Unveiling The MoneyX Agenda: The Stage Is Set For India’s Largest Angel & VC Conclave

The narrative around the Indian startup opportunity needs to change. The growth pains that come with the maturity phase have dominated conversations and debates in the past year, but now is the time to look ahead and consider the bigger picture.

A few weeks ago, we asked some prominent VCs in the Indian startup ecosystem to make the bull case for India and the primary takeaway was that growth is not always a straight curve. There are edges from the troughs and peaks when one takes a close short-term look, but the long-term view still shows the Indian tech economy on a growth trajectory.

Even as we have tracked these ups and downs over the past eight-plus years, Inc42 has always been committed to empowering all stakeholders in the ecosystem. From our industry-focussed events to continuing our mission to unlock the potential of domestic capital in India, educating investors and empowering them with the right insights — we’ve taken many steps.

Last year, we launched AngelX and CapitalX, two innovative programmes designed exclusively for angel investors and first-time fund managers, to solidify this mission. Since then, we have helped over 200 aspiring investors access the right knowledge and network to fuel India’s startup economy.

But we also knew that we could take this to a larger scale. That’s the idea behind MoneyX, India’s Largest Angel & VC Conclave, a one-day conclave for startup investors, scheduled for July 20 at The Leela Ambience, Gurugram.

Presented in partnership with Peak XV Partners, supported by JSA, Venture Catalysts, IVCA Associates, Indian Angel Network, JIIF and Marwari Catalysts, and Venture Garage and powered by Samsung, MoneyX is aimed at bringing the driving forces of the Indian startup ecosystem under a single roof.

This exclusive, invite-only conclave will convene India’s 300-plus VCs, PEs, angels, family offices, and other institutional investors, paving the way for groundbreaking collaborations and shining a light on the direction of Indian tech.

MoneyX is more than a mere networking event — it is an opportunity to learn about the trends shaping Indian startup investments from more than 40 top Indian investors.

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Meet The Speakers At India’s Largest Angel & VC Conclave

At the conclave, the MoneyX speakers will take the stage to delve into themes like making the most of the current opportunity in India, why India remains the best bet for investors amid the global macroeconomic slowdown,  best practices for due diligence, deal flow and portfolio construction and the frameworks used by investors across classes — from marquee firms to micro VCs, family office, HNIs and corporate behemoths.

The stellar lineup of MoneyX speakers includes Amitabh Kant, India’s G20 Sherpa, & Former CEO, NITI Aayog, Sanjeev Bikhchandani, the founder of InfoEdge; Gopal Srinivasan, the chairman & MD of TVS Capital Funds; Soumya Rajan, founder & CEO of Waterfield Advisors; Dipesh Shah, executive director at GIFT IFSC, 3one4 Capital founding partner Siddarth Pai; Peak XV Partners & Surge MD Rajan Anandan; Padmaja Ruparel of Indian Angel Network and other prominent figures that have shaped Indian startups.

Their insights and thought leadership will open up a whole new window to view the India opportunity.

Enough teasing. Here’s more about the agenda at MoneyX:

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MoneyX: Fireside Chats, Panels & Full Agenda

If it is not clear yet, we are bullish about the India opportunity, but that hardly means we can ignore the reality. The funding winter, for instance, is real and has been painful to say the least. Funds large and small are discovering such a downturn for the first time and inevitably there are question marks over the future.

But MoneyX is all about bringing the right people to answer these tough questions. Like TVS Capital Fund’s Gopal Srinivasan and Peak XV Partners’ MD Rajan Anandan, who will kick proceedings off with what is expected to be a riveting talk on “Why India Is Poised To Shine In This Funding Winter”. The duo will not only delve into how startups and investors can navigate the current phase but also what to do when the market starts to recover.

Domestic capital has been a key success factor for Silicon Valley and those who are passionate about seeing the Indian tech economy grow are now realising that the same has to happen in India. That’s the focus behind the first panel of the day: “The Rise Of India’s Domestic Capital – Fueling The Next Wave Of Venture Capital”.

