Indian creators of global unicorns to come calling

The Modi government’s Start Up India programme is all set for a blockbuster launch on Saturday. Besides the presence of stalwarts of the startup world such as Uber founder Travis Kalanick and SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son, the high-profile event will see a lineup of prominent Indian-American entrepreneurs and investors from the Silicon Valley. Here’s a look..



With investors competing to write ever larger cheques for young ventures — some of which are yet to even launch products and services — 2016 promises to be an interesting year for early-stage investments in India. This comes at a time mid-to-growth stage funding is becoming selective & the pedigree of a founder assumes greater significance. From Saroja Yeramilli to Rahul Yadav, a number of entrepreneurs are bagging cash before they even create a service or product, fuelling concerns about valuation mismatches when these companies line up for follow-on capital.