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Facebook Developer Garage Bangalore

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

Chakpak Media Pvt Ltd, announced that it will host the Facebook Developer Garage Bangalore on August 28th, 2009 at the Taj West End. This premier Facebook developer event will feature speakers from Facebook, Chakpak and other Indian companies.

The event is sponsored by Intel and co-hosted with Accel Partners. It is scheduled to take place between 9.30 A.M and 6.30 P.M at the Taj Westend, Race Course Road, Bangalore. It is open to all social network developers, online marketing professionals and Facebook enthusiasts.

The developer’s garage will offer a great chance for attendees to gain insights into how the Facebook platform has evolved, discuss technical ideas and learn more about social media marketing. ”We are delighted to host an event that provides a great opportunity for the growing Facebook developer community to share knowledge and learn first hand from their fellow developers,” said Gaurav Singh Kushwaha, Founder & CEO of Chakpak.
Speaker lineup includes:

Vishu Gupta, Engineering Team, Facebook
Alok Kejriwal, Co-Founder & CEO, Games2Win
Nitin Rajput, Co-Founder & COO, Chakpak
Mekin Maheshwari, Director Engineering, WeRead
Nikhil, Product Manager, MingleBox
Vinod Nambiar, Founder & CEO, Position2

To register or for more information, visit the event page

About Chakpak
Headquartered in Bangalore (India), Chakpak (www.chakpak.com) is among the fastest growing example of an online entertainment community from India, with commendable initial successes around movies. Chakpak offers encyclopedic information around movies including reviews, news updates, celebrity profiles and wallpapers, besides widgets and applications across other social networks such as Facebook.

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Morpheus Venture Partners (MVP) announces its third Batch

Sunday, August 16th, 2009

The latest batch has a diverse set of startups ranging from apparel, financial services, automotive, advertising & education domains

Morpheus Venture Partners (MVP) (www.morpheusventure.com) an India based venture firm, which works closely with selected startups as a ‘limited co-founder’ announced names of 10 progressive startups participating in Batch 3 of its four month Business Acceleration Program (BAP).With this addition, MVP now has 20 companies in its portfolio.

MVP Batch 3 Portfolio:

Adscoot: Yet to launch, outdoor media startup, envisioning a new medium of advertising targeted at SMEs
EasySquareFeet: A full service real estate company, serving over 150 clients each month, with a mission to make the experience of renting / buying that all important SquareFeet ever so memorable!
InterviewStreet: A beta platform that facilitates students’ preparation for their placement interviews via mock interviews for the companies they intend to work for.
Naabo: Their flagship SaaS based product TurboDoc helps doctors manage their clinics & medical practice, and is used by more than hundred paid customers and growing.
Picsean: Aims to be a comprehensive online and offline magazine rack, with content being aggregated from photographers – professional and amateur across the world! At an idea stage currently they are yet to launch.
ReachTax: Envisioned to be the H&R block of India, they help individuals and businesses manage their finances and taxes. 10% of Small Businesses based out of Chennai, India filed their annual tax returns via Reach Tax in the last financial year.
Retail Vector: A mystery shopping venture that aims to measure and help clients enhance customer satisfaction by leveraging real shopper experiences!
RobotsAlive: With a dream to create a Robotics revolution in India; they make Robots and reach out to Education Institutes to use Robots to teach Robotics efficiently.
Scopial: A hi-fashion Apparel Company powered by a strong community of International Designers who showcase their designs via Scopial. The top rated designs are made into best quality tees.
VeriCAR: A used car verification and certification company started by two automobile geeks, with over 250 verifications and counting! They also help in Sale / Purchase of used cars.