Data show there are 800 start-ups recognised by government. Start-up sector in country is still in its nascent phase, which is already seeing cautious investors and a large number of them not maturing beyond an idea.
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Decoding govt’s Rs 10k cr “Fund of Funds for Start-ups”
The Union Cabinet, chaired by PM Narendra Modi, approved the establishment of the “Fund of Funds for Startups” (FFS) by the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) in June 2016. This fund was sanctioned for contribution to various Alternative Investment Funds (AIF) registered with the …
Why SIDBI can be a game changer for venture capital industry
Around June last year, entrepreneur-turned-venture capitalist Manish Singhal was looking to raise his first venture fund, and he thought it was the toughest task he had ever undertaken. Singhal had earlier co-founded startup financing platform Letsventure. As he searched far and wide for investor…
IAN announces India’s first & world’s largest maiden fund worth Rs 350 cr
Indian Angel Network (IAN) has become the first angel investor group globally to raise a 350 crore fund. The fund which marked its first close at rupees 175 Crores has industry stalwarts like Kris Gopalakrishnan, the cofounder and ex-CEO of Infosys; Sunil Munjal, joint managing director of Hero C…
SIDBI expert panel sanctions Rs 1,112 cr to funds for start-ups
An expert committee set up by SIDBI has sanctioned Rs 300 crore to fund managers who would invest in startups, taking the total sanctions so far this fiscal to over Rs 1,100 crore, the government said today. During fiscal year 2014-15 and 2015-16 sanctions were made to 11 funds (Rs 314 crores) an…
Ficci calls to replicate London model to boost start-ups
Hyderabad: Many of the policies responsible for establishing the UK and London in particular as a startup hub have happened in the last 5-6 years. London accounted for one seventh of the UK investment into startups in 2010, a figure that has since increased to two-thirds. To establish such an eco…
Budget 2017: A hit or a miss for entrepreneurship in India? Start-ups respond
The biggest day on India’s policy calendar had a slew of announcements directed at the middle class and the rural sector, but few that shone a spotlight on the burgeoning startup ecosystem in India. India’s payment industry, however, has much to cheer about with the proposed regulator…
Industry, investor bodies unite to seek removal of draconian angel tax
Angel investor networks and startup industry bodies have come together to form a unified startup coalition, seeking the removal of the “angel tax” through recommendations to the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP). There is a growing concern after the income tax depar…
Startup India’s flaws are beginning to tell
Around this time last year, the Narendra Modi government launched the Startup India, Stand Up India campaign. It announced a slew of measures—simplifying regulations, offering some handholding, a few tax breaks, and a fund-of-funds—to rev up the start-up engine and enable entrepreneurship, techno…
Budget 2017: Start-up bodies appeal for relaxations in tax policies
Prominent startup industry bodies including Indian Angel Network, NASSCOM, Indian Venture Capital Association, TiE and Mumbai Angels have jointly appealed to the government to review taxation policies that adversely impact the startup ecosystem. “Startups have been facing practical difficul…