Indian VC directory available

Economic liberalisation has made India a sought after destination for global technology investment and partnerships. With its vast pool of entrepreneurial aptitude, the country is capable of producing global tech competitors.

To consolidate its position and become globally competitive, India needs business process expertise, access to capital and wider market coverage. It is at this stage venture capital comes in to provide resources to a budding entrepreneur.

However, there is no extensive listing of fund providers interested in investing in Indian companies and partnerships to help the potential entrepreneur make a beginning.

To bridge this gap, a comprehensive venture capital and private equity guide for India is now available: VC Guide for India 2004-05.

The first edition was launched in October 2004 as a comprehensive guide to venture capital and private equity practitioners that includes investment companies and private equity firms investing in or looking to invest in India. The guide includes in-depth profiles of over 100 VC/PE firms. The guide should be useful to:

• Entrepreneurs
• Venture capital firms
• Private equity firms
• Regulatory bodies
• Foreign institutions/LPs/banks
• Investment bankers/banks
• Consultants
• Education/research agencies
• Associations/chambers
• Fund managers

The guide also gives an insight into the VC/PE players' 'state of mind'. This includes sector preference, investment size, value concepts, case studies, funding stage, geographic preference within India and recent media coverage in completed transactions.

The guide is being updated regularly, ensuring that information published will be at par with the market panorama. The publisher conducts independent research and has no affiliations. This enables it to be objective in its research, assessments and evaluations.

For more information, e-mail: info@thechilli.com, quoting VC India in the subject line.

© Chilli Publishing Ltd 2004

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