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IPO | Prashanth Hebbar |
Zynga readies IPO, Facebook is tipped next
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 |
US Restaurant reviewer Yelp files for IPO
  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 |
Funding women entrepreneurs: Investor Views
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 |
An Entrepreneur’s Experience
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 |
How iYogi Got Its First Funding
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 |
How to land a PE deal
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 |
Protecting ideas when seeking funding
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 |
Give me money, Please!
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 |
Your Questions? - Your Banker Answers!
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 |
Answers from the Investor
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 |
The G-20 SME Finance Challenge
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 |
How to increase your chances of getting a bank loan?
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 |
Bank Loan Collateral Issues
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... .