This document discusses the state of different industries in India's startup boom in terms of competition and opportunities for new entrants. It categorizes industries into red, yellow, and green categories. Red industries like ecommerce and taxis have clear leaders and high barriers to entry due to major funding. Yellow industries like real estate and payments are still developing leaders with room for growth and innovation. Green industries like software and food/beverage have low startup costs and remain open to new competitors. The document provides this analysis to help entrepreneurs determine which industries remain open for competition.

1. Grapes of Wrath

2. Contd..
In the rush for gold in India's startup boom, forward-thinking
entrepreneurs have flocked to create solutions for the need of the hour
in particular verticals, building dominant companies and crowding out
future hopefuls. Which industries are closed for competition, which
ones remain wide open, and which are still available if you hurry?
ET spoke to some early-stage investors and here is what they think...

3. RED
Large investors have pooled massive funds into scaling distinct market
leaders in these verticals, affording deep discounts for customer
acquisition and erecting virtually impermeable entry barriers for new
players. Acquisition deals have also emerged, such as Flipkart’s `2000
crore acquisition of Myntra and Ola’s $200 million buyout of former
rival TaxiForSure
Horizontal ecommerce (> $3.6 billion): Flipkart, Snapdeal, ShopClues
Taxis (> $371 million): Ola/ TaxiForSure, Meru Classifieds (> $275
million): Quikr, JustDial, Asklaila

4. YELLOW
These are less mature markets that are yet to establish clear industry
leaders, but in which institutional firms have injected some funding to
stimulate fast growth within the next 12-18 months. There is still
substantial room for innovation in these spaces
Real estate (> $350 million): Housing, CommonFloor, 99acres,
MagicBricks, PropTiger
Payments (> $733 million): Paytm, CitrusPay, Freecharge
Grocery (> $58 million): BigBasket, LocalBanya, ZopNow
Short-term accommodation (> $48 million): Stayzilla, OYO Rooms,
Tripvillas, Zostel

5. GREEN
These verticals are marked by low setup costs and heterogeneous
consumer bases, keeping entry barriers low. They are currently
crowded with small players that are bootstrapped or that have received
early-stage funding to carry their ideas forward
• Software infrastructure
• Food and beverage
• Healthcare
• Agriculture & clean energy
• Entertainment & media
• Gaming

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