WaterBridge Ventures Manish Kheterpal, IFC’s Ruchira Shukla, Fireside Ventures’ Kanwaljit Singh will delve into the wave of domestic HNIs and family offices joining the LP pool to fuel India’s PE-VC growth as well as the spate of homegrown funds. IVCA’s Amit Pandey will moderate and sow this discussion together.

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Besides institutional investors, MoneyX will shine a light on the best practices of India’s top angels who have become institutions in themselves in the early stage ecosystem. Aman Gupta of boAt, CarDekho’s Amit Jain, Innov8’s Ritesh Malik, and Titan Capital’s Rohit Bansal will be taking the stage to talk about the emergence of founder-turned-investors, regulatory trends shaping domestic investments and the unique advantage for this investor class.

Even as the investor class has looked to propel Indian startups as a community, the Indian government has opened up a whole new avenue with the GIFT City IFSC in Gujarat. Dipesh Shah, GIFT’s executive director for development, will take the stage with 3One4’s Siddarth Pai, Stride Ventures’ Ishpreet Singh, Price Waterhouse & Co partner Tushar Sachade and Lightrock India’s Kushal Agrawal to delve into the workings and the ultimate goal of GIFT City and how PE firms can leverage this opportunity. Watch out for this much-anticipated session: “The GIFT City Advantage: A New Frontier For Private Equity Investors”. 

One of the standout fireside chats of the day will be the one featuring internet economy stalwart and Info Edge founder Sanjeev Bikhchandani. Info Edge has shaped the destinies of several iconic Indian startups and has a portfolio of 80+ startups. Bikhchandani will speak about how he built Info Edge empire over the years and what makes corporate venture capital (CVC) distinct from VC/PE funds as well as the CVC advantage.

Even as startups have gained mainstream spotlight, the world of venture capital limited partners or LPs is still not well understood and there’s always reason to revisit the LP landscape when there are major macroeconomic shifts. Peer Capital’s Rohit MA, Alteria’s Vinod Murali, Winpe’s Nupur Garg and others will delve into the major LP questions, including the success factors for LPs for first-time fund managers, LP diversification and more.

We would not be doing the Indian VC ecosystem justice without a discussion about how the investor-founder relationship has evolved. Peak XV Partners’ MD Mohit Bhatnagar and Pine Labs CEO Amrish Rau delve into this multifaceted question from their unique lens, a relationship forged over 14 years when Peak XV — then Sequoia — invested in Pine Labs.

This fireside chat, moderated by IVCA president Rajat Tandon, will take in both sides on trust vision alignment, communication, power dynamics, accountability, conflict resolution and more.

We have a lot more in store, including panels and fireside chats on the investment outlook for hot sectors like gaming, spacetech, fintech, drone tech. These will be the areas that will define the next generation of innovation in India.

So besides investor-centric discussions, MoneyX will also showcase the rising stars of these emerging sectors. Spacetech pacesetter Pixxel and cleantech startup Log9 Materials will be among the startups presenting the respective opportunity in their sector, along with their innovations that are solving the biggest challenges.

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Startups, despite their prominence in India today, are still a new asset class, and with MoneyX, we wanted to bring the right knowledge for domestic HNIs, corporate venture funds and family offices to look beyond traditional asset classes. MoneyX is designed with the sole focus of promoting Indian startups as THE investment destination for global and Indian wealth.

We all know that the funding winter is temporary. There will be spring when a mountain of dry powder (estimated to be over $20 Bn by now) will become the focus of conversations. The current and future crop of Indian startup founders and VCs have both learnt some tough lessons in the past year, but now is the best time to look beyond the slowdown and view the big picture.

There’s no better stage and platform to engage with the investor ecosystem already charging towards this big picture than MoneyX.

The opportunity — to find the right collaborations and support network, meet dozens of emerging and established investors, grow with their investment insights, foster new relationships — is unparalleled.

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