Investment of tata group

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Investments Of Tata Group
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Definition
Long-term allocation of funds (with or without recourse to
the project's sponsor) to carry an investment idea through to its
stable-income generation stage. A viable investment project aims at
achieving a profitable return that ensures (1)
timely payment of interest and principal, (2) attractive return on the
invested capital, and (3) positive and consistent cash flows.

2. An asset or item that is purchased with the hope that it will generate
income or appreciate in the future. In an economic sense, an
investment is the purchase of goods that are not consumed today
but are used in the future to create wealth. In finance, an investment
is a monetary asset purchased with the idea that the asset will
provide income in the future or appreciate and be sold at a higher
price.
TATA GROUPS
Ratan Tata, the chairperson emeritus of Tata Sons, is pouring his
personal wealth on startups. Investing in promising startups has
become one of Tata’s main occupations since retiring in 2012. Tata’s
startup investments are spread across different industries, and
capture businesses in different stages of development.

3. Beyond money, Tata is also investing his reputation in the startups
he selects. Being associated with the name Tata not only comes with
instant fame but is also a mark of quality and excellence, which is
important in winning customer trust.
Tata’s personal wealth is cited at about $1 billion. Sometimes the
amount of money that he puts in a startup gets mentioned, but many
a times the value of the investment is not disclosed. Here are 14
startups in which Tata has put his money as he focuses on spurring
new businesses, and employment opportunities
Tata has been investing in various e-commerce portals. The
extention of Ratan Tata's help, however, doesn't end there. He has
vowed to mentor these businesses, drawing from his years' of
invaluable experience, to help them set sail.
The first company that Tata invested in after his retirement was
Altaeros Energies, a US-based wind power developer. He later

4. ventured into the e-commerce space by investing in India's e-
commerce website, Snapdeal. Ratan Tata or his office haven't yet
revealed the financial details of any investments that he has made.
An email sent to his office was unanswered at the time of writing.
Since then, he has been redefining the meaning of “angel investors”
for the e-commerce space.
Here's a list of all the e-commerce companies that Ratan Tata
has invested in:
Altaeros Energies
Boston-based Altaeros was founded in 2010 at the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology (MIT) to commercialise the world's first
airborne wind turbine. Operating up to 2,000 feet (600 metres)
above ground, the Altaeros BAT generates over twice the energy of
similarly-sized towermounted wind turbines.
When: Early 2014

5. Status Now: Raised $7 million from Japanese telecom and in ..
Ratan Tata's investment in one of India's largest horizontal online
retailers put his interest in the country's online startups in the
spotlight. Snapdeal has been on an acquisition spree over the last
two quarters and also counts another billionaire, Wipro's Azim
Premji, as a shareholder
When: August 2014.
Tata is believed to have invested less than Rs 5 crore, buying 256
shares from Snapdeal's angel investors including Kenneth Glass
Status Now Snapdeal was valued at $1 billion before Ratan Tata
invested. The valuation has increased to $5 billion now
Bluestone
The online jewellery retailer has been founded by IIT graduate
Gaurav Singh Kushwaha and Vidya Nataraj, with seed funding from
serial entrepreneur duo Meena and K. Ganesh's platform
GrowthStory
When: September 2014
Status Now: Bluestone was valued at Rs 135 crore when it raised

6. funding from Kalaari Capital, when Tata also co-invested. The
Bengaluru-based startup is currently in talks to raise another $20
million
Urban Ladder
The online furniture etailer was founded by IIM-Bangalore MBAs
Ashish Goel and Rajiv Srivatsa in July 2012. The startup is now
planning to move into home decor solutions, as it looks to corner a
large pie of the market
When: November 2014
Status Now: One of the hottest vertical etailers, UrbanLadder was
valued at around $70 million when it raised funds in July 2014 to
over $200 million in March 2015 when it raised a new round of
funding.
Swasth India
The Mumbai-based affordable healthcare startup is focused on
providing medical services to lowincome population. The company
was founded by former consultants and IIT Bombay graduates
Sundeep Kapila and Ankur Pegu
When: Invested Rs 2 crore in December 2014
CarDekho

