VC Firms tools to Launch Seed Funds in Startup Grounds
Venture Capital firms are launching separate seed -stage funds and mentorship programs to quickly grab startups. The drive to recognize the early–stage firms comes from the bunch of latest seed stage funds like Stellaris VP, Pi Ventures and WaterBridge which are scouting for similar set of founders, turning the market highly competitive.
ET reported that early-stage know-how and startup deal exercise is about to accentuate, with enterprise capital companies corresponding to Accel Companions and Lightspeed Enterprise Companions anticipated to lift recent capital, and a number of other different funds, each previous and new, stepping up funding within the nation.
An accelerator, ReBound for-second and third- time founders was started in July by major VC firm Accel.
It is a peer-led programme led by Dinesh Katiyar Partner, Accel India. Accel funds early stage ideas and offers office spaces for startup through its Launchpad.
Misfits scale-up programme by Orios Venture Partners has included key management of Make My trip including CEO Deep Kalra as a mentor for its operations.
Funding agencies which counts the likes of PharmEasy and Country Delight in its portfolio, as brought in founders of those companies. Which includes Dharmil Sheth, CEO, PharmEasy. Anupum Mittal who co-invested with Rehan Yar Khan to assist venture scale is also aiding them.
The seed-stage accelerator programme will see the Mumbai-based investor putting in between $50,000 and $1.5 million in seed capital in 7-10 select ventures across three cohorts, with three-day bootcamps held across three cities for each session, reported ET.
Just after Sequio Capitals launch of $200-million initiative Surge which is a scale-up programme for startups in India and Southeast Asia Accel and Orios launched these initiatives.
It is expected that the VC firms focus on seed investments would intensify the fight for early stage deals and push up valuations of young companies.
“India’s growing startup ecosystem has changed on its expectations from VCs over the last 10 years since the birth of the first wave of unicorns. Today’s startup founders demand more than just funds from investors,” Anup Jain, managing partner at Orios Venture Partners, said.
Misfits scale-up programme by Orios Venture Partners has included key management of Make My trip including CEO Deep Kalra as a mentor for its operations.
Funding agencies which counts the likes of PharmEasy and Country Delight in its portfolio, as brought in founders of those companies. Which includes Dharmil Sheth, CEO, PharmEasy. Anupum Mittal who co-invested with Rehan Yar Khan to assist venture scale is also aiding them.
The seed-stage accelerator programme will see the Mumbai-based investor putting in between $50,000 and $1.5 million in seed capital in 7-10 select ventures across three cohorts, with three-day bootcamps held across three cities for each session, reported ET.
Just after Sequio Capitals launch of $200-million initiative Surge which is a scale-up programme for startups in India and Southeast Asia Accel and Orios launched these initiatives.
It is expected that the VC firms focus on seed investments would intensify the fight for early stage deals and push up valuations of young companies.
“India’s growing startup ecosystem has changed on its expectations from VCs over the last 10 years since the birth of the first wave of unicorns. Today’s startup founders demand more than just funds from investors,” Anup Jain, managing partner at Orios Venture Partners, said.
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