Every crisis is also an opportunity.Though COVID-19 pandemic has brought forth challenges but it has also given birth to new opportunities & business models for a more sustainable & equitable world.
Indian SME sector is growing rapidly driven by factors like e-commerce, m-commerce, government initiatives and easy SME lending. Self-finance has traditionally been the major source of financing for SMEs, but government and financial institutions are now providing more financial assistance through schemes and credit guarantee funds. The IT-SME sector, including e-commerce, m-commerce and fintech, is attracting significant investment from domestic and foreign investors to support areas like logistics, social commerce, cyber security, and digital payments.
India's best product thinkers on what a thriving product ecosystem can do for...ProductNation/iSPIRT
On the first anniversary of iSPIRT, we got the best product thinkers in the country pledging to transform India into a product nation and to help in every way they can to get it there.
Indian Tech Start-up Ecosystem 2018: Approaching Escape Velocity RemotePanda
The fifth edition of the NASSCOM-Zinnov report titled “Indian Start-up Ecosystem 2018: Approaching Escape Velocity” is a compilation of facts, trends, and insights on the Indian Tech Start-up landscape. The report examines the evolution of the ecosystem, its growth drivers, and highlights the role played by investors, incubators/ accelerators, and the Government.
Key Highlights:
1. Start-up Landscape
- 7200-7700 Start-ups incepted during 2013-18; overall base growing at 12-15%
- 1200+ Start-ups added in 2018
- 8 Start-ups become Unicorns in 2018; highest addition in a single calendar year ever!!!
2. Funding and M&A Trends
- USD 4.3 Bn funding received by Start-ups in 2018 (Jan-Sep); more than 100% YoY growth
- USD 9.4 Mn average funding per deal (144% increase over 2017); Seed stage funding further down by 21%
- 70+ M&As; 15% increase from 2017
3. Start-up Ecosystem Enablers
- 210+ active Accelerators/Incubators; 11% increase compared to 2017
- 35+ Corporate Incubators/Accelerators incepted in the last 3 years
- 14+ active International Start-up Exchange missions
4. Vertical/Technology Insights
- Enterprise Software, FinTech, and HealthTech leading verticals; comprise 50% of total Start-ups
- Advanced Tech Start-ups grew over 50% in last year alone
Source: NASSCOM
This document discusses agri startups in India, including their prospects and challenges. It begins with providing context on India's agricultural sector and food processing industry. It then defines what a startup and agritech startup are. The document outlines the objectives of studying agritech startups in India and their innovative solutions. It discusses the current scenario of agritech startups in India, including key states, sources of funding, and government initiatives to support them like Startup India. The prospects of agritech startups include employment generation, supply chain streamlining, and resource minimization. However, challenges include lack of financial services, long gestation periods, and government regulations. The document concludes with strategies to promote agritech
The document discusses the unprecedented pace of change in technology and society. It notes that innovation is driving change at an exponential rate, transforming labor, skills, knowledge and creating an innovation economy. Entrepreneurship is being democratized with more startups, investors, incubators and founders than ever before. The future promises even more revolutionary changes through emerging technologies like hyperloop transportation, virtual reality, drones, smart cities and more. Partnerships between startups, investors, and large innovative companies will be key to continued progress.
Summary of the Bangalore Innovation Report jointly released by Accel Partners, 3one4 Capital, and IdeaSpring Capital.
• 9346 tech startups launched in the city since 2010, with 5,541 launched in the last 4 years itself (highest in the country).
• Bengaluru startups raised $31B in the last decade (45% of total).
• Since 2016, the city saw more capital inflow ($20B) than Delhi and Mumbai combined.
• 55% of Series D+ investements since 2010 happened in Bengaluru
• Bengaluru has birthed 14 unicorns (~44% of India) with a cumulative valuation of $61B (~58% of India)
• Next Generation: 43% of soonicorns in the country are based out of Bengaluru.
• 1/4 of all deeptech, fintech, and healthtech startups in Bengaluru have recieved funding
• World’s first pan-sector regulatory sandbox along with the strong supporting infrastructure will continue to push innovation in the state and provide the right platform for new startups to launch.
This document provides an overview of the global software products industry and India's opportunity to become a leading software product nation. It notes that the top companies in the industry are currently from the US and Europe, but software is transforming many industries. It discusses how product and platform companies are thriving. India has advantages like a large pool of engineers and lower costs that could allow it to build more software product companies. The document outlines iSPIRT's mission to help build India's software product ecosystem through various initiatives like supporting startups, encouraging platform development, and engaging with other parts of the industry.
Indian SME sector is growing rapidly driven by factors like e-commerce, m-commerce, government initiatives and easy SME lending. Self-finance has traditionally been the major source of financing for SMEs, but government and financial institutions are now providing more financial assistance through schemes and credit guarantee funds. The IT-SME sector, including e-commerce, m-commerce and fintech, is attracting significant investment from domestic and foreign investors to support areas like logistics, social commerce, cyber security, and digital payments.
India's best product thinkers on what a thriving product ecosystem can do for...ProductNation/iSPIRT
On the first anniversary of iSPIRT, we got the best product thinkers in the country pledging to transform India into a product nation and to help in every way they can to get it there.
