- Startup Events To Attend This Week: LetsIgnite, Confluence 2018 “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” – Helen Keller Yes, in togetherness… there is a great power. In togetherness, we find a confluence of our energy, a commonality of envisioning and this and only this will create the synergy for development. Putting it in verbatim, in the words of […]
- LetsVenture To Explore Trends In Angel Investing, Collaboration Between Startups And Governments At LetsIgnite New Delhi LetsVenture is all set to host the fifth iteration of its flagship event, LetsIgnite, in New Delhi on February 14. Bringing together prolific angels, VCs, government, ecosystem influencers, corporates and family offices, the event aims to initiate fresh discourse on angel investing trends in the startup ecosystem. The central theme of LetsIgnite Delhi is ‘Beyond […]
- LetsVenture To Explore Key Trends in AgriTech And India 2 At LetsIgnite Mumbai Driven by the desire to bring change and make a lasting social impact, entrepreneurs work unceasingly to realise the true potential of their vision and business ideas. Often times, however, the lack of deep pockets and competition from bigger, more heavily-funded players act as roadblocks for startups on their way to success. This is where […]
- Exit Opportunities For Angel Investors Record A Decline In 2016: LetsVenture Early Stage Investing Report 2017 While angel networks and corporates too have increased deal participation in early stages, angel investors need to wait longer for exit rounds, as per the latest ‘LetsVenture Early Stage Investing Report 2017’. The report, which was presented at LetsVenture’s flagship event LetsIgnite 2017 conference in Bengaluru last week, analysed close to 1,800 deals covering 1,450 […]
- If You Are A Good Angel, You Won’t Be Allowed To Exit; If You Are A Bad One, You Will Be Thrown Out: Siddharth Ladsariya While funding and investments always seem to be the favourite themes of every startup event, the ecosystem hardly talks about successful exits. The third edition of LetsVenture’s flagship event LetsIgnite aimed to focus on this very important theme – ‘Building an ecosystem that is conducive for Exits.’ Touching upon the topic of exits, a panel […]
- 2016 Did Not See A Slowdown In Angel Investment: Shanti Mohan, Co-founder LetsVenture Kickstarting LetsVenture’s flagship event LetsIgnite 2017 conference, co-founder Shanti Mohan in her keynote stated how this year’s the event aimed to focus on what the two sides of the ecosystem-namely the VCs and the angel investors were thinking and what are their needs from each other. Stating that VCs and angel investors have to win […]
- LetsIgnite 2017 To Focus On Building An Ecosystem Conducive For Exits While funding and investments always seem to be the favourite themes of every startup event, very few people in the ecosystem talk about exits. Successful exits are a burning need for VCs and angels investors, apart from being a sure sign of a maturing ecosystem. It is with this intention in mind that the third […]
- LetsVenture Open Sources Legal Documents For Founders, Investors; Aims To Remove Information Asymmetry In The Ecosystem How many times as a startup founder have you struggled with legal documents for incorporation or fundraising? Most of the times, unless you are very familiar with the ecosystem, one has to take recourse to lawyers/law firms to procure them at a price. The entire cost of all the documents put together easily comes up […]
- My Vote Today Wins “Art of Start” Pitch Session At LetsIgnite 2016 LetsIgnite, an angel summit that aims to connect startups to the angel ecosystem, has announced My Vote Today as the winner of its pitching session “The Art Of Start”. Letsignite had received over 1020 applications for the competition, the startups were curated at multiple levels, by over 25 angel investors, including face-to-face pitch sessions. It […]
- LetsVenture Launches Tinder-Like App For Investors To Discover, Co-Invest And Fund Startups On The Go LetsVenture has launched a mobile app for investors to discover co-invest and fund startups on the move. The announcement was made at the ongoing conference LetsIgnite event, designed for investors to meet like-minded peers, interact with pre-screened, cutting edge startups. The app is available on Android and iOS platform. Through the newly launched app, investors can: Discover over […]
- Startups, Here’s Your Chance To Make Traditional Investment Channels More Relevant For you Back in the day, one had to borrow money from the scheming Munshis and greedy pot-bellied merchants, by mortgaging one’s prized possession – in order to start one’s own business. Nowadays, entrepreneurial dreams are being fuelled by the numerous traditional and non-traditional investment channels available ; be it business plan competitions, debt or equity financing, […]
- Here’s Why Pitching With An Angel Investor Increases Your Chances Of Fundraising One of the most trusted approaches in startup marketing is to have your customers advocate your brand. Can the same approach bring similar results when an Angel Investor advocates your startup and pitches with you to other Investors? Yes, you are right. It can fast-track your funding round, build trust and do wonders. And that […]