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VCs are Gradually Shifting towards being Founders

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Team StartupcityThe current business scenario of India has not only become an attractive destination for people looking for business opportunities but also has drawn the attention of the investors.

A fresh number of venture capitalists, primarily in the junior to mid levels have left leading funds including SAIF Partners, Accel, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Sequoia Capital over the last 18 months to establish their own businesses. The VCs that have quit the firm are now known as VCpreneurs.

India, the world's biggest democracy, is assured for strong economic times. The growing interest in the business lending sector in recent years and optimism is growing.
Accepting a culture and becoming aware that getting to the partner path is long and uncertain isn’t motivating for all, the timeline to understand if anyone is a good investor is also relatively long.
Advantage of Investors Turning into Founders:-
India is innovating and enhancing the latest models, technologies, and scaling up its infrastructure to sustain its growth. This is raising India’s economy. The lookout for job opportunities by the candidates is also encouraging the investors to opt for higher goals that is finding and establishing their own companies. According to some sources, 90 percent of the backers who have stepped down from their position i.e. (Fund) have established their own companies. The present Entrepreneurs also stated that the decision has brought a big impact on their career trajectory from being a venture capitalist to the founders. The investors these days feel, that startups can bring them more prosperity and more productivity.
Investors who turn entrepreneur or the founders will clearly come along with advantages other founders don’t as they will be more familiar with the latest innovations and models. They will have a clear perception and clarity to the present business ecosystem. And the best part is learning from the mistakes made by other entrepreneurs. With an experienced learning and strong vision, the investors can execute their strategy, with the technology booming and thriving in today’s generation every investor are taking up the chances to become a successful entrepreneur and establish a strong business in the market.

There are some successful investors who turned from investors to founders, some of the names include:- Harmin Shah, Former Investor in SAIF who went onto establish WMall, a social commerce platform, Ishaan Preet Singh of Lightspeed, who founded Splashter Technologies, a learning platform for creative arts, hobbies, and sports, Prabhakar Reddy of Accel founded FalconX, a digital broker for cryptocurrency and others.