VENTURE INTELLIGENCE BLOG

“Plenty of global auto part makers are up for sale. And the money is not hard to find. But there are big risks, and Indian companies need to choose their…

Forbes has an article on the new boom in India’s textile industry. Some extracts: The industry accounts for 30% of India’s exports. China does a much larger dollar volume in…

In case you track the Web 2.0 scene/debate (aka by some as “Bubble 2.0”), check this site out. Just refreshing the page will get you new “VC friendly” Web 2.0…

In August 2005, I made a post saying why I thought it might be a good idea for VCs to actually insist on “limited founder sales” when they invest in…

With Internet-based services companies back in favor among US VC investors (a phenomenon aka “Web 2.0” or “Bubble 2.0”), can service providers and wannabee start-up executives be far behind? Scripps…

Anand Sridharan of Bessemer Venture Partners-India and Roshan D’Silva, Managing Partner of Middle East technology incubator One Nine Three (and co-founder of IIT-Bombay incubatee MyZus Infotech), have an interesting debate…

Vineet Buch, a Principal at BlueRun Ventures, has launched a blog titled Venture Explorer Update: Buch recalls how he was hired away in March 2005 by BlueRun Ventures when the…

Alok Mittal, the co-founder of JobsAhead.com (acquired by Monster.com in 2004) and now a venture capitalist with Barings India Private Equity, has launched a blog titled VentureWoods. In one of…

The Investment (1999-2001) Between September 1999 and July 2001, Warburg Pincus invests $292 million in Bharti Tele-Ventures in return for a 19% stake, the first tranche being invested in September…

Businessworld has an article on the various players that have introduced the digital distribution of movies to cinema theaters across India. It emphasises more firmly than ever India’s position as…