TieCon keeps growing despite economic crunch

TieCon keeps growing despite economic crunch

The Indus Entrepreneurs Conference (TiEcon) kicked off today with near-record attendance of more than 4,000 people in spite of the economic slowdown.

The conference for entrepreneurs is in its 16th year and has become a powerhouse networking event for South Asian investors and tech entrepreneurs with… Continue Reading

Socialtext offers “social software” to big companies, raises cash

Socialtext offers “social software” to big companies, raises cash

Socialtext, the early wiki company, has raised $9.5 million in a third round of financing.

Socialtext is one of a number companies loading delivering “social software” to large companies, helping employees collaborate in real-time on documents in ways they haven’t done in the past. It has… Continue Reading

Amberpoint raises $9M for SOA runtime governance software

AmberPoint, an Oakland, Calif. provider of a network management software, has raised $9 million in fifth round of funding.

The funding comes from software giant SAP and existing investors, including Crosslink Capital, Meritech Capital Partners, Motorola Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners and Sutter Hill Ventures.

Amberpoint calls itself… Continue Reading

Coghead, a Web-based application builder for tech-savvy, raises $8M more

Coghead, a Redwood City, Ca. start-up that lets tech-savvy people create applications from an online service with visually simple forms, a database, and business logic, has raised $8 million in a second round of venture backing.

Here is its statement.

Coghead launched a test version of its… Continue Reading