India’s Startup Ecosystem In the recent decade, India’s startup ecosystem has flourished, fuelled by a welcoming entrepreneurial atmosphere and enthusiastic, energetic, and ambitious entrepreneurs. It’s no surprise, therefore, that India has the world’s third-largest startup ecosystem. During a recent event at the Resurgence TiEcon Delhi-NCR 2021 Padmaja Ruparel, Co-founder and...
During the past several decades, India’s industrial development has been extraordinary. As a result, the country now attracts foreign direct investment (FDI). This has led Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) to view India as a viable investment and profit-generating alternative. It’s imperative for NRIs to evaluate their risk appetite profile first, and only then search which is the...
CoffeeMug today is a rapidly growing community of over 2,50,000 founders, investors and business leaders. As the economy struggles with the third wave, we conducted a survey on funding sentiment amongst our founder base. Considering the fact that the Covid wave last year had derailed multiple funding and expansion plans, we thought it would be extremely helpful for the founder and investor...
Have you ever wished you could have invested in Amazon when it was still based in Jeff Bezos’ garage? Or bought a piece of Google when Larry Page and Sergey Brin rented the space in order to set up the new search engine. Being a founder or an investor, you definitely enjoy the benefits of investing in start-ups as you can accumulate a huge personal wealth and tax exemptions. Income Tax...
India has entered a new era since the beginning of the “Start-Up movement”. Every day, a new startup attempts to launch innovative products in the hopes of capturing a substantial chunk of its niche market. While idea generation, business planning, and market analysis are all crucial elements of the startup process, acquiring funding is likely to be the most significant hurdle an...
Back then, India was an unknown entity in the world of venture capital (VC) financing. Today, it is a vital part of the startup ecosystem. By providing early-stage companies with the capital they need to grow, VCs help to ensure that new businesses have the resources they need to succeed. An important element fueling venture capital financing in India is that investors are becoming more...
There’s no disputing the fact that to get your business off the ground you do need money. While you must have encountered numerous challenges in your search for angel investors and venture capitalists, to whom you will be required to give away chunks of your company’s equity one at a time, allocating start-up equity is yet another issue. What is start-up equity? The percentage of a...
Starting your own business entails a significant amount of effort. Due to a lack of funding, young entrepreneurs and startups in India usually fail to generate adequate profits from their excellent ideas. But the biggest dilemma that entrepreneurs face is how to find investors for startups in India? While starting a business is challenging, it is also highly rewarding. Rather than...
In the startup arena, there could be some stellar business ideas that may fail to generate revenues. Valuing startups without any revenue in economic terms is a tricky affair. Valuation of startups is important to judge the company’s capability to use additional capital required to grow and meet other business objectives. The answer to the question on how to value a startup company with no...
Crowdfunding has garnered considerable attention over the last couple of years. Growing internet connectivity and the rise of social media platforms have played a major role in the establishment of this new and innovative funding option known as “Crowdfunding.” Remember the controversial #Babakadhaba story that made the front pages of every news channel and social media...