Prominent names who played a pivotal role in the rise of some of the biggest companies today. In the world of private investments, however, one thing will remain constant-spotting them early and spotting them right. Sandeep Naik, managing director and head of India and Asia Pacific at General Atlantic, says that the firm will also focus on the Bharat consumer model. The firm has invested $2.6 billion in 27 Indian companies and realised $2.4 billion, having exited 13 investments. In the world of private equity, General Atlantic stands out. Its valuation has soared to nearly ₹3,500 crore and if things don’t turn topsy-turvy, Lightspeed will rake in rich profits. They backed ShareChat at a time when not many people believed that a vernacular social media platform can make a dent in Facebook or Twitter’s universe. Sequoia’s stake in Pine Labs is likely to be close to a billion dollars post the company’s latest fundraise.īold bets become extremely rewarding in venture capital. Pine Labs, an investment Sequoia made about a decade ago, is set to become a unicorn.

In venture capital, patience and reposng faith in an underdog is crucial to success. All of them have either made or are poised to make windfall with some of their bets. In the latest issue of Forbes India, we take the help of Tracxn to identify 25 VC executives at Indian funds who did more right than wrong. Financing transactions in a sensible and prudent manner, we take into account the capital requirements necessary to meet the company’s growth and expansion plans and allow for a comfortable operating cushion to accommodate fluctuations in company performance. Podcast: How Sequoia became India's largest VC firm PMZ takes a creative and flexible approach to venture capital investment.

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