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Another business school joins the business plan contest bandwagon. IIM Ahmedabad is inviting entries for its first B-Plan Showcase, which is part of its maiden Venture Capital & Private Equity Conference scheduled for February 6th and 7th on-campus at the Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE). A three-step evaluation process will shortlist ten business [...]

2008 was supposed to be the golden year of venture investing in India, poised to breach the psychological $1 billion mark. After the $875 million invested during calendar year 2007, it seemed logical. But, as per Venture Intelligence’s estimates, investments till November 2008 were at $735 million. It is unlikely that December, which has been [...]

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Early last week a venture capitalist in Bangalore remarked to me: “I’m a bit concerned that our limited partners have not given us any kind of direction. We’ve heard of other firms in the US having annual meetings with their limited partners and being told to be cautious. Ours have not even said let’s set [...]

Nasscom’s 2008 Innovation Awards kicked off the final leg of the selection process on Monday, December 15, and even among the clutter of startup networking events underway between now and January-end, this one stands out for its sheer outreach and potential business impact. The final leg, simply dubbed ‘Roadshows’, will showcase 24 shortlisted information technology [...]