Proto nomination is now open for startups and here are the important details: Date: July 25th, 2009 Venue: Devang Mehta Auditorium, Persistent Systems, Pune Nomination Deadline: June 15th,
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Upcoming mega events for startups: Proto.in Proto.in is scheduled for July 25th and here are some important
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List of startups that showcased their products @ Proto: Lords Automotives: has developed LPG fuel kit for 2-wheelers. We profiled them a year back – read the detailed writeup on Lords Automotives. Inkfruit – enables people to submit, discover and buy custom t-shirt designs created by designers. Kaasu Info Ventures Product: Mosambe, a...
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Proto is round the corner ( 3 days away) and we have 10 free passes to give away (costs Rs. 750/ each). To avail these passes, do leave a comment – and tell us 1 thing: What sort of articles would you like to see @ pluGGd.in? Essentially, we are looking for feedback from the community...
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This time, Proto has an interesting track called Shotgun Startups – i.e. team of geeks come together and build some interesting products/apps (Facebook/iPhone/Orkut etc) – i.e work on any idea that you have been holding for quite sometime. The same will be voted by the audience (during the two day event).Interested geeks can get in...
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» Get Complete Coverage of proto..in (July 2008) Blinkmagic Blinkmagic is an online retail startup that is building a play on online shopping experience – probably the most liked startup so far (@ proto)! Ferox Foods Ferox foods is the next generation health food that sells Makhana flakes n popcorns (estimated to be 30cr market) NextBit computing Nextbit computing ’s...
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» Get Complete Coverage of proto..in (July 2008) Storrz Storrz (read our review), the online grocery store (positioned as a social shopping mall) that shows what people are buying right now, recent activities etc. The portal shows exact delivery timelines, allows merchants to upload their own rich media stuff, has integrated with livechat etc. As...
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»Complete coverage of proto LordsofOdds LordsofOdds . is a market based game where users can trade predictions of sports,, Entertainment Politics using virtual money. The core idea of the game is to harness and showcase the wisdom of crowds through the fantasy game on sports, entertainment and current affairs. LootStreet LootStreet (earlier review) is a bargaining...
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» Get Complete Coverage of proto..in (July 2008) Companies presenting at Proto: Soliton Soliton is a technology company with operations in India and the US serving global companies such as GE, IBM, Ford, Boeing, and Nortel. Makes high resolution cameras that can be used in several industries like intelligent security and surveillance, intelligent traffic systems, and...
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Proto’s next edition is scheduled for July 18th/19th @ IIT D and the registration floodgates have opened up. I have 5 entry passes to give away and if you are interested (which otherwise costs Rs. 500/), please let me know (leave a comment/trackback). Please ask for a pass only if you are sure about your attendance...
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Proto.in’s Jan edition has been announced and here are the details: Date: January 18th and 19th, 2008 Place: Chennai Nomination Link: Nominate your startup/product Fee: No fee for nomination. If you are selected to demo your product, only then you need to pay the fee (Rs. 10,000). Got questions? Read the FAQ If you still have questions,...
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I spoke to few VCs after their interaction with startups@ Proto, and here are a couple of candid feedbacks/observations I heard from VCs: VCs are looking for complimentary skills in the startup team – it’s great to have hard core techies/geeks in the founding team, but startups should also realize that they...
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Companies that participated in “New Frontiers” segment Thinxworks ThinxWorks: Amazing concept and amazing videos – Thinxworx is into clay movie production and showcased their offerings with very interesting videos. Thinxworks is planning full length series in the near future. The revenue will come from TV licensing, partnership (with studios like Disney etc). @ Proto: Looking...
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Companies that participated in Internet segment: Inasra: Product: Inasra – a hotel booking service, Inasra goes a level deep and covers more than the hotels. Their coverage includes (apart from the regular hotels) service apartments, cheap hotels – right from price range of 300 – 45K! Read our review here Looking for funding (VC who can mentor...
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Companies that participated in Development Platform Britesoft Solutions (M) Sdn. Bhd Product: Briteworks: a framework that enables users to create enterprise applications (design/develop/test) in a fraction of the time and at a fraction of the cost of traditional development methods. Looking for partners which can help them scale in US/Europe and other regions. Pramati Technologies Product: Dekoh Dekoh is a...
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Here is the live coverage of the companies that are presenting @ Proto. This is the first installment (Enterprise and Mobile segment) Enterprise Segment T3 International Distributors Works on PC Security (detail here) Looking for Business Partners. AuthMe Started with creating FUD about sharing security keys/passwords on sites, is focusing on secured online transactions. Looking for seed fund. Multimedia Display Technologies...
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Out of 100+ companies that were nominated, here is the final list of 25 companies presenting at Proto: Enterprise Segment TISS MSC SDN BHD AuthMe Multimedia Display Technologies Sdn. Bhd. Altrion Technologies Private Limited Development Platform Pramati Technologies Britesoft Solutions (M) Sdn. Bhd Tekriti Software Private Limited Mobile Rarefind Engineering Innovations Pvt. Ltd Wifin Technologies Aumega Networks Ziva Software BuzzWorks Internet/Web 2.0 Inasra Technologies tolmolbol (Pennywise Solutions Private Limited) Tyroo Media Pvt. Ltd Skilworth...
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Like any blockbuster movie, Proto’s first day was a super success. List of VCs that were seen on the first day: Sequoia, SVB, BoA, Canaan Partners, BlueRun, Sandstone, Helion Ventures, FootPrint Ventures, Jumpstartup,Draper Fisher Jurvetson, NEA- IndoUS Ventures, mentorpartners, clearstone, Upstream Ventures, Siemens, NVP, LightSpeed, iLabs. The Business track was fully jampacked and the...
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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:: ...
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