startup funding scenario in india investor survey

Verdure Investor study

Startup Funding Scenario in India

Early Stage Investor Study

By

Verdure Venture Consulting

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Survey Objectives

Verdure conducted this study to understand

Investor preferences in early stage investments

Factors that influence investor decision making

How investors source their investments

Investor satisfaction with past investments

Measure investors’ willingness to contribute further to the startup ecosystem

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Verdure in a Summary

Boutique Investment Consulting with focus on

Start up Mentoring

Early stage Fund raising

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KEY FINDINGS

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Nature of the Investors

Other than traditional investors, serial entrepreneurs and HNIs

expressed interest in investing into early stage enterprises

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Sectors of Interest

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Investment Size

Most HNIs & Serial Entrepreneurs were interested

in small investments (< INR 25 L)

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Factors influencing Investment decisions

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Early Stage Investing Experience

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Investment sources

Networking with the right people is the best way to approach investors

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Satisfaction levels

Majority of the investors were satisfied with their early stage investments

in the past

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Early Exits

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Angel Networks

Only 23% of early stage investors surveyed belonged to Angel Networks

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Quality of Startups in angel networks

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Startup Evaluation Parameters

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Investor Involvement

Although most investors were ready to do full hands-on mentoring,

they typically liked to be involved as required by the startup in question

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Thank You

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