Investing ahead of the curve
Fred Wilson has a short “VC Cliche” post on “(investing) ahead of the curve”. I am not sure what curve this cliche refers to, but for me its the market…
Call for a VC union
Peter Rip has a very funny April 1 call to create the International Brotherhood of Venture Capitalists (IBVC). Before you scoff at the idea, consider the advantages of organized VC…
Venture Intelligence in the media
Some recent articles in the press featuring Venture Intelligence India: Buying a stairway to heavenEconomic Times – Apr 16, 2006 In the first three months of this year, PE investments…
Indian sugar daddies
Within the resurgent Indian manufacturing industry, PE firms have paid special attention to sugar companies. Businessworld has a profile of this sector and its top players. Arun Natarajan is the…
PE & VC firms invest $1.4-B in India during Jan-Mar 2006
Extract from our latest quarterly press release: Chennai, India: Private Equity and Venture Capital firms invested about US$1.4 billion in 69 Indian companies during the quarter ended March 2006, according…
Indian chip cos. get some serious buzz
Following a new study by the India Semiconductor Association, the industry is getting a lot of buzz in the media including a cover story (no less!) in Businessworld and a…
Forbes profiles DLF Group
Forbes has a profile of New Delhi-based real estate developers DLF Group and its Chairman, K.P. Singh. Today he presides over closely held DLF group, India’s largest real estate developer…
Bridge Loans vs. Preferred Equity: A VC’s perspective
Some Seed Funds and entrepreneurs like to use convertible notes, which pegs the valuation of the seed investment to that of the first round (which is typically expected to happen…
Azim Premji interview to Knowledge@Wharton
Knowledge@Wharton has an interview with Wipro’s Azim Premji. It’s always an issue to differentiate Wipro and get closer to target companies like IBM and Accenture rather than companies like Infosys…
Bill Gurley bashes Sarbanes & Oxley
Benchmark Capital’s Bill Gurley is concerned that Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Act is “ensuring the demise of the leadership of U.S. capital markets”. New up and coming companies outside the U.S. are…