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Last week, news broke that India's former Defence Secretary launched his VC fund, Mount Tech Growth Fund. The first fund, named Kavachh, is expected to be ~โน500 Cr, supporting Defence Tech startups. โญ๏ธDemand for Defence Technology seems to be on the uptick - - GOI launched iDEX in 2018, offering grants up to โน10 Cr to startups and MSMEs - Silicon Valley VCs invested $35 B+ in defense tech startups in 2023 - NATO announced a $1 B VC Fund for DT startups ๐ต๏ธโโ๏ธGlobal VCs are also recruiting ex-military personnel and bureaucrats - - a16z hired an ex-fighter pilot jet as it's Chief of Staff - Lux Cap. hired a former head of US Special Ops - Shield Capital, launched in 2021 by a former Air Force officer โก๏ธExciting stuff happening in Defence Tech.
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๐ More ex-military officials are becoming VCs as defense tech investment reached $35BThe gap between Silicon Valley and the Pentagon is closing as venture capitalists invest in defense tech startups, hiring veterans and ex-Department of Defense offi
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Indian Defence Tech Startups- a thread: ๐ฎ๐ณ Why the US defence-tech ecosystem thrives, why Indiaโs is still nascent, and what needs to change- fast. A sober look at capital, state support, AIโs role, exports, and national sovereignty. US defence-te
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Yamaha Launches $50 Million Fund to Support Music-Tech Startups Yamaha Corporation has announced a $50 million fund aimed at supporting music-tech startups. The goal is to help companies that are innovating in the music industry, including new tech
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Q1 25 - Startups have secured just over $3.1 B in funding, across 232 deals. Several VC firms have recently closed or launched new funds in the last quarterโคต๏ธ - Bessemer VP โ Closed a $350 M India Fund II - Accel โ Raised $650 M for India Fund VIII
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๐จ The magic number: โน800 Cr โธป VCs invest in businesses that can be big enough to return their entire fund. To get VCs interested, your startup must at least have the potential to reach โน800 Cr+ in annual revenue or โน8,000 Cr+ in market cap (assumi
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๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐๐๐ต ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐๐ฝ๐ โ โน๐ญ๐ฌ,๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ฟ ๐๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ป๐ป๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฑ The Indian government has launched a โน10,000 crore Fund of Funds to: - Support deep-tech, fintech, AI, clean energy - Boost innovatio
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VCs are backbone of startups. How much do you know them? Here are my few insights: 1. VCs invest funds raised from Limited Partners, and accountable to generate them returns in 10 years 2. VCs earn 2% management fee annually from the fund, perform
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