Proto’s summer edition is HOT..and is open for nomination
The summer edition of Proto is slated for 21st & 22nd July@ IIT, Chennai. And let me assure you that this edition of Proto is really HOT – not because of it’s venue (i.e. Chennai:), but because of the big ticket VCs that are participating in this event.
Few of the big names are:: Sequoia Capital, GreyLock Ventures, Canaan Partners, Footprint Ventures, Silicon Valley Bank, Ventureast, NEA-IndoUS Ventures, Plus Ventures, Reliance Capital, Intel Capital, Nadathur Holdings,Band of Angels, iLab Ventures, Matrix Partners, SeedFund, Passion Fund, Mentor Partners, [and many more..].
If you are a startup, you know the stakes. It just can’t get bigger than this.
I did a podcast with Vijay Anand, one of the key organizers of Proto. In this podcast, Vijay shares his insights on Proto [what/how/why..and more!] and answers the following questions::
- What is Proto?
- What’s the process of nomination, filteration, and how does the VC interaction begin?
- Is Proto only for early stage startups?
- How much time does a startup has [to present the demo to VCs]?
- Couple of startups are interested in attending Proto more for networking purpose [and not for funding]. How do they go about it?
- Is there a fee for participation?
Read the Proto Blog | If you are a startup, file your nomination here.
Dates to remember:
- Nominations will close on June 5th, 2007
- Proto’s dates are: July 21st and 22nd [@IIT Chennai]
Numbers you should know::
- Out of the nominated companies, 30 will be selected to showcase/demo their product.
- And only these companies will have to pay Rs. 10,000 for the event [nomination is free].
- Individuals will have to pay Rs.1,000 to attend the event. [listen to the podcast to know why!]
- Startups will have 6 minutes [or maybe a minute more] to demo their product.
stay pluGGd.in: ‘coz we are up for more action [read: podcasts with startups and product reviews] in the coming days.
Exciting times ahead!
By the way, if you have questions for Proto organizers, please leave them in the comments section. I will follow up with Vijay and post them here.
tagged: proto, protose2007
Hey
Thanks for this info. We are in a process of our first prototype and would like to see if we can take part in the event.
A qn – Can we withdraw nomination, if our prototype isn’t ready?
-Ravi R.
Ashish
Are there only 2 verticals allowed? Telecom and Internet?
I will send you a seperate mail to discuss the product.
keep up the good work dude.
-Bharat
Hi,
Had a couple of comments about the nomination form:
Stage of Funding : There is no option for self funded operations (or unless you mean what kind of funding the nominee is looking for)
Target Customer: Could be a Check box option instead of Radio button, since some of the products maybe relavant across all 3 options)
Have filed in our nomination. Keeping our fingers crossed now
Regards
Deepak
Hey Deepak
Thanks for the comments. I will surely take this up with the team and rectify.
Thanks,
-Ashish
All the best