Those opening the purse for Indian start-ups included industry titans like Ratan Tata and N R Narayana Murthy as also marquee global investors like Alibaba and Softbank.
As part of our Young Turks tradition we welcome the New Year with a panel discussion to spot the big ideas for 2014.
In this edition of CNBC-TV18's Young Turks, it's time now to turn attention to India's domestic angel investor community which is slowly coming of age. Meet Padmaja Ruparel, president, Indian Angel Network, who has been investing in start-ups for over two decades.