Startups
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Antler India: Finding Steve Wozniaks for every Steve Jobs
Antler is nudging aspiring founders to live their business dream. Will its 'day zero' investment strategy keep paying off?
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Lighthouse Canton: Day late but not a dollar short
Singapore's Lighthouse Canton may have entered India only in 2020 but it is zeroing in on the latecomer's advantage—a steady vantage point. Can the global investment firm make its bets count?
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Gaming and interactive media: Lumikai, the kingmakers
Lumikai is betting big on the upside of being the only dedicated fund for games and interactive media in India. Will the gambit pay off?
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Stellaris Venture Partners' chosen path: Make contrarian bets, but with deep conviction
Stellaris Venture Partners has stayed the path of backing with deep conviction and discipline. But is there a flip side?
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How the startup capital and valuation game has changed in India
MegaDelta's Bala C Deshpande started a mid-market growth fund along with her cofounders in 2018. Here, she puts the spooky mega spikes in valuations in the past years in perspective, and how the behaviour of capital has changed over time--takeaways for what entrepreneurs now need to succeed
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100X.VC: Building a bridge between traditional companies and new-age startups
100X.VC has doubled down on its bets on moonshot ideas. With the early-stage space getting cluttered, can it continue with its distinctive play?
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Heart, Brain & Endiya: Pumping impact, left, right & centre
A cardiologist and an electrical engineer are trying to change the physics, chemistry and biology of investing. Can Endiya rewire the venture rules?
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Niren Shah, Norwest India, and the art of slow and meaningful VC investing
In the era of spraying bullets, Niren Shah and Norwest India believe in dodging bullets when it comes to investing money in startups. Its picky and contrarian strategy has led to a lean and mean portfolio for the American VC firm in India. Will it continue?
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Reimagining the VC-founder equation: Funding winter calls for a tight-rope walk
When the ones cutting the big cheques are chastened by brutal market realities, it's time for everyone in the startup ecosystem to get into the balancing act
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From Animall to GoKwik: 11 Indian companies on the 'Forbes Asia 100 to Watch 2022' list
India is ranked fifth on the list that includes companies and startups across 15 countries and territories from the Asia-Pacific region which are addressing real-world challenges
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Gameberry Labs: Rolling the dice to success
The makers of Ludo Star crossed $100 million in lifetime revenue last November. The bootstrapped company claims to be profitable from the first year of inception, and it is currently beta-testing two games in the word and board games categories