Indian Tech Start-up Ecosystem 2018: Approaching Escape Velocity RemotePanda
The fifth edition of the NASSCOM-Zinnov report titled “Indian Start-up Ecosystem 2018: Approaching Escape Velocity” is a compilation of facts, trends, and insights on the Indian Tech Start-up landscape. The report examines the evolution of the ecosystem, its growth drivers, and highlights the role played by investors, incubators/ accelerators, and the Government.
Key Highlights:
1. Start-up Landscape
- 7200-7700 Start-ups incepted during 2013-18; overall base growing at 12-15%
- 1200+ Start-ups added in 2018
- 8 Start-ups become Unicorns in 2018; highest addition in a single calendar year ever!!!
2. Funding and M&A Trends
- USD 4.3 Bn funding received by Start-ups in 2018 (Jan-Sep); more than 100% YoY growth
- USD 9.4 Mn average funding per deal (144% increase over 2017); Seed stage funding further down by 21%
- 70+ M&As; 15% increase from 2017
3. Start-up Ecosystem Enablers
- 210+ active Accelerators/Incubators; 11% increase compared to 2017
- 35+ Corporate Incubators/Accelerators incepted in the last 3 years
- 14+ active International Start-up Exchange missions
4. Vertical/Technology Insights
- Enterprise Software, FinTech, and HealthTech leading verticals; comprise 50% of total Start-ups
- Advanced Tech Start-ups grew over 50% in last year alone
Source: NASSCOM
This document discusses agri startups in India, including their prospects and challenges. It begins with providing context on India's agricultural sector and food processing industry. It then defines what a startup and agritech startup are. The document outlines the objectives of studying agritech startups in India and their innovative solutions. It discusses the current scenario of agritech startups in India, including key states, sources of funding, and government initiatives to support them like Startup India. The prospects of agritech startups include employment generation, supply chain streamlining, and resource minimization. However, challenges include lack of financial services, long gestation periods, and government regulations. The document concludes with strategies to promote agritech
The document discusses the unprecedented pace of change in technology and society. It notes that innovation is driving change at an exponential rate, transforming labor, skills, knowledge and creating an innovation economy. Entrepreneurship is being democratized with more startups, investors, incubators and founders than ever before. The future promises even more revolutionary changes through emerging technologies like hyperloop transportation, virtual reality, drones, smart cities and more. Partnerships between startups, investors, and large innovative companies will be key to continued progress.
Summary of the Bangalore Innovation Report jointly released by Accel Partners, 3one4 Capital, and IdeaSpring Capital.
• 9346 tech startups launched in the city since 2010, with 5,541 launched in the last 4 years itself (highest in the country).
• Bengaluru startups raised $31B in the last decade (45% of total).
• Since 2016, the city saw more capital inflow ($20B) than Delhi and Mumbai combined.
• 55% of Series D+ investements since 2010 happened in Bengaluru
• Bengaluru has birthed 14 unicorns (~44% of India) with a cumulative valuation of $61B (~58% of India)
• Next Generation: 43% of soonicorns in the country are based out of Bengaluru.
• 1/4 of all deeptech, fintech, and healthtech startups in Bengaluru have recieved funding
• World’s first pan-sector regulatory sandbox along with the strong supporting infrastructure will continue to push innovation in the state and provide the right platform for new startups to launch.
This document provides an overview of the global software products industry and India's opportunity to become a leading software product nation. It notes that the top companies in the industry are currently from the US and Europe, but software is transforming many industries. It discusses how product and platform companies are thriving. India has advantages like a large pool of engineers and lower costs that could allow it to build more software product companies. The document outlines iSPIRT's mission to help build India's software product ecosystem through various initiatives like supporting startups, encouraging platform development, and engaging with other parts of the industry.
7 indian startup men who dominate the startupPriya Kadam
Indian Startup Men provides profiles of several prominent Indian startup founders:
1) Rahul Yadav founded Housing.com, which raised $100 million in funding but faced controversy over Yadav's remarks.
2) Brothers Sachin and Binny Bansal co-founded Flipkart, one of India's largest e-commerce companies, valued at $1.3 billion.
3) Deepinder Goyal and Pankaj Chaddah co-founded Zomato, a restaurant search and food delivery service operating in 23 countries.
4) Other notable startup founders profiled include Kavin Bharti Mittal of Hike Messenger, Kunal Bahl
The document summarizes the wealth management industry in India. It notes that while India currently has a small percentage of wealthy individuals compared to developed markets, the industry is growing rapidly at over 20% annually and is expected to continue growing strongly. Key opportunities for the industry include a large mass affluent segment, growing wealth among global Indians, regulatory changes targeting illicit money flows, and an increasing share of organized market players. The demographic of wealthy Indians is also younger than international counterparts, calling for new types of products and services leveraging technology. Overall the industry is fragmented but consolidation is increasing as organized players expand.
India is one of the fastest growing countries in the world with a population of over 1.21 billion people, 52 million internet users who spend 16 hours per week online, and 873 million mobile users. While India has large telecommunications, IT services, and consulting industries worth billions of dollars, it lacks major internet companies. This is because most Indians do not spend money on digital goods due to piracy and a lack of familiarity with online payments. However, the author believes the internet market in India is poised to grow significantly as viral marketing increases and more Indians start to spend digitally online. He invites the reader to get involved in the growing Indian startup scene.
