How mid-tier IT Services cos. are coping
Businessworld has an article on how mid-tier Indian IT Services are attempting to cope with the “great squeeze” by differentiating themselves. Mumbai-based software firm Hexaware shares more than a few…
The Father of PE Secondaires
Dealmaker has a profile of Dayton Carr, the founder of New York-based VCFA Group, who is considered the “father of PE secondaries”. (Secondary funds provide liquidity to limited partners by…
For Sale: 9-year-old IT Co. with attractive Products & Client Base
Founded in 1998, this Chennai-based company has created products for Internet marketing like Email campaign management software, Multilevel marketing software, and Affiliate management software which is being used by companies…
Dealing with EIRs
Recently, I have come across quite a few VC (and in some cases even PE) firms in India taking on board Entrepreneurs in Residence (EIRs). Simultaneously, I have begun to…
Rejuvenating hydel power
Businessworld has an article on the challenges facing hydelpower projects in India. While India is reeling under a huge power shortage, hydro accounts for just a fourth of the total…
Deal Alert: IDG Ventures India invests $3-M in Perfint
From the press release: IDG Ventures India, a $150 Million early-stage technology venture capital fund has announced an investment of $3 million in Perfint, a healthcare devices start-up. Perfint is…
Interview with Kreeda Games’ Quentin Staes-Polet
Kamla Bhatt has a two part audio interview with Quentin Staes-Polet, the Belgian CEO of Kreeda Games, the Bombay-based online multiplayer gaming start-up funded by IDG Ventures India and SoftBank.…
Lassi Making Machines
Businessworld has a profile of a Delhi-based company that makes Lassi making machines. …an enterprising young man called Sultan did the next best thing. He perfected a lassi-churning device. He…
Deal Alert: IDFC PE invests $63-M in Goodearth Maritime
Edited extracts from the press release: IDFC Private Equity (IDFC PE) has invested Rs.260 crores in Goodearth Maritime Limited (GML), a leading Chennai-based dry bulk shipping company. o3 Capital was…