IFCI Venture Capital Funds

IFCI Venture Capital Funds Ltd. (IVCF) was founded in 1975 by IFCI. IVCF is
one of those companies that were involved in the process of introducing venture
capital concept in India. From the very beginning, IFCI Venture Capital Funds
Ltd. has been providing financial support for establishing new business
projects. It also offered help for the commercialization of modern technologies.
Since its origination, the company has offered financial services to more than
350 start-up businesses. At the same time, the company is also involved in the
commercialization process of more than 50 modern technologies.

At the beginning, IFCI Venture Capital Funds Ltd. was known as Risk Capital
Foundation (RCF). The primary aim of Risk Capital Foundation was to provide
medium scale business settings with institutional services. These businesses
belonged to the first generation of technological experts and professionals and
were established under the Risk Capital Scheme. After being converted into
Risk Capital and Technology Finance Corporation Limited, the company
provided the Technology Finance and Development Scheme. The scheme was
introduced to offer financial services for the modernization of the indigenous.
Portfolios-:

Benda Amtek Ltd. (Benda):

G Surgiwear Ltd. (Surgiwear):
Guindy Machine Tools Ltd. (GMT):
IFCI Venture Capital Funds Ltd. (IFCI Venture) was promoted as a Risk Capital Foundation (RCF) in
1975 by the IFCI Ltd., a society to provide financial assistance to first generation professionals and

 Small Industrial Development Bank of India (SIDBI)

Small Industrial Development Bank of India (SIDBI) has decided to set-up a
venture capital fund in July 1993, exclusively for support to entrepreneurs in the
small sector. Initially a corpus has been created by setting apart Rs. 10 crores.
The fund would be augmented in future, depending upon requirements.T

he principal financial institution for the promotion, financing and development

of industry in the small scale sector and to co-ordinate the functions of the
institutions engaged in the promotion and financing or developing industry in
the small scale sector and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

The main objective of the fund is to invest in companies at early stage as well
as in second round financing for those with a track record of proven technology
or business model and opportunities for growth and earnings.

Portfolios-:

Compulink Systems Limited, Pune

E-Cube India Solutions Limited, Baroda

Centaur Pharmaceuticals Private Limited, Mumbai

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Some of the Private Sector Venture Capital Funds

 ICICI ventures Fund Management

ICICI is the leading VC with $400 million. Starting with the objective of
playing the role of a value added investors with a high technology focus ICICI
in 1997-98,
ICICI Venture, over the years has built an enviable portfolio of companies
across sectors including pharmaceuticals, Information Technology, media,
manufacturing, logistics, textiles, real estate etc thereby building sustainable
value.

It has several “firsts” to its credit in the Indian Private Equity industry.
Amongst them are India’s first leveraged buyout (Infomedia), the first real
estate investment (Cyber Gateway), the first mezzanine financing for a
acquisition (Arch Pharmalabs) and the first ‘royalty-based’ structured deal in
Pharma Research & Development (Dr Reddy’s).

ICICI Venture is a subsidiary of ICICI Bank, the largest private sector financial
services group in India

Portfolios-:

 Shoppers' Stop
 TV Today (Aaj Tak)
 Crossword
 Naukri.com
SCIL

The Company was incorporated on August 24, 1994

The Company is, at present, engaged in advisory services to MFs/OCBs/FIIs
and other investment groups and the recommendations made to these
institutionsare based on company's inhouse research for which the company has
already created facilities with adequate personnel at Fort and
Andheri Offices. The company has taken up some of the work
previously being done by its promoting company, Securities Analysis
(I) Pvt Limited, and is negotiating further advisory assignments.
The advice rendered by the Company is as the form of providing
investment ideas and research reports to the fund manager. The
company is also investing funds in primary and secondary market.

Company name has been changed from Securities Capital Investments

(India) Ltd to SCIL Ventures Ltd.

Portfolios-:
Hinduja Ventures Ltd
Hinduja Ventures Ltd (formerly known as Hinduja TMT Ltd) is an India-
based company, which is in the business of Media, Real estate and capital to
incubate and nurture new business ventures. The company had established
their name in the IT sector, which coalesced their Technology, Media and
Telecom assets to achieve synergy of operations and become India's First
Convergence Corporation. The company operates in three business
segments, namely Convergence Activities, Real Estate and Treasury.
Convergence Activities is classified into two sub-segments: Information
Technology (IT) and Media & Communications.. Hinduja Ventures Ltd was
incorporated in the year 1985 as Mitesh Mercactile & Financing Ltd. In the
year 1994, the company commenced their operations in Finance and
provided returns to stake holders.. The Company has been renamed 'Hinduja
Ventures Limited' effective from October 23, 2007. The new name reflects
both the commitment of promoter group and the value and wealth creation
proposition that the company offers by identifying and investing in growth
opportunities.

Portfolios-:
IndiaCo

IndiaCo is a investment management firm listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange.

IndiaCo selects investment opportunities with strictly defined parameters, where

IndiaCo can bring about positive change through strategic, financial, technological
and operational involvement, thus revolutionizing the company's fundamental
parameters.

Our involvement with enterprises is deeply connected to add value in multiple

ways, thereby exponentially increasing the return on the capital deployed, IndiaCo
leverages its approach to investing to maximize return on capital, offering
investors a unique conduit into risk-controlled high return investments.

Portfolios-:

Verity Technologies PvtLtd.
InfoDynamic Telesystems Pvt. Ltd
Laser Cosmetics Pvt. Ltd
 INDUSTRIAL VENTURE CAPITALS

 HDFC VENTURE

Some of the companies that have received funding through this route
include:

 Mastek one of the oldest software houses in India

 Geometric Software a producer of software solutions for the CAD/CAM

market

 SQL Star, Hyderabad based training and software development company

 Satyam Infoway, the first private ISP in India
 Rediff on the Net, Indian website featuring electronic shopping, news, chat,
etc
 Planetasia.com, Microland’s subsidiary, one of India’s leading portals
 Torrent Networking, pioneer of Gigabit-scaled IP routers for inter/intra
nets
 Selectica, provider of interactive software selection
 Yantra, ITLInfosys’ US subsidiary, solutions for supply chain management.