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1. Battery Ventures Raises $709M For 9th Fund

   Explore Article VCCircle (Mar 4 2010) Acquisition

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   Battery Ventures, a Boston-based venture capital firm, has raised $709 million for a new fund. It targets another $40 million for the fund, according to a report in Boston Business Journal. The new fund is Battery’s ninth since its launch in 1983, and has commitments from around 107 investors, the report added quoting its filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Battery has raised its last fund at $750 million corpus in 2007. It invests in early stage companies, and backs them till they get acquired or go public. Battery, which has made a few deals in India, however, shut ... (Read Full Article)
   

   5 Comments Mentions:   Travelocity   Securities and Exchange Commission   Sequoia Capital India

2. Network18 Launches Online TV Module

   Explore Article Asia Media Journal (Feb 19 2010)

   Comment "Shop flowers online with us, your preferred local florist in Bangalore, to send online flowers to Bangalore and fascinate your ..." - sunnyrf

   Network18 Launches Online TV ModuleAsia Media Journal... CEO, Web18, said, "In its 11th year, moneycontrol.com continues its commitment to creating innovative products that will simplify the end user's life. ...and more » (Read Full Article)
   

   4 Comments Mentions:   Web18   Network18   Cisco

3. Airtel App Central And Now Reliance App Store

   Explore Article Information Madness (Feb 11 2010) Mobile

   Comment "Send your good taste to celebration by delivering our mouthwatering cakes to Pune and exotic flowers to Pune and leave ..." - sunnyrf

   It just takes one company to start the trend and we see a herd jumping on to the band wagon. Bharti Airtel has launched India's first mobile applications store - Airtel App Central where customers can transform their basic phone into a Smart Phone by accessing over 1250 Apps across 25 categories. Offering an easy single-click purchase – with no credit card required – the cost is automatically added to the customer's mobile bill or deducted from the available talk-time. You can visit Airtel Live on your mobile phone and browse into App Central or SMS app to 54321 (toll ... (Read Full Article)
   

   4 Comments Mentions:   Airtel   Reliance Industries Limited   Cdma

4. In India, Facebook Uses Google AdWords To Leapfrog Orkut

   Explore Article TechCrunch (Jan 22 2010) Social Networking

   Comment "Add a zesty surprise to the celebrations of your loved ones. Convey your heartfelt appreciation for your dear ones in ..." - riyamanna

   Different territories demand different marketing approaches. Google, for instance, has been spotted taking the unusual route of promoting their search engine and Chrome browser with print advertising campaigns in India and The Netherlands, respectively. And now a reader informs us that Facebook is buying Google ads on the search giant's India portal (Google.co.in). You can see some examples embedded in this post or on our tipster's blog. (Read Full Article)
   

   6 Comments Mentions:   Robin Wauters   Google

5. Culture Of Innovation

   Explore Article VCCircle (Jan 18 2010)

   I recently came back from yet another trip to Singapore which again opened my eyes to what is happening in other parts of the world, but not here in India, at least not in a meaningful way. I have written previously about the lack of product innovation, at least at a startup level, here in India. This recent trip was again a validation of the same, albeit via a benchmark that Singapore set for me. By the way, there is plenty of innovation happening within Multinational Corporations in India, and some of that research I am hearing about is truly ... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Draper Fisher Jurvetson India   National University of Singapore   MIT

6. Airtel’s Usage Survey For 2009: 200M Music Downloads

   Explore Article MediaNama.com (Jan 5 2010) Mobile

   Comment "Send gifts and flowers to USA from gift flowers usa.com and add a zesty surprise to the celebrations of your ..." - abhishekfr

   Bharti Airtel has generated a mobile phone usage survey from data captured from its subscribers in the past year. Called Mobitude 2009, the survey has 7 categories and showcases the most popular ringtones, wallpapers, photos of Bollywood celebrities, music and games download on its nation-wide network and even which occasions witnessed the maximum number of [...] (Read Full Article)
   

   2 Comments Mentions:   Airtel   Bollywood

7. Indiagames to cash in on T20 Fever

   Explore Article India Business Blog (Dec 25 2009) Gaming

   Comment "Add playful passion to the festivity of loved ones by sending our splendid flower arrangements to UAE, tempting gift hampers ..." - anamika

   Indiagames, one of India’s topmost gaming destinations and platforms, is launching a new iPhone app called cricket T20 fever.   Desktop versions of the game will be launched along with the iPhone versions while the other Symbain , Maemo, PSP etc based versions will follow later. ‘Cricket T20 Fever’ is aimed to provide the most realistic (Read Full Article)
   

   3 Comments Mentions:   Sandy Sandeep Gautam   USD   PSP

8. MovieMart.in teams up with Philips to enhance Blu Ray reach in India

   Explore Article Avashya Blog (Dec 19 2009) Bollywood , Video

   Movie rental service Moviemart.in, and Philips Electronics India, have joined hands, and as part of the deal, on purchase of a Philips Blu ray player, consumers get a MovieMart voucher that entitles them to a free Blu ray Movies for two months All that the consumers are required to do is log on to www.moviemart.in and mention unique code mentioned on the voucher and get the Blu Ray Movies home delivered. This offer is valid from December 1st ,2009,till the end of 31st March 2010 , delivery is free allover Delhi and NCR. (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   MovieMart   Dell   Blu Ray

