The D2C startup playbook for 2024 – How to raise capital in India?
The easiest way to raise capital for your D2C startup is to bring new products from other countries and create a powerful story around it.
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Sep 183 min read
Which sectors will drive the future economic growth in India?
The future India growth story will come from 3 sectors – Cleantech, Hardware, and Healthcare.
Mar 223 min read
What is the best funding structure for your startup in the early stages?
When you are starting your startup, raising venture capital from your acquaintances (called an F&F round) is the best and easiest approach.
Feb 152 min read
What is the impact of AI on the Indian SaaS startups?
AI might derail the Indian SaaS story because founders don't know how to leverage AI to enhance their SaaS offerings.
Jan 304 min read
How much Capital to Raise in Your First Round?
Founders should try to raise money for 18 months. The goal of pre-seed/seed capital is to launch an MVP and acquire a few paying customers.
Nov 16, 20232 min read
Liquidation Preference in Startups
Liquidation preferences help investors get their investment back when the startup is acquired or liquidated at a lower valuation.
Oct 17, 20232 min read
Will the funding winter get worse?
Carta is a treasure trove of useful information. Since it manages the shareholders' list (known as the cap table) of thousands of...
Sep 13, 20234 min read
Angel Investing – Fees, Returns and the Power Law
The power law dictates that a lion's share of VC returns comes from a small number of deals while most investments fail to return capital.
Aug 14, 20232 min read
What is a liquidity event in angel investing?
When a startup becomes big, its early investors sell their shares to bigger VCs at a profit. This is called a liquidity event.
Jan 3, 20237 min read
Tremis Capital Annual Letter 2022
Greetings and welcome to our 2022 annual letter! We are thrilled to share with you the insights, reflections, and learnings of the past...
Dec 19, 20222 min read
ESOP Valuation in Startups
ESOPs are a proven way of creating employee wealth. In any venture-funded startup, your salary will have both cash and ESOPs.
Nov 21, 20222 min read
ESOP for early employees
Startups give ESOPs to employees to compensate for the risk. ESOPs can yield a fortune if the startup you joined becomes successful.
Oct 13, 20222 min read
Angel Syndicates vs Angel Investors
A syndicate is a collection of angel investors who invest together in early-stage startups.
Aug 29, 20228 min read
How to raise seed capital?
Raising seed investment is difficult. Luck plays a big part and you need patience and persistence to achieve it.
Jun 6, 20222 min read
Venture Capital vs Thrasio model for D2C brands
Raising capital is much more difficult than selling to D2C rollups. If can grow 10–20x with more capital, VC investment is the way forward.
Apr 4, 20222 min read
Selling your D2C Brand
The competition to acquire great companies is immense. Many D2C rollups have raised big capital to acquire the best brands.
Feb 15, 20222 min read
What is a good EBITDA for a D2C company?
Most Rollup (Thrasio clones) look for D2C companies with 15% – 25% EBITDA. They are not interested in companies with lower EBITDA.
Oct 18, 20212 min read
The evolution of early-stage startup investments in India
Startup investing has become mainstream in India. More Indians will invest in early-stage startups once the ecosystem further matures.
Sep 20, 20213 min read
How have Indian VC funds performed?
VC investments are illiquid with 5 to 8 years lock-in depending upon the fund. Thus, it requires a higher return than most investments.
Aug 16, 20212 min read
Big global startup IPOs in Q2 2021
Nine big startups came up with IPOs in Q2 2021. All are technology companies except Oatley (Oat milk maker) and Didi (Ride hailing company).
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