Cheekotel Venture Capital

• Established in 2002, Cheekotel is India’s oldest and largest domestic, private, alternative asset management groups, with approximately $18 billion in funding commitments.

• Target Market – Media & Entertainment, telecom, tradition, consumer, technology and energy.
• The 3*3 Strategy – T:Technology should be proven and ready for commercialization. Fundamental research is not typically funded through innovative methods of re-use and redeployment are encouraged.

I: Indian aspects to the entity, in terms of sourcing (products or services), access to Indian SME capital markets, is considered desirable.

E: Entrepreneur should be an individual (in preference to teams), have a high “innovative quotient”, and significant financial stakes in the venture .

• Target Companies –  innovative entrepreneurs from the alumni community of premium institutions pursuing ventures targeting the growing emerging Asian market, including China and India.
• Value Creation – Cheekotel adds value to its portfolio companies in 7 different ways: Technology upgradation, Strategic Alliances, Strategic Direction, Product Development, Business Model Development, Brand Building and Capital Market Access.

Investment Philosophy (for Cheekotel Development Catalyst)

http://development.cheekotel.com/services.html

CDC is in the process of evolving the product offerings. Initially the institution will carry out a wide range of activities including the following:

• Help social entrepreneurs develop their ideas and concepts into real products,
  services and applications.
• Provide seed and idea stage venture capital.
• Assist start-ups raise funds from other sources.
• Provide managerial and technical assistance to start-ups to put in place good governance structures, and monitoring and evaluation frameworks to track performance and objectively measure impacts.