Category: startups
John Doerr on Suriving the DownTurn
Johen Doerr, Valley’s most successful VC and board member of Google Inc has 10 tips for startup founders on how they can survive the downturn. John’s 10 commandments are, Act now Protect core of your business Have 18 months or more of cash Don’t spend on PC and expensive software…
Rediff + Ticketvala for Bus Ticket Booking
Ticketvala the online bus reservation platform has opened its interface to Rediff so that Rediff users can book bus tickets online. Rediff Bus FareSearch – powered by AJAX lets you search through the Ticketvala database for buses and then buy the same online. We are not sure how much Rediff…
Investments Mobile Value Added Services
The India Mobile Value Added Services market is going pretty strongly. Here is how the investment is being made into the sector by Venture Capitalists and private Equity funds. Mauj Telecom $ 10 mn by West Bridge Capital partners and Sequoia Capital Nazara Terchnologies $ 1.5 mn by West Bridge…
Online DVD Rental Company War Hots Up
The Online Movie rental business kicked off in India almost 2 years ago and only now the competition seems to be hotting up. Delhi based Moviemart.in has borrowed some lessons from Pizza delivery guys. If your Pizza isn’t at your doorstep in the promised time, you win a freebie. So…
AdMagnet – One More Ad Network
Google set the online advertising market on fire and since then everybody wants a slice of the market. However, what many failed to realize is that Google succeeded in the online advertising market because of their bleeding edge technology and encouraging Small and Medium Businesses to advertise on their platform….
National Entrepreneurship Network
Aspiring entrepreneurs of India can now connect on National Entrepreneurship Network. The goal is to develop more skills on being successful by seeking guidance and studying various case studies. You can also seek funding to nourish your idea. The goal is to bring to light street-smart small town Entrepreneurs to…
Make Me Over Game attracting Western Girls
The Royal Wedding Celebrations of India turned into games is fast catching attention of European and American girls. In a surprise development, Games2Win, the developer of Make Me Over has reported millions of teenage girls from around the world are logging into gaming portals hosted in India. Alok Kejriwal, CEO…
Big Private Equity + VC Deals in 2007
Here is a list of Indian Satrtups that raised big money from PE or VCs in 2007. Name of the Startup + Name of the Funding Companies Intelenet Global Services – Blackstone Infotech Enterprises – General Atlantic IBS Software Services – General Atlantic ICSA India – Goldman Sachs Telsima Communication…