Corporate venturing and Startups [Part 3]

Before we start introducing the more than 40 investors who will be at HeadStart and Compute 2009, let me quickly conclude the series on Corporate venturing. Part 1 and Part 2 of the series are here. In the last few years, I have seen some activity at large Indian corporations and even small ones like… Continue reading Corporate venturing and Startups [Part 3]

Corporate venturing and Startups [Part 2]

I am continuing with the preceding post on how start ups in India can secure funds and customer leads from corporate venturing units that a lot of companies have. They are also often places which have the required domain expertise to assess your product and its fit to the parent company’s product roadmap which is… Continue reading Corporate venturing and Startups [Part 2]

Corporate Venturing and Startups [Part 1]

At HeadStart 2009, scheduled for 9th and 10th January 2009 at the NIMHANS Convention Center Bangalore, we are inviting quite a lot of corporate venture capitalists, directors of new businesses and initiatives and corporate development executives. I feel that Indian VCs are still not mature enough to handle businesses that seek to exploit ideas that… Continue reading Corporate Venturing and Startups [Part 1]