Working with us

"IDG Ventures adds tremendous value with its global network by providing global reach for a technology company like us. The investment team works very closely with us on strategic imperatives and also helps drive operational efficiencies."

Dr. Krishnan Ramaswami,
Co-Founder, MD & CTO, 3DSOC

"We choose IDG because of their expertise in building big companies by combining long term strategy with streamlining operations, as well as the bringing in structure to ensure we are able to take advantage of opportunities ahead of us.”

Mr. Vamshi Reddy,
Director, Apalya Technologies

"IDG Venture's decision to incubate an information risk management and security services entity was itself visionary and in my view, unprecedented. Operating level counsel provided by their team during Monthly Operations Reviews/Board Meetings has been valuable. Their proactive initiative in helping us leverage a vast network of relationships has been of great value to Aujas."

Mr. M. Srinivas Rao,
Founder & CEO, Aujas

"The IDG Ventures team always goes the "extra mile" in many areas and in particular I appreciate their ability to open doors, support on operational issues and providing a platform for all portfolio company's to interact and benefit on common objectives."

Mr. Murali Ramalingam, MD, ConnectM

"The shared conviction we have around the potential for domain-centric BI solutions was what endeared IDG to us as our investor of choice. We look forward to partnering with IDG and benefiting from their strategic insights & involvement in our exciting journey to becoming a market leading BI and Analytics player in the BFSI space"

Mr. Vivek Subramaniam, CEO, iCreate Software

"IDG Ventures India has been extremely proactive in assisting us with realizing our vision and an aggressive growth trajectory. They consistently connect us with strategic clients/partners and also engage with us in defining market and organizational strategy."

Mr. Bikash Barai, CEO, iViz

Mr. Staes-Polet, Founder & CEO, Kreeda Games says,

"After having the good fortune of receiving multiple VC offers, we are pleased to have chosen IDG Ventures given their experience in building Internet and Games companies globally."

"We chose to partner with IDG Ventures India given the role it could play in helping Manthan realise its vision of being a global leader in retail analytics. The combined value-add of the IDG Platform, the IDG Ventures India team led by Sudhir's presence on our BoD is accelerating the process of achieving global scale and competitiveness."

said Mr. Atul Jalan, Managing Director and CEO, Manthan Systems.

"We are thrilled to partner with IDG Ventures and look forward to leveraging their expertise and networks in internet and media globally."

Mr. Kiran Gopinath, CEO, Ozone Media

"IDG demonstrated the true value of a VC by connecting us with multiple investee and other firms that complemented our offering. The icing on the cake was the ability of IDG's investment team to challenge us to think and act like a $100M company while retaining the agility and cost focus of a start-up. We are delighted to be associated with IDG."

Mr. S Nandakumar, CEO, Perfint

Portfolio
Having invested in over 150 companies globally, IDG Ventures is proud of its portfolio companies. There are numerous examples where our entrepreneurs derived incremental shareholder value by utilizing the assets of International Data Group.

Indian Portfolio
3DSOC
Lightweight and Interactive 3D for Mobile Handsets
Bangalore
Kreeda
Game Development Services and Publishing
Mumbai
Apalya
Live TV / Video on Mobile Handsets
Hyderabad
Manthan Systems
Business Intelligence and Analytics Software for Retail Industry
Bangalore
Aujas Networks
Enabling Digital Defense
Bangalore
Myntra.Com
Online Platform of Personalized Products
Bangalore
ConnectM
Energy and Telecom Tower Management leveraging Analytics
Bangalore
OZONE MEDIA
Online Advertising Network
Bangalore

iCreate Software
Business Intelligence and Analytics Software for BFSI Industry
Bangalore
Perfint
Intelligent, Connected and Reliable Healthcare Devices
Chennai
iViz
On-Demand and Automated Penetration Testing
Kolkata
 
Global Portfolio
Andromedia (NASDAQ: MACR)
E-Marketing Software
San Francisco, CA
Inter China Network Software (Shares sold to Yahoo)
Provider of Chinese Keyword services in China
China
BabyCenter (NASDAQ: JNJ)
Website for expectant and new parents
San Francisco, CA
Netscape (NASDAQ: AOL)
Provider of open software for linking information over the internet and in enterprises.
Mountain View, CA
Bowstreet
Application Development Tools
Tewksbury, MA
Service Metrics (NASDAQ: EXDS)
Internet performance measurement service
Boulder, CO
Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU)
Chinese language search engine
Beijing, China
Shenzhen Kingdee Software (HKSE: 8133)
Application software developer and seller
Guangdong, China
Bonson Information Technology (NASDAQ: ASIA)
Mobile billing and management system
Beijing, China
Sohu.com (NASDAQ: SOHU)
China portal and search engine
China
Ctrip (NASDAQ: CTRP)
Leading consolidator of hotel accomodations and airline tickets in China
Shanghai, China
Spinner.com (NASDAQ: AOL)
Over 100 channels of continuous music on the Internet
Burlingame, CA
Eachnet.com (Acquired by eBay in 2003 for over $200M)
B2C auction platform in China
China
VA Linux Systems (NASDAQ: LNUX)
Linux hardware, software, service, and support
Mountain View, CA
F5 Networks (NASDAQ: FFIV)
Load-balancing for server arrays
Seattle, WA
VinaGame
Multiplayer Online Games
Vietnam
 
FutureTense (NASDAQ: OMKT)
Web publishing software
Acton, MA