Nanotechnology involves manipulating materials at the nanoscale (1 to 100 nanometers). While initially studied in the 1950s, it is now widely used across various fields like materials science, engineering, and medicine. At the nanoscale, materials demonstrate enhanced properties compared to their larger forms, such as increased strength and chemical reactivity. This has generated huge economic potential and interest from both scientists and businesses. Nanotechnology is enabling miniaturization across many technologies like computers, electronics, and medical devices, allowing for improved efficiency, convenience, and portability compared to older bulkier versions. However, some argue nanotechnology development needs oversight to ensure its sustainability and mitigate potential risks to human health and the environment.
Indian Startup Funding Report Q1 2013 [NextBigWhat]NextBigWhat
VC/Angel funding in India saw $174 million invested across 54 deals in Q1 of 2013. Internet companies received the highest funding by volume (25 deals worth $94 million) and value (54% of total). Healthcare was the next most funded sector by value, receiving $31 million across 8 deals. The majority of funding by both volume and value went to companies located in National Capital Region, Mumbai, and Bangalore.
Aadhaar : Empowering Indian Economy in Emerging Digital Marketvirendra solanki
Aadhaar is India's unique identification system that issues 12-digit IDs to residents based on biometric and demographic data. It is the world's largest biometric ID system with over 1.19 billion enrolled members. The document discusses the journey of Aadhaar in India, how it can serve as the foundation for Digital India, its current role, and the government's vision for empowering the economy through Aadhaar. It also outlines advantages like curbing corruption, disadvantages like privacy issues, and how Aadhaar Pay is transforming digital payments by allowing transactions without phones or cards through Aadhaar authentication.
This document summarizes Vani Kola's trip to China with Kalaari Capital to learn about the venture capital industry in China. The key learnings from the trip include: (1) India can follow China's development path by focusing on manufacturing and building large ecosystems like Chinese companies; (2) there are critical differences between the two countries like the Great Firewall and sector consolidation; and (3) Chinese companies and investors are interested in India as a market but still have some skepticism. The document provides tips for building relationships in China and highlights future trends around content, solving local problems, and innovation.
International tie ups boosting india’s startup ecosystemeTailing India
Indian startups may soon get easier access to the German market and investments thanks to an agreement the government is planning to sign with the country for a startup exchange programme.
Check out our presentation on South by Southwest 2017 as we aim to bring you the breakdown of startups at the event. Get your dose of inspiration and innovation!
India's Response to COViD19 [June 2020]3one4 Capital
The document proposes an economic relief package of INR 5 lakh crore for India to address the near-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown. It analyzes the effects on key sectors like agriculture, industry and services, and estimates that 10 crore workers will be directly impacted by loss of income. The proposed package includes direct benefit transfers of INR 12,000 for 15 crore families, tax postponements, industry relief, bank lending support, refunds, and health spending. It argues this level of spending is needed to restore confidence and ensure livelihoods during the crisis, and constitutes only 2.5% of India's GDP, much lower than relief packages in other countries. The document advocates bold
Impact of COVID-19 on Indian MSME Sector: 16th September 2020Sam Ghosh
The Micro, Small, and Medium-sized businesses or the MSME sector contribute around ⅓ of the Indian GVA and half of the total exports.
Despite the great significance to the Indian economy, the sector deals with a lot of issues including lack of credit availability, low technology penetration, and cash-flow issues often created by their lower negotiating power dealing with the formal sector businesses.
The pandemic not only restricted revenue sources for many of the MSMEs but also created issues with credit availability, labour availability, transportation, and cash-flow.
The government of India has taken various measures to increase credit availability to the sector - from changing the definitions of MSMEs to credit guarantee schemes.
Although, the availability of credit may not be the silver bullet for the sector as the low credit uptake may be the result of low demand for credit.
Bengaluru has become a hotbed for startups in India, with over 400 people gathering at an event to learn about pivoting businesses into startups. The city is filled with both bars and software developers working on new ventures. Flipkart, which was acquired by Walmart for $16 billion, exemplifies the potential of Indian startups, with its founders becoming billionaires after over a decade of work. The Karnataka government is actively supporting startups through various funding programs and initiatives to encourage entrepreneurship, especially among underrepresented groups.
The document discusses India's progress and potential in innovation and adoption of new technologies. It makes the following key points:
1) While India has the human capital and resources to leverage new technologies like AI, machine learning, and IoT, its spending on R&D as a percentage of GDP is still low compared to other countries. The industry sector in particular needs to increase its investment in technology and innovation.
2) CII has been promoting technology adoption in Indian industry through various programs and platforms. It is also partnering with the government on initiatives to facilitate industry-academia collaboration and international joint R&D projects.
3) For India to fully capitalize on new technologies, both industry and start
SME Fintech Opportunity in the Developing CountriesSam Ghosh
There were around 30 million Small and Medium Size Enterprises (SMEs) in the developing countries before the pandemic. 2/3rd of global SMEs were located in developing countries. Developing countries with top SME populations are China, Thailand, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Tanzania, India, and Brazil, etc.
Most of these SMEs in the developing countries are in the informal sector lacking formal financing options and proper business processes. The pandemic has tested these SMEs to the extreme damaging their existing sales channels, supply chain, and financing sources. Governments in the developing countries (ex. China) pushing the SMEs for digital adoption to deal with revenue losses amid social distancing. This policy support can be very beneficial for startups in the sector.
COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated digital adoption in developing countries as consumers are forced to adopt digital channels for services such as education, healthcare, and grocery, etc. At the same time, small businesses are adopting digital channels for survival. This creates a unique opportunity for tech startups serving small businesses in developing countries.
The major problems that the small businesses are facing are revenue losses, operating challenges due to social distancing, lack of credit access, supply-side issues such as labour shortages, raw material access, etc. Tech startups can tap into the market by providing solutions to these pain points - sales platforms to deal with revenue losses, process automation to deal with operating challenges, alternative lending to deal with lack of credit access, HR management technologies to deal with the labour shortages, etc.
Small businesses often do not have defined operating processes. Changing customer preferences for digital modes require that small businesses also define their internal processes. The tech companies in this sector need to hand-hold small businesses by helping them design internal processes. Process automation companies are likely to benefit from this.
Often small businesses are dependent on one or few key people. As the pandemic brought drastic changes to our daily lives, the human aspect of the pandemic cannot be ignored. For example, many female entrepreneurs experienced the increased daily burden of homeschooling their children as the schools were closed. This kind of aspect brings unique opportunities for tech companies to design products for the sector.
India FinTech Report 2020 - 2nd edition, Executive SummaryMEDICI Inner Circle
- India has emerged as one of the fastest growing FinTech hubs in recent years, with hundreds of new startups being founded each month.
- Government initiatives like demonetization boosted digital payments and the growth of FinTech companies in India.
- However, the FinTech revolution needs to also drive financial inclusion, especially reaching underbanked and unbanked communities in rural areas. Most startups currently do not operate in those segments serving people with incomes of less than $1,300 per year.
- For FinTech to fully enable financial inclusion in India, costs need to be reduced through technology while also creating incentives and financial education for rural populations to use digital payments and services.
The document discusses India's "Make in India" initiative launched by Prime Minister Modi to promote manufacturing in India. It aims to attract foreign and domestic investment in 25 key sectors by improving infrastructure, easing regulations, and developing workforce skills. The initiative seeks to address barriers that have hindered manufacturing growth such as regulatory hurdles, inadequate infrastructure, labor laws, and skills gap. While services have driven India's growth, the country needs to increase manufacturing to absorb its growing workforce and improve its trade deficit. Critics argue the initiative may not create sufficient jobs or value addition given infrastructure constraints and global economic conditions. Supporters counter that manufacturing is vital to drive broad economic growth through multiplier effects.
The West Bengal government, led by Marxists, has shifted from an investor-unfriendly stance to one that welcomes foreign investment. This is due to efforts to boost the state's economy through new industry-friendly policies, improved infrastructure, and a productive workforce. Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya acknowledges that the state must change with the times to provide prosperity. Foreign and domestic investors are increasingly viewing West Bengal as an emerging industrial hub in India, impressed by the government's proactive efforts to attract investment and partner with businesses.
MEDICI's new India InsurTech Report 2020 explores the InsurTech sector in India. The report delves into what drives transformation in the sector, regulatory initiatives, funding & investment activity, prominent players, and business models.
The document compares Paytm and Policy Bazaar, two Indian fintech companies that went public, and analyzes their financial performance and the market response. It finds that while both companies had growing revenues and large customer bases, they struggled to be profitable. After high valuations during private funding rounds, their IPOs were met with skepticism by the market due to concerns over their ability to generate profits. The fall of Paytm caused pessimism toward other new-age tech stocks as well. However, India remains an attractive market for fintech investment due to factors like its large young population and growing internet and smartphone adoption rates.
This document provides a summary of a project report on the study of digital marketing in India from 2014 to 2018. The report was written by Mr. Prashant Kumar for his course under the guidance of Dr. Saurabh Gupta. It includes an introduction on the growth of digital marketing, objectives of the study, a literature review on topics related to digital marketing in India, and details on the research methodology used in the report. The literature review covers articles on the digital marketing industry and startups in India as well as challenges facing certain government programs promoting financial inclusion.
7 indian startup men who dominate the startupPriya Kadam
Indian Startup Men provides profiles of several prominent Indian startup founders:
1) Rahul Yadav founded Housing.com, which raised $100 million in funding but faced controversy over Yadav's remarks.
2) Brothers Sachin and Binny Bansal co-founded Flipkart, one of India's largest e-commerce companies, valued at $1.3 billion.
3) Deepinder Goyal and Pankaj Chaddah co-founded Zomato, a restaurant search and food delivery service operating in 23 countries.
4) Other notable startup founders profiled include Kavin Bharti Mittal of Hike Messenger, Kunal Bahl
The document summarizes the wealth management industry in India. It notes that while India currently has a small percentage of wealthy individuals compared to developed markets, the industry is growing rapidly at over 20% annually and is expected to continue growing strongly. Key opportunities for the industry include a large mass affluent segment, growing wealth among global Indians, regulatory changes targeting illicit money flows, and an increasing share of organized market players. The demographic of wealthy Indians is also younger than international counterparts, calling for new types of products and services leveraging technology. Overall the industry is fragmented but consolidation is increasing as organized players expand.
