time back. It is now speculated that its valuation would be close to $10 billion post IPO. This puts Zynga's valuation at 10 per... .
IPO | DARE |

Yelp is a US-based local review and search website with a social networking flavour. It was started in 2004 incubated by MRL Ventures. Yelp filed for an IPO, reports OmMalik, to raise $100 M.
There is an interesting story... .
Venture Capital | DARE |

Have you come across women led businesses that have been funded by VCs or angel investors? When I first attempted to list such companies, I thought that I could easily get a dozen from my first and second circle of connections.... .
Banks & Loans | DARE |

Sagar Bedmutha gets candid about how he landed a loan
Sagar BedmuthaFounder & CEO, Optinno Mobitech Pvt. Ltd
Which bank did you take funding from?Bank of Maharashtra, Pune
Why did you choose that particular... .
Venture Capital | DARE |

Headquartered in Gurgaon (India), iYogi provides computer repair and technical support for consumer and small businesses in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Vishal Dhar, President, Marketing and Co-founder, spoke to... .
Private Equity | Sharmila Das |

After few years of inception, many businesses face challenges of scaling up to the next level. While identifying the next level is crucial, reaching to the next level perhaps brings down the number of the companies survived than... .
Miscellaneous | DARE |

As much as the gospel is to the choir, the idea is to the entrepreneur. It is the idea which drives, creates and grows. The idea is the bedrock of the business and entrepreneurs are equally concerned with making it a working... .
Miscellaneous | Shinjini Ganguli |

A redeemable idea and expertise don’t guarantee a successful show for a pinched entrepreneur. Money is indispensable, and equally inaccessible for the smaller players!... .
Banks & Loans | Nimesh Sharma |

Preparing for a business loan
DARE: What are the typical stages at which enterprises would want to raise business loans?Banker: While doing business planning, inceiving, expansion, forward integration in greenfield projects and... .
Miscellaneous | DARE |

As long as the opportunity is good and offers a compelling solution to a well recognized pain point and offers the potential to scale fast, investors may consider such opportunities
Enterprise Product Company wanting to raise... .
Miscellaneous | Nimesh Sharma |

Global community echoes SME funding woes and launches a finance competition with focus on innovative solutions for the world
In the last DARE issue, we had covered how SMEs are often too small to attract commercial bank or... .
Banks & Loans | DARE |

A good project viability report, coupled with a positive credit rating and collateral security can help SMEs raise loans faster. While banks closely look at the repayment capacity of the borrower, it is the relationship between... .
Banks & Loans | Shinjini Ganguli |

Collateral security is a bane for all entrepreneurs seeking loans from banks and financial institutions. Are there alternatives available
When D Kumar of Andaaz Collections, a Delhi-based readymade garment manufacturer, set about... .