Kuppam

A little fishing village called Kuppam, lying directly on the seashore, sent out, even as Kuppam does now, its bold fishermen in their rickety catamarans in perilous pursuit of the spoils of the sea.

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The firm already has deals in the works, and expects to invest in two companies by the end of March, said Sudheer Kumar Kuppam, managing director of Intel Capital in India.

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Mr. Kuppam: We are focused on both strategic investment as well as financial return.

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Mr. Kuppam: We are looking to investment in cloud computing and data centers.

Intel Capital Wants to Create a Tech Ecosystem Deals India Staff 2011

Mr. Kuppam: Many of the investments that we make do not have any influence.

Intel Capital Wants to Create a Tech Ecosystem Deals India Staff 2011

"We will raise another fund only after fully deploying this money, as we don't need to go out and raise money from a third party," Kuppam said.

Intel Capital Plans to Invest 2 Billion Rupees in Indian Tech Companies Shraddha Nair 2011

"The IPO initial public offering market is giving a cold shoulder this year," Kuppam said, attributing the delay to the volatile stock market.

Intel Capital Plans to Invest 2 Billion Rupees in Indian Tech Companies Shraddha Nair 2011

Mr. Kuppam: Of all the investments we announce the percentage of early-stage investments is very minimal.

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"We expect this year to be more competitive than last year because there were many inactive funds last year which are under pressure to invest this year, which will drive up valuations," Kuppam said.

Intel Capital Plans to Invest 2 Billion Rupees in Indian Tech Companies Shraddha Nair 2011

Mr. Kuppam: In India initial public offerings are mostly used.

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