Opinion

Opinion

06 April, 2021

Moore's Law and the Indian venture capital, startup ecosystem

These are exciting and invigorating times for the venture capital and entrepreneurship landscape in India. We are witnessing multiple large fundraises and exits. On the whole, ......

Opinion

06 April, 2021

SEBI to ease investment norms for venture capital and angel funds

With the concept of Atmanirbhar Bharat permeating the finance minister’s speech during the Union Budget 2021 session, the Securities and ......

Opinion

02 March, 2021

Spacs: A ReNew-ed interest in US listings

In 2020, over $80 billion was raised in the US from more than 200 Spacs (special purpose acquisition companies), with ......

Opinion

16 February, 2021

In search of zebras, unicorns and decacorns – government's modest push to the startup ecosystem

A lot has been said about what is largely perceived to be a pro-growth Union Budget 2021 (Budget) and a ......

Infrastructure

05 February, 2021

Budget 2021: Sovereign, pension funds get further boost to invest in infra

Development of infrastructure is the backbone of economic growth and stability of any country. The government of India (GOI) has ......

Opinion

02 February, 2021

Budget 2021: What's in store for PEs, VCs and others after a period of resilience?

Private equity and venture capital flows have become the largest component of FDI investment into India. Various independent studies have ......

Opinion

02 February, 2021

Is the budget vaccine shot a boon or bane for corporate M&As?

The initial verdict of the stock market and market participants seems to indicate that Finance Bill 2021 is indeed the ......

Opinion

22 January, 2021

A look at the hottest edtech trends for 2021

It is safe to say that 2020 was a big bang year for edtech startups in India. As the pandemic ......

Finance

06 January, 2021

Outlook 2021: Eight Capital's Chachra on stressed assets and silver linings ahead

The coronavirus was the defining event of 2020 and will continue to dominate in 2021.  However, comparisons of expected revenge consumption ......

Opinion

05 January, 2021

Outlook 2021: Health-tech trends to watch this year

Let’s get the not-so-good news out of the way first. Globally, there has been a 12% decline year-on-year in health-tech investing, ......