Startups in IndiaTiE Angels NYC
FEBRUARY 20TH, 2014
Who Am I12+ years on Wall Street (technology & operations in hedge funds)
Got bored. Quit. Moved to India in 2007.
Started a company. Failed.
Co-founder of HeadStart and founder of Startup Weekend India building community
TLabs an accelerator run by Times of India
Couple of angel investments
500 Startups India & NYC
Seed fund and accelerator program (Mountain View, San Francisco, Mexico City)
Mentor Network / Community
200+ design, technology, marketing, and product experts provide 1:1 mentoring to portfolio companies
Over 650 companies, 1,400 founders in 40+ countries around the world, provide peer review and feedback on products, industry verticals, platforms, etc.
Conferences & Events
Dedicated conference team has completed 50+ events w/ 300-1,000 attendees per event; total reach of over 25,000+ people
Geeks on a Plane
Invite-only tour for startups, investors, and founders
Learn about global trends, meet international companies, and gain insight/access to foreign markets
500 Startups
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India$1.8 Trillion Dollar Economy; 5% GDP growth 1
10th largest economy in the world 2
~150 Million Indians with Internet Access, up from 5 million in 2000 3
> 900 million mobile phones 4
~67 million smartphones in India and growing rapidly 5
1 HTTPS://WWW.CIA.GOV/LIBRARY/PUBLICATIONS/THE-WORLD-FACTBOOK/GEOS/IN.HTML 2 HTTP://EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG/WIKI/INDIA#ECONOMY 3 HTTP://EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG/WIKI/LIST_OF_COUNTRIES_BY_NUMBER_OF_INTERNET_USERS 4 HTTP://EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG/WIKI/COMMUNICATIONS_IN_INDIA 5 MARY MEEKER’S ‘2013 INTERNET TRENDS REPORT’
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Startup Landscape
40 Accelerators
300 Angels
6-8 early stage funds
10-15 later stage funds
~3,000 Internet & Mobile startups
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~Billion Dollar Companies
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RISE OF INDIAN STARTUPS
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500 Startups Investments in India
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What do we look forSimple, quick, effective screening process. We look for:
Small, Effective Teams (Hacker, Hustler, Designer)
Product solves a problem for specific target customer
Capital-efficient businesses – operational @ <$100k funding
Primarily Internet and mobile based distribution
Simple revenue models – transactions, subscriptions, or affiliate
Small but measurable usage - some customers, early revenue
Functional prototype *before* investing (or previous product success)
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Consumer E-Commerce
Cloud Services & SMB Productivity
Apps for Mobile & Tablet
Payments & Financial Services
Family Tech & Education
Food Tech & Digital Health
India Focus
Interesting Areas of Focus
NOTE: COMPANIES ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF INVESTMENTS ACROSS ALL 500 STARTUPS FUNDS (INCLUDING FUND I, FUND II), AND ARE NOT NECESSARILY HELD IN STARTUPWALLAH.
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Where to Start?
1. AngelList (Sorry SeedInvest)
2. Get on a plane!
3. Co-invest on deals
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