The Next "BIG" Thing is the Next "SMALL" Thing
Gaurav Shah
Group MD & CEO,
DeGroup
DeGroup
It is totally clichéd to say, "The Indian growth story is BIG". Over the last few years, after meeting several hundred entrepreneurs and investors in Asia, it is a no brainer that the stage for the Indian Entrepreneur has never been bigger. They are arguably amongst the most respected entrepreneurs globally as they are risk driven, especially in the investor circles.
What is interesting to understand here is that the Indian VC industry has grown several notches in the past 5 years and is becoming increasingly matured now. And with the improving domestic entrepreneurial environment and favorable investment scenario, the venture capital industry in India is expected to only expand in the next five years, while it is logically shrinking in developed nations. From the perspectives of the global VC Industry, the Indian share has been a very small percentage of the overall global portfolio. However, it is poised to take a big leap in the next five years, as more and more western VCs are now keen on investing in emerging economies like India, more than ever. The number of home grown VCs have also increased to a substantial number today. Since 2009, we have seen a consistent growth in the amount of early stage venture capital available to the Indian Entrepreneur.
The advent of the Internet and the Telecom penetration in India has brought about a few radical changes in the economic dynamics of the country and also the way business is conducted. Hence, there has been a clear of trend of investments in the Internet and Telecom related ventures in the last few years, and will continue to remain the hot favorites. Ecommerce, as we all know, is in its re-invention phase in India, continues to attract a significant share of the investment pie and will remain the hot favorite in 2011 and the year after.
Other sectors that feature on the hot list are IT & ITES, health care, life sciences, media and entertainment, education alongside the retail vertical which is slowly staging a comeback. Energy is one vertical that has enormous promises for the low risk investors, especially on the installation side and one emerging winner would be the small hydro power space. Biomass and Waste management are also becoming attractive options.
For me personally, the Indian consumer makes up a significant part of my asset allocation strategy. A lot of VCs / PEs are now starting to regain their confidence on Indian consumer, thus making conventional Retail and Internet consumer oriented businesses, the hot favorites. At the same time, there has been significant capital invested in Health care, Life Sciences and Medical Technology. This sector will continue to remain robust in attracting an increasing amount of capital over the next few years.
What is interesting to understand here is that the Indian VC industry has grown several notches in the past 5 years and is becoming increasingly matured now. And with the improving domestic entrepreneurial environment and favorable investment scenario, the venture capital industry in India is expected to only expand in the next five years, while it is logically shrinking in developed nations. From the perspectives of the global VC Industry, the Indian share has been a very small percentage of the overall global portfolio. However, it is poised to take a big leap in the next five years, as more and more western VCs are now keen on investing in emerging economies like India, more than ever. The number of home grown VCs have also increased to a substantial number today. Since 2009, we have seen a consistent growth in the amount of early stage venture capital available to the Indian Entrepreneur.
The advent of the Internet and the Telecom penetration in India has brought about a few radical changes in the economic dynamics of the country and also the way business is conducted. Hence, there has been a clear of trend of investments in the Internet and Telecom related ventures in the last few years, and will continue to remain the hot favorites. Ecommerce, as we all know, is in its re-invention phase in India, continues to attract a significant share of the investment pie and will remain the hot favorite in 2011 and the year after.
Other sectors that feature on the hot list are IT & ITES, health care, life sciences, media and entertainment, education alongside the retail vertical which is slowly staging a comeback. Energy is one vertical that has enormous promises for the low risk investors, especially on the installation side and one emerging winner would be the small hydro power space. Biomass and Waste management are also becoming attractive options.
For me personally, the Indian consumer makes up a significant part of my asset allocation strategy. A lot of VCs / PEs are now starting to regain their confidence on Indian consumer, thus making conventional Retail and Internet consumer oriented businesses, the hot favorites. At the same time, there has been significant capital invested in Health care, Life Sciences and Medical Technology. This sector will continue to remain robust in attracting an increasing amount of capital over the next few years.
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Good, interesting observations, please mail me your e-mail ID on freemankpo@gmail.com
Posted by:Bakul Valambhiya - 31 Aug, 2011
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