April 17, 1999
Dear Venture Capitalist,
VENTURE CAPITAL FOR AN INTERNATIONAL PROJECT
As you know, the Indian sub-continent is now emerging as one of the most
important regions of the world. The Indian sub-continent is home to one
billion people, nearly one fifth of the World's population, and the
opportunity for doing business with it has never been more attractive.
The Indus Foundation, Inc. is an American professional organization
dedicated to building commercial relationships between companies in
America and India. The Foundation is venturing into an international
project for transfer of American technologies to Indian Companies.
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERS FROM AMERICAN COMPANIES
The emerging markets of India has made steady progress in different
aspects of its economy. It offer significant opportunities for
technology transfers, joint ventures, investments, exports and imports.
The Foundation will provide consulting services to the organizations in
America and those in India for harnessing these opportunities. The Indus
Foundation has identified select American technologies and products
which have strong potential in terms of their transfer and trading with
India. These technologies and products cover the following segments of
industry and business:
Agriculture and Food Industries
Mining Industries
Construction Industries
Textiles and Garments
Wood, Paper and Printing
Chemicals, Petrochemicals and allied Products
Rubber and miscellaneous Plastics Products
Stone, Clay, Glass and Concrete Products
Primary Metal and Fabricated Metal Products
Industrial machinery and Computer Equipment
Electronic and Electrical Equipment
Transportation Equipment
Measuring, Analyzing and controlling Instruments
Miscellaneous Industries
Transportation Services
Communications, Electric, Gas and Sanitary Services
Financial and other Services
The listing of American technologies and products may be found
at our web site: www.indus.org
OPERATIONS
The Indus Foundation will organize seminars in cities such as
Bombay and New Delhi for the purpose of bringing about technology
transfers, joint ventures, collaborations, exports and imports.
The seminars will be addressed by representatives of American
Companies who will have one-on-one meetings with Indian
entrepreneurs. The responsibility for identifying and bringing
American Companies to India at periodic intervals, will be that
of the Indus Foundation. The seminars also will be organized
and managed by the Indus Foundation.
REVENUES
The revenues are expected to flow from the following sources:
1. Fees paid by Indian entreprenuers for attending the seminars
2. Fees collected from American Companies for participating in the
seminars
3. Service charges (one percent) of all contracts entered into for
technology
transfers, joint ventures, collaborations, exports and imports.
EXPENDITURE
The items of expenditure are as follows:
1. Printing of brochures
2. Direct mailing
3. Communications (telephone, fax, etc.)
4. Advertising and publicity in India and America
5. Administration
The Foundation is interested in obtaining financial assistance from you.
Detailed financial statement will be given upon hearing from you. The
Foundation will be pleased to give any further information that you may
require.
Sincerely,
S.B.Anumolu
President