Indian renewables startup Kotak Urja raises $8M from Kleiner Perkins, Sherpalo
Kotak Urja, a diversified Indian startup that is planning solar power installations as well as making some solar equipment, has raised $8 million from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Sherpalo Ventures and Applied Materials.
The investment is Kleiner Perkins’ first renewable energy move in India, according… Continue Reading
Predictify, for crowd-sourced predictions, raises $4.3M
One of several startups that asks users to do poll-style votes in order to predict the future, Predictify is most notable for its partnership with the New York Times blog Freakonomics.
These sites are popping up everywhere. Most recently, we covered Xpree, which lets companies tap… Continue Reading
StudyPlaces raises $3M for education resources
Entering a market dominated by the venerable Princeton Review, new startup StudyPlaces is a information portal for higher education, with college listings, test primers and career advice, as well as community forums.
The company was started by well-known Indian entrepreneur Amitabh Nagpal and based primarily in… Continue Reading