Sasha Mirchandani's tryst with investing began when his own venture failed to seek funding in early 2000s.
1mg has made buying medicines easy and it aims to do more in online health care.
Estimates suggest about $100 million has been poured into these companies and a lot more is still to come.
'India has over 300 million online sports fans, of which over 60 million use fantasy sports as their primary tool for engagement with their favourite sport.'
Shameen Alauddin finds out more about Touchkin which has raised $1.3 million to develop an artificial intelligence coach for your behavioural and mental health.
Investors seem to be very keen on investing in startups.
VCs say soft skills is one aspect they look at before investing.
People move from investment banking to growth equity or from venture capital to growth equity or entrepreneurship, depending on what's attractive at different points of life.
Investors spent much of 2016 cleaning house. And a VC tells Ranju Sarkar, "There's still some bad news left in the portfolios (of VC firms). What happens to Ola and Flipkart will drive sentiment in future."
The past few years have seen the first cycle of mergers and acquisitions, exits, and track-records being created.
An online platform suits many new angel investors who are professionals with tech companies or start-up founders.
According to data from Venture Intelligence, PEs invested in two mobile payment solutions firms each in 2009, 2010 and 2011. This grew to four deals in 2012 and five deals in 2013.
Read on to learn how you can get funding for your business right now!
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