iSPIRT is a non-profit think tank formed by industry practitioners to help build a sustainable, competitive Indian software product industry. The document discusses three undercurrents shaping the industry: 1) a shift from software services to product development, with startups leading change; 2) consumerization of the enterprise, as personal tech surpasses enterprise tech; 3) changed attitudes towards entrepreneurship resulting in 800 new startups annually in India.

1. iSPIRT – Indian Software Product Industry Round Table is a non-profit think tank formed by leading practitioners of the industry
to assist in the cause of building a healthy, globally-competitive and sustainable industry. Visit www.ispirt.in for more details.
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Thiyagarajan M, iSPIRT Fellow

2. 1 in 20 $billion startups is from
India
Today

3. 1 in 2 $billion startups will be from
India
By 2025

4. 3 Undercurrents
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5. Undercurrent #1
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6. Shift - Software Services to Product
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SERVICE INDUSTRY PRODUCT INDUSTRY
Startups are leading this change

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Software
Communications
Software Product Industry is
the enabling industry for
many sectors

8. Made for & from India
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Opening of the
Domestic
market
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delivering
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9. Indian Saas is filling white spaces
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$0.6 trillion opportunity

10. Undercurrent #2
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11. Consumerization of the Enterprise
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shaping

12. With smartphone everywhere
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Personal technology more powerful and richer experience than Enterprise
technology

13. Undercurrent #3
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14. Changed attitudes with
massification of entrepreneurship
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17. Resulting in the incredulous activities
and infectious energy we are seeing
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18.  India has emerged as the 4th largest start-up
location globally
 800 new startups created year on year
 70+ Active VC’s and PE’s in 2014
 550+ Angels in India
 80+ Accelerators and Incubators 18

19. VC investments increased 7 times
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$500
$1,000
$1,500
$2,000
$2,500
$3,000
$3,500
$4,000
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
VC Investments in software products ( in $m)

20. Global Tech giants that acquired
Indian startups last year
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21. Github activity
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