India is one of the fastest growing countries in the world with a population of over 1.21 billion people, 52 million internet users who spend 16 hours per week online, and 873 million mobile users. While India has large telecommunications, IT services, and consulting industries worth billions of dollars, it lacks major internet companies. This is because most Indians do not spend money on digital goods due to piracy and a lack of familiarity with online payments. However, the author believes the internet market in India is poised to grow significantly as viral marketing increases and more Indians start to spend digitally online. He invites the reader to get involved in the growing Indian startup scene.
Nanotechnology involves manipulating materials at the nanoscale (1 to 100 nanometers). While initially studied in the 1950s, it is now widely used across various fields like materials science, engineering, and medicine. At the nanoscale, materials demonstrate enhanced properties compared to their larger forms, such as increased strength and chemical reactivity. This has generated huge economic potential and interest from both scientists and businesses. Nanotechnology is enabling miniaturization across many technologies like computers, electronics, and medical devices, allowing for improved efficiency, convenience, and portability compared to older bulkier versions. However, some argue nanotechnology development needs oversight to ensure its sustainability and mitigate potential risks to human health and the environment.
Indian Startup Funding Report Q1 2013 [NextBigWhat]NextBigWhat
VC/Angel funding in India saw $174 million invested across 54 deals in Q1 of 2013. Internet companies received the highest funding by volume (25 deals worth $94 million) and value (54% of total). Healthcare was the next most funded sector by value, receiving $31 million across 8 deals. The majority of funding by both volume and value went to companies located in National Capital Region, Mumbai, and Bangalore.
Aadhaar : Empowering Indian Economy in Emerging Digital Marketvirendra solanki
Aadhaar is India's unique identification system that issues 12-digit IDs to residents based on biometric and demographic data. It is the world's largest biometric ID system with over 1.19 billion enrolled members. The document discusses the journey of Aadhaar in India, how it can serve as the foundation for Digital India, its current role, and the government's vision for empowering the economy through Aadhaar. It also outlines advantages like curbing corruption, disadvantages like privacy issues, and how Aadhaar Pay is transforming digital payments by allowing transactions without phones or cards through Aadhaar authentication.
This document summarizes Vani Kola's trip to China with Kalaari Capital to learn about the venture capital industry in China. The key learnings from the trip include: (1) India can follow China's development path by focusing on manufacturing and building large ecosystems like Chinese companies; (2) there are critical differences between the two countries like the Great Firewall and sector consolidation; and (3) Chinese companies and investors are interested in India as a market but still have some skepticism. The document provides tips for building relationships in China and highlights future trends around content, solving local problems, and innovation.
International tie ups boosting india’s startup ecosystemeTailing India
Indian startups may soon get easier access to the German market and investments thanks to an agreement the government is planning to sign with the country for a startup exchange programme.
Check out our presentation on South by Southwest 2017 as we aim to bring you the breakdown of startups at the event. Get your dose of inspiration and innovation!
India's Response to COViD19 [June 2020]3one4 Capital
The document proposes an economic relief package of INR 5 lakh crore for India to address the near-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown. It analyzes the effects on key sectors like agriculture, industry and services, and estimates that 10 crore workers will be directly impacted by loss of income. The proposed package includes direct benefit transfers of INR 12,000 for 15 crore families, tax postponements, industry relief, bank lending support, refunds, and health spending. It argues this level of spending is needed to restore confidence and ensure livelihoods during the crisis, and constitutes only 2.5% of India's GDP, much lower than relief packages in other countries. The document advocates bold
Impact of COVID-19 on Indian MSME Sector: 16th September 2020Sam Ghosh
The Micro, Small, and Medium-sized businesses or the MSME sector contribute around ⅓ of the Indian GVA and half of the total exports.
Despite the great significance to the Indian economy, the sector deals with a lot of issues including lack of credit availability, low technology penetration, and cash-flow issues often created by their lower negotiating power dealing with the formal sector businesses.
The pandemic not only restricted revenue sources for many of the MSMEs but also created issues with credit availability, labour availability, transportation, and cash-flow.
The government of India has taken various measures to increase credit availability to the sector - from changing the definitions of MSMEs to credit guarantee schemes.
Although, the availability of credit may not be the silver bullet for the sector as the low credit uptake may be the result of low demand for credit.
Bengaluru has become a hotbed for startups in India, with over 400 people gathering at an event to learn about pivoting businesses into startups. The city is filled with both bars and software developers working on new ventures. Flipkart, which was acquired by Walmart for $16 billion, exemplifies the potential of Indian startups, with its founders becoming billionaires after over a decade of work. The Karnataka government is actively supporting startups through various funding programs and initiatives to encourage entrepreneurship, especially among underrepresented groups.
The document discusses India's progress and potential in innovation and adoption of new technologies. It makes the following key points:
1) While India has the human capital and resources to leverage new technologies like AI, machine learning, and IoT, its spending on R&D as a percentage of GDP is still low compared to other countries. The industry sector in particular needs to increase its investment in technology and innovation.
2) CII has been promoting technology adoption in Indian industry through various programs and platforms. It is also partnering with the government on initiatives to facilitate industry-academia collaboration and international joint R&D projects.
