US-based Battery Ventures, which recently led the $17 million third round investment in Bangalore-based communication technology firm Tejas Networks, is arming itself for making more direct investments in Indian companies.…
I was at the Nokia Growth Partners and BlueRun Ventures (BRV) sponsored TiE event in Bangalore last week. Given the almost complete drying up of early-stage VC investments in Indian…
Financial software maker I-Flex Solutions has created an interesting structuring for its proposed investment in Canada-based insurance software firm, Castek Software Inc. , according to an Economic Times report. “We…
US-based venture capitalists expect to expand their global investments, with China and India among their top targets, according a survey conducted by Deloitte & Touche LLP and the National Venture…
Fred Wilson has a great post on how self-proclaimed “hands on” VCs can really add value to their portfolio companies and become better investor and board members. I guess Jordan…
Highlights from a recent IBD Network event on Venture Capital (held at Menlo Park, CA) featuring Ron Weissman, Apax Partners (as Moderator); Raj Atluru, Draper Fisher Jurvetson; Tim Chang, Gabriel…
SiliconBeat reports that Softbank Asia Infrastructure Fund, whose LPs include Japan’s Softbank Corp. and Cisco Systems, has closed its office in Silicon Valley. The fund will focus on investments in…
Tejas Networks’ $17 million third round funding led by Battery Ventures is getting the firm a lot of ink. Businessworld magazine recently published a three page profile of the telecom…
Whether Indian IT services companies make this shift and embrace innovation and R&D based excellence will determine whether India will “find its place in the sun in the years to…
BusinessWeek has an interview with KPCB partner and former Oracle executive Ray Lane. I was always afraid I was entering into a new business, a new career — venture capital.…