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ACM Compute 2012 academic conference in Pune – 23/24 Jan
ACM Pune, the local chapter of the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) one of the top associations of computer science academics and professionals, is holding Compute 2012, the first edition of its annual conference, on 23 and 24 January 2012. The theme for this conference is Intelligent and Scalable Computing Systems. Prof. R. K. Shyamsunder, [...]
Fab.com (co-founded & developed in Pune) raises $40 million
Fab.com, an online ‘deals’ website specifically targeting ‘design’ items, and co-founded by True Sparrow Systems, has just closed a $40 million round of funding led by Andreessen Horowitz. Fab.com started off as Fabulis, a social network for the gay community, but pivoted to a daily design deals site. This is the second Pune-startup by Jason [...]
Pune’s InnovizeTech receives Rs. 4.5cr funding from Seed Enterprises
Pune based startup, InnovizeTech software, which makes productivity measurement software, has just announced that it has closed a Series-A investment of Rs. 4.5 crores from Seed Enterprise. Seed Enterprise is a newly established fund focusing on software products in emerging markets. It has been started by Mitesh Bohra, Avinash Sethi, and Siddharth Sethi (previously co-founders [...]
Profile: Renu Electronics & Ajay Bhagwat
(This article is a based on a broad and free-wheeling interview of Ajay Bhagwat, founder of Renu Electronics, by Navin Kabra and Amit Paranjape) To a large extent, the computer technology in India is synonymous with software technology. So, when we found that Renu Electronics manufactures all its own hardware for all the products it [...]
2 Cleantech Companies With Pune Links Make Us Proud
(This is an email that Anil Paranjape sent to the PuneStartups. It is reproduced here with permission.) Two emerging cleantech companies with very strong links to Pune have made us proud recently. Pune based ‘First Energy’, one of the pioneers in the clean burning stoves business, was recently chosen as one of the ‘Technology Pioneers [...]
PuneConnect 2011 – Event Overview and Results
PuneConnect 2011, held on 5th November, was the event where Pune’s top tech communities (SEAP and PuneTech) and startup communities (POCC and TiEPune) came together to organize an event to let Pune’s startups mix with Pune’s established companies. 12 Pune technology startups were chosen from about 30 applicants to showcase their products at PuneConnect 2011. [...]
Early-stage investment up to Rs. 25L available from Venture Center, Pune
The Venture Center, a Pune-based Government of India Initiative that helps technology innovators and startups, has instituted a Rs. 1 crore seed fund that they plan on investing in early stage technology startups (or even innovators with just a science & technology idea). Investment proposals are being accepted upto 30 November 2011. Here are more [...]
PuneConnect 2011: Showcase for 12 interesting Pune startups – 5 Nov
PuneTech takes great pleasure in inviting everyone to PuneConnect 2011, to get to know 12 of Pune’s most interesting startups, on 5th November 2011, 12noon-2pm, at MCCIA, ICC Trade Tower, SB Road. (Register here) PuneConnect 2011 is an event where Pune’s top tech communities (SEAP and PuneTech) and startup communities (POCC and TiEPune) have come [...]
Encrypted Video Distribution Platform Idea, L3, wins Wipro-Wharton Award
A new idea for a video distribution platform called L3, by Pune’s Prof. Anil Gupte, has won the “best Customer-centric New Idea” award in the Wipro-Wharton Innovation Tournament, 2011. Here is a video of Anil Gupte giving an overview of L3: If you don’t see a video above, click here to see it on YouTube [...]
Top Indian Startup Event Unpluggd coming to Pune
Pluggd.in is one of the most influential sites as far as coverage of Indian startups is concerned, and their event Unpluggd is now one of the premiere startup events in the country. Unpluggd is coming to Pune on 19th November, so everybody interested in startups should seriously consider registering (click here (ayojak) or here (doattend) [...]