TIE-Canaan Entrepreneurial Challenge 2008 opens for entries
Extracts from the Press Release:Canaan Partners and TIE come together to launch the second edition of the TIE-Canaan Entrepreneurial Challenge Canaan Partners and TIE, today announced the launch of the…
Anil Ahuja on Power Sector investments
Moneycontrol.com has an interview with Anil Ahuja of 3i, which recently closed a $1.2 billion India Infrastructure fund. I think both the P/E and the public market will be very…
George Soros’ “Superbubble Bursting” theory?
New York Times has an article on the famed hedge fund manager and his latest theory warning that the financial pain, triggered by the US sub-prime mortgage crisis, has only…
Audio interview with CEO of Futurebazaar.com
Kiruba Shankar has an audio interview with Sankarson Banerjee, CEO, Futurebazaar.com, which recently announced funding from Kleiner Perkins and Sherpalo Ventures. One of the interesting points he makes is that…
VCs taking external help to walk the talk on value-add
The Mint has an article on how VC firms are signing up advisors who can add value to their portfolio companies. Helion has hired Dhruv Prakash, a former human resources…
So, you want to be a VC…
Business Today has an article providing career advice for wannabe VCs. So, what does it take to be a successful venturepreneur? First and foremost, a word of caution from Bajaj:…
Coffee Entrepreneurs
Business Today has an article on India’s Coffee industry entrepreneurs wit turnovers ranging from Rs. 6 crores to Rs. 500 crores. Till they came along, India’s 200,000-plus coffee growers largely…
Profile of Rural IT-focused Comat Tech
Outlook Business has a profile of the Avigo Capital- and Intel Capital-backed Comat Technologies which is taking technology to rural India. According to Raghavan, the company invests Rs 1-1.5 lakh…
Nasdaq to list SPACs
The Nasdaq has recently announced that it will permit special purpose acquisition companies SPACs to list on its market. SPACs have become increasingly popular vehicles to raise capital in the…
“More Professionals turning Angel Investors”
Business Today has an article profiling some successful professionals who have turned angel investors. All of them are professionals who’ve tasted success in their chosen fields. But bitten by a…