The modern family: Emergence of a new breed of family offices betting big on startups
The newest entrant betting on the India story appears to be the good old family offices that have long trusted the public markets. With the undeniable growth opportunity in the private market, family offices are increasingly considering startup investments as an alternative asset class. Long wedded to conventional asset classes like stocks, real estate, and […]
How do fund managers make money? Let’s dive in
Venture capital is one of the riskiest asset classes. Albeit with the potential of high returns. As they say, it is a high-risk, high-reward game. While that’s the nature of investing, it becomes important to understand the mathematics behind it. You may have come across the word ‘Power Law’ for VC returns. The Power Law […]
The rise of content ventures: the next big asset class
Through his premium IP ‘Young Captain Nemo’, Rainshine Global Inc Neeraj Bhargava is taking a big bet and bringing method to the madness that is the creators’ economy landscape today. Read about it here in our new series, Influencer Insights. “A creator I know told me a year ago that only 10% of the value […]
Public vs private markets: Where does the opportunity lie in India?
The core principles of investing in both the public as well as private markets remain the same, that is, it requires an audacious attitude, very much like the ‘Fearless Girl’, a bronze statue that stands facing the New York Stock Exchange building in NYC. Nonetheless, both are different ball games. The debate about whether one should […]
How to cushion your investments from major risks through the portfolio approach?
Look at portfolio-based investing as your personal bouquet – adding delight to your journey as an investor. In this piece, investors weigh in on the portfolio route and ways to navigate one’s path around risks. Investing is a practice as old as time, from the times of the Code of Hammurabi (1700 BCE) to our […]
Angels in the gilded age: the rise of a new breed of startup investors
Mapping the private market investing behaviour and trends of a new breed of HNI investors in startups. In-depth interview with 125 HNIs and UHNIs conducted by LetsVenture The growth of Indian tech services, tech startups, and product firms is creating a new breed of HNI investors With more than 72K DPIIT registered startups and over […]