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PM Narendra Modi to address entrepreneurs, investors at Startup Mahakumbh event tomorrow

Economic TimesEconomic Times · 1y ago
PM Narendra Modi to address entrepreneurs, investors at Startup Mahakumbh event tomorrow
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be addressing the Startup Mahakumbh event in New Delhi. The event aims to bring together stakeholders from the startup community, innovators, and upcoming entrepreneurs. During the event, there was a discussion on the importance of collaboration between fintech startups and regulators, emphasizing the need to respect rules and regulations while challenging them if necessary. Additionally, the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) secretary mentioned that a deeptech startup policy is in its final stages of inter-ministerial consultations, focusing on commercialization and the development of intellectual property rights.

All In Capital launches The Elevator Pitch 2.0

EntrackrEntrackr · 15d ago
All In Capital launches The Elevator Pitch 2.0
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All In Capital launches The Elevator Pitch 2.0 Early-stage venture capital firm All In Capital has announced the second edition of The Elevator Pitch, a live startup pitch event focused on backing early-stage founders from across India. Elevator Pitch 2.0 is a sector-agnostic, one-minute live pitch event designed to provide visibility, capital access, and investor engagement to early-stage startups that typically fall outside mainstream venture networks. The initiative is specifically focused on founders from tier II and tier III cities and those without traditional startup credentials. In its first edition held in Delhi, the initiative received over 300 applications. Fifteen startups were selected to pitch live, and one company received direct investment. Among the selected startups in Delhi were from Bihar and Jodhpur. Launched by Aditya Singh, All In Capital builds a discovery and funding platform for underrepresented and high-potential founders at the earliest stages of company building. According to All In Capital, applicants can submit through a public application process. From there, 15 startups will be shortlisted based on founding team strength, product clarity, and early indicators of market potential. Selected startups will receive professional support to produce a one-minute pitch video, which will be evaluated by its team and presented during the live event. The final selected startups will receive investment and ongoing strategic support. All In Capital has committed a Rs 5 crore investment corpus specifically for startups selected through Elevator Pitch. The firm is also engaging with other investors to expand the initiative's reach and impact. The upcoming edition, scheduled for the end of July in Bengaluru, invites applications from founders currently raising capital at valuations under Rs 50 crore. The application deadline is July 10, 2025. All In Capital is currently deploying its second fund, continuing the momentum of its debut fund, which has backed over 50 startups across sectors such as fintech, SaaS, consumer, AI, healthcare, and deeptech, including Newme, Salty, Magma, and Piersight. The firm recently completed the first close of its second fund at Rs 85 crore.

Soaring stock prices mint super rich founders

EntrackrEntrackr · 1y ago
Soaring stock prices mint super rich founders
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The rise in the market cap of Zomato, Policybazaar, MamaEarth, EaseMyTrip, TBO, and Ixigo has laid out a promising future for Indian startups aspiring to go public. This phenomenon has also helped create fortunes for shareholders, retail investors, and founders alike. Most recently, Zomato co-founder Deepinder Goyal checked into the billionaire club with his food tech company crossing the market cap of Rs 2,00,000 crore or $24 billion. Entrackr in collaboration with startup data intelligence platform TheKredible dives deeper into the holdings of startup founders, and their respective (current) worth. We are focusing on founders who have taken their startups public in India. At the top are Nykaa’s Falguni Nayar and her family (including trusts) as they command over 50% of the company. The collective worth of their holding is over $3.25 billion. Veteran entrepreneur and investor Sanjeev Bikhchandani comes next with his shares (via Info Edge) reaching $3.24 billion. Info Edge is an early investor in Zomato and Policybazaar, ShopKirana, Sploot, and Skylark Drones. ALSO READ: No hurry to sell, indefinite horizon on Zomato holding: Sanjeev Bikhchandani Zomato’s founder and CEO, Deepinder Goyal, joined the billionaire club as the value of his stock ownership surpassed $1 billion. Rashmi and Rakesh Verma, founders of MapMyIndia, have holdings valued at $830 million followed by Mamaearth duo Varun and Ghazal Alagh at $657 million. Despite the bumpy ride after its public offering and recent regulatory jolts, Paytm’s Vijay Shekhar Sharma currently holds stocks worth $319 million, while PolicyBazaar’s Alok Bansal’s holding is valued at $129 million. Ixigo, recently listed and now a unicorn, has seen its founders Aloke Bajpai and Rajnish Kumar create a combined value of $81.5 million. While net worth numbers based on the public value of holdings in their own firms is one figure, it’s important to note that almost all the founders mentioned here and many who are yet to go public, their personal net worth is well beyond just the value of their stake in their own firm. Liberalization has been particularly generous when it comes to founder compensations and options in the past decade, which has allowed many professionals and non-founders also to benefit. We have also observed the phenomenon of loss making startup founders investing in a parallel portfolio of other startups, many of which have delivered handsome returns as well. In a market awash with liquidity driven asset prices, one can only hope that the new status as acknowledged multi millionaires or billionaires doesn’t lead to the kind of visible excesses that can turn public opinion in the wrong direction. ‘Self made’ startup founders have an obligation to give back, be seen as giving back, and most importantly perhaps, set an example in how they do it better.

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