Meha Agarwal

1 week ago | inc42.com | Meha Agarwal

SUMMARY Venture capital players in India are exploring patient capital to back innovation-first startups in deeptech, climate tech and other complex sectors Once tied to impact funding, patient capital is now seen as a viable route to venture-grade returns, sparking domestic LPs' interest in long-term bets Indian LPs remain wary due to past inconsistencies, but a gradual shift is underway as family offices and government-backed funds start committing more to patient capital A couple of years...

1 week ago | htsyndication.com | Meha Agarwal

India, May 29 -- A couple of years ago, the leading Indian stockbroker, Zerodha, made a surprising announcement. Its investment arm, Rainmatter Capital, would deploy an additional INR 1K Cr in 'patient capital' to support Indian startups. What set this move apart wasn't the scale but the investment thesis. Cofounder Nithin Kamath took to X (formerly Twitter) to post a refreshing approach to startup investing. "Good businesses cannot be built overnight, something we learned in our journey.

3 weeks ago | inc42.com | Meha Agarwal

SUMMARY AI adoption across VC firms has followed a similar pattern — starting with individual use and becoming a broader capability that improved workflows and decision-makingA shift is underway among Indian VC funds, and we don’t mean in the way they are investing in AI, but how they are using AI internallyAccording to an Inc42 survey, 70% of Indian VC firms are using AI in key parts of their operations, but what does this ‘AI stack’ look like?

1 month ago | inc42.com | Meha Agarwal

SUMMARY Since its launch in 2016, the customer-first fintech Groww has demystified capital market investments and made them easy, fast and transparent Groww turned a profit in FY21 and was valued at $3 Bn in October 2021 when it raised a $251 Mn Series E funding round led by ICONIQ Growth The fintech giant is now gearing up for an IPO, with a projected valuation of $6 Bn-8 Bn Fintechs have long been viewed as giant killers, aiming to disrupt all major components of the financial world, be it...

1 month ago | htsyndication.com | Meha Agarwal

India, May 7 -- Fintechs have long been viewed as giant killers, aiming to disrupt all major components of the financial world, be it payments, lending, insurance, stock broking or wealth management. They are a catch-all for a new wave of transformative technologies and financial inclusion with enormous ripple effects. But rarely do we find one to engage in witty wordplay or burst into poetic storytelling to promote its core mission.