Indian Startup Ecosystem
topic on 3 shows · 10 statements across 9 episodes
the Y Combinator Startup Podcast 
the Neon Show 
WTF is with Nikhil Kamath
10 statements about Indian Startup Ecosystem, every show
Palicha: Indian startup ecosystem suffers from post-2022 fear and lack of ambition
“I think some of the hurdles are, as an ecosystem, I think we're, like, very much, like, post 2001 right now, because we had, like, a big reality check in 22, 23, and there's still a lot of fear and lack of ambition in general”
Garg: RTP meets as many startups weekly today as in 1.5 months in 2015
“The number of companies that we, you know, I think even what we meet today in a week during 2015 six was probably in one and a half months.”
Rajan Anandan: Governance failures are a global VC issue, not unique
“FTX, okay, is like 10 times. You look at FTX, you look at, this doesn't happen only in India, right? I mean, I know it's happened to us, and obviously we should collectively do a lot more to make sure that we mature the ecosystem that we used to be. But if you…”
Kamath: Meta at 14x Earnings Is Cheaper Than Indian Tech Startups
“At the valuation, not of today, but of one and a half, two months ago, I thought it was fairly valued, 13, 14 times multiples. For context, they were earning X amount of money. The company's value was 14 X. And in India, most of the tech companies you invest i…”
Bansal: The best decade for Indian startups is ahead, not behind
“So I think the best decade is ahead of us, not behind us.”
Bansal: Indian Startup Momentum and IPOs Will Continue in 2022
“I think twenty-twenty-two will continue the momentum. We have several very high quality companies that have grown well and scaled well in the last few years that will hit the public markets.”
Chadha predicts 1,000x returns will become common in Indian venture investing
“We're gonna see you know, not just in our portfolio, but in general, we're gonna see a thousand X becoming what 10 X and hundred X were in their timeframe. Very soon. So you're gonna see Those kinds of returns are being generated. There's already a few compani…”
Mohan: Top 50 ecosystem influencers control early-stage deal access in India
“It is a pyramid, right? And there are about top 50 influencers of the ecosystem who get the intelligence, who get access. They may not be investing in all the deals, but among that 50, the coverage is pretty wide, right?”
Dash: Rise of remote work will disproportionately benefit Indian tech talent
“The reality is there's going to be a global workforce of skilled you know, tech workers, and I think it really stands to benefit the Indian startup ecosystem because India is one of the best labor forces when it comes to deep steam training, engineering, and b…”