1. Since 2014, American Investors has put around $18.9 million in Indian startups, across 1,151 funding rounds as compared to Asian Investors who has bought around $23.45 million, across 464 funding rounds.
2. Masayoshi Son's Softbank alone accounts for much of the heft on the Asian side,but the shift in the centre of gravity from US to Asia as the funding source for Indian Startup is pronounced.
3. Top Startup Investors in India
a) Soft Bank Group (Japanese Multinational Holding Conglomerate) - $8,008 mn
b) Tencent (Chinese Investment Holding Company) - $3,227 mn
c) GIC (Singapore Sovereign Wealth Fund) - $2,731 mn
d) Temasek (Singapore Sovereign Wealth Fund) - $2,172 mn
e) Alibaba Group (Chinese Multinational Conglomerate) - $1,870 mn
f) Tybourne Capital Management (Hong Kong based Investment advisory firm) - $826 mn
g) Didi Chuxing (Chinese ride sharing and tech Conglomerate) - $500 mn
h) Beenext (Singapore based VC firm specialising in fintech investments) - $360 mn
i) Meituan (Chinese group buying website) - $310 mn
4. Asian Investors find the Chinese market overcrowded and overheated. Other mature markets such as Japan and Korea are too slow to seed red-hot startups. This makes India a natural destination. Investors who rushed here lured by the size of market have been humbled by limited number of Indians with discretionary income.
5. Major funding by Asian Investors since 2014 in various sectors
a) Ad tech - $227 mn (8 rounds)
b) Consumer - $8767 mn (174 rounds)
c) Education tech - $51 mn (7 rounds)
d) Enterprise applications and Infra - $758 mn (71 rounds)
e) Fin tech - $3058 mn (40 rounds)
f) Health tech & life sciences - $263 mn (35 rounds)
g) Media & Entertainment - $89 mn (10 rounds)
h) Mobile & Telecom - $35 mn (6 rounds)
i) Retail - $10,207 mn (96 rounds)
j) Technology - $45 mn (9 rounds)
k) Others - $374 mn (60 rounds)
6. Top Indian Startups in which Money is Invested
a) PolicyBazaar
Funding Raised - About $375 mn
Valuation - $ 1 billion plus
Investors - Softbank Vision Fund, Temasek, Tiger Global Management, PremjiInvest, Info Edge, True North, IDG Ventures India, Wellington Management, Investors Capital
Revenue from FY 17 - Rs 213 cr
Profit from FY 17 - Rs 12.90 cr
b) Delhivery
Funding Raised - About $260 mn
Valuation - $850 mn - $900 mn
Investors - Carlyle Group, Fosun International, Times Internet, Nexus Venture Partners, Tiger Global Management, Multiples PE
Revenue from FY 17 - Rs 751 cr
Loss from FY 17 - Rs 249 cr
c) Byju's
Funding Raised - About $244 mn
Valuation - $1.018 b
Investors - Sequoia Capital, Verlinvest, Sofina, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Times Internet, Aarlin Capital, IFC
Revenue from FY 17 - Rs 247 cr
Loss from FY 17 - Rs 61 cr
d) Billdesk
Funding Raised - About $252 mn
Valuation - $1.5 b - $2 b
Investors - General Atlantic, Temasek, Bank of Baroda, State Bank of India, SIDBI
Revenue from FY 16 - Rs 520 cr
Profit from FY 16 - Rs 76 cr
e) Pine Labs
Funding Raised - About $227 mn
Valuation - $900 mn - $1 b
Investors - Sequoia Capital, Actis, Altimeter, Temasek, Paypal
Revenue from FY 17 - Rs 195.16 cr
Profit from FY 17 - Rs 3.8 cr
f) Freshworks
Funding Raised - About $150 mn
Valuation - $700 mn
Investors - Accel Partners, CapitalG, Tiger Global, Sequoia Capital
Revenue from FY 17 - Rs 199.20 cr
Loss from FY 17 - Rs 62.20 Lakhs
g) Big Basket
Funding Raised - About $400 mn
Valuation - $950 mn
Investors - Alibaba Group, Sands Capital, IFC, Abraaj Capital, Helion Venture Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners and Ascent Capital
Innovative Retail
Revenue from FY 17 - Rs 1,090 cr
Loss from FY 17 - Rs 191cr
Supermarket Grocery
Revenue from FY 17 - Rs 1,176 cr
Loss from FY 17 - Rs 653 cr
h) Rivigo
Funding Raised - About $ 260 mn
Valuation - $900 mn - $1 b
Investors - Warburg Pincus, SAIF Partners, Trifecta Capital, Singapore Post
Revenue from FY 17 -Rs 402 cr
Loss from FY 17 - Rs 137 cr
i) Oyo Rooms
Funding Raised - About $ 470 mn
Valuation - $ 850 mn - $ 900 mn
Investors - Softbank Vision Fund, China Lodging Group, Sequoia Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, DSG Consumer Partners, Greenoaks, Capital, Hero Enterprises, Venture Nursery
Revenue from FY 17 - Rs 102.19 cr
Loss from FY 17 - Rs 330.97 cr
j) Swiggy
Funding Raised - Around $466 mn
Valuation - $ 1.3 b
Investors - Naspers, DST Global, Meituan Dianping, Coatue Management, Norwest Venture Partners, SAIF Partners, Accel Partners
Revenue from FY 17 - Rs 133 cr
Loss from FY 17 - Rs 205 cr
k) Paytm Mall
Funding Raised - About $645 mn
Valuation - $ 1.9 b
Investors - Alibaba, Ant Financial, Soft Bank, SAIF Partners
Revenue from FY 17 - Rs 7.35 cr
Loss from FY 17 - Rs 13.63 cr
[Source: The Economic Times]
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