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ARTICLES BY SNIGDHA SENGUPTA

SoftBank Vision Fund CEO Rajeev Misra

Interview: Softbank Vision Fund CEO Rajeev Misra on what’s in store for India

5 min read . 04 Jun 2021

Overall, venture capital investors concluded 351 deals worth $1.3 billion in 2017, down 27% in terms of volume and 18.7% in terms of value from the previous year. Photo: Reuters

Five venture capital dealmakers to watch in 2018

6 min read . 29 Jan 2018

Outside of SoftBank, there are barely any takers for stakes in even the most prized start-up assets in this market. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint

India’s VC industry needs to step out of SoftBank’s shadow

6 min read . 12 Jan 2018

Reports suggest that Tiger will be left with a reported 20% stake in Flipkart, on par with SoftBank. Photo: Hemant Mishra/Mint

Two deals that could turn the fortunes of India’s venture capital industry

6 min read . 15 Dec 2017

Photo: iStockphoto

The age of venture debt in India

6 min read . 29 Nov 2017

Impact investments in India touched the billion-dollar mark for the first time in 2015.

Impact funds not scaling fast enough

4 min read . 17 Nov 2017

Unlike Silicon Valley, India’s venture capital market has never been, and will probably never be, driven only by technology.

Are brick-and-mortar start-ups no longer pariahs for venture capital firms?

5 min read . 10 Nov 2017

Taking into account the $4 billion-plus invested this year, SoftBank’s total investments here now stand at well over $6 billion, making it the single most influential player in India’s venture capital market. Photo: Reuters

Venture capital-backed firms mop up record $9.6 billion in January-September 2017

6 min read . 26 Oct 2017

SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son. SoftBank investments in India include Paytm, Flipkart, Snapdeal, Ola and Grofers, among others. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint

Inside SoftBank’s India investment strategy

8 min read . 22 Sept 2017

Flipkart CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy. SoftBank’s Vision Fund is investing $2.6 billion in Flipkart, $800 million of which will go to Tiger Global Management. Photo: Bloomberg

Not time yet to applaud Tiger Global’s partial exit from Flipkart

5 min read . 23 Aug 2017

Snapdeal sale to Flipkart would have given investor SoftBank a significant stake in India’s largest e-commerce firm. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint

Why a shakeout in India’s venture capital industry is long overdue

6 min read . 07 Aug 2017

The early-stage investment slowdown will most likely last a few more quarters before venture capital investors return to the market. But, clearly, while the downturn plays out, preparations are already underway for the next phase. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint

Better times ahead for India’s venture capital market

4 min read . 13 Jun 2017

SoftBank, which currently invests in India from its balance sheet, hasn’t yet articulated how the SoftBank Vision Fund will play in India. Photo: Bloomberg

Will SoftBank get it right this time?

5 min read . 03 Jun 2017

In rushing after copycat businesses, venture capital firms may have forgotten to diversify their bets enough to cushion themselves against a downturn. Photo: AFP, Bloomberg, Hemant Mishra & Pradeep Gaur/Mint

Venture capital firms shy away from backing new start-ups in India

12 min read . 02 Jun 2017

(From left) Nexus Venture Partners’ co-founder Suvir Sujan, managing director Anup Gupta, co-founder Sandeep Singhal and co-founder Naren Gupta.

Why Snapdeal debacle may compel Nexus to rethink its future direction

11 min read . 25 May 2017

Fireside Ventures founder Kanwaljit Singh. Photo: Hemant Mishra/Mint

Fireside Ventures: Funding non-technology consumer businesses

3 min read . 07 Apr 2017

Pravega Ventures founders Rohit Jain and Mukul Singhal.

Pravega Ventures: Getting the angel investors to chip in

3 min read . 31 Mar 2017

Equanimity founder Rajesh Sehgal counts emerging markets investment guru Mark Mobius as on of his HNI investors.

Equanimity: Backed by experience and a string of successful exits

3 min read . 31 Mar 2017

Endiya Partners founders (from left) Ramesh Byrapaneni, Abhishek Srivastava and Sateesh Andra.

Endiya Partners: The specialist technology venture capital firm

3 min read . 31 Mar 2017

The five homegrown venture capital firms that are making a mark (clockwise from top left)—founders of Pravega Ventures, Endiya Partners, Fireside Ventures, Equanimity and Stellaris Venture Partners.

5 homegrown venture capital firms that are making a mark

2 min read . 31 Mar 2017