Comments on: No money for early stage ? http://ileher.com/2006/11/30/no-money-for-early-stage/ Catching the Internet wave in India Sat, 22 Nov 2008 08:01:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Abhishek Manocha http://ileher.com/2006/11/30/no-money-for-early-stage/#comment-61425 Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:36:39 +0000 http://ileher.com/2006/11/30/no-money-for-early-stage/#comment-61425 I could share my story too. Though we faced problem in the registering part only, but cant agree more that there are problems in all the other fields you mentioned. In short it took us good 2-3 months to register it on the name of Urban Blocks Solutions Pvt Ltd, something not what we started with. But anyways that's bitter sweet past now. Abhishek easysquarefeet.com I could share my story too. Though we faced problem in the registering part only, but cant agree more that there are problems in all the other fields you mentioned. In short it took us good 2-3 months to register it on the name of Urban Blocks Solutions Pvt Ltd, something not what we started with. But anyways that’s bitter sweet past now.
Abhishek
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]]> by: Advaita http://ileher.com/2006/11/30/no-money-for-early-stage/#comment-34625 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 09:41:39 +0000 http://ileher.com/2006/11/30/no-money-for-early-stage/#comment-34625 Hi guys, thanks for the very informative articles /thoughts out here on early stage funding. Quick question: any examples of recent early-stage funding in companies that are essentially replicating businesses that have worked in US /EU ? Which firms have been focussing on funding these "replication" businesses Hi guys,

thanks for the very informative articles /thoughts out here on early stage funding.

Quick question: any examples of recent early-stage funding in companies that are essentially replicating businesses that have worked in US /EU ? Which firms have been focussing on funding these “replication” businesses

]]> by: Rohan http://ileher.com/2006/11/30/no-money-for-early-stage/#comment-2014 Fri, 02 Mar 2007 13:53:15 +0000 http://ileher.com/2006/11/30/no-money-for-early-stage/#comment-2014 I know some people in the VC space and generally the actual number of millions that are invested in most these Indians startups are an order of magnitude lower than the 'marketed' amount to build up the hype of the company.....most first round funding for indian web startups are in the $1-2 million range - not $10 million off the bat... I know some people in the VC space and generally the actual number of millions that are invested in most these Indians startups are an order of magnitude lower than the ‘marketed’ amount to build up the hype of the company…..most first round funding for indian web startups are in the $1-2 million range - not $10 million off the bat…

]]> by: iLeher » Online DVD Rental: Behind the curtains with Madhouse- All about Internet industry in India http://ileher.com/2006/11/30/no-money-for-early-stage/#comment-643 Tue, 09 Jan 2007 23:00:12 +0000 http://ileher.com/2006/11/30/no-money-for-early-stage/#comment-643 [...] VCs waiting on the sidelines: We have said this before in earlier post that VCs in India are sitting at the sidelines with their money waiting for the traction in various markets. Madhouse also gave us a similar picture. According to them VCs are going to wait to see how they use their angel money. Some of the VCs think that Seventymm has already got a huge amount of money and this is a winner takes all market. Madhouse also told us that they are looking to increase the depth in the existing markets they serve instead of spreading too thin by expanding immediately. This will mean that they have to go beyond the early adopters of DVD rental business. I think this is a really good way to show to a VC that they are capable of gaining majority share but this also means that they lose the early movers advantage in other areas. What would you do in this case? Madhouse also suggested that VCs typically want to invest into businesses with 10X returns in 5-7 years and some of them don’t see the DVD rental as one. Other concerns raised were logistics and piracy and investors are still skeptical about the licensing and revenue deals with production houses. [...] […] VCs waiting on the sidelines: We have said this before in earlier post that VCs in India are sitting at the sidelines with their money waiting for the traction in various markets. Madhouse also gave us a similar picture. According to them VCs are going to wait to see how they use their angel money. Some of the VCs think that Seventymm has already got a huge amount of money and this is a winner takes all market. Madhouse also told us that they are looking to increase the depth in the existing markets they serve instead of spreading too thin by expanding immediately. This will mean that they have to go beyond the early adopters of DVD rental business. I think this is a really good way to show to a VC that they are capable of gaining majority share but this also means that they lose the early movers advantage in other areas. What would you do in this case? Madhouse also suggested that VCs typically want to invest into businesses with 10X returns in 5-7 years and some of them don’t see the DVD rental as one. Other concerns raised were logistics and piracy and investors are still skeptical about the licensing and revenue deals with production houses. […]

