Indian entrepreneurs turning investors

A number of successful indian entrepreneurs have started their own venture funds in India. Wipro’s Azim Premji too started his own $1bn fund, and Infosys’s co-founder, NS Raghavan quit the firm as joint MD, now runs Nadathur Investments. He has invested in about a dozen firms including ace-spinner Anil Kumble’s venture called Stump Vision. has [...]

Call for Social Enterprise Business Proposals from Hong Kong

Hong Kong Social Investment Forum – November 14, 2009 At this year’s SE Summit, there will be a special session known as the Social Investment Forum to provide a number of funders/investors who are keen to invest in social enterprises a platform to share their criteria for selecting investees. At the same Forum, max 3 [...]

Ex-Google China CEO launches new venture firm

Kai-fu Lee, recently announced his departure from Google China and the launch of his own angel investment firm for technology start-ups in China. His new company called Innovation Works (www.innovation-works.com) aism to fund and help young Chinese start-ups in particular in three sectors – Internet, Mobile and Information Technology. According to Lee Innovation Works will [...]