Making Angel Investing Work

Canaan Partners hosted a breakfast roundtable with over 30 angel investors on December 22 in Mumbai. The objective was to brainstorm on constructive ways in which the potentially large angel community in India can engage better with young entrepreneurs. Alok Mittal, general partner, Canaan Partners, sums up the roundtable. Also check out his thoughts on a potential investment structure for…

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India Venture Capital Stats: 2009

Disclosed venture capital investments in 2009, by my count, stood at just under $150 million. The total number of deals announced was 59, out of which 28 did not disclose the investment amount. This is as per numbers collated from deals reported by various media and announced in press releases. Not all these deals are verified and in many cases…

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If We Don’t Find a Company in a Space, We Will Create it: Sudhir Sethi

[media-credit name="Snigdha Sengupta" align="alignnone" width="150"][/media-credit]Sudhir Sethi, founder, chairman and managing director, IDG Ventures India, has believed in Indian technology companies for as long as I can remember. He started his career as a venture capitalist with Walden International in 1998. That stint saw him seed MindTree, among other companies. At Bangalore-based IDG, which started investing from a $150 million India-dedicated…

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Cleantech Summit in Hyderabad

TiE Hyderabad, with New Ventures India, Nexus Venture Partners and SONG Advisors, is organizing the biggest gathering of cleantech firms in India. Companies will get a chance to pitch to leading investors and network with peers. Details below: Biggest Gathering of CleanTech Companies in India Date: Thursday, December 17, 2009 Time: 9.oo am to 6.00 pm Venue: Marriot Convention Center,…

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