Franchise Private Equity Conclave Role of Angel Investment in franchise and retail industry Mumbai Angels Sasha Mirchandani Co-Founder, Mumbai Angels Managing Director, Blue Run Ventures, India http://www.mumbaiangels.com
Sep 14, 2014
Franchise Private Equity Conclave
Role of Angel Investment in
franchise and retail industry
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Sasha Mirchandani
Co-Founder, Mumbai Angels
Managing Director, Blue Run Ventures, India
http://www.mumbaiangels.com
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Bringing operational excellence & scaling experience to funding start-ups
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What is an Angel Investor ?
Anyone who provides private capital to a (non family) start-up
• Usually the first outside investor
• Invest with the expectation of a financial return
• Invest usually locally and regionally
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• Participate actively in the investment process
• Usually care about the entrepreneurs and the companies
they invest in / interested in building personal
relationships with companies & employees
• Offer advice and guidance to founders
Angel Investors in the US
* Source: Angel Capital Association Presentation by Ian Sobieski, Band of Angels, Oct 2007
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Estimate Of
Informal
Investors
Estimate of Active Angels
(Center For Venture Research)U.S.
Millionaires
225,000
Rising Popularity of Angel Investing
3x Growth in North American Angel Organizations in 7 yrs
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Angel Investing – Investment FocusInternet / Software lead other segments
* Source: Center for Venture Research (pre 03 data) and Kauffman Foundation/ACEF (04-06 data)
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Angel Investments in Perspective
In the Context of Venture Capital
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* Source: University of New Hampshire Center for Venture Research, Price Waterhouse Coopers
Venture Capital is Highly ConcentratedSilicon Valley (40%) and NY (7%)
account for nearly half of venture investment
* Source: NVCA Research 2009; PriceWaterhouseCoopers
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Silicon Valley Success Story“Internet is the Greatest Legal Wealth Creation in History”
* Source: NVCA Research 2009; PriceWaterhouseCoopers
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• Consumer internet still offers best path to high multiple returns
• Key differentiator: capital efficiency
• Virtually all the big successes were first backed by angels
Where should Angels invest ?
Finding Great Companies is the Basis of Angel Investing
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What Does It Take….
……To Be A Successful (Angel) Investor
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Growth is Key to Successful InvestingKey: Target the Fastest Growing Internet and Mobile Markets
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Growth is Happening FasterExample: Disruptive Platforms - Time to Success much Shorter
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Next Big Things
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Drastic Changes in Exits
Start-ups Need Less Capital, Exits Shrinking…
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Food For Thought
What will it take to have an entry from India here ?
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