You’re reading it here first: Google has made its first investment in India, and it has taken a different route than usual: it is investing in Seedfund, a new India-based seed investment firm founded by Mahesh Murthy, Pravin Gandhi, Bharati Jacob, and Paula Mariwala, ContentSutra has learned. The fund will utilize this investment for further investments in tech and internet startups. The amount of investment remains undisclosed. We contacted Murthy, but he was unavailable for comment. Gandhi and Jacob had earlier invested in companies like Indiagames and Indiabulls at early stage and had great exits. Murthy
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