Makhija: Indian enterprises are paying strong ACVs to domestic SaaS companies
Kapil Makhija · 7 Myths About Selling B2B SaaS In India ft Unicommerce Founder Kapil Makhija · Aug 29, 2025 · at 31:32
Unicommerce CEO Kapil Makhija rejects the narrative that Indian enterprise customers refuse to pay high software contract values.
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“I know many examples like Exotel, Davenbox, Yellow, they are able to build or get large customer contracts in India, spot draft as you were talking about. So they have been able to sign up enterprises in India, which are paying good ACVs to them. And that market is increasing.”
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