“India provides powerful opportunities”: E*Trade CEO
From interview with Mitchell Caplan, CEO of E*Trade Financial Corp., in Knowledge@Wharton: E*Trade is eagerly eyeing the corner of the world with the most potential new “drivers” — the emerging…
Venture Intelligence APEX ’07 photos
Venture Intelligence organized APEX ’07, an annual conclave where the Indian Private Equity industry introspects, brainstorms on the way forward and rewards its best, on January 16, 2007 in Mumbai.…
Venture Intelligence APEX ’07 Awards
Venture Intelligence APEX’07, organized in Mumbai on January 16, witnessed the first-of-its-kind awards for the Indian Private Equity and Venture Capital industry. The jury members included some of the most…
“Private Equity-backed cos. growing faster than their peers”: Study
Private Equity- and Venture Capital-backed companies are also adding significantly well-paying jobs to the Indian Economy, the study by Venture Intelligence shows.Private Equity- and Venture Capital-backed companies are growing significantly…
Ronnie Screwvala and his new plans for UTV
Business Today has an article profile of UTV and its founder Ronnie Screwvala, who, after selling “the teenager-focussed entertainment channel, Hungama TV, to Walt Disney for Rs 135 crore, is…
To JV or not to JV?
Business Today has an article on “India Inc’s tryst with joint ventures”. To be sure, right from the Godrej-Procter & Gamble joint venture that came apart in 1996 to the…
Business Today’s special feature on Real Estate
Business Today has a special four part section on the current real estate scene in India here, here, here and here. Devarajan’s case typifies the conundrum in the residential sector.…
“This time, it’s different”
ET-Corporate Dossier section has an article pointing out how VCs like Matrix Partners and Canaan Partners are receiving 50-60 business plans each month. (No link available). Before the alarm bells…
Localize and simplify: The Indian Web 2.0 mantra
The Telegraph has an article profiling Indian “Web 2.0” start-ups. Exciting as all this is, the fact remains that most of these new websites are modelled on popular international formats…
Where are the cross-border VCs, asks Basab Pradhan
Gridstone Research’s Basab Pradhan bemoans the lack of cross-border VCs who understand both the developed world and India well. Why are flat world startups underserved by the venture industry? Like…