Comments on: Lightspeed Venture Partners raises fresh $800M global fund, looking to China and India

By: Attero raises $6.3M for e-waste recycling » VentureBeat

Attero raises $6.3M for e-waste recycling » VentureBeat — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 07:07:34 +0000

[...] the U.S. economy still in the doldrums, venture firms are increasingly looking abroad to capital-starved developing markets for new growth opportunities — with India and China quickly emerging as the main beneficiaries. Enter Attero, a Noida, [...]

By: Anthony Kuhn

Anthony Kuhn — Wed, 14 May 2008 00:23:42 +0000

Chris: The East and India are once again the focus of entrepreneurial expansion, as they have been in the distant past. Interesting to think that America is no longer the focus of VC funding efforts. I can see, though, that the new force in consumption will be billions of Indians and Chinese, so that's where the money's going to go. I wonder how the Chinese vegetable garden is growing these days? Full of poisonous fertilizers and lead?

By: Another $800 Million Fund | Indian Startups In News

Another $800 Million Fund | Indian Startups In News — Tue, 13 May 2008 07:57:32 +0000

[...] stage venture capital with a $800 Million fund. Read: Fund Envy and The Real VCs of Silicon Valley. VentureBeat expands on the topic: “It will continue to invest in early-stage investment in the United States and Israel, but put [...]

By: Matt Bowman

Matt Bowman — Mon, 12 May 2008 23:18:34 +0000

Nice rundown, Chris. Seems the worse the economy gets, the more big money gets diverted to VC (and via them, oversees).
I spoke with Ravi last week about the new fund--the 1.5-minute version is up here: http://alwayson.goingon.com/permalink/post/27033

By: sramana

sramana — Mon, 12 May 2008 21:17:58 +0000

Raising these larger funds have nothing to do with India being capital starved and such:
http://sramanamitra.com/2008/03/07/forbes-colum...

It has everything to do with the greed for bigger Management Fees:
http://sramanamitra.com/2008/04/11/forbes-colum...

By: free bet

free bet — Mon, 12 May 2008 20:56:44 +0000

well, I would deffinately try China over India…the future of this country is just exhilarating in terms of economic throughput

By: Another $800 Million Fund - Sramana Mitra on Strategy

Another $800 Million Fund - Sramana Mitra on Strategy — Mon, 12 May 2008 19:11:38 +0000

[...] VentureBeat expands on the topic: “It will continue to invest in early-stage investment in the United States and Israel, but put more focus on later-stage investments in China and India. Despite their immensity, China and India have been capital starved historically, Lightspeed managing director Ravi Mhatre told me.” [Me=Reporter Chris Morrison] [...]