3) For India to fully capitalize on new technologies, both industry and start
SME Fintech Opportunity in the Developing CountriesSam Ghosh
There were around 30 million Small and Medium Size Enterprises (SMEs) in the developing countries before the pandemic. 2/3rd of global SMEs were located in developing countries. Developing countries with top SME populations are China, Thailand, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Tanzania, India, and Brazil, etc.
Most of these SMEs in the developing countries are in the informal sector lacking formal financing options and proper business processes. The pandemic has tested these SMEs to the extreme damaging their existing sales channels, supply chain, and financing sources. Governments in the developing countries (ex. China) pushing the SMEs for digital adoption to deal with revenue losses amid social distancing. This policy support can be very beneficial for startups in the sector.
COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated digital adoption in developing countries as consumers are forced to adopt digital channels for services such as education, healthcare, and grocery, etc. At the same time, small businesses are adopting digital channels for survival. This creates a unique opportunity for tech startups serving small businesses in developing countries.
The major problems that the small businesses are facing are revenue losses, operating challenges due to social distancing, lack of credit access, supply-side issues such as labour shortages, raw material access, etc. Tech startups can tap into the market by providing solutions to these pain points - sales platforms to deal with revenue losses, process automation to deal with operating challenges, alternative lending to deal with lack of credit access, HR management technologies to deal with the labour shortages, etc.
Small businesses often do not have defined operating processes. Changing customer preferences for digital modes require that small businesses also define their internal processes. The tech companies in this sector need to hand-hold small businesses by helping them design internal processes. Process automation companies are likely to benefit from this.
Often small businesses are dependent on one or few key people. As the pandemic brought drastic changes to our daily lives, the human aspect of the pandemic cannot be ignored. For example, many female entrepreneurs experienced the increased daily burden of homeschooling their children as the schools were closed. This kind of aspect brings unique opportunities for tech companies to design products for the sector.
India FinTech Report 2020 - 2nd edition, Executive SummaryMEDICI Inner Circle
- India has emerged as one of the fastest growing FinTech hubs in recent years, with hundreds of new startups being founded each month.
- Government initiatives like demonetization boosted digital payments and the growth of FinTech companies in India.
- However, the FinTech revolution needs to also drive financial inclusion, especially reaching underbanked and unbanked communities in rural areas. Most startups currently do not operate in those segments serving people with incomes of less than $1,300 per year.
- For FinTech to fully enable financial inclusion in India, costs need to be reduced through technology while also creating incentives and financial education for rural populations to use digital payments and services.
The document discusses India's "Make in India" initiative launched by Prime Minister Modi to promote manufacturing in India. It aims to attract foreign and domestic investment in 25 key sectors by improving infrastructure, easing regulations, and developing workforce skills. The initiative seeks to address barriers that have hindered manufacturing growth such as regulatory hurdles, inadequate infrastructure, labor laws, and skills gap. While services have driven India's growth, the country needs to increase manufacturing to absorb its growing workforce and improve its trade deficit. Critics argue the initiative may not create sufficient jobs or value addition given infrastructure constraints and global economic conditions. Supporters counter that manufacturing is vital to drive broad economic growth through multiplier effects.
The West Bengal government, led by Marxists, has shifted from an investor-unfriendly stance to one that welcomes foreign investment. This is due to efforts to boost the state's economy through new industry-friendly policies, improved infrastructure, and a productive workforce. Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya acknowledges that the state must change with the times to provide prosperity. Foreign and domestic investors are increasingly viewing West Bengal as an emerging industrial hub in India, impressed by the government's proactive efforts to attract investment and partner with businesses.
MEDICI's new India InsurTech Report 2020 explores the InsurTech sector in India. The report delves into what drives transformation in the sector, regulatory initiatives, funding & investment activity, prominent players, and business models.
The document compares Paytm and Policy Bazaar, two Indian fintech companies that went public, and analyzes their financial performance and the market response. It finds that while both companies had growing revenues and large customer bases, they struggled to be profitable. After high valuations during private funding rounds, their IPOs were met with skepticism by the market due to concerns over their ability to generate profits. The fall of Paytm caused pessimism toward other new-age tech stocks as well. However, India remains an attractive market for fintech investment due to factors like its large young population and growing internet and smartphone adoption rates.
This document provides a summary of a project report on the study of digital marketing in India from 2014 to 2018. The report was written by Mr. Prashant Kumar for his course under the guidance of Dr. Saurabh Gupta. It includes an introduction on the growth of digital marketing, objectives of the study, a literature review on topics related to digital marketing in India, and details on the research methodology used in the report. The literature review covers articles on the digital marketing industry and startups in India as well as challenges facing certain government programs promoting financial inclusion.
The 10 best emerging fintech startups in 2018Merry D'souza
Fintech in India is a unique because it is young, growing rapidly, and is fuelled by a large market base. Insights Success "The 10 Best Emerging Fintech Startups in 2018", Our magazine journey begins with the Cover story; CASHe, which provide immediate short-term personal loans to young professionals based on their social profile, merit and earning potential using its proprietary algorithm-based machine learning platform.
