# Bennett Coleman and Co Ltd: portfolio, investments and team

> Bennett Coleman and Co Ltd is a vc firm based in India. 4 investments on record, latest Oct 2015. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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# Bennett Coleman and Co Ltd

Last cheque observed Oct 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet VC firm

Series A Seed Series F Publishing

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 4 on record

Since the last cheque **4023** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$4.0M** Rounds led **0 of 4** Sole investor **2 rounds**

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## Bennett Coleman and Co Ltd highlights

- 01 4 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series A and Seed: 75% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $3.0M

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Publishing
- **Based in:** Mumbai, India
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **4 appearances**

- **2015** 2 rounds
- **Oct** **[iChefin](https://millionrounds.com/company/ichefin)** Seed · IN **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[Uber](https://millionrounds.com/company/uber)** Series F · US **$1.0B** With 2 others
- **2010** 1 round
- **Sept** **[Instamedia](https://millionrounds.com/company/instamedia)** Series A · IN · fis.dowjones.com **$4.0M** Sole investor
- **2006** 1 round
- **Nov** **[Affle](https://millionrounds.com/company/affle)** Series A · SG **$2.0M** Sole investor

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

We hold **5** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

## What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

**0** of 8 we have independently watched raise

Amarpara Brand Capital Feedback Times Content Timesofabetterindia Timesofindia Toi Toiideasforindia

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

## The cheque

Series A Seed Series F

Median round joined **$4.0M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$3.0M**

Led 0 of 4 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 2 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2015

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A *2*
- Seed *1*
- Series F *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2006 2015

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## Quick answers about Bennett Coleman and Co Ltd

### What does Bennett Coleman and Co Ltd invest in?

Bennett Coleman and Co Ltd invests most often at Series A and Seed (75% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Publishing.

### How active is Bennett Coleman and Co Ltd?

4 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2015.

### How big are Bennett Coleman and Co Ltd's cheques?

The median round it joins is $4.0M.

### Is Bennett Coleman and Co Ltd investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Oct 2015.

### What kind of investor is Bennett Coleman and Co Ltd?

Bennett Coleman and Co Ltd is a VC firm based in Mumbai, India.

### When was Bennett Coleman and Co Ltd founded?

Bennett Coleman and Co Ltd was founded in 1892.

### Where does this information on Bennett Coleman and Co Ltd come from?

From 1 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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