Lesson from the PurpleYogi
I just read VC Bill Burnham’s post on the lessons he learnt from his investment in Stratify. An Internet-era company that was originally founded as PurpleYogi, the company has several…
Company Showcase
Clean fuels firm seeks $12.5 M (in two tranches of $7 & $5.5 M) Company manufacturing conversion kits to convert diesel engines to CNG is looking to raise about US$12.5…
Poison Pill for India Inc.
Corporate lawyer Rajiv Lutha has an article in The Economic Times on the amendments required to various M&A-related laws to facilitate tools to help ward off hostile takeovers. In the…
LPs preparing for less spectacular exits?
“We have tempered our growth expectations. But we still expect to see private equity returns commensurate with the risk we are taking, and far in excess of other markets,” says…
Business Today’s Hottest Start-ups List
Business Today has published the second edition of its list of Hottest Start-ups. The list includes two portfolio companies of IDG Ventures India (IT security start-up iViz and 3D visualization…
Analysis of a non-deal
New York Times’ Andrew Ross Sorkin has an analysis of Steve Ballmer’s missteps in bidding for Yahoo. ..most of all, Mr. Ballmer didn’t realize — though he had been warned…
Is acquiring captives a mug’s game?
Basab Pradhan, CEO of Gridstone Research and former Head of Sales & Marketing at Infosys, has a critical post on Indian IT Services companies “acquiring” the captive outsourcing units of…
Profile of the Adani Group
Business Today has a detailed profile of the infrastructure focused Adani Group. Having established itself as India’s leading private sector port operator, the Adani Group is betting big on power.…
The Birth of Aujas Networks – By Manjula Sridhar
On February 10th 2008, 10 PM, all of Aujas’s founders assembled at IDG Ventures India’s Founding Chairman and MD, Sudhir Sethi’s residence to sign the agreements for the seed funding…