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Tomorrow are the global finals of the 2009 DFJ-Cisco Global Business Plan competition. One out of 16 finalists — list here — will take home $250,000 in seed funding as well as mentorship from DFJ and Cisco. Two Indian companies are among the 16 finalists — Husk Power Systems and Innoz Technologies. Husk Power Systems: [...]

The sixth edition of Proto.in will see, among other things, curator Vijay Anand stepping back and others such as Ravi Shankar and Sudhir Syal taking charge of the startup showcase. Anand is on to something new related to the startup ecosystem. Some details on what to expect from the Pune edition: Ganesh Natarajan, CEO of [...]

HeadStart Summer 2009 shortlisted 20 startups for the Demo Pit (an exhibition where startups get to showcase their products or ideas) last week. These startups are different from the nine that have been shortlisted to pitch to venture capitalists and angel investors. Startups will showcase their ideas to the audience. The panel of venture capitalists [...]

Reuters reports that ICICI Bank is close to launching its $150-200 million SME (small and medium enterprise) fund, pending regulatory approvals. The bank wants to address the needs of companies which find it difficult to access equity capital from private equity and venture capital investors, says the report. The bank is already a significant player [...]