]]> by: iLeher » where is the investment dollar going?- All about Internet industry in India http://ileher.com/2006/11/30/no-money-for-early-stage/#comment-271 Sat, 09 Dec 2006 08:49:18 +0000 http://ileher.com/2006/11/30/no-money-for-early-stage/#comment-271 [...] I discussed “no money for early stage” and I said there is not enough money flowing into early stage investment. I also cited couple of reports that corroborated my thoughts. But couple of days after that post, I had found following comment on mercury news. [...] […] I discussed “no money for early stage” and I said there is not enough money flowing into early stage investment. I also cited couple of reports that corroborated my thoughts. But couple of days after that post, I had found following comment on mercury news. […]

]]> by: Vivek Garg http://ileher.com/2006/11/30/no-money-for-early-stage/#comment-243 Sun, 03 Dec 2006 20:32:57 +0000 http://ileher.com/2006/11/30/no-money-for-early-stage/#comment-243 found this news article today on related topic here http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/business/16154759.htm [...] In the first nine months of 2006, VCs have made 53 early-stage investments in Indian start-ups worth $355 million -- nearly twice as much activity as the two previous years combined, according to Venture Intelligence, a Chennai-based research service focused on private equity and venture capital activity in India. [...] This means an average of $6 million for each of these 53 investments. any takers for this stat ? found this news article today on related topic here
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/business/16154759.htm

[…] In the first nine months of 2006, VCs have made 53 early-stage investments in Indian start-ups worth $355 million — nearly twice as much activity as the two previous years combined, according to Venture Intelligence, a Chennai-based research service focused on private equity and venture capital activity in India. […]

This means an average of $6 million for each of these 53 investments. any takers for this stat ?

]]> by: Indian_Enterprise http://ileher.com/2006/11/30/no-money-for-early-stage/#comment-242 Sun, 03 Dec 2006 18:46:01 +0000 http://ileher.com/2006/11/30/no-money-for-early-stage/#comment-242 I just came across an interesting new blog on enterprise software in India: http://developinginnovation.com/ I just came across an interesting new blog on enterprise software in India: http://developinginnovation.com/

]]> by: dn http://ileher.com/2006/11/30/no-money-for-early-stage/#comment-240 Sun, 03 Dec 2006 06:15:49 +0000 http://ileher.com/2006/11/30/no-money-for-early-stage/#comment-240 Since hosting is so cheap now, and making money from advertising is easier, many prefer to be self funded Since hosting is so cheap now, and making money from advertising is easier, many prefer to be self funded

]]> by: Vivek Garg http://ileher.com/2006/11/30/no-money-for-early-stage/#comment-239 Sun, 03 Dec 2006 03:31:50 +0000 http://ileher.com/2006/11/30/no-money-for-early-stage/#comment-239 Thanks Arun for sharing the insight from 2005. Wow this article looks like the talks of today. Today we have similar seed funds coming into market every day and I am sure the ecosystem is lot better now than it was in 2005, but the key question still remains. what do you think this ecosystem needs in addition to what it has already achieved, to increase risk capital investment in india similar to that of other countries ? Actually one interesting statistics would be a list of companies that got killed after their private/angel funding vs those that did not take off after early stage due to lack of investment. Thanks Arun for sharing the insight from 2005. Wow this article looks like the talks of today. Today we have similar seed funds coming into market every day and I am sure the ecosystem is lot better now than it was in 2005, but the key question still remains. what do you think this ecosystem needs in addition to what it has already achieved, to increase risk capital investment in india similar to that of other countries ?

Actually one interesting statistics would be a list of companies that got killed after their private/angel funding vs those that did not take off after early stage due to lack of investment.

]]> by: No money for early stage ? :: Newstack http://ileher.com/2006/11/30/no-money-for-early-stage/#comment-235 Sat, 02 Dec 2006 20:29:26 +0000 http://ileher.com/2006/11/30/no-money-for-early-stage/#comment-235 [...] Read more: here [...] […] Read more: here […]

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