News Archive

Accessing Venture Capital Funds
Venture Capital (VC) Funds, both domestic and offshore, have been around in India for some years now. However, it is only in the past 12 to 18 months that we have seen intense activity amongst entrepreneurs proactively seeking out venture capital funds.

Whistlestops on the Silicon Valley Highway
Asian Venture Capital Journal, By: Rebecca Fannin Taken from the Asian Venture Capital Journal Asian-Silicon Valley Currents, August 2001

Walden International Chairman Named Venture Capitalist of the Year
(November 26, 2001)Lip-Bu Tan hailed as "a terrific ambassador of the venture capital industry"

Walden International Unveils International Advisory Board
(November 13, 2001)Two new appointments add weight to macro-level advice that benefits Walden International's global venture capital strategies

Executive Profile: Lip-Bu Tan
San Francisco Business Times; Volume 15, Number 42; May 25-31, 2001

Walden International Announces Successful Exit of US-China Based Technology Portfolio Company
(May 7, 2001) Newave Semiconductor Corporation Capitalizes on the Emerging Telecommunications Markets in China

Breaking the Ranks
Recession prods restructuring and startups; AVCJ-Hi-Tech News - Japan, May 2001

Walden International announces third exit this year
AVCJ-In Brief - China, May 2001

Walden Raises $1B for Fund
The Daily Deal, Monday, April 2, 2001, by Cliff Carlsen

WALDEN INTERNATIONAL CLOSES $1 BLN EARLY-STAGE VENTURE FUND
2001-04-02 00:03 (New York); --Randy Whitestone in the New York newsroom (212) 940-1805 or at rwhitestone@bloomberg.net/jk

The Pioneer of Asian VC
Lip-bu Tan started investing in Asian tech companies before it was fashionable, and he has the arrows to show for it.

Asian Private Equity - Opportunities in....... (Interview of Lip-Bu Tan by David Porter and Brian McLeod of AVCJ)
Silicon Valley investors contemplating Asia need to keep a wary eye on some key trends. Lip-Bu Tan, Chairman, Walden International, offers an overview of the region's prospects.

Big Returns Count....Lip-Bu joins the billion dollar club
Private Equity Data File, Fund Talk - April 2001; AVCJ, April 2001

VCs More Frugal in First Quarter
CNET.com, Monday, April 2, 2001, by Dawn Kawamoto

Walden International to Provide Capital for Asian Tech Ventures
Asia Pulse, Tuesday, April 3, 2001, by Staff Writer

Walden Raises $1 Billion Tech Fund
San Francisco Business Times (Online), Tuesday, April 3, 2001, by Mark Calvey

Walden International Announces Successful Initial Public Offering of Frontline Technologies on the Singapore Exchange
(April 2, 2001) Testimony to Walden International's Pan-Asian, industry-focused investment strategy in leading promising high-growth technology enterprises to expand globally

Walden International Announces New Funds Totaling US$1 Billion
(April 2, 2001) Pacven V and Parallel Funds to Focus on Emerging Technology Ventures in Asia and the United States

Venture Investment Down For Longest Stretch Since 1987
Reuters, Monday, April 2, 2001, by Jim Christie

Walden International Closes $1 Billion Pacven V Fund
April 2, 2001; VENTUREWIRE

A Heidrick & Struggles Interview with Lip-Bu Tan
21st Century Finance: Investing in the New Economy; Volume 1; Spring 2001 Lip-Bu Tan, Executive Chairman Walden International

Malaysia Securities Commission Appoints Advisory Council Members
Kwee Bee Chok, Executive Director of BI Walden Management Sdn Bhd was appointed as one of the Members of the Advisory Council.

Walden Fund Draws US$1.5b in Funds
But venture capitalist Tan Lip-bu caps proceeds at US$900m

Walden plans to invest HK$1.56 billion in biotechnology
Fleishman Hillard - Source: Ming-Pao Daily News(February 26, 2001) Walden plans to invest HK$1.56 billion in biotechnology

Walden's Pond-Crossing Strategy
PrivateEquityCentral.net; Meeting the Manager; February 21, 2001

Tan Lip-Bu is one Silicon venture capitalist who finds time for Asia
Business Times - Asia (February 17, 2001, by Jennifer Lien) Walden International's chairman calls California home but travels to Asia up to nine times a year

Why your US venture capitalist is not calling you
Business Times - Asia (February 16, 2001, by Jennifer Lien) Distance, the need to build local networks are keeping creme de la creme at home

Walden International Names New General Partner, Amos Barzilay From Commerce One
(February 12, 2001) Walden International announced the addition of Amos Barzilay as a general partner, responsible for international investments in the Internet infrastructure and software sectors.

Walden International Looks to Expand Life Sciences Investments With New General Partner, Charles Hsu
(February 7, 2001) Walden International today named Charles Hsu as a new general partner responsible for leading investments in the life sciences sector.

TMT VC Firm of the Year - Walden International Investment Group
FTA January 2001 In 2000, the company profitably exited from 26 investments in the first 11 months of the year.