VCCircle
{{short description|Media House in India}}
{{Infobox company
| name = VCCircle
| logo = File:VCCircle Logo.jpg
| logo_size =
| foundation = 2005
| founder = Sahad P.V
| industry = Media
| parent = HT Media Limited
| homepage = {{URL|http://www.vccircle.com/}}
}}
VCCircle, founded in 2005, is an Indian information services group{{Cite web |date=2008-07-05 |title=I still want your job |url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/uyHkXKDygxwqqm8rtrQDzK/I-still-want-your-job.html |access-date=2022-04-13 |website=Mint |language=en}} 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 100 people and is owned by Mosaic Media Ventures Private Limited, a subsidiary of HT Media Limited. Mosaic Media also owns other brands such as [https://www.vccedge.com/ VCCEdge], [https://info.edgeinsights.in/ Edge Insights], [https://www.techcircle.in/ TechCircle] and [https://www.salesedge.tech/ Sales Edge]. The company has offices in M3M Urbana, Sector 67, Gurugram; Delhi-National Capital Region, Mumbai, and Bengaluru.
The company was acquired in 2015 by News Corp, and later by HT Media Limited in 2020.[http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/news-corp-acquires-vc-circle-115030900331_1.html News Corp Acquires VCCircle]{{cite web |last1=Joseph |first1=Anto T. |title=As HT Media lays off staff again, it may struggle to keep VCCircle afloat |url=https://newslaundry.com/story/2021/01/16/as-ht-media-lays-off-staff-again-it-may-struggle-to-keep-vccircle-afloat |website=Newslaundry |date=16 January 2021}} Leslie D'Monte joined as the Executive Editor of VCCircle and TechCircle in August, 2021.{{Cite web |date=2021-08-06 |title=Leslie D'Monte rejoins TechCircle as Executive Editor – Exchange4media |url=https://www.exchange4media.com/media-print-news/leslie-dmonte-rejoins-techcircle-as-executive-editor-114792.html |access-date=2022-04-13 |website=exchange4media |language=en}}
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{{Cite web |last=Bergen |first=Mark |date=2013-10-22 |title=India's Press Faces an Online Future |url=https://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/10/22/indias-press-faces-an-online-future/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201114034129/https://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/10/22/indias-press-faces-an-online-future/ |archive-date=2020-11-14 |access-date=2022-04-13 |website=India Ink |language=en-US}} of entrepreneurs, corporate executives, investors, legal professionals and bankers.{{Cite web |title=Asia Weekly: India a 'safe bet' for investors – Business – China Daily Asia |url=https://www.chinadailyasia.com/business/2014-02/21/content_15119827.html |access-date=2022-04-13 |website=chinadailyasia.com}} VCCircle offers insight{{Cite news |last=Kohli-Khandekar |first=Vanita |date=2014-07-05 |title=Acche din for media deals? Not really |work=Business Standard India |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/acche-din-for-media-deals-not-really-114070500683_1.html |access-date=2022-04-13}} and opinion[https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/business/2014-03/03/content_17316518_2.htm India a 'safe bet' for investors: Analysts] 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.{{Cite web |date=2012-05-07 |title=VCCircle Taking The Next Big Leap: To Launch Premium Service On May 14 |url=https://www.vccircle.com/vccircle-taking-next-big-leap-launch-premium-service-may-14 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240611052406/https://www.vccircle.com/vccircle-taking-next-big-leap-launch-premium-service-may-14 |archive-date=2024-06-11 |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=vccircle.com}} 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.{{Cite web |title=Matrimony.com Ltd. Company History and Annual Growth Details |url=https://www.goodreturns.in/company/matrimonycom/history.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240611061551/https://www.goodreturns.in/company/matrimonycom/history.html |archive-date=2024-06-11 |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=goodreturns.in}}
The second edition of awards was held in February 2013.{{Cite web |date=2014-02-20 |title=India's Best PE/VC-Backed Indian Companies, Investment Banks, Law Firms Honoured at VCCircle Annual Awards 2014 |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/in/news-releases/indias-best-pevc-backed-indian-companies-investment-banks-law-firms-honoured-at-vccircle-annual-awards-2014-246328831.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240611045203/https://www.prnewswire.com/in/news-releases/indias-best-pevc-backed-indian-companies-investment-banks-law-firms-honoured-at-vccircle-annual-awards-2014-246328831.html |archive-date=2024-06-11 |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=prnewswire.com}} VCCircle Network got the DEMO conference to start an event in India. The event was held on 20 and 21 March 2013 in Bengaluru.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2013-02-01 |title=Techcircle DEMO India 2013 gets bigger as Indian tech innovators get ready for launch |url=https://www.techcircle.in/2013/02/01/demo-india-gets-bigger-as-indian-tech-innovators-get-ready-for-launch |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202004109/https://www.techcircle.in/2013/02/01/demo-india-gets-bigger-as-indian-tech-innovators-get-ready-for-launch |archive-date=2023-02-02 |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=techcircle.in}}
The third edition of VCCircle Awards{{Cite news |date=2014-02-24 |title=iGATE honoured at VCCircle Annual Awards 2014 |work=Business Standard India |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/igate-honoured-at-vccircle-annual-awards-2014-114022400842_1.html |access-date=2022-04-13}} was held in February 2014.
The fourth edition of VCCircle Awards{{Cite web |date=2014-02-20 |title=India's Best PE/VC-Backed Indian Companies, Investment Banks, Law Firms Honoured at VCCircle Annual Awards 2014 |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/in/news-releases/indias-best-pevc-backed-indian-companies-investment-banks-law-firms-honoured-at-vccircle-annual-awards-2014-246328831.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240611045203/https://www.prnewswire.com/in/news-releases/indias-best-pevc-backed-indian-companies-investment-banks-law-firms-honoured-at-vccircle-annual-awards-2014-246328831.html |archive-date=2024-06-11 |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=Pr Newswire}} was held in February 2015. The VCCircle Network was acquired by News Corp in March 2015.{{Cite web |last=Verma |first=Shrutika |date=2015-03-09 |title=News Corp expands India digital footprint with VCCircle buy |url=https://www.livemint.com/Consumer/n2aIDcSzPiMMEGPhCPpviK/News-Corp-acquires-VCCircle-Network.html |access-date=2022-04-13 |website=mint |language=en}} In 2020, HT Media took over as the owner of VCCircle from News Corp.
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