Managing Web Innovation: Product & Design

At the recently concluded Proto.in Summit, Chintan Mehta from Yahoo! shed some light on the above mentioned topic.     Mistakes that Innovators make:   1) They miss the product vision and user...
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Funding Updates: Komli & StudyPlaces Raise 7 Million $ & 3 Million Each!

Its just been a week since the new year started and already the money seems to be pouring in when it comes to online startups. Million dollar funding news has almost become the norm in the internet and...
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Events Update : TiE TiEGER ’08 Event and Zapak Gaming Summit

TiE – IIM Event   TIE-Kolkata,IIM-Calcutta,Seedfund,IISc Bangalore,NEN & IIT-Kharagur. Are jointly organizing TiEGER ’08, an International Event on Entrepreneurial Awareness and Celebration...
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Capital 18 picks up a substantial stake in Webchutney

      We have written about this before. Digital advertising companies have proved that they are effective in marketing. The traditional media has begun to take note lately. After the...
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WATShow – Episode 3 – Exclusive Interviews with Two VC’s!

Yes we are back with WATShow! And though its almost midweek we have managed to get our 3rd show up and running! This show is shot in the arabian deserts! And besides for the exotic locales we also have...
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Google and Government sold on Seed Funding

              Google has recently acquired 30% stake in the seed-stage fund Ventureast TeNet Fund II. The fund is run by the Tenet group of IIT-Madras and Ventureast...
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Printo gets funded! 6.25 M $ from Sequoia Cap!

Online Photo sharing and printing is one of the most crowded spaces and we have blogged about the same earlier as well and also published a presentation covering most of the players in this space. Also...
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Extramarks.com Looking For Extra Money! Scouting 5M$ in Funding from VC’s!

Extramarks.com which is an online education portal that deals with after school online learning and revision for students of standard VI to XII according to the NCERT syllabus. Its promoted by Noida-based...
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Agencyfaqs gets funded! Seedfund does growth stage funding!

Anyone who is either connected with advertising or media should have heard or been a regular visitor to agencyfaqs.com. I infact used to frequest agencyfaqs quite a lot in my college days for completing...
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Proto…… Then and Now !

Proto.in’s 2nd event due to take off in July, is awaited with much zeal by not only startups and Venture capitalist but also a lot of Technology enthusiasts, who are drawn to the event due to its...
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VC money overflowing in internet and mobile sectors..

Just read these numbers from an article and it seems like VC money is overflowing.. In 2006, venture capitalists (VCs) struck 30 deals worth a total of $200 million most of which went into Internet and...
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CHRISTMAS SPECIAL – all of last weeks action together!

Well Christmas is round the corner and off late i have been very very bad! Because i haven’t posted much on WATblog since last four days.. The reason for that was that as an entrepreneur i was...
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