9. In India, a Developing Case of Innovation Envy

   Explore Article TuscaloosaNews.com (Dec 9 2009)

   Comment "Send gifts to Germany, christmas gifts to Germany, christmas flowers to Germany, christmas gift hampers to Germany, gift basket to ..." - riya1234

   In India, a Developing Case of Innovation EnvyTuscaloosa News“If you want to raise $3 to $4 million, it's doable,” said Sumir Chadha, who co-heads Sequoia Capital's Indian operations. “But it's difficult if you want ...and more » (Read Full Article)
   

   3 Comments Mentions:   Sloka Telecom   Mumbai Angels   Prashant Choksey

10. Hindustan Times Goes The Kindle Way

    Explore Article India Business Blog (Dec 5 2009)

    Hindustan Times has pulled a quick one this time around. It has set a benchmark  by becoming the first Indian newspaper to be available on Kindle, Amazon’s e-reader. I sure did not see it coming so fast and that too from Hindustan Times. No doubt HT is a premier publishing house which has managed to [...] (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Hindustan Times   Ankit Agarwal Ankit Agarwal

11. Online retail thriving in US- when will it establish itself in India?

    Explore Article India Business Blog (Nov 24 2009)

    Comment "We deliver flowers, fruits, chocolates, wines, gift hampers and more gifts on same day all over Singapore. We are an ..." - suklanarayan

    As per the latest State Of Retailing Online 2009 report by Forrester Research , most of the online retailers were profitable and increased their profitability, despite the recession. In "The State of Retailing Online 2009," a Shop.org study conducted by Forrester Research, retailers noted that Web divisions grew by 18% in 2008.     I do [...] (Read Full Article)
    

    3 Comments Mentions:   Reliance Industries Limited   Sandy Sandeep Gautam   Forrester

12. India is morphing into a global R&D hub, but can it ever take on Silicon Valley?

    Explore Article TechCrunch (Nov 14 2009)

    Comment "Cool! India is also growing rapidly in the M commerce sector and PayMate - www.paymate.co.in is leading the way." - Abhishekdenzil

    When Americans think of the Indian technology sector, they still perceive a nation of call center workers and low-level computer programmers administering databases and updating websites. But while the West was sleeping, Indian IT morphed into a giant R&D machine. Indian companies that started out doing call center and low-level IT work have climbed the value chain to become outsourced providers of critical R&D in sophisticated areas such as semiconductor design, aerospace, automotive, network equipment and medical devices. This is happening as multi-nationals set up their own R&D operations in India and partner with local shops. Both the Palm Pre ... (Read Full Article)
    

    1 Comment Mentions:   Narayan Murthy   LiveMedia   Cisco

13. MakeMyTrip.com: Is eCommerce in India Finally Happening?

    Explore Article TechCrunch (Nov 13 2009)

    GURGOAN, INDIA-- Back in 1995, Deep Kalra knew that India had burgeoning consumer promise. So he took a risk, quit his safe-but-boring banking job and joined AMF Bowling—an American company that was aiming to bring bowling alleys and billiard halls to India for the first time. It didn’t quite scratch his entrepreneurial itch and the hobby was ahead of its time for Indians. So after four years, he headed back into the safe world of banking. And then, in 2000, with some money saved up, he decided to leave again and do things his way. Enamored by the Internet and ... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Sarah Lacy   Deep Kalra   AMF

14. Emote: Sharing Emotions from Tears to Cheers

    Explore Article Avashya Blog (Nov 13 2009)

    Emote is a concept of sharing emotions, built over microblogging with full functionality of a social-networking site and a beautiful scrolling TIMELINEemote is a microblogging service; which is a platform to -1. broadcast and share your emotions with your family, friends and with the entire world.2. (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Emote

15. Top Outsourcing Cities in the world

    Explore Article India Business Blog (Oct 21 2009) Outsourcing , Acquisition

    India has reiterated its position as the top Outsourcing Destination in the world – 6 out of 8 cities figure in the list of Top Outsourcing Cities in the world according to the report – Top 50 Emerging Global Outsourcing Cities -  jointly released by CyberMedia and Tholons Research group. Here are the highlights of [...] (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Arun Prabhudesai   Mergers & Acquisitions   CyberMedia

16. Morpheus: Y Combinator-Like Incubator in India

    Explore Article ReadWriteWeb (Oct 4 2009) Funding

    Morpheus describes itself as "a gang of serial entrepreneurs and around 40 startup founders" who are "trying to make a small contribution towards India's startup revolution." The venture aims to fill the gap in early-stage financing with a decidedly hands-on approach. Is it a fund, an angel network, or an incubator? Are these labels even still relevant? What segments does it focus on? What is early-stage innovation in India like? We spoke recently with Indus Kaitan, a Valley entrepreneur who returned to India as a Morpheus partner. Read on and listen to find out more about the early-stage scene in ... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Microsoft BizSpark

