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Vienova Education Raises R15.7Cr from Bamboo Finance

By : Irfan Khan | 11 April 2012
Industry : Learning
Category : Private Equity

Delhi based Vienova Education Private Limited has raised R15.7Cr from Bamboo Finance, managers of the Oasis Fund.

With this investment, Mr Keith Allman from Bamboo Finance, joins the board of Vienova. The company will use fund raised to expand it's services to 100 schools.

Grameen Capital India was the advisor to Vienova on this transaction.

Vienova provides educational services to schools in North India. It provides content development end online tutoring service to schools.

The company provides private state certified schooling for grades K -12 in semi urban areas in India. Most children are from families that are considered low income, with some from poor families that qualify for scholarships from the management company.

It was founded by Parikshit Jain. He is alumni of IIT Delhi and IIM Ahmedabad, with six years plus experience at McKinsey & Co. Earlier in 2008, it raised angel funding from Indian Angel Network, while last Sept, it raised $3.5Mn from Helion Advisors.

Bamboo Finance manages the Oasis Fund a Luxembourg-based investment fund with $250 Mn under management .It Invests in energy, healthcare, financial services, education, housing, water, and agriculture sectors.



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KVEZAR VIEW

  DEAL TRACKER FOR
DateTransactionTypeBuyerSize ($mn)
2012-04-11  Vienova Education - Oasis Fund Private Equity  Oasis Fund
 
3.05 
2011-09-29  Vienova Education - Helion Advisors Venture Capital  Helion Venture Partners
 
3.15 
 
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  Profiles

Fund

NameCorpus Target Sector WebsiteKeyContact
Oasis Fund    Healthcare
Education
Energy
Agro/FoodStuff
http://www.bamboofinance.com/  Orna BerryAvraham ShochatItsik Danziger  

Company

NamePromotersOfficeCompetitorWebsite
Vienova Education Private Limited  Parikshit Jain   Bunglow Plot 6, Main Road, Opp. Mother Dairy, Pandav Nagar     http://www.vienova.com
  Advisor
    Grameen Capital India  
1 October 29, 2012
03:07 PM
Dear Sir/Madam
i am appreciating your financial organization, as i understood that your organization providing funds for common man entrepreneur. I am bringing awareness in our area about solar systems for environmental free . I am interested to promote a mini solar power plant in our area A.P., India.
Would you please support my project by funding through your esteemed organization. Please be do needful.
Thanking you
srinivas Nadikoti

- Posted by srinivas.nadikoti
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