Content Syndicate
Founder (s): Maddy Reddy
HQ: Dubai, Hyderabad
Sector: Media
Content Syndicate started up in August 2006 and employs 17 people. The company syndicates content like press releases for public relations agencies, coffee table books, market research and exclusive stories for publishing firms (newspapers, magazines).
AnaXee Technologies
Founder (s): Govind Agrawal, P Kranthi Kiran, Arti Agrawal
HQ: Indore
Sector: Information Technology
Anaxee started up in 2006. It has raised Rs 2 million seed funding from Nirma Labs, where it was incubated and is currently in the market for Series A funding.
MetroMela
Founder (s): Not Available
HQ: Hyderabad
Sector: Consumer Internet
MetroMela started up in 2007. Indu Projects promoter Syam Prasad Reddy is an investor in the company. DFJ India venture partner Sateesh Andra, who is a co-founder, has also possibly put in some seed money.
Swingwind Technologies
Founder (s): Not Available
HQ: Not Available
Sector: Education
No further information available on the company.
Samarthi Business Solutions
Founder (s): Not Available
HQ: Not Available
Sector: Information Technology
No further information available on the company.
The final six were chosen out 149 initial entries, of which 112 were in the Bright Ideas category and 37 in the Cool Startups category. An imminent economic slowdown in the country doesn’t seem to have dampened entrepreneurial activity yet.