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Facebook IPO: Get the latest news with the Themeefy app

Posted on May 17, 2012 by StartupCentral | 0 Comments

Social networking site Facebook will go public on the Nasdaq on Friday, ringing in what is being tipped as the largest ever initial public (IPO) offering by a technology company. The final offer price is speculated at between $34 and $38, which means that the Menlo Park, California-headquartered company could end up raising nearly $16 billion. The imminent IPO spells…

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BootStrapToday V3.0 interface

BootStrapToday rejigs product; in talks for $2 million Series A

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Snigdha Sengupta | 0 Comments

Pune-based Sensible Softwares, developer of software-as-a-service (SaaS) application lifecycle management platform BootStrapToday, is in talks with venture capital investors, including Sequoia Capital India, to raise $2 million as Series A funding. The company launched the alpha version of its product BootStrapToday V3.0, a revamped version (photo below) of its existing solution with sports a sleeker user interface, in mid-April and…

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Top VC picks from Proto.in

Posted on September 16, 2009 by Snigdha Sengupta

In the concluding part of the series, our panelists picked out startups that they particularly liked from the Proto.in Edition 6 showcase. 14 startups were showcased. Here are the seven VC favourites: Vigyaapan Technologies , eMart Solutions, HyCa Technologies, Vardenchi Motorcycles, Vrixx Education Solutions, BankBazaar, TouchMagix Media Panelists: Alok Mittal, Canaan Partners; Sateesh Andra, DFJ; Ravi Narayan, Mentor Partners; Rajesh…

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Are you a venture-fundable startup?

Posted on September 1, 2009 by Snigdha Sengupta

In the second part of the Startupcentral-Proto.in Venture Capital Round Table series panelists talk about what kind of companies or businesses constitute venture-fundable startups. Panelists: Alok Mittal, Canaan Partners; Sateesh Andra, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Ravi Narayan, Mentor Partners; Rajesh Srivathsa, Ojas Ventures; Rahul Chowdhri, Helion Venture Partners; Sasidhar Nandigam, Gujarat Venture Finance     Panelist profiles here.

Are venture capitalists backing enough startups?

Posted on August 27, 2009 by Snigdha Sengupta

Are Indian venture capitalists investing in enough startups? Startupcentral, in collaboration with Proto.in, put together a panel of venture capitalists to talk about their investing strategies. The round table was held on the sidelines of Proto.in Edition 6 in Pune. Panelist Profiles Alok Mittal, General Partner, Canaan Partners Mittal co-founded jobs portal Jobahead, which was acquired by Monster, prior to…

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Proto.in Edition 6: Poor Pitch

Posted on July 28, 2009 by Snigdha Sengupta

Somebody please tell me what exactly happened at the three-day Bootcamp that preceded Proto.in Edition 6. The agenda note said that the Bootcamp would, among other things, “teach and groom (the showcase startups) with everything that goes into the mastery of delivering a pitch.” The results at the July 25 showcase in Pune were disastrous, to say the least. Not…

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New team takes charge of Proto.in

Posted on June 27, 2009 by Snigdha Sengupta

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 Zensar Technologies, will deliver the…

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Proto.in Edition 6: nominations open

Posted on May 19, 2009 by Snigdha Sengupta

Not in Mumbai yet, but Pune is good enough. Proto.in, the startup showcase in its sixth edition, comes to town on July 25 and nominations are now open — nomination form here. The upcoming edition will be a one-day affair with a Sunday brunch planned for alumni and anyone else who would like to stay back. What’s new this edition?…

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