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http://www.economist.com/people/displaystory.cfm?story_id=8447659
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Dec 19th 2006
From The Economist print edition
Sanjeev Aggarwal believes that venture capital is about to boom in India
Helion
THE propensity for risk-taking in India has gone
Manar Hussain wrote: [ on 07:39 PM 12/27/2006 ]
All this makes Helion India's first noteworthy American-style
venture-capital firm. Its $140m gives it reasonable clout.
Eh? Westbridge? Chrysalis Capital? Various others? I think Helion is
several years too late to be the first American style
On 12/27/06, Udhay Shankar N [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Manar Hussain wrote: [ on 07:39 PM 12/27/2006 ]
All this makes Helion India's first noteworthy American-style
venture-capital firm. Its $140m gives it reasonable clout.
Eh? Westbridge? Chrysalis Capital? Various others? I think Helion is
Srini Ramakrishnan wrote: [ on 08:00 PM 12/27/2006 ]
Eh? Westbridge? Chrysalis Capital? Various others? I think Helion is
several years too late to be the first American style VC in India.
A lot of the industry majors have their own VC arms too, Intel Capital
for example.
I suspect the
The propsensity for risk-taking is a very relative phrase. Early-stage
companies in IT and Biotech are still not funded. The exit horizon still
hovers at 3 years, PIPE deals or quick-flips are still the most preferred.
There are very few VC's looking at TRUE start-ups. Let us see what this so
Aditya Kapil wrote: [ on 09:48 AM 12/28/2006 ]
There are very few VC's looking at TRUE start-ups. Let us see what this so
called 'Phase 3' VC's ends up funding.
Absolutely. The proof of the pudding and so forth.
Udhay
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