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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

Proto.in 2007 came to an end with fantastic feedbacks. We are already considering to get started for the next edition of the event. There are suggestions to make this more frequent than a yearly event and we are definitely considering it. There is a meetup session planned next week to do an after-analysis of the event and depending on that, the dates and occurrence of the next edition will be announced. In a few minutes, the list of the companies that presented, a short profile of them, along with the profiles of the other companies that made it to the first shortlist ... Continue reading

The First day of Proto.in begins today. Technorati Tags: Proto, Proto.in

If you are a student or a professional, you are out of luck for this year's event of Proto.in. The registrations are closed as we've exceeded maximum capacity. Thank you for your co-operation.

"Think of this as a show-and-tell for technology start-ups. Proto.in, India’s first event to showcase products and services of tech start-ups, opens next week in Chennai on 20 January. Organised by The Knowledge Foundation (TKF), a non-profit organisation of a group of techies and entrepreneurs, Proto.in will give 30 start-up hopefuls eight minutes to demonstrate their idea to a group of venture capitalists (VCs) and tech professionals." Read the entire Article in Business World Online Technorati Tags: proto, proto.in

We have 90 entrepreneurs, 15 VCs, a few Angel Investors, 150 Professionals and about 50 students who have registered for the event as of today and we are getting on an average 10-12 new registrations everyday and rising in numbers. The media that have confirmed their presence includes The Hindu, Economic Times, Deccan Chronicle, India Today, RedHerring, EFY. We have also notified the Television Media and they are expected to be there. Technorati Tags: Proto, Proto.in