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Tiger Global makes multiple investments as India's Unicorn numbers surge

Portfolio has several overlaps with other big investors; makes repeat investments in select sectors such as Edtech and Fintech Known for its aggressive take on the Indian startup space, this this US-headquartered investors - with roots in the hedge fund world - has been hitting the headlines repeatedly this year with its participation in consecutive Mega funding rounds ($100M+ deals). The investee companies are typically big names in the country's startup ecosystem. Flashback Five years ago, when Venture Intelligence had analysed Tiger Global’s rising impact on Startup India (including an infographic depicting the overlap of Tiger's portfolio with other active investors during that period), the firm’s VC-type investments had been led by Lee Fixel. After closing 37 deals in 2015, Tiger Global went into a 'Slowdown Phase' between 2016 and 2018, when it invested around $250 million across just 22 deals and began to focus on cashing out from its earlier bets.  The mega exi...

The 10 Worst VC Board Members

From a Tweet by Bessemer Ventures : Creative Reminiscent of Bessemer's famous Anti-Portfolio . Venture Intelligence is India's longest serving provider of data and analysis on Private Company Financials, Transactions (private equity, venture capital and M&A) & their Valuations in India. Click Here to Sign Up for the FREE Weekly Edition of the Deal Digest: India's First & Most Exhaustive Transactions Newsletter.

IoT Hotting Up; Startup Consolidation & More: ET-NOW VI Funding Meter for Feb 1-5, 2016

Venture Intelligence is India's longest serving provider of data and analysis on Private Company Financials, Transactions (private equity, venture capital and M&A) & their Valuations in India. Click Here to Sign Up for the FREE Weekly Edition of the Deal Digest: India's First & Most Exhaustive Transactions Newsletter.

Cross-Border Deals to the Fore; B2B & Fundamental Tech Cos Attract Funding; Latest Edition of ET-NOW - Venture Intelligence Funding Meter

Venture Intelligence is India's longest serving provider of data and analysis on Private Company Financials, Transactions (private equity, venture capital and M&A) & their Valuations in India. Click Here to Sign Up for the FREE Weekly Edition of the Deal Digest: India's First & Most Exhaustive Transactions Newsletter.

Startup Failures of 2015

Techinasia has rounded up a list of 11 startups that gave up in 2015. The list includes From Foodtech: Dazo Investors: Rajan Anandan of Google, Amit Agarwal of Amazon, Kunal Shah of FreeCharge and Founders of CommonFloor, TaxiForSure, and Yo China. Spoonjoy Investors: SAIF Partners; Sachin Bansal of Flipkart From E-Commerce: DoneByNone Investors: Seedfund From HR Tech: TalentPad Investors: Helion Ventures From Hyperlocal: Townrush Investors: Lightspeed Ventures From IoT: Lumos Interestingly, Yash Kotak, a co-founder of Lumos, has published a detailed article in YourStory  listing "7 Reasons Why My IOT Startup Failed". Venture Intelligence is the leading provider of data and analysis on Private Company Financials, Transactions (private equity, venture capital and M&A) & their Valuations in India. Click Here to Sign Up for the FREE Weekly Edition of the Deal Digest: India's First & Most Exhaustive Transactions Newsletter.