Nearly 47% of founders see startups growing at good clip in survey
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Almost 88% of early-stage ventures are looking to raise funds in the next 3-6 months, the survey showed
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Nearly 47% of startup founders are experiencing growth at present, while another 42% expect the same over the next six months, a survey by early-stage venture investor 100X VC showed.
About two-thirds (65%) of participants in the survey expect seed-stage funding by
angel investors to increase this year, according to the second edition of ‘India Sentiment Outlook Survey’ of 275 founders and 77 investors across sectors.
Almost 88% of early-stage ventures are looking to raise funds in the next 3-6 months, the survey report, shared exclusively with ET, showed.
Nearly two-thirds (65 per cent) of investors believe that there will be a spate of initial public offerings (IPOs) by Indian startups in 2021-22 across stock exchanges, according to a survey by venture capital fund 100X.VC. The ‘India Sentiment Outlook Survey’ said 19 per cent of them also held the opposing view while 16 per cent were unsure.
The survey is based on a sample size of 275 founders from diverse sectors and 77 investors who primarily engaged in early-stage ventures.
V-shaped (44 per cent) and U-shaped (42 per cent) recovery were observed by most of the stakeholders in the venture capital industry. 11 per cent also saw a K-shaped recovery and 3 per cent had an L-shaped recovery. In terms of unicorns, 40 per cent of the investors felt that there would be 75-100 unicorns in India by 2025. 35 per cent of them believed that the figure will cross the 100-mark. 25 per cent of them were unsure.