Re: [gaia] Fwd: Cisco to Invest $40mn in Indian Startups;

Thanks a lot Arjuna , will do that asap
(compatibly with internet access on the road)
will keep the list posted
cheers
PDM

On 6/24/14, Arjuna Sathiaseelan <arjuna.sathiaseelan@cl.cam.ac.uk> wrote:
> another possible way could be to apply for a research grant via DST to
> setup a deployment and proposing to study some behaviour (usage for
> instance and deciphering new sustainable models for e.g.) -
>
> you could probably talk to Prof HS Jamadagni from Indian Institute of
> Science for advice about this - he is in the GAIA list.
>
> Regards
>
> On 24 June 2014 05:01, Paola Di Maio <paola.dimaio@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Thanks Arjuna
>>
>> I agree that multinational corporations don't make good partners
>>
>> I am thinnking of a sustainable social enterprise (here in India) with
>> no  uprfont startup capital
>> using/testing/prototyping the models in the draft being circulated
>>
>> but a grant  to help us set ups shop would be good
>>
>> any social capital investors  on this list interested in chipping in,
>> also as advisors
>> please ping :-)
>>
>> (anyone else from this list is in Ladakh this month, lets connect :-)
>>
>>
>> PDM
>>
>> On 6/24/14, Arjuna Sathiaseelan <arjuna.sathiaseelan@cl.cam.ac.uk> wrote:
>>> not sure - but my thinking would be this is Cisco Investments - so the
>>> aim
>>> would be to make profits on their investments. For a community wifi
>>> startup
>>> type project, probably best to look for ISOC community grants:
>>> http://www.internetsociety.org/what-we-do/grants-awards/community-grants
>>>
>>> Google.org may also be an option. There are folks here who have received
>>> grants from Google.org (for e.g the denovogroup).
>>>
>>> You could also ask Jim Forster for suggestions.
>>>
>>> Regards
>>>
>>>
>>> On 23 June 2014 13:47, Paola Di Maio <paola.dimaio@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> wondering if Cisco would invest in a community wifi start up project
>>>> thoughts?
>>>>
>>>>       Cisco Investments Allocates $40 mn to Back Indian Product
>>>> Startups;
>>>> Covacsis, Mobstack Get Funded
>>>> <http://mailer.nextbigwhat.com/l/GStdMuY2QhGP892P6XHD1zvg/ZziT8vS892lLeGb72grhyh3w/hTs7vVIJDoeT8XLdEskH763A>
>>>>      [image: Cisco Investments Allocates $40 mn to Back Indian Product
>>>> Startups; Covacsis, Mobstack Get Funded]
>>>> <http://mailer.nextbigwhat.com/l/GStdMuY2QhGP892P6XHD1zvg/ZziT8vS892lLeGb72grhyh3w/hTs7vVIJDoeT8XLdEskH763A>
>>>>
>>>> Cisco investments, the venture capital arm of Cisco today announced the
>>>> allocation of $40 mn to fund early-stage firms in India.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> <http://mailer.nextbigwhat.com/l/GStdMuY2QhGP892P6XHD1zvg/ZziT8vS892lLeGb72grhyh3w/hTs7vVIJDoeT8XLdEskH763A>
>>>>
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