BUSINESS
Start-up Street | Can Deeptech funding bridge the widening Indo-US gulf?
STARTUP
Start-up Street | The emergence of franchise VC funds
There is a rising investor interest in VC funds due to attractive returns delivered, due to a good exit environment
BUSINESS
Start-up Street | Seed stage funding bounces back
The year 2025 started with a sectoral recalibration in fund flows to start-ups
BUSINESS
Start-up Street| A contrasting tale of two mega acquisitions
The recent acquisitions of Minimalist and Wingify have sparked significant and contrasting discussions in the startup and venture capital worlds. While HUL's acquisition of Minimalist signals a promising future for D2C startups, Everstone Capital's purchase of Wingify heralds consolidation in the SaaS sector
BUSINESS
Startup Street | Should failure rate of startups ring alarm bells?
The VC business is based on a “power law”, which means that the success of a fund hinges on the top few investee companies that provide outsized exits
BUSINESS
Startup Street | Most active VC investors: The old order changeth
The latest Series A Landscape Report from Venture Intelligence showcases how home-grown VC firms have begun to dominate over Silicon Valley-linked ones in India’s Early Stage funding ecosystem
BUSINESS
Start-Up Street: VC funding makes a turnaround, will it gain momentum?
The Venture Intelligence analysis of the April-June 2024 (Q2’24) numbers of venture capital funding suggests that a sustainable recovery is already in place. Combined with the favourable policy moves in the latest Union Budget, investments are set to make a stronger comeback in the second half of the year
BUSINESS
Start-up Street | Calling an end to the Funding Winter
After a lull, 1Q2024 marks the second consecutive quarter of improved venture capital investments, but the positive mood is yet to trickle down to early stage funding
BUSINESS
Startup Street | From FOMO to IPO: How markets make venture funds dance
The unicorn minting rush of 2021 was on the back of easy-money-fuelled foreign funds like Tiger Global and Softbank. But 2024 is seeing investors, old and new, embrace the siren song of IPOs
BUSINESS
Start-up Street: Will 2024 see more Dragons take wing?
Blume Ventures’ Fund I data highlights how the Power Law of VC Returns applies to India as well
BUSINESS
Start-up Street: Bumper exits in 2023 provide cheer for VC investors
While the pace of investments has continued to slow down this year, an improvement on the exits front, has provided much needed cheer to startup investors
BUSINESS
Start-up Street: Funding freeze bites into the early stage businesses
Although investment activity is down across the board, early stage startups in the B2B-SaaS, fintech and consumer brands segments fared relatively better compared to other segments
BUSINESS
Start-up Street: Venture debt options for start-ups on the rise
There’s good news for start-ups which are seeking debt financing without having to offer collateral and dilute equity stake at the outset
BUSINESS
A contrasting tale of two startups
Dunzo’s struggle to raise funds comes in the same week as CaratLane’s founder made a successful exit
BUSINESS
Startup Street: Bangalore startups hit hardest by funding winter
H1 2023 saw only three deals above US$100 million in Bangalore startups, totaling US$374 million compared to 21 deals totalling US$5.3 billion in the year-before period
BUSINESS
Start-up Street: PE investments in electric vehicles power ahead
Charging infrastructure-related startups have raised approximately $54 million so far in 2023 - double the amount raised in the immediate previous half-year
STARTUP
Startup Street: How startups can increase the odds of landing Series-A funding
The big news is that VC firms, both overseas India-dedicated and domestic funds, have garnered around US$10 billion in the last 12 months
BUSINESS
Start-up Street: Can AI lead Indian VCs out of the funding winter?
While there is no breakout Indian AI startup with a mass consumer facing application yet, VCs have been busy backing startups that apply AI for specific verticals
BUSINESS
Start-up Street: Looking beyond Silicon Valley for capital
The funding winter is presenting a unique opportunity for homegrown venture capital firms to shine
BUSINESS
Start-up Street: Outlook of venture capitalists poised for a change in 2023
Amid the funding winter in start-ups, there is some hope that vibrancy in early-stage start-up funding will bounce back in 2023. Here’s why and how
BUSINESS
Startup Street: Will 2023 see a faceoff between big private equity and strategic buyers?
Big ticket deals and a spate of layoffs announced in the first two weeks of 2023 provide a good indicator of how the first half of 2023 is likely to shape up
BUSINESS
Start-up Street | Funding winter will change life for stakeholders
After a glorious couple of years for start-ups, the funding pendulum is likely to swing to negative territory. Founders, investors, employees and governments are likely to feel the impact
BUSINESS
Start-up Street: How the new funding cycle could be different from earlier ones
While the pain in the start-up ecosystem is real, the new cycle, if played well, can create large and positive outcomes
BUSINESS
Start-up Street | Tech charm fades as funds warm up to healthcare, clean energy
The latest quarterly Private Equity-Venture Capital data continues to compare poorly with 2021
