VENTURE CAPITAL ORGANISATIONS

ICICI Venture Funds Management Company Limited

ICICI Venture (formerly TDICI Limited) was founded in 1988 as a joint venture with the Unit Trust of India. Subsequently, ICICI bought out UTI's stake in 1998 and ICICI Venture became a fully owned subsidiary of ICICI. ICICI Venture also has an affiliation with the Trust Company of the West (TCW), which provides it a platform for networking Indian companies with global markets and technology. Strong parentage and affiliates for ICICI Venture also translates into access to a broad spectrum of financial and analytical resources thus enabling a keen understanding of the Indian financial markets and entrepreneurial ethos.

For more details please visit : www.icicibank.com

IFCI VENTURE CAPITAL FUNDS LTD. (IVCF)

IFCI Venture Capital Funds Ltd. (IVCF) was originally set up by IFCI as a Society by the name of Risk Capital Foundation (RCF) in 1975 to provide institutional support to first generation professionals and technocrats setting up their own ventures in the medium scale sector, under the Risk Capital Scheme. In 1988, RCF was converted into a company, Risk Capital and Technology Finance Corporation Ltd. (RCTC), when it also introduced the Technology Finance and Development Scheme for financing development and commercialisation of indigenous technology. To reflect the shift in the company's activities, the name of RCTC was changed to IFCI Venture Capital Funds Ltd (IVCF) in February 2000.

For more details please visit : www.ifciltd.com

SIDBI Venture Capital Limited (SVCL)

SIDBI Venture Capital Limited (SVCL) is a wholly owned subsidiary of SIDBI, incorporated in July 1999 to act as an umbrella organisation to oversee the Venture Capital operation of SIDBI. SVCL mission is to catalyse entrepreneurship by providing capital and other strategic inputs for building businesses around growth opportunities and maximize returns on investment. SVCL will manage the various Venture Capital Funds launched/ being launched by SIDBI.

For more details please visit : www.sidbiventure.co.in

IL & FS Group Businesses

IL&FS was incorporated in 1987, and commenced operations in May 1988 as a subsidiary of Central Bank of India (CBI), one of the largest nationalised banks in the country. The initial shareholders were the Unit Trust of India (UTI) and the Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited (HDFC). Thus, from its inception, IL&FS inherited the experience and expertise of these institutions.

For more details please visit : : www.ilfsindia.com

Gujraj Venture Finance Limited (GVFL)

Started in July 1990, at the initiative of the World Bank, GVFL Ltd. is regarded as a pioneer of Venture Capital in India. Over the past ten years, GVFL Ltd. has provided financial and managerial support to over 57 companies with a high growth potential.

GVFL Ltd invests all over India and across industries. It has created a niche for itself in small and medium scale companies. Investment and monitoring such companies require considerable effort and involvement as compared to large projects. Over the last ten years GVFL Ltd. has been developing an edge, dealing in such investments.

For more details please visit : www.gvfl.com