How IBM relates to VC-backed startt-ups
IBM has 18 business development executives dedicated to working with venture capitalists and their portfolio companies, says a report in CNET News.com . Under a program, started about three years…
The Big Fight at Tracmail
There’s nothing new about fights between Venture Capitalists and the founders of start-ups they’ve invested in. What’s new about Businessworld magazine’s detailed description of the battle between The View Group…
What is Rajeev Madhavan up to?
In April, when Magma Design Automation Inc., led by Co-founder, Chairman & CEO Rajeev Madhavan, announced the acquisition of Vivek Raghavan co-founded Mojave Inc. for about $140 million, many commentators…
“Private Equity investment in India yield 25-40% IRR”: PwC
Private equity investments in India have fetched foreign investors an “Internal Rate of Return” of 25-40% in recent years, Business Standard reports quoting PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Associate Director Sanjeev Krishan. ChrysCapital…
Indian VCs look beyond outsourcing
By Arun Natarajan My article on the above topic was published recently in the AlwaysOn “blogzine”. Here is the article’s intro: While India’s software and business process outsourcing (BPO) services…
Are you ready to get lucky?
Posting by Arun Natarajan in The Startup Journey web log. I recently watched an interview with MphasiS-BFL’s Chairman & CEO Jerry Rao television ( Udaya TV on February 20, 2004),…
Indian election results dominates TiECon talk: Mercury News
The election results in India, which had surprised most people (including so-called expert pollsters), dominated the chatter among the 3,000 attendees at TiECon, the annual global Indian entrepreneurs event held…
ICICI Venture profiled in Business Today
Business Today magazine has published a profile of ICICI Venture Funds and its CEO Renuka Ramnath. Click Here to read the full article. (Paid subscription required for access)
Lights, camera, inaction: the story of VC investments in Indian films
At a time when Vivek Wadhwa, Founder & Chairman of US-based enterprise software firm Relativity Technologies, is generating a lot of publicity for the Hindi film he’s producing via his…
US VC concerned about escalating costs of SW development in India
“In the long run, given the competitiveness and cost increase of doing business in India, I am sure that many companies will increasingly look to other locales with strong talent…