Development of an app using business development start up incubatorsDr. C.V. Suresh Babu
Conference Presentation, National Conference on Innovations in Information and Communication Technologies (NCIICT-2021) organized by Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Tamil Nadu, India on 07-08 May 2021
07-08 May 2021
This document discusses building a compelling social media presence and strategies for digital transformation. It provides an overview of Digiqom, an India-based social media and digital marketing firm, including their focus areas, clients served, campaigns conducted, and approaches to managing social media ecosystems and measuring success. Key points covered include benchmarking social media capability maturity, calculating social media ROI, challenges organizations face with social media, and principles for community-powered engagement.
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The document provides an overview of the ConsumerTech landscape in India. It discusses key trends shaping the space such as the democratization of online commerce, the increasing relevance of omni-channel, social media and marketplaces becoming important search sites, the rise of quick commerce, and shifting consumer preferences. The summary also outlines challenges and opportunities for companies in India, including scaling startups from 0-10 and driving sustainable growth from 10-100. The ConsumerTech sector in India has seen significant value creation with $250Bn in valuation and over 40 unicorns.
Shared Value Initiative India connects the business and community leaders towards defining the practice of shared value in India. This initiative is committed to bringing forward the realization, understanding, adoption and implementation of the best practices for creating shared value among the companies, civil society and government organizations in India, thereby accelerating the economic and social progress towards a more equitable and sustainable world.
The document summarizes a grants management platform called Uplift that aims to connect social investors with nonprofit organizations. It notes that 70% of local nonprofits tried to survive after the pandemic with donations dropping and expenses increasing. Uplift will automate the entire grant lifecycle from requests through approval to simplify the process. The platform aims to drive impact, empower changemakers, and save time by making smart investments. It has the goal of becoming a local guide for patient capital by providing access to data, research, and market intelligence.
The document discusses India's Digital India program which aims to transform India into a digitally empowered society. It provides an overview of the key initiatives under Digital India including Aadhaar, DigiLocker, eSign, Jan Dhan Yojana, UPI, Direct Benefit Transfer, eNAM, Digital AIIMS, eHospital, SWAYAM and others. It summarizes the objectives, stakeholders and implementation progress of these major digital initiatives. Overall, Digital India aims to deliver digital services to citizens, enhance digital infrastructure, boost digital literacy and promote digital payments.
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Atma-nirbhar-Boost for small businesses.docxRamappa Kb
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An introduction to the fintech space, with additional information on the wealth management space. This presentation was made for my team so that they would better understand the industry they are working in and where it is headed.
Software Development Careers: Why, What, and How?Sanjay Goel
This presentation was used during the 3 hrs long session for pre-final year CSE/IT/ECE students at JIIT on 13th June 2015. It even has the slides that were skipped because of time shortage. Thanks to some of the star alumni of 1st (2005) to 5th (2009) batch graduated from JIIT for their messages that are also included in this presentation. Each of their message was read out by different students during the presentation. I hope more engineering students at JIIT and even at other institutes will find it useful for making the right choice wrt their career.
This presentation is a continuously evolving presentation and is kept updated with new insights and information.
Slides from August 2015 webinar on the relevance of Fintech strategy for Broker Dealer firms. Webinar covered why Broker Dealer incumbents need a FinTech Strategy to survive industry disruption and how to create one
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Scouting opportunities in a new normal world by Dhananjay_Singh_irs
1. Dhananjay Singh, IRS
CBIC, Ministry of Finance, Govt of India
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dhananjay-singh-irs-19947377 Twitter:@dhananjay_IRS
2. ❖ Views expressed in this presentation are strictly personal
views
❖ Source of Pics: from several sources on Internet
❖ Due credit & acknowledgment is attributed to different authors
whose ideas have been referred to Twitter:@dhananjay_IRS
3. Let us all eschew fear
Source: Prospect Theory
by Daniel Kahneman
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6. Mega Trends in Economy
• Change in geo-politics, sourcing strategies leading to shifting of certain industries
outside China:
• German footwear brand Von Wellx shifts production from China to India
• More Governance, Less Govt; Privatization
• Make In India (jobs)
• GVCs an important part of Atmanirbhar Bharat Package
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8. Agri Sector
• Additional Rs.40000 crores for NREGA;Total:Rs.1 lakh crores (productive assets)
• APMC monopsony (Art.301), Contract farming, Essential services legislations
• Factor market reforms-labour…
• AgriStack
• Free Agri marketplace will unlock opportunities for new investments:
• Uberisation of Farm Services
• E-trading (tech-based platforms)
• Incentivises GFCF in cold chain infra, W/H
• Food processing units
• Logistics
• Insurance etc
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9. Institution Building
• Institutions of the poor:
• Women SHGs (RBI recognition),SHG Federations
• Nurture Community Heroes (eg, Kerala,Vietnam VLWs)
• Instns for the poor
• Scheme for 10000 FPOs
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10. Entrepreneurship & Start-ups
https://okhai.org/
• India is the 7th largest start-up ecosystem in the world
• Start up India https://www.startupindia.gov.in/
• TiE, TYE, Role playing business roles in Middle School
• https://www.psbloansin59minutes.com/home
• Know-how is as important as know-why
• SaaS,PaaS, Edutech, Healthtech, Fintech, Online gaming, Retail, Logistics, Agritech
• Reverse migration (skill-sets) needs to leveraged to
create viable business models by customising offerings
to un/under-served markets:
➢ Artisans (100 mn)
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11. Efforts of Government, Regulators
• PM Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana
• Primary focus of Govt & RBI is on easing liquidity &
providing cash in the hands of people, industry
• Govt’s Rs.20 lakh cr Economic package in view of Corona Pandemic
• https://www.investindia.gov.in/
• New def of MSMEs: Distinction between manufacturing & services
removed. Investment limits revised upwardly. The criterion of
turnover added
• https://udyamregistration.gov.in
Micro enterprises Investment upto Rs.1Cr & turnover upto
Rs5 Cr
Small enterprises Investment upto Rs.10 Cr & turnover upto
Rs 50 Cr
Medium enterprises Investment upto Rs.20 Cr & turnover upto
Rs 100 Cr
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12. • MSMEs/Non-profits crucial for seamless last mile value creation & delivery
• Prevent liquidity problem of MSMEs from becoming a solvency problem (guarantee)
• https://www.psbloansin59minutes.com/home (GST data...)
