Microsoft Canaan TechSparks 2010, the Biggest Product Tech Event in India gets underway

Shereen Bhan to host the grand finale and share her views on entrepreneurship

Recognising the Emerging Product Tech Ventures of India on August 13, 2010 at Bangalore

With the market throwing innumerable opportunities for product technology, Indian product companies are now betting big with the intention of gaining global recognition. In these exciting times, YourStory, with the able support of Microsoft Bizsparks and Canaan Partners, is embarking on Microsoft Canaan TechSparks 2010, the pan-India the hunt for most promising tech startups in India, in partnership with CNBC-TV18 Young Turks. The winners will be provided national recognition, genuine support and meaningful networking opportunities for accelerating their growth. TechSparks 2010 identifies the next line of leadership in product tech and companies that hold promise. YourStory gives these eagles a further push by providing an enabling ecosystem for their unhindered growth.

With over 200 ventures already registered and 18 of them shortlisted for presenting their pitch, TechSparks 2010 is gearing up to be the product tech event of the year in India. With honors at stake and the stage to take, the impressive line of product tech companies is already creating a buzz. The grand finale is going to be the culmination of an exciting journey for YourStory, which started in March 2010.

Well-known business journalist and one of the famous faces of entrepreneur journalism, Shereen Bhan, executive editor, CNBC-TV18 and host of Young Turks on CNBC-TV18 (the longest on-air entrepreneur program since 2002), will host the grand finale of TechSparks 2010 and will talk on “Entrepreneurship and how it has evolved in the last 6 years in India and what it takes to be a Young Turk.”

For the excitement to catch on to you, log on to http://www.techsparks.in and register for the event.