Venture Capital

The VC firm focuses on healthcare, logistics, retail, fintech and enterprise sectors

OweMe was launched in 2016 by Nishant Singh and Nisha Singh

OweMe currently has pilot projects with Indian companies, government bodies

The Vision Fund is composed of a unique hybrid structure of equity and debt

A routine $100 Mn raise in the Silicon Valley is now turning out into a $200 Mn fundraise

With the Vision Fund, SoftBank has enabled companies to dream BIG as a resource is not a constraint

Artha Venture Fund aims to make its second close of $27.4 Mn by July next year

Managing Partner at Artha Venture Fund Anirudh Damani says 3-4 deals will be closed in the next 2-3 months

According to Damani, there is a paradigm shift happening in consumer confidence in India

Abdulla Hassan, the CEO of Al Dhow Capital, says the Indian ecosystem is like a store where Santa Clause is the salesman

To kick up the GDP, Indian businesses must focus on rural areas and get more women in the workspace

India lacks in innovation solely because most entrepreneurs and investors are copying business ideas blindly, says Hassan

“We were able to do our first close in 100 days flat,” says Vinod Murali, managing partner of Alteria Capital

The celebrity ecommerce segment is going to play out in a big way in the next three-five years, according to Murali

Hope to complete funding of seven startups in about four to eight weeks, says Murali.

IvyCap Ventures launches $8.2 Mn angel fund, to be invested in about 30-40 companies in the technology sector

Part of the fund will also be utilised in accelerating startups through collaborations with global accelerators

The fund will be primarily raised from high net-worth individuals, comprising alumni from IIT and IIM

About 80% of the limited partners (LP) are from the US and the remaining from Asia

Lightbox has expanded the fund size as it wants to continue with its strategy of doing fewer deals

Lightbox plans to strike one to two deals from the new fund by the end of the year

“We have really come back into the market,” says Sameer Nath of Iron Pillar, adding that two more deals will be announced this year

One of the key challenges, according to Nath, is staying disciplined on valuations

Nath’s golden rule: It’s not about the capital you raise but the quality of deals you do

One investor who is well matched to your company and your goals is worth 10 investors who aren’t.

Pankaj Makkar says Bertelsmann India Investments was the first fund in India to focus on investing only in growth-stage startups

Its early mover advantage gave Bertelsmann India a good deal flow; it is set to complete three-four deals by end-2018

Makkar is willing to taking the competition risk, the macro risk (whether this is the right industry), and also the execution and exit risks

Parag Dhol, MD of Inventus Capital Partners, has led investments in the likes RedBus and PolicyBazaar

Capital efficiency and unit economics are the most important criteria for Inventus while making investments

He says investment is an unforgiving business and that the investors’ and founders’ value systems must match

Snapchat’s Q2 2018 earnings revealed that its daily active users' number decreased 1.5% to 188 Mn this quarter

Virgin Hyperloop One announced a deal to build an R&D centre in Bobadilla, a village in southern Spain

Facebook is in talks with banks and financial institutions to help them improve their customer service through its Messenger service