Tag Archives: funding

Bootstrapping or Fund Raising

Posted on August 17, 2008 by Sudhanshu

Startups rarely die in mid keystroke. So keep typing! I have always loved this quote. Many a times, it has helped me overcome fears about the coming months by making sure that I keep churning out code. If you haven’t … Continue reading →

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The Desi (Martini) Deal

Posted on December 20, 2007 by Sudhanshu

Getting funding is easy. Recently, I had read Sujai Karampuri, founder of Sloka Telecom (henceforth, the Sloka guy) ranting about the fact that VCs were shying away from funding his company. I felt bad for for about half a second … Continue reading →

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Google joins Band of Angels

Posted on July 26, 2007 by Sudhanshu

Following the news of Infosys co-founder NS Raghavan announcing a $35 million fund for early stage companies, Google, the Internet Giant, has announced that it has also joined Band of Angels here in India. They are already a part of … Continue reading →

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Get funded for Google Gadgets

Posted on July 2, 2007 by Sudhanshu

In case you still haven’t heard about it, Google has started a funding program for companies who are creating products related to Google Gadgets. The idea is simple, if you’re already built a Gadget which is included in the Google … Continue reading →

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VentureHacks : How to beat the right to first refusal

Posted on May 14, 2007 by Sudhanshu

It’s time to link again. VentureHacks, a blog run by Nivi and Naval Ravikant, brings out a descriptive post about how to save yourself from VC’s when raising convertible debt. This is what inspired the post [Our existing investors] had … Continue reading →

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Latest VC on the block : Indian Government launching fund for startups

Posted on May 2, 2007 by Sudhanshu

The Ministry of Science and Technology has decided to launch a Fund for Accelerating Start-ups (FAST) along with the Indian Venture Capital Association. This could be the first public-private initiative to help entrepreneurs who are looking to take their business … Continue reading →

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Proto.in SE : Better companies, better VC’s, Best Launches

Posted on May 1, 2007 by Sudhanshu

Proto.in, the launchpad for upcoming startup companies, is back again in July for a second edition. The event is scheduled to be held from July 21-22. The first edition was organized in January this year. The time the event is … Continue reading →

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Investments : Cannan Partners invested in Delhi based iYogi

Posted on April 26, 2007 by Sudhanshu

Cannan partners, who had earlier invested $8.5 million in BharatMatrimony.com has made a new announcement. They will be investing $3.1 million in iYogi, along with SVB Financial Group. iYogi is a Delhi based computer support startup started by Uday Challu … Continue reading →

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MapMyIndia Receives Funding From Kleiner Perkins And Sherpalo Ventures

Posted on April 19, 2007 by Sudhanshu

Content Sutra has just broken the story that CE Infosystems, the company which runs online map site MapMyIndia has received an undisclosed amount of investment from venture capitalist firms Sherpalo Ventures and Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers. Sandep Murthy, Partner, … Continue reading →

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CSS gets $25 million

Posted on April 19, 2007 by Sudhanshu

Tech support and solutions provider company CSS (Cybernet Slash Support) has recently got $25 million in funding from Goldman Sachs and an unnamed investor in the US. The company said that it would finalize the deal soon. Goldman Sachs has … Continue reading →

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