Idea Cellular signs up Artificial Life for mobile content

Idea Cellular has signed up mobile content development and publisher Artificial Life, to provide mobile games, ringtones, wallpapers, video mails to Idea’s subscriber base. Initial batch of content includes V-girl, V-boyfriend, Poli - the Bear, V-Penguins, Let Go Of My Banana, Swine Dining and America’s Next Top Model.

Clearstone to raise $400 million for India

Economic Times reports that Clearstone Venture Partners plans to raise $400 million for investment in India in early 2008. Current investments of Clearstone are Billdesk, Games2win and Digibee Microsystems.

Sequoia Capital India III fund - $280 million

SiliconValley.com reports that Sequoia Capital India has almost completed raising capital for a $280 million fund for early stage investing in India, called Sequoia Capital India III.

WPP on acquisition spree in India

Business Standard has reported that WPP’s, G2 Worldwide - global marketing services network, that specializes in digital communications, direct marketing, shopper marketing and design, is in the final stages of acquiring three small to medium agencies in the digital marketing space in India. This will double their workforce from 350 to 700 people in India.

CBSE forms come online

Hindu reports that CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education) Application forms for scholarships, examinations and renewal along with eligibility criteria and scheme can now be downloaded from CBSE.nic.in .

Indiatimes launches MyIndiaTimes, persona space initiative - very late

In a move thats come about 2 years late, Indiatimes has finally woken up to launch my.indiatimes.com - a web space that allows users to personalize their news feeds and web start up pages. The concept is already popular and widely used by netizens world over on sites like Netvibes and MyDesktop.

VC Company Helion, invests in companies that can scale

“In today’s environment, scaling up is not an option. High growth helps in creating higher shareholder value. Companies that operate on a larger scale can attract better customers and employees. Everyone wants to be associated with a leader,” Sanjeev Aggarwal, MD of Helion Venture Capital, told Hindu Business Line. “Helion’s fund life is for 12 […]

Sify merges separate businesses

Sify Ltd has merged Sify.com website, i-Way cyber cafe chain and Sify broadband to home services into one single business. “We are bringing together iWays, broadband to home, and portals to build upon their strengths, and to leverage the synergies possible as an integrated consumer business. This integration is a key step towards growing our […]