Dear Investors, In keeping with our philosophy of investing in cutting edge ideas with sound teams, we are happy to announce our 4th investment in Chennai based Uniphore Software Systems. The startup was incubated at Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IITM) and operates in the speech recognition and voice biometrics area. Uniphore has already built sizable

Dear Investors, YourNest’s entrepreneurial journey, that started 20-months ago, has helped us gain perspective on various parameters of success for an early stage fund. We believe smart investors demonstrate capability to invest in the right idea, early. They are not only supportive, collaborative and friendly but also back the venture & stay invested. This helps

Dear Investors, ‘India has the youngest growing population in the world. And that population is as innovative as its counterparts in the ‘developed’ countries’ – says Dr. Nirmalya Kumar, Professor of Marketing at London Business School. Over 750 R&D centers have been set up by MNCs in India employing an astounding 400,000 professionals, he points.

Dear Investors, Startups need continuous nurturing and lots of nourishment – emotional, intellectual and financial. As with children, the initial phase puts into place the organisational values, strengthens entrepreneurial belief and lays down the DNA of a process driven organisation with objective decision making capabilities. And so it is with the first 3 startups your

Dear Investors, ‘The times, they are a changing’ – must be the most repeated statement and yet it holds true every time. “Every crest is followed by a trough, and the trough, inevitably, by the crest.” And so the waves of fortune lap the shores of effort. The best amongst us know how to make

Dear Investors, The year 2012 has started on an encouraging note for early stage venture capital and angel investing in India. The regulator formally acknowledged that venture capital has positive spillover effect on the economy, and has formulated Regulations imparting higher level of transparency & disclosures. The Finance Bill 2012, has clarified the tax pass

Dear Investors, It has been a just over a month since I stepped away from the corporate sector to concentrate on angel investing full time. Having researched the economy closely for over the years, I realised that this is perhaps the best time to initiate this step, with economic indicators in India being strong and