ePlanet Ventures Becomes ePlanet Capital

ePlanet Ventures' name change to ePlanet Capital reflects their evolution into a global growth and
expansion stage investor with a focus on high-growth emerging markets.

George Town, Cayman Islands, January 26, 2011 --(PR.com)-- ePlanet Ventures, the firm well known
for backing globally disruptive innovation-driven companies, such as Skype and Baidu, has changed its
name to ePlanet Capital. Company Founder and Chairman Asad Jamal explains: "The name change to
ePlanet Capital reflects our evolution into a global growth and expansion stage investor with a focus on
high-growth emerging markets. We believe that over the next decade, an unprecedented value creation
opportunity exists in growth stage innovation-driven private-equity investing, particularly in China and
India. ePlanet Capital will focus on this opportunity, and further enhance it through migration of
disruptive innovation from US, Europe and Korea to the Asian emerging markets."

About ePlanet Capital

Established in 1999, ePlanet Capital (formerly ePlanet Ventures) pioneered the development of a truly
global venture and growth capital business model. It was the first venture capital firm to utilise a global
model with offices in Asia, Europe and the United States. ePlanet consists of a team of more than 30
professionals across the globe in offices located in Beijing, Bangalore, Seoul, London and Silicon Valley.
ePlanet Capital provides superior returns to investors by making private equity investments on a global
basis, and is one of the leaders in catalyzing migration of business models and technological innovation
from developed markets to emerging markets. ePlanet has made over 90 investments across the globe
since inception, including success stories such as for example Baidu, Skype, HiSoft, Focus Media, Kong
Zhong and Moreens, and the firm's portfolio companies have achieved an aggregate market value of over
$40 billion. The firm has won the China Venture Capital Association Exit of the Year 2005 Award for
Baidu, and the European Venture Capital Association Deal of the Year 2006 Award for Skype, and has
been profiled in FORBES Feb 2007 as a 'Pioneer in Global Venture Capital'. Other significant portfolio
investments include iKang (China), Auro Mira (India), Continental Warehousing Corporation (India),
Trivitron Healthcare (India), Sree Ramcides Chemicals (India), Silicon Mitus (Korea), Korea Bone Bank
(Korea), Friendi Mobile (MENA), Naseeb Networks (Pakistan), eCommera (UK), Greetz (Netherlands),
Palringo (UK), DirectFlow Medical (US). www.eplanetcapital.com

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Amira Atallah
408-236-6500
aatallah@eplanetcapital.com
eplanetcapital.com

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