• There are multiple startup IPO's coming on a daily basis and VC exits the startups with better returns.
• Upcoming IPO'S like OYO, OfBusiness, Zepto and Physics wallah.
Swiggy's upcoming IPO will be a multibagger win for early VC investors.
🎯Detailed insights will be available once their DRHP is public, but if you look at the history -
- Elevation Capital: Investment of $5.9 M turned into $61.8 M (~10x returns)
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Lenskart IPO Also Coming Soon!
• Lenskart.com is also planning an IPO to raise between $750 million to $1 billion, with a valuation of $7-8 billion.
• In FY24, Lenskart generated ₹5,427 crores in revenue, a 23% increase from the last financial year
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
PW India's Most Valuable Edtech Startup!
• PW (PhysicsWallah) has raised a pre-IPO $25 million round led by existing investors like WestBridge Capital at a valuation of $3.7 billion.
• In September 2024, PW raised a $210 million Series B round led
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Stealth • 19d
Founders: Protect your equity.
VCs have a playbook for valuation that most founders don’t see.
Here's a side-by-side look at how they calculate deals differently from you:
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Founder: $3M pre-money → $4M po
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📌Who is G.P & their Role in VC?
G.P means a General Partner who looks after investments in Startups & works closely with the Founders. Basically, The VC you meet is a G.P.
🎯Role of G.P'S-
Deal Sourcing: They need to find favourab
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🎯Types of Waterfalls in VC?
🎯What is Clawback?
Two types that are “European & American Waterfall”-Under European Waterflow, 100% of all Investment Cash is paid out to Investors on a pro-rata basis & therefore preferred returns
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PRATHAM
Stealth • 20d
7 Brutally Honest Insights on Indian Startups in 2025
1. AI Everywhere:
Indian startups are leveraging AI like there's no tomorrow , they are just integrating AI in every step even when there's no proper use. It's a Buzz like " Dot-com Bubble" - Va
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🔥 The Entrepreneurial Bible to VC 🔥
✨ Andrew Romans ✨
1. Understanding Venture Capital
• Learn how VCs operate, their goals, and funding structures.l
• Types of investors: angels, seed fund
Top News of the Week:
1. Funding:
- 25 Indian startups raised around $432 million in funding. These deals count 6 growth-stage deals and 16 early-stage deals while 3 early-stage startups kept their transaction details undisclosed.
- On a weekly b