7. The Jaipur-based online auto classifi eds player was founded in
2007 by Amit and Anurag Jain, both IITDelhi alumni. The company
also runs other portals like BikeDekho and PriceDekho, and last year
acquired Gaadi from South African media giant Naspers to
consolidate its presence in the Indian market
When: February 2015
Status Now CarDekho was valued at $300 million when it raised $50
million from investors like China's Hillhouse Capital in January this
year. Last month, it managed to rope in HDFC BankBSE -0.64 % as
an investor, one of the rare investment by a lender in Indian
dotcoms
Grameen Capital
The Mumbai-based investment advisory company focuses on the
impact investments space, ranging from microfi nance companies to
education and healthcare venture catering to the bottom-of-the-
pyramid segment. Tata, along with mining tycoon Shrinivas Dempo
and investment banker Vikram Gandhi, picked up equity in the
NBFC which will lend to social enterprises.
When: March 2015

8. One97 Communications (Paytm)
The Noida-based company has successfully transitioned from a
value-added services player to an online wallet Paytm, which it says
now has 80 million accounts. The company is now moving into
etailing as it looks to compete with Flipkart and Snapdeal
When: March 2015
Status Now: Before Ratan Tata's investment was announced, One97
said it had raised $575 million from Alibaba's affi liate, Alipay. The
company is now moving into etailing as it looks to compete with
Flipkart and Snapdeal
Xiaomi
The Chinese smartphone maker launched in India last year, with its
product becoming an instant hit in the market, with inventory
running out in minutes. Founded by serial entrepreneur Lei Jun,
Xiaomi is said to have recorded sales of $12 billion in 2014
When: April 2015
Status Now: Xiaomi is the world's most valuable privately-held tech
startup, with a financing round in December 2014 pegging its worth
$45 billion

9. Kaaryah
Ratan Tata's latest investment is a women's non-casual wear, which
has been founded by former Honeywell director of strategy Nidhi
Agarwal Kashyap
When: June 2015
Jungle Ventures
Jungle Venture is a Singapore based venture capital company that
focuses on technology-based companies in the Asia-Pacific region.
Tata has joined the company's board as a special advisor, and will
mentor the company's in the venture capital firm's portfolio. The
company has already invested in 30-odd technology-based start-ups
like Zip dial, Crayon Data and Live Space.
July 2015
In near future tata is also planing to invest US-based startup
Tata Group Chairman Emeritus Ratan Tata and credit card player
American Express have made an undisclosed investment in the firm
- their first such venture involving digital or virtual currency.
Besides, the firm also announced entry into the online, digital cash-
based merchant payments. Abra's app will be available to all
registered users in the US and Philippines in the coming weeks, with
more countries to follow soon, it said in a statement.

10. "Tata and American Express have made strategic investments in
Abra as part of recently announced Series A round. These are the
first investments in the cryptocurrency world for both American
Express and Ratan Tata," Abra added. Cryptocurrency is a digital or
virtual currency, which uses cryptography for security. It is also
difficult to counterfeit. The first cryptocurrency to garner global
attention wasBitcoin, which was launched in 2009.
The Abra app provides for storing digital cash, sending that money
to any smartphone and using a new network of human ATMs, called
Abra Tellers, who are individuals or businesses earning money by
buying and selling digital cash to and from any consumer via the
app.
The firm has already begun signing up merchants for this new
solution. Abra expects to begin the global launch of the Merchant
API service later this quarter, it said. Abra is a digital cash, peer to
peer money transfer network, which represents a global network of
consumers helping each other easily deposit and withdraw cash
from the Abra app anywhere in the world.
Founded in 2014 by serial entrepreneur Bill Barhydt, Abra is based
in Silicon Valley, California.