Meet the IIT grad behind Africa's top VC firm; Amicus’ Parasuraman on investment thesis and more

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 [alt_text] Venture Capital [How this IIT Madras grad went on to create the most prolific VC firm in Africa](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) In the middle of 2010, Zachariah George visited South Africa on a short sabbatical that would change his destiny—and the fortunes of hundreds of ...… [Read 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fund](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) Kotak Data Centre Fund, managed by Kotak Alternate Asset Managers, which marked its first close in February, made an additional investment in a ...… [Read 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quarter](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) Flipkart-backed Shadowfax, which provides logistics solutions across the e-commerce and online-first ecosystem, saw a considerable growth in its ...… [Read 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managers](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) Bengaluru-based growth and mid-market private equity firm Amicus Capital is on track to closing its second fund. It expects to mop up as much as $200 ...… [Read more](3D/eyJzdWJsaXN0aWQiOiIzNTc0NzkiLCJlbWFpbGlkIjoidHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTJAZ21haWwuY29tIiwiZmlyc3RfbmFtZSI6IlRyaXN0cmFtIiwibGFzdF9uYW1lIjoiQmFsZHdpbiIsIm1vYmlsZSI6IjE3OTMxNTE2MjMwIiwic3Vic2NyaWJlZCI6IjAwMDAtMDAtMDAgMDA6MDA6MDAiLCJjb21wYW55IjoiMTAwMTYiLCJqb2J0aXRsZSI6IjEwMDE2IiwicGhvbmUtbW9iaWxlIjoiIiwicGhvbmUtbW9iaWxlMiI6IiIsInBob25lLW90aGVyIjoiIiwicGhvbmUtd29yayI6IiIsInBob25lLXdvcmsyIjoiIiwiY2l0eSI6Ik5ldyBZb3JrIiwiY291bnRyeSI6IlVuaXRlZCBTdGF0ZXMiLCJwaG9uZS1ob21lIjoiMTc5MzE1MTYyMzAiLCJpbmR1c3RyeSI6IiIsInN0YXRlIjoiIiwiIjoiIn0=) --------------------------------------------------------------- [alt_text] Venture Capital [IIFL PE-backed logistics firm moderates Series A goal as funding winter bites](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) Smartr Logistics has dialed down its target for a Series A round that it has been trying to raise for the past few months, as a slowdown in venture ...… [Read 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table](3D/eyJzdWJsaXN0aWQiOiIzNTc0NzkiLCJlbWFpbGlkIjoidHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTJAZ21haWwuY29tIiwiZmlyc3RfbmFtZSI6IlRyaXN0cmFtIiwibGFzdF9uYW1lIjoiQmFsZHdpbiIsIm1vYmlsZSI6IjE3OTMxNTE2MjMwIiwic3Vic2NyaWJlZCI6IjAwMDAtMDAtMDAgMDA6MDA6MDAiLCJjb21wYW55IjoiMTAwMTYiLCJqb2J0aXRsZSI6IjEwMDE2IiwicGhvbmUtbW9iaWxlIjoiIiwicGhvbmUtbW9iaWxlMiI6IiIsInBob25lLW90aGVyIjoiIiwicGhvbmUtd29yayI6IiIsInBob25lLXdvcmsyIjoiIiwiY2l0eSI6Ik5ldyBZb3JrIiwiY291bnRyeSI6IlVuaXRlZCBTdGF0ZXMiLCJwaG9uZS1ob21lIjoiMTc5MzE1MTYyMzAiLCJpbmR1c3RyeSI6IiIsInN0YXRlIjoiIiwiIjoiIn0=) Agritech startup Ergos on Friday said it has raised $10 million (Rs 82.8 crore) in a Series B funding through a mix of equity and debt rounds.While ...… [Read 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fund](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) Quadria Capital is looking to raise up to $1 billion for its third and biggest fund as the Asian healthcare-focused private equity firm seeks to tap ...… [Read 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