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The Nomination process for the companies that wish to present their Dream, Vision and Product on-stage for the upcoming event, will begin next week. I believe I have not written about the decision in terms of the frequency of the event. Let me take this moment to announce our decisions and planning on that front Proto.in will be a bi-annual event. There will be one in the third week of January and one in the third week of July of every year. One of them will be conducted in Chennai and starting with the next one, we ... Continue reading

Well, the "Summer Edition" of Proto.in is coming up soon. That has been something you have been hearing for quite sometime for now.The dates are fixed on the third week of July, as 21st and 22nd of the month. If there are companies that you are aware of that are building the next big thing that they dream will take on the world, we are keen to hear of it. This is also in other terms a call for volunteers, and any sponsorship interests, if any that is out there. As a request to the companies that participated and presented during Proto, ... Continue reading

The Second Edition of Proto.in is in the works. It is tentatively planned in about six months from now, and with the interest that the event has gathered from its initiation, it seems like there are going to be a lot of big names present during this upcoming edition, along with some very interesting companies that will be presenting their products to the audience and to the VC community. We are certainly looking at raising the standard bar for the companies that present - especially since the number of companies that are showing interest has gone up ... Continue reading

There has been a lot of requests for the HTML version of the profiles of the companies that presented during Proto.in 2007. They are out now and linked. Follow the link on the right hand side panel to take a look at the companies, without having to download the entire PDF version.

Proto is over and the buzz is all over the blogosphere. You wouldn't believe how many new sites that focus on Indian startups are popping up as a result of that and how many of them want to review all the companies that presented during Proto. Well, as long as the companies get their due coverage, I am quite happy for them and will wish them well. There is a basic misconception about the event that I want to set right though. Proto was not all about funding. It was about gathering mindshare, attracting talent and showing the world what your ... Continue reading