The award will recognise the most lucrative exit in the year. The decision will be made based on the volume of deals as well as the size of the exit.
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ET Tech
The award will recognise the most lucrative exit in the year. The decision will be made based on the volume of deals as well as the size of the exit.
Anand Lunia Role: Partner Investment Firm: India Quotient
Based In: Mumbai Key Investments: ShareChat, Sugar Cosmetics, Lendingkart, PagarBook Investment Strategy: Lunia is an active early-stage investor backing startups at the seed stage across sectors. Among his prominent bets is ShareChat which took its first few steps from India Quotient’s Mumbai office. Lunia’s fourth fund is expected to close at $80-$100 million.
Role: Managing Partner Investment Firm: Blume Ventures Based In: Mumbai Key Investments: Unacademy, Spinny, Grey Orange, Dunzo Investment Strategy: Reddy, who cofounded Blume in 2010, is one of the most active early-stage investors across sectors like ecommerce, ed-tech, retail and fintech. Besides his current prominent bets, he has had exits from TaxiForSure (acquired by Ola in 2015) and Runnr (acquired by Zomato in 2017).
Role: Founder Investment Firm: Info Edge Based In: Gurugram Key Investments: Zomato, PolicyBazaar, Ixigo
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Investment Strategy: Bikhchandani founded Info Edge - which houses Naukri.com and Jeevansathi.com - in 1995. He spotted Zomato when it was known as Foodiebay and wrote its first cheque. Following Zomato’s stellar listing on the BSE in July, PolicyBazaar and Ixigo are also going public later this year.
Mukul Arora Role: Partner Investment Firm: Elevation Capital Based In: Bengaluru Key Investments: Swiggy, Meesho, FirstCry and Unacademy. Investment Strategy: Arora, an IIM-Lucknow alumnus, is focused on consumer tech startups and has cut first cheques for some of the biggest startups in India, including Swiggy and Unacademy. Besides his core focus area, he has also been evaluating SaaS startups in the past year.
Vikram Vaidyanathan Role: Managing Director Investment Firm: Matrix Partners India Based In: Bengaluru Key Investments: Razorpay, OfBusiness, Dailyhunt, Five Star Finance Investment Strategy: Vaidyanathan, a former McKinsey consultant, counts four unicorns in his 30-strong portfolio which has companies across sectors like fintech, SaaS, education technology, B2B and others. His early focus on financial services has paid off in terms of spotting promising startups in the fintech and financial services sector.