• SMILE & SAFE,SAFE+ of SIDBI
• Government e-Marketplace (GeM)
• Redefine fixed costs; Focus on extending cash runway; share orders, capacity, equipment (collaborate)
(Eg.,Gainsharing done with farmers by GCMMF)
• Variable cost model: plug & unplug resources depending on economic conditions
• Monetise all non-usable assets like land, machinery
• TReDS is an electronic platform for facilitating the financing / discounting of trade receivables of MSMEs
through multiple financiers (mandatory for Rs.500 crores turnover corporates); MSMEs can convert ARs/DSOs into
cash using TReDS
• Moving from physical touchpoints to digital touchpoints
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15. AIM
ATL AIC ACIC ARISE ANIC
https://aim.gov.in/aim-covid.php Twitter:@dhananjay_IRS
https://aim.gov.in/resources-for-atl-incharge.php ATL App Development module under AIM
16. Role of CSOs, VOs
• Voluntary charity because of market failure (Eg, School made by wealthy
businessman)
• 3 million Non-profits in India: Need for collaboration (agglomeration
economies)
• Guide Star India, NGO Darpan
• Crucial for seamless last mile delivery to intended beneficiaries
• Rights-based Non-Profits are quickly re-purposing themselves
towards pressing issues arising out of the pandemic
• Volunteer to build a different set of transferable skills
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17. Contribution of Non-profits (contd)
• Parinaam Foundation (Ujjivan) work with 2500 ultra-poor families, on
the road, delivering essentials to the needy
• MFIs have foot on the ground: field staff can help deliver,
connect/enable needy with govt schemes, PDS etc
• Empathy at community level has been remarkable (WB eg)
• MSDF’s partners for the Ghar per School campaign
• Philanthropy foundations funds provide the ‘first loss’ funds
• Action Covid-19 Team (ACT): actgrants.in
• Wadhwani Entrepreneurship network: AI for Social Good; Wadhwani
entrepreneurs (Start-ups)
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20. TBL as an accountability framework
State Street Global Advisors Gravity Payments
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21. Frugal innovations/Sustainable Approaches
• Tata, M & M, Maruti, Ford, GM, Tesla quickly responded by retooling (flexibility-
based strategies) & started scaling up the production of ventilators
• IIT Delhi startup ETEX produced a cheap and effective facemask
“Kawach” for protection against Covid-19 that costs just Rs. 45
• ‘Mylab’ COVID-19 test kits
• Redefine & recombine Supply Chains
• Rural sector: a bright spot
• Andhra Pradesh ‘Zero-Budget’ Natural Farming (APZBNF)
Programme,Rythu Sadhikara Samstha (RySS)
Twitter:@dhananjay_IRS Repurposing Trains
22. Living Root Bridges of Meghalaya
Source: https://www.gian.org/
https://www.sristiinnovation.com/about-sristi.html
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24. Ensuring Sustainable Impact of Projects
Both intended & unintended
benefits
Focus on distributive justice
Quality of Life,Environment Values for learning
Impact Evaluation
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25. Current & future Trends
• Digital infrastructure: IndiaStack
• AEPS has witnessed surge in transactions post Corona outbreak
• Disruptions in BFSI space; Fintech (video KYC) ; Inclusive digital finance
• Data.org: Funds selected organizations & high-potential projects to demonstrate
the transformational power of data science for social impact
• Use cases: Mastercard data-driven insights reflect consumer spending and store openings up
sharply, proving that neglected neighborhoods warrant investment
• Volunteer to build a different set of transferable skills
• Collaboration between competitors (3M & GE Healthcare colloborating on a simplified ventilator design, 3M &
GE Healthcare:masks,PPE for healthcare workers)
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26. Current & future Trends
• AI has twin benefits:
• GPT (eg., motors, microprocessors)
• A new method of invention (eg.,digital computing)
• Low hanging automation use cases are in CRM & HR Support:
• Moving from physical touchpoints to digital touchpoints
• Deploy Chatbots (e.g., Finserv BLU)
• Conversational AI can assist in workflow
• Mark attendance through HR bots by turning on location in WhatsApp
• Physical & digital world combined
• Reinvent business models https://www.weforum.org/
• Resilient Supply Chains
• Platform (gig) economies
• Next decade may be of Genome Sequencing
Café X
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27. Success Stories of Blockchain
IBM Food Trust Trade Lens
RTO Mumbai Corneal TransplantTwitter:@dhananjay_IRS