17. Google Fixes That Pesky “Let’s Stop Facebook’s Growth In India” Bug

    Explore Article TechCrunch (Oct 2 2009)

    As expected, Google is calling new feature that blocked users from exporting their Orkut contacts a "bug." An update today on the Data Liberation Blog (the group we specifically called out last night when wondering what was going on) notes that while Google was in the process of "adding additional security measures to Orkut Friends Export" it inadvertently broke the entire functionality. If that's actually the case, here's what I love about this: 1) Google says it was trying to add security features to improve Okrut Friends Export, yet it apparently didn't bother to test the functionality after adding said ... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Google

18. Nokia Growth Partners Invests $10 Million In Web18

    Explore Article contentSutra.com (Oct 1 2009) Mobile , Acquisition

    Nokia (NYSE: NOK) Growth Partners, an investment fund owned by Finnish mobile handset maker Nokia Oyj, has invested $10 million (Rs48 crore) in Web18 Holdings, the Internet arm of Television Eighteen India Ltd. TV18, part of the Network18 Group, is the sole shareholder in Web18. Other details of the deal were not disclosed. The TV18 scrip was trading flat on the Bombay Stock Exchange on a volatile trading day. (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Web18   Network18   Nokia Oyj

19. Guruji.com has been voted No.1 for Music search by Indian users

    Explore Article Inside Guruji's Cove (Sep 16 2009)

    It's party time here! :-) We are thrilled, we've been voted No.1 for Music search by Indian users. Juxt Consult, a renowned online research firm in India, did an independent third party research where unbiased users were asked to search... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Guruji

20. Nokia’s Navteq Adds 44 Cities To Maps; Sets Up Global Production Centre; No Traffic Updates Yet

    Explore Article MediaNama.com (Sep 11 2009) Maps/Local , Mobile , Social Networking

    Nokia’s navigation subsidiary Navteq has added 44 Indian cities to its maps, enabling street-level details, turn-by-turn navigation and directions for users. It now covers a total of 84 Indian cities with 1.4 million points of interest such as ATMs, hospitals, petrol pumps etc which can be found using the local search. But when we visited [...] More at MediaNama.com (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   MapmyIndia   Nokia World   NavTeq

21. Mobile Voting In India In 4-5 Years?

    Explore Article MediaNama.com (Sep 3 2009) Mobile , Acquisition

    Comment "I think, it would be a wonder if this system taken in the consideration. It will become the great hub ..." - Saurabh Mishra

    During his talk at Mobile Content & Services conference yesterday, Kumar Apoorva, COO, ValueFirst, said that he had recently met a very large IT company that is working with the Indian government on a project for getting secure mobile votes through a voice call. The project might be 4-5 years away. “They will look to [...] (Read Full Article)
    

    1 Comment Mentions:   ValueFirst

22. Breaking: Rediff Loses Another Senior Staffer; Vice President Zaki Ansari Quits

    Explore Article contentSutra.com (Aug 6 2009)

    Comment "Hello how to submit a article to avashya.com plz help" - Bilal Ahmad

    We thought CFO Joy Basu’s exit was the big news of the day from Rediff.com (NSDQ: REDF). It now emerges that Zaki Ansari, vice president for product development and one of the earliest members of the team, quit the internet firm this morning. Ansari worked at the Nasdaq-listed firm for 14 years now. He declined comment. Ansari has been responsible for several of Rediff’s key properties, Rediff Moneywiz being the latest in a string of traffic pullers. There is no word yet on where he is headed, although we are hearing Web18 is the next destination. Web18 CEO Surya Mantha ... (Read Full Article)
    

    1 Comment Mentions:   Web18   Rediff Moneywiz   Joy Basu

23. Indian startup wins $250,000 in global competition

    Explore Article SiliconIndia (Jun 27 2009) Acquisition

    Comment "It's time to Smile... Since Indian INC are performing much better...weaken US Dollars has made an another reason to grow ..." - Saurabh Mishra

    The prestigious Global Business Plan Competition, co-sponsored by US-based venture capitalist Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) and networking and communications technology major Cisco, is for university and business school students. In addition to the ... (Read Full Article)
    

    1 Comment Mentions:   Deepak Ravindran   University of Virginia   LBS College of Engineering

24. Nokia Life Tools Launched as Range of Services for India

    Explore Article IndianWeb2.com (Jun 27 2009) Mobile

    Nokia has launched a range of services called as Nokia Life Tools currently for India only, which includes Agriculture, Education and Entertainment related services designed specially for the consumers in small towns and rural areas of India as one of top emerging mobile markets. Nokia Life Tools is an icon-led, graphically rich mobile application which provides [...] (Read Full Article)
    

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