India

State of Venture Q1’23 Report: Asia

State of Venture Q1’23 Report: Asia

Asia venture activity continues to slide in Q1'23, with funding and deals both seeing double-digit declines.

Apr 14, 2023

100 Asia-Pacific-based startups transforming insurtech

100 Asia-Pacific-based startups transforming insurtech

In this Market Map, we look at Asia-Pacific-based startups shaping the future of the global insurance industry — from digital-first providers to embedded technology platforms.

Mar 21, 2023

Where Sequoia Capital is investing in blockchain and crypto

Where Sequoia Capital is investing in blockchain and crypto

Sequoia Capital announced in February 2022 its first crypto-focused fund. We dive into the blockchain and crypto investments Sequoia Capital and its sister funds, Sequoia Capital China and Sequoia Capital India, have made prior to the announcement along with some of its recent bets.

Aug 17, 2022

Bigger than e-commerce? Digitizing the kirana store is the biggest opportunity in Indian retail

Incumbents like Reliance, Walmart, and Amazon are jumping to modernize India's mom & pop shops. We dig into the opportunities for tech and highlight notable startups working in the kirana economy.

Apr 7, 2022

3 Ways Tech Is Digitizing ‘Informal Retail’ In India

3 Ways Tech Is Digitizing ‘Informal Retail’ In India

More than 90% of retail in India is conducted through informal brick-and-mortar channels. Investors are giving more attention to the massive tech opportunity around inventory procurement, financial services, and e-commerce enablement for small retailers in the country.

Oct 20, 2020

Big Tech In Payments

Big Tech In Payments

Tech giants from Amazon to Apple are offering new payments products in markets around the world. We look at these leaders' major moves in the payments space.

Aug 26, 2020

How TikTok’s Owner Became The World’s Most Valuable Unicorn

How TikTok’s Owner Became The World’s Most Valuable Unicorn

ByteDance, the China-based unicorn behind the video-sharing app TikTok, was recently valued at up to $140B. Now, the company is leveraging its recommendation algorithms to expand its portfolio in a bid to join the ranks of Big Tech.

Jun 18, 2020

Client Note: Disinformation-As-A-Service, Dealflow Management, Freelance Financial Services, And More

Client Note: Disinformation-As-A-Service, Dealflow Management, Freelance Financial Services, And More

Client Note Also covered are hot or not industries, the CB Insights Mosaic score, and Reliance Jio's financing run.

Jun 8, 2020

How Asia-Based Fintech Fared In Q1’20

How Asia-Based Fintech Fared In Q1’20

Funding to China-based fintech startups fell 41% from Q4'19 into the first quarter of the year as Covid-19 impacted investor appetite.

May 29, 2020

Client Note: The CBI Tech Conference, Autonomous Retail Checkout, Mobile Crash Analytics, And More

Client Note: The CBI Tech Conference, Autonomous Retail Checkout, Mobile Crash Analytics, And More

Client Note Also included are hot or not industries, the "fast follower" concept, and Indian food delivery.

May 26, 2020

Market Map: The Evolution of India’s Growing Fintech Landscape

Market Map: The Evolution of India’s Growing Fintech Landscape

Market Map Bolstered by falling mobile data costs, proactive regulation to push digital payments, and more, India's fintech landscape is one of the most exciting in the world today.

Aug 8, 2019

As Early-Stage Deals Fall In India, Unicorns Continue To Raise Mega-Rounds

As Early-Stage Deals Fall In India, Unicorns Continue To Raise Mega-Rounds

India's unicorn companies are raising significantly more funding than early-stage startups. Is the country's tech ecosystem flourishing, or is its growth being driven by just a handful of companies?

Nov 19, 2018

Indian Budget Hotel Unicorn Raises $1B In The Race For Chinese Market

Indian Budget Hotel Unicorn Raises $1B In The Race For Chinese Market

OYO is looking to expand its international footprint — especially in China. We look at how it could succeed in the shadow of Airbnb and its Chinese counterparts.

Sep 26, 2018

Global Tech Hubs

Global Tech Hubs

A deep dive into 25 global metro areas and their top tech companies.

Jun 26, 2018

How To Manage And Sell A Company In An Industry And A Country You Don’t Know

How To Manage And Sell A Company In An Industry And A Country You Don’t Know

From tech in NYC to chemical manufacturing in Nasik (India), here's a guide that hopefully nobody ever needs.

Jun 19, 2018

Market Map: The State Of Fintech Startups In India

Market Map: The State Of Fintech Startups In India

Fintech deals in India reached an all-time high in Q1’18. We mapped the landscape of 125+ Indian fintech startups across merchant services, consumer payments, personal finance, and B2B solutions.

Jun 11, 2018

Flipkart Is India’s Biggest VC-Backed Tech Exit By A Mile

Flipkart Is India’s Biggest VC-Backed Tech Exit By A Mile

In the wake of Walmart's $16B acquisition of Indian e-commerce site Flipkart, we round up the top Indian tech exits since 2010.

May 10, 2018

How The Owner Of India’s Massively Successful Paytm Mobile App Wants To Take Over Banking, Insurance, Loans, Credit Cards, And More

How The Owner Of India’s Massively Successful Paytm Mobile App Wants To Take Over Banking, Insurance, Loans, Credit Cards, And More

India's One97 Communications has a wide range of ambitions in the rapidly developing country. We examined its strategy to dominate digital money and the broader financial services space, as well as the many competitors that are also vying for a share of the pie.

Mar 8, 2018

Revving Up: Deals & Funding To Auto Commerce Startups Continue To Climb

Revving Up: Deals & Funding To Auto Commerce Startups Continue To Climb

Deals and funding to auto commerce startups have grown steadily since 2012, with this year on track to pass the $3B mark.

Oct 13, 2017

Google, Amazon, Alibaba, And The Battle For Fintech In India

Google, Amazon, Alibaba, And The Battle For Fintech In India

Google, Amazon, Paytm, and others are in a bare-knuckled fight to win India's next billion financial services consumers. These companies are launching apps and digital wallets, as well as creating partnerships and walled gardens to hurt competing products.

Oct 12, 2017

Market Map: 45+ Indian Startups Focused On Education

Market Map: 45+ Indian Startups Focused On Education

Startups in India's nascent edtech sector are tackling everything from tutoring and test prep to foreign language learning.

Oct 5, 2017

What’s The Easiest Place To Raise Early Startup Capital? Hint: Not Silicon Valley

What’s The Easiest Place To Raise Early Startup Capital? Hint: Not Silicon Valley

The venture capital funnel shows just how brutal the VC game is.

Oct 4, 2017

Where The Top 10 Corporate Investors In India Tech Are Placing Bets

Where The Top 10 Corporate Investors In India Tech Are Placing Bets

The most active corporate investor in the country was India's Times Group, followed by Qualcomm Ventures.

Sep 28, 2017