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…
Deal Alert: IDG invests in IISc incubated co.
Extracts from IDG Ventures’ press release: IDG Ventures India, a $150 Million early-stage technology venture capital fund, has announced its investment in 3D Solid Compression (3DSoC), a startup incubated by…
Interview with Symphony Cap’s Sunil Chandiramani
The Mint has an interview with Sunil Chandiramani, Partner at Symphony Capital. The team behind Symphony, which was earlier investing as Schroders Capital Asia, is one of the most experienced…