2018 Venture Capital Story of India
India, once most loved nation by Venture Capitalist around 2014 is now slowly shifting their interest from Indian startups.
The recent data shows that the Venture capital investments in the country declined marginally to USD 26.3 billion in 2018, even though there was a surge in number of deals.
Investments by venture capital and private equity funds in the country declined in 2018 from USD 26.8 billion in the previous year, the report by consultancy firm Bain & Company said.
However, the number of transactions surged to 793 in 2018 as compared to 700 in the year-ago period, it said.
The 'dry-powder' (liquidity) available with investors focused on the country has declined to USD 11.1 billion at the end of 2018 from USD 11.7 billion in the year-ago period, but it is "more t...