VCCircle

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VCCircle
IndustryMedia
Founded2005
FounderSahad P.V
Headquarters Gurugram, India
Parent HT Media Limited
Website www.vccircle.com

VCCircle, founded in 2005, is an Indian information services group [1] with presence in online business news, data, events and training for private equity and venture capital fund managers, entrepreneurs, investment bankers, corporate executives and lawyers. It currently employs about 200 people and is owned by Mosaic Media Ventures Private Limited, a 100% subsidiary of HT Media Limited. Mosaic Media also owns other brands such as VCCEdge, Edge Insights and TechCircle. The company has offices in M3M Urbana, Sector 67, Gurugram; Delhi-National Capital Region, Mumbai, and Bengaluru.

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The company was acquired in 2015 by News Corp, and later by HT Media Limited in 2020. [2] [3] Leslie D'Monte joined as the Executive Editor of VCCircle and TechCircle in August, 2021. [4] Currently, Vivek Sinha is the Executive Editor for both sites.

History

VCCircle was founded in 2005 by Sahad P.V. as a blog focused on venture capital and private equity. The site expanded its coverage of Indian business to a larger audience [5] of entrepreneurs, corporate executives, investors, legal professionals and bankers. [6] VCCircle offers insight [7] and opinion [8] on various business happenings. Since its acquisition by HT Media Limited, VCCircle started working alongside Mint, the second largest business daily in India. The company routinely publishes exclusive articles on the venture capital and the private equity community on its website. Some of these articles are also published in the Mint.

In May 2012, VCCircle.com introduced a paywall. [9] It is the first business news website in India to introduce a paywall. VCCircle announced an award in 2012 which recognised the best performing PE/VC-backed companies in various sectors and also law firms and investment banks who have done the maximum number of deals in a given year. [10]

The second edition of awards was held in February 2013. [11] VCCircle Network got the DEMO conference to start an event in India. The event was held on 20 and 21 March 2013 in Bengaluru. [12]

The third edition of VCCircle Awards [13] was held in February 2014.

The fourth edition of VCCircle Awards [14] was held in February 2015. The VCCircle Network was acquired by News Corp in March 2015. [15] In 2020, HT Media took over as the owner of VCCircle from News Corp. [3]

VCCircle operates on a freemium model. While some articles remain freely accessible, premium reports, sectoral deep dives, deal databases, and investigative stories are available through subscription plans. These include:

These subscription offerings make VCCircle one of the few Indian business media platforms operating behind a paywall, targeting a niche audience of investors, CXOs, and decision-makers.

Events, Trainings, and VCCEdge

In addition to its editorial content, VCCircle has established a strong presence through its events and training verticals, which serve as key platforms for knowledge sharing and networking across the investment and entrepreneurial ecosystems.

Together, these extensions of the VCCircle brand have strengthened its role not just as a media outlet, but as a holistic ecosystem for capital market intelligence and professional development.

References

  1. ↑ "I still want your job". Mint . 2008-07-05. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
  2. ↑ News Corp Acquires VCCircle
  3. 1 2 Joseph, Anto T. (16 January 2021). "As HT Media lays off staff again, it may struggle to keep VCCircle afloat". Newslaundry .
  4. ↑ "Leslie D'Monte rejoins TechCircle as Executive Editor – Exchange4media". exchange4media. 2021-08-06. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
  5. ↑ Bergen, Mark (2013-10-22). "India's Press Faces an Online Future". India Ink. Archived from the original on 2020-11-14. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
  6. ↑ "Asia Weekly: India a 'safe bet' for investors – Business – China Daily Asia". chinadailyasia.com. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
  7. ↑ Kohli-Khandekar, Vanita (2014-07-05). "Acche din for media deals? Not really". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
  8. ↑ India a 'safe bet' for investors: Analysts
  9. ↑ "VCCircle Taking The Next Big Leap: To Launch Premium Service On May 14". vccircle.com. 2012-05-07. Archived from the original on 2024-06-11. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
  10. ↑ "Matrimony.com Ltd. Company History and Annual Growth Details". goodreturns.in. Archived from the original on 2024-06-11. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
  11. ↑ "India's Best PE/VC-Backed Indian Companies, Investment Banks, Law Firms Honoured at VCCircle Annual Awards 2014". prnewswire.com. 2014-02-20. Archived from the original on 2024-06-11. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
  12. ↑ "Techcircle DEMO India 2013 gets bigger as Indian tech innovators get ready for launch". techcircle.in. 2013-02-01. Archived from the original on 2023-02-02. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
  13. ↑ "iGATE honoured at VCCircle Annual Awards 2014". Business Standard India. 2014-02-24. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
  14. ↑ "India's Best PE/VC-Backed Indian Companies, Investment Banks, Law Firms Honoured at VCCircle Annual Awards 2014". Pr Newswire. 2014-02-20. Archived from the original on 2024-06-11. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
  15. ↑ Verma, Shrutika (2015-03-09). "News Corp expands India digital footprint with VCCircle buy". mint. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
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