We expect ClassPlus to be making maybe $10 million, $20 million on this subscription business model. But what we really expect them to do is to go and make like a billion dollars of transactions happen through their platform, and then maybe a few percentage Commission on this and be to $300 million revenue business. […]
Read More… from Nikhil Kapur, STRIVE Ventures on different SaaS models in Asia
We, The Pitch, got acquired by a company called Gimlet media, that’s a podcasting company that got acquired by Spotify. I think there’s a real opportunity to have paid podcasting and subscriber-based podcasting, I think, it will do really well. And I’m surprised that that market has not been cracked yet. […]
My own realization is that one should not pursue this journey unless there’s a huge conviction. The first five years you are just building tranches, you actually build a building after those wins, you have prepared the base work and the world gets to see the building only after the first five or 10 years of your hard work. […]
Read More… from Inside the mind of Amit Gupta, Co-Founder, Yulu and InMobi
Just having a prepared mind and not getting stuck by what you have thought through previously. Having strong views, very weakly held is, I think, a great advantage to have in the investment business, especially in the early stages. […]
Pratik is probably one of the youngest Principals at a VC firm in India. After having multiple entrepreneurial stints, Pratik joined Nexus Venture Partners, in 2015 as an Investment Associate and has grown tremendously since. In this podcast, Pratik shares his experience of identifying potential Edtech Startups in India and adding them to his Portfolio.
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Read More… from Pratik Poddar, Nexus VP on the Growth & Monetization of EdTech Startups in India
Venture Debt ecosystem in India is very under-penetrated. If you see in the West, it’s a very mature market. There’s a significant venture debt to venture equity presence, whereas, in India, it’s still very underpenetrated. First of all, as an asset class, I think there’s a great opportunity to work closely with founders, give them debt, and protect their dilution. […]
The unique thing that COVID-19 is teaching us is that the two biggest areas of spend for any venture Funded company are rent and labour. And when it comes to rent, I think we’re all realizing that commercial real estate is predominantly a big waste of money. I think we’re all learning that there are hybrid work modes that we will all move into even post COVID that are just better. […]
We like the supply chain that Licious has built and the aspiration of building a pan India brand. And we took the bet and came in Series B and we’ve participated in that company in series C, D, and E And continue to be very bullish about the opportunity. Actually, they are one of the companies in our portfolio, which has seen strong tailwind during COVID. […]
In the hustle of treating FinTech like the next eCommerce, number of entrepreneurs and investors is forgetting the basic principle. Post-COVID, we will see a lot of fintech startups which are going to find it very challenging to stay alive. […]
We need to pick the right sectors with strong financial and business logic to make and return money to our investors while continuing to ensure that these are responsible businesses, which are environmentally and socially friendly businesses. […]
