Cabinet approves ₹1,000 crore VC fund for space sector
The fund is expected to boost employment in the Indian space sector by supporting startups across the entire space supply chain—upstream, midstream, and downstream.
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India doesn't have a robust model of market estimation: Narayana Murthy
Investors and entrepreneurs have been overestimating the market, says the Infosys founder at the Fortune India 40 Under 40 Awards.
Founders, VCs overestimate size of Indian market: Nithin Kamath
While founders will be blamed, the venture capital (VC) ecosystem is equally to blame, says Zerodha founder
IT-ITES, consumer tech corner over 60% of PE-VC investments in 2021
PE-VC investments had a banner year in 2021 reaching an all-time peak of $69.8 billion, says report.
Pledging revenues: start-ups’ new funding model
No collateral or equity dilution—will revenue-based financing eventually manage to outdo VCs and angels?
India’s e-commerce sector to touch $99 bn by 2024
In 2020, e-commerce and consumer Internet companies raised over $8 billion in private equity and venture capital funding spread over 400 deals, says EY-IVCA India Trend Book 2021 report.
Covid-19: VC-backed healthtech deal values soar
Venture capital investment in healthtech hits $8.2 billion in the first quarter of 2020, the highest quarterly total on record, says Preqin; large deals continue to be made.
Covid-19: Impact on alternative assets
The alternatives industry faces short-term disruption due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but the longer-term impact is more positive, says Preqin.
VCs invested $10 bn in Indian startups in 2019
The startup ecosystem saw the highest ever level of investments by venture capitalists in India as successful exits led to fresh investments, says Bain’s India Venture Capital Report 2020.
Global private equity AUM crossed $4 trillion in 2019
PE fundraise surpassed $500 billion for the fourth consecutive year in 2019; assets under management of the industry could reach $5 trillion by the end of 2022, says industry tracker Preqin
