Before I open up with my views on this highly controversial topic, I must tell you that I grappled with the thought of...
Last 2 weeks, 73 startups raised $843 million year-to-date, the month of January has seen a steady funding momentum as Indian startups have raised more than $1.50 billion in total capital.
Last week 27 start-ups raised $567 million. Given the record-breaking year of 2021 in terms of fund inflow and the emergence of unicorns for the Indian start-up ecosystem, the early signs of 2022 give hope that this momentum may continue.
Last week 28 startups raised $705 million; the slowdown in China has only increased the confidence in India!
Last two weeks 68 startups raised $2.3 billion; our ecosystem is on a sustained bull run now. Just when it seems like there could be a dip, a slew of startups raise...
In India, the focus shifts to the Budget 2022 to be presented next week. India has been the biggest beneficiary of the COVID-related Quantitative Easing and...
Last week 27 startups raised $847 million; the impressive number streak continues with 113 startups raising in the previous 28 days!
India had sent its biggest ever contingent of athletes (126), competing in 69 disciplines. Therefore, despite the...
Last week 30 startups raised $293 million; while the total funding amount fell, most heartening is the number of deals...
Last week 20 startups raised $740 million; that once again reassured that the demand for Indian startups ...
Prashant graduated from IIT Madras worked with HSBC and Capital One in the United States before coming back to...
Last week 19 startups raised $46 million; the numbers indicate a dip, but it just a temporary lull. This fire burns...
I learned about the need for reform in India's Public Distribution Scheme (PDS) scheme a year after Narendra Modi got...
Last week 25 startups raised $638 million; as expected, the number of deals and the amounts raised continue trending...
Last week 16 startups raised $403 million, marking a trend of improving deals and amounts raised. The good news...
A bug in my blog led to a critical error that stopped me from posting a new blog. Therefore I missed out on sending my...
The surge in COVID19 cases did not dampen the VC ecosystem's investment spirits as 10 startups raised...
An exciting read forwarded to me by my team inspired the blog for today.Tauseef Shahidi goes into depth about how...
May 15th, 2021, the day that many privacy champions have dreaded, is finally here.
Last week, 17 startups raised $157 million, therefore continuing a strong revival in our ecosystem's funding interest.
Last week, 20 startups raised $612 million, starting 2021 on the right track as the previous few weeks' slowdowns get...
Last week, 28 startups raised $300 million, and the most heartening statistic to track here is that the number of ...
Last week, 9 startups raised $20 million. The first few days of a new year are usually slow; therefore, I expected the lo...
Last week, 23 startups raised $118 million. The ecosystem is striking back!
Last week, 23 startups raised $501 million. While we are finally back to funding happening more frequently (almost a...
Last week, 16 startups raised $32 million. Another week that saw the deal value oscillate below $100 million, but there...
Last week, 18 startups raised $225 million. Although we’re bouncing above and below the $100 million mark every ...
13 early-stage startups raised $20 million last week. Although the numbers are a little lower, the recent surge in IPOs is...
13 early-stage startups raised over $20 million last week, with the overall funding boosting up to $172 million, accordi...
Last week, the ecosystem bounced back with over 3 equity deals/day average, with 19 startups raising $70 million. It i...
It has been several weeks since our ecosystem breached the 2 deals/day average with 17 startups raising $106 million...
For the past several weeks, the ecosystem is plateauing at barely double-digit transactions per week with 10 startups...
Last week 27 startups raised $847 million; the impressive number streak continues with 113 startups raising in the...
Another week where we maintain the 2 deals a day average with 18 startups raising $31 million. There are green shoo...
While the funds raised by India’s startup ecosystem (barring Jio) fell, it was heartening to note that we continued to...
As most of India reopened, so did the funding lords! There was a marked increase in the number of startups that raise...
Every Monday, I sit with my team to review the funding activity of the previous week. Then, I pick out a few companies...
Two interns finished their learning cycle with Artha this week. One of them wanted to speak to me and get my feedbac...
There is a slow recovery in the funding of early-stage startups.
After a lull in funding to gauge the impact of the Covid19 pandemic, the fundraising activity is starting to pick up.
There were a lot of excellent deals last week for me to choose my picks. After shortlisting 15 deals from Traxcn, Inc42, and YourStory...
Most funds are winding down their operations in December;...
I am back with my favorite funding news of last week!
Uber is free for you if you pay via the Uber wallet (T&C: 5 FREE rides up to Rs. 300 per ride).
I would rate the budget presented by FM Piyush Goyal, a solid 4 out of 5.
Through a flurry of tweets, DIPP announced the changes that were made to alleviate the Angel Tax
Investment advisors have been selling the potential of 100 crore Indian consumers to investors across the globe for...
Vinod and I have been playing around the idea of setting up our own version of EIRs (Entrepreneurs-in-Residence) at...
I was walking back from my shower area in my dorm at Austin College...
Justice Indu Malhotra, who was a part of the 5-judge bench that took the decision on article 377, aptly said it in her ...
Amid all the din surrounding the Wizard of Omaha’s endorsement of Paytm's pole position in the Indian...
The fiasco around taking Tesla private has dwindled Elon Musk's credibility, making it hard to believe anything...
A heated political debate has been brewing between two accomplished lawyers, namely the last two finance ministers...
Child rape is a heinous crime and shockingly our society has been unable to curb it. In light of the Asifa case,...
A perfect storm for electricity consumers that was created by the policy paralysis of UPA-II, high interest rates and the slow pace...
Every Monday, I sit with my team to review the funding activity of the previous week.
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