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Internet and Mobile Connect

Venture Intelligence has organized "Internet & Mobile Connect", a Roundtable focused on Venture Capital investing in the Internet-based Services and Mobile Value Added Services sectors.

The event will be held on March 15 in Mumbai.

The key themes to be addressed include;

“Internet Businesses: Is the boom for real this time?”,
“Mobile VAS: Time to look beyond Ring Tones and Wallpapers?”
“Raising & Leveraging Venture Capital”.

We have landed quite a few leading VC investors and top executives from Online Services and Mobile VAS companies as speakers at the event, including:

  • Murugavel Janakiraman, Bharatmatrimony.com
  • Alok Mittal, Canaan Partners
  • Alok Kejriwal, Contests2win.com
  • Ashish Gupta, Helion VC
  • Manik Arora, IDG Ventures India
  • Anurag Dod, Guruji.com
  • Avnish Bajaj, Matrix Partners
  • Sanjay Swamy, mChek
  • Nitish Mittersain, Nazara Tech
  • Sandeep Singhal, Nexus India Capital
  • Arvind Rao, OnMobile
  • Probir Roy, Paymate
  • Rajesh Sawhney, Reliance Entertainment
  • Ravi Adusumalli, SAIF Partners
  • Mahesh Murthy, Seed Fund
  • Sandeep Murthy, Sherpalo Ventures
  • Ashwin Damera, Travelguru

The Online Services and Mobile VAS sectors have emerged as the favorite sectors among Venture Capitalists. However, there are several significant challenges facing these sectors – including business models, valuations, quality of management, etc. In this context, leading VC investors and top executives from Online Services and Mobile VAS companies will come together at Venture Intelligence Internet & Mobile Connect to network, discuss and share best practices.

The panels at Internet & Mobile Connect will feature discussions between investing and operating executives on the following issues:

  • How are these sectors going to shape in the next few years?
  • What are the business models that have worked in other markets? Will they work in India?
  • What are some of the India-specific opportunities?
  • How can investors differentiate the winners from the crowd?
  • What are the challenges for investors in these sectors?
  • Where are the exit opportunities?

Who Should Attend ?

  • Venture Capital funds looking to invest in Internet and Mobile Services companies
  • Internet-based Services and Mobile VAS companies planning to raise VC financing
  • Service Providers
Agenda
Time Activity
11:30 Registration
12:00 “Internet Businesses: Is the boom for real this time?”- Panel discussion
The panel consisting of experienced investors and entrepreneurs will discuss the opportunities and challenges before Internet-based businesses in India.
13:00 Lunch
13:30 “Mobile VAS: Is it time to look beyond Ring Tones and Wallpapers?”
- Panel discussion.
The panel will discuss what the future holds for the Mobile VAS sector with a special focus on new business models.
14:45 “Raising & Leveraging Venture Capital” - Panel discussion.
The panel will throw light on what VC investors are looking for from Internet based Services and Mobile VAS companies and what it takes to be a VC-backed company in these sectors.
16:00 Coffee & Networking.


For more information please click here.

Regards,
Kumar Thirumal.

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mirowais 07 Mar 2007 10:39:41 PM
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