Showing posts with label Business Insider. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Business Insider. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Meet the BIG VC : Dr. Aniruddha Nazre from Klenier Perkins


Meet the BIG VC: Dr. Aniruddha Nazre from Kleiner Perkins


Hello Friends,

I am very excited to invite you to a very rare opportunity to listen
to Dr. Aniruddha Nazre,, Partner at the most respected VC firm in the world:
Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers (or KPCB for short).This legendary VC
firm has funded the likes of Google and boast of people such as
General Colin Powell, Vice President Al Gore, etc as partners.
Dr. Nazre has happily agreed to devote 2-3 hours of his time on 22nd
December, 2010 between 2-5pm at the NCL Venture Center.  He will
address us during the first hour including QA and then will have time
for about 5-6 meetings with individual entrepreneurs or companies in
Pune.The event is free for everyone but please understand that the
Venture Center hall can seat only 60 people and the accommodation is
strictly on ‘first come, first served’ basis.  No RSVPs accepted.
For those who want to schedule a 1:1 meeting with Dr. Nazre between
3-5pm on that day, please send me a mail with a one-page synopsis of
your company containing what you do, who you are (including other mgmt
team) etc.Simple text is preferred.
Dr. Nazre is KPCB’s partner looking after their India portfolio but he
invests globally.  He’s based in Palo Alto, CA.  Originally from Pune,
Dr. Nazre did his schooling in St. Vincents Highschool and then
graduated with a BE in Mechanical Engineering from COEP in 1986 where
he was the University Gold Medalist. After.......

Anil Paranjape
Director, Fusiontech Ventures






Thursday, June 12, 2014

Kleiner Perkins VC Aniruddha Nazre Is In India


Aniruddha Nazre, a partner at KPCB, also leads the venture capital firm’s India's investment initiative. He joined KPCB in 2003 from business software maker SAP AG, where he played a key role in formulating and executing the company’s Internet strategy. In an interview, Aniruddha Nazre talks about what makes the clean technology space so hot, the investment prospects, and why India should not miss the opportunity. Edited excerpts.
The world's leading venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB), which has invested in Info Edge's Naukri.com and online travel portal Cleartrip.com, is turning its attention to cleantech or Greentech firms (companies in the clean technology sector) by making four to five investments in the sector in the next six months.

Till now, Kleiner Perkins' focus in India has been "consumer-facing enterprises" such as Map My India, a web an application that offers maps in India, Paymate, a mobile payment platform, in addition to Info Edge and Cleartrip.
Globally, Kleiner Perkins partners have supported hundreds of entrepreneurs in building over 475 companies, including household names such as Amazon, Sun, Genentech, Intuit, Verisign and Google.
In India, Kleiner Perkins hopes to continue its association with Ram Shriram's Sherpalo Ventures in cleantech firms as well said Aniruddha Nazre.




To know  more Visit:  https://www.aniruddhanazre.net/