Bahl: First funds of most Indian VCs date to 2006–2007 vintage
Kunal Bahl · Inside the mind of Kunal Bahl, Co-Founder, Snapdeal & Titan Capital · Jan 18, 2021 · at 52:35
Kunal Bahl reflects on how the Indian venture capital industry has matured over the past decade through multiple market cycles.
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“I think venture capital really, most of the, First generation funds. The first funds of most of the existing VCs in the market are the 2006, 2007 vintage, right? So they also didn't have a, they hadn't seen full cycles. Now they've seen two, three cycles.”
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