In the past one month, Vikas Kumar, a 32-year old lawyer has been taking lessons. The Delhi-based professional has attended two classes that he hopes will prepare him to join the ranks of a new class of investors, those backing startups. “I will soon make my first investment, in a prepaid mobile wallet startup,” said

One of the best ways to become an angel investor in early-stage private companies is to join a local angel group. More than 1,000 such organizations exist around the world, with at least one in every state in the United States, and at least one in more than 75 countries. What all these groups have

How to choose between ‘angel’ investing and private equity funds. When it comes to private equity investing, investors generally have two options: decide to fund new companies as an “angel” investor, or become a limited partner in a private equity or venture fund and let someone else manage the investments. Your considerations are similar to

Market Size. The angel investor market in 2013 continued the upward trend started in 2010 in both investment dollars and in number of investments. Total investment in 2013 was $24.8 billion, an increase of 8.3% over 2012, according to the Center for Venture Research at the University of New Hampshire. A total of 70,730 entrepreneurial

BANGALORE: Lured by the prospect of big returns, a number of moneyed Indians are taking lessons on how to invest in startup ventures, an asset class that combines high risk with high rewards. Last week, over two dozen aspiring investors from diverse backgrounds attended a training session in Mumbai where they were taught the nuances

Changing trend in angel investing: Businessmen, senior executives rush to join IAN, Mumbai Angels and others MUMBAI: Angel investing – affluent individuals providing capital for startups – has been the preserve of serial entrepreneurs. But increasingly, wealthy businessmen and senior executives from a diverse range of industries are joining them and, in the process, reinventing

Finance minister P Chidambarams new measures to support the countrys start-up ecosystem, including recognising angel investment, giving CSR status to tech incubators within academic institutions and providing a pass through status for venture capital funds, has struck the right chords. Chidambaram said that angel investors, who currently do not qualify under any category of Securities

MUMBAI: Top-tier venture capital firms in India are roping in successful entrepreneurs and executives as coinvestors as they look to build a portfolio of seed investments. SAIF Partners and Sequoia Capital India are roping in top Silicon Valley engineers like Greg Badros and serial entrepreneurs like UnitedLex’s Ajay Agarwal to help mentor these startups. While

BANGALORE: Dozens of startups across the country raised seed money this year as India’s top angel networks stepped up investments across sectors. Mumbai Angels and the Indian Angel Network, the two largest groups closed over 25 investments boosting availability of early stage capital. “The overall economic sentiment may have been down but it has been