The tools that people continue to pay for during a crisis are probably the best tools to survive through the crisis because they are truly adding value. And sometimes they even grow during a crisis, because companies double down on those tools or those products. […]
In the coming years, businesses of all types will be very amenable in India to paying a SaaS company subscription fee for using their product. And I think this is a big mindset change which is going to take place post COVID or may have already taken place. […]
Read More… from Anup Jain, Orios Venture Partners, on Investing in Consumer Brands
We are sector agnostic not market agnostic necessarily. We are looking for solutions that can actually unlock the larger markets. As a VC, you’re a forward-looking business here. And entrepreneurs fit into the opportunity set that we want to be exploring. […]
Read More… from Ritu Verma on why Ankur Capital is betting big on Agritech and Healthcare in india
Deepak’s investment journey started with him joining Intel Capital in early 2000, where he spent 14 years managing global investments, mergers & acquisitions. In 2015, he started Equitycrest, which identified and worked with early-stage startups and assisted them in engaging with investors to realize their funding needs. […]
Read More… from Impact of COVID19 on India Startups: Deepak Gupta, WEH Ventures
Good entrepreneurs know how to dial up and dial down expenditure by virtue of the circumstances in front of them, the opportunities in front of them, and the capital available in front of them. And being agile in that fashion is probably one of the biggest success factors that most of the entrepreneurs have.
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Read More… from Pankaj Makkar, Bertelsmann India Investments, on Investing in Growth Stage Startups
A large part of our workforce is self-employed and 95% of the workers, people who are employed are in the unorganized sector. And these sectors will see the kind of damage like almost 20 to 40% of them facing very dire situations, and surviving itself might be a large issue. […]
Read More… from Mekin Maheshwari on Impact of COVID-19 on Small & Medium Enterprises and Startups
If you’re in a tougher sector, then the first thing you want to do is cut costs and lengthen your runway, and keep your existing customers close. And then use marketing at this time to come up with some innovative creative marketing campaigns where you can win over new customers and new users once a situation starts to unfold. […]
When we see agriculture in India, we see core agriculture, allied related financing, the risk management, the insurances, all of the food processing and when you add that all up, it winds up being about 25% of the Indian economy. We look at startups that are increasing agricultural sustainability and boosting the resilience of farmers. […]
Read More… from Omnivore Ventures: Understanding Agritech From Mark Kahn’s Lens
Every founder is different and special in different ways. But I think one of the common themes, which we have noticed, is an extreme passion for what they’re doing. And many times it’s coming from personal experience. And many times the business evolves over time, but the root of starting that business belongs to a very, very personal experience for these founders. […]
“It’s fine to grow slower, but importantly to grow sustainably.”
Mohit has been a successful Angel Investor since 2012 growing over 20x in his portfolio. He even considers his learnings from one of his early investments – Local Banya equivalent to an MBA degree.
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Read More… from Mohit Gulati, Managing Partner, ITI Growth Opportunities Fund
