Swamy: Indian startups now hit $5M-$10M revenue in 12-18 months
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Sanjay Swamy, Managing Partner at Prime Venture Partners, describes how market depth and speed of revenue growth in India have changed over a decade.
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“10 years ago, you know, getting to five, ten million dollars of revenue was itself a big achievement, but now we're seeing that happening, you know, in 12 to 18 months in some cases.”
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