Changing Landscape of Angel Investing in India

Changing Landscape of Angel Investing

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Manish Singhal Founder & CEO @manish_saarthi

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State%of%seed/Angel%Investments%

!  2012%•  Roughly%between%120;150%deals%•  Networks%(IAN,%Mumbai%Angels,%Hyderabad%Angels,%Bangalore%

Angels)%etc%contributing%to%guess%estimate%of%30;35%%of%the%deals%•  Median%investment%value%for%Seed/Angel%investment:%1.5%CR%•  Roughly%50%deals%between%Dec;Mar%13%•  Rise%of%the%institutional%first%cheque%(Blume,%Kae,%firstcheque,%

Harvard,%500startups%etc)%•  Start%of%incubators%

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State%of%seed/Angel%Investments%

!  2013%%•  Slight%slow%down%%•  New%players%(including%incubators)%starting%to%deploy%funds%•  RISE%of%the%incubation%model%(today%approx%50+%incubators)%•  Accelerators%working%on%batches%2%&%3%%%

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Funding ~200-300 startups / year

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Unconfirmed reports say ~500-700 angel investors in India

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There%is%a%hope%though!%%%%

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Three%Things%that%will%define%the%Early%Stage%Funding%in%

coming%days%

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1.%New%found%Love%for%Startups%esp%Early%Stage%

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New%Capital!%!  Many%folks%having%disposal%income%coming%forward%to%

support%the%startups%!  With%syndication%platforms%available,%the%average%

contribution%is%coming%to%~5L%INR%per%deal%

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New%Capital!%!  Many%folks%having%disposal%income%coming%forward%to%

support%the%startups%!  With%syndication%platforms%available,%the%average%

contribution%is%coming%to%~5L%INR%per%deal%

!  Number%of%lead%investors%are%increasing%

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New%Capital!%!  Many%folks%having%disposal%income%coming%forward%to%

support%the%startups%!  With%syndication%platforms%available,%the%average%

contribution%is%coming%to%~5L%INR%per%deal%

!  Number%of%lead%investors%are%increasing%

!  Institutional%Investors%are%getting%involved%in%early%stage%deals%!  4%deals%out%of%9%had%an%institutional%investor%

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New%Capital!%!  Many%folks%having%disposal%income%coming%forward%to%

support%the%startups%!  With%syndication%platforms%available,%the%average%

contribution%is%coming%to%~5L%INR%per%deal%

!  Number%of%lead%investors%are%increasing%

!  Institutional%Investors%are%getting%involved%in%early%stage%deals%!  4%deals%out%of%9%had%an%institutional%investor%

!  Increased%M%&%A%activity%!  Little%Eye%Labs,%CoolTok%etc%!  iSprit%initiative%

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2.%Increasing%Focus%on%Domestic%Market%&%B2B%

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Domestic%Market%&%B2B%!  Increasing%interest%from%investors%to%look%at%“India%Story”%

!  Startups%focusing%on%serving%India%is%picking%traction%!  Servesy,%OnlineRTI%

!  B2B%startups%are%getting%more%traction%!  Increased%acceptance%from%businesses%to%work%with%startups%

!  POSist,%FRROLE%

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3.%Platforms%are%enabling%discovery%across%geographies%

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%BlueGape%

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%OnlineRTI%

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LetsVenture%in%last%10%months%

Confidential%Information%

1241 Startups

544 Investors

232 441 103

from%16%countries%

Actively%Fundraising%

Angel%Investors% Institutional%Investor%

700+%%Investor%Connections%%Made%

12%Cr%%Total%Funds%Committed%

82%Investors%Participated%in%9%deals%

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What%have%we%Achieved?%Some%of%the%startups%we%have%a%difference%to%

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Thank You! Manish%Singhal%

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