Vishnu Amble’s Post

#Indian #VC are beginning to take centre stage in #Seed to #Series A #investments over the last couple of years. Soar Beyond Ventures https://lnkd.in/gnV394zv

With secondary markets on track to hit record levels, Ravi Viswanathan spoke with Bloomberg News about the growth of venture secondaries and the evolving needs of investors and startups. At NewView, we believe that the growth of venture secondaries represents a natural evolution of the asset class, and the fundamental need for new liquidity solutions moving forward. Read the full article: https://lnkd.in/dgSKGHYH

Harry Stebbings's 20VC raises new $400M fund! As per the FT: "20VC’s latest investment comes as a report by HSBC Innovation Banking and Dealroom.co projects that UK-based VCs are “on track” to raise more than $12bn in new funds by the end of this year, surpassing even 2021’s boom-time record of $11.5bn. Index Ventures, Atomico, Accel and Balderton Capital have all raised new funds this year. The figures, however, are still dwarfed by the sums raised by VCs in Silicon Valley." Dealroom.co Data also shows how 20VC is ahead of the curve, with 4 European unicorn investments at Seed (and 6 globally).

This must be the first venture capital continuation fund in SEA. Drop me a line if I am wrong! The likes of efishery are among the rare companies in SEA, where a continuation fund is even possible in the VC space. It is known that all VCs in SEA have explored the continuation fund route, but have found no interest from LPs. Most of them have only a tiny shareholding % in good cos and don't have trophy assets. This coupled with a lack of exits in SEA and even the absence of M&As, there are a slew of factors why the continuation fund does not work. Good stuff from my colleagues Kavitha N. and Aastha Saboo (Maheshwari) - guess we are the only team to be tracking such developments. Consider a subscription to DealStreetAsia you've not got one yet - your support is critical to ensure our team can do reporting that matters. https://lnkd.in/gAE6PSgf

Collision Conf is right around the corner (Toronto, June 17-20) and we'll have yet another record-breaking year with more than 1,600 early-stage vetted startups from almost 60 countries participating in our startup programme! 🚀 One of the reasons (not the main one) for startups to participate in Collision is to engage with investors that, without the event, they couldn't realistically reach. Although, according to PitchBook, global VC investment was at a 5-year low in Q1 2024, we'll have some of the biggest funds on Earth participating in Toronto! To name but a few, here are 5 funds representing more than US$ 250 Billion in AUM and more than US$ 52 Billion in dry powder. #collisionconf #startups #VCs

Download our Q3 2024 Market Summary to find out what’s happening in the current VC recalibration: • Fewer VC firms are raising fewer funds – but of those continuing to raise, fund size is increasing.  • The most critical indicator for the state of the VC market is the rate of return to LPs. The lack of returns to LPs slows the capital flywheel. • VCs and their LPs have higher expectations: more focus on quality over quantity, meaning more scrutiny on risk, so investors are prioritizing more mature companies. For founders, this can be narrowed down to one thing: you need to build a better business than you thought was possible. Cut through the noise with the Tailwind Ventures Quarterly Market Summary – download your copy here: https://lnkd.in/gGgiCgRR #TailwindVentures #Q3 #VC #LP #VCFunds #yyctech #yycstartups 

Capital Allocation may go down to the cost of OpenAI APIs. There’s probably a custom GPT for this. If tasks like coding, writing ad copy, websites and legal advice can be done by AI, surely there are some items in the capital allocation workflow that an AI can handle. And as they say, it is the worst it is going to be.

Another step towards making investing as easy as spending money. 🚀

🚀 Exciting news from the Upvest team! 🚀 Thrilled to announce that we have successfully raised €100 million! 💰 This significant funding brings us closer to our mission of transforming investment infrastructure and making investing a reality for millions worldwide. 🌍✨ A big thank you to our investors and partners for believing in our vision and supporting our journey to democratize investing. 🙏 Your trust fuels our commitment to push the boundaries of fintech. 💪📈 Hedosophia Sapphire Ventures BlackRock Earlybird Venture Capital HV Capital Bessemer Venture Partners Notion Capital Motive Ventures Let’s keep the momentum going! 🚀🔥 #Fundraising #Fintech #InvestmentInfrastructure #DemocratizeInvesting #TeamUpvest

We're thrilled to continue supporting Upvest, Europe’s leading investment API, in their €100m Series C. Upvest’s infrastructure is used across fintechs, banks, and wealth managers to offer access to seamless and affordable investment products to over 50 million users across Europe. The UK is next with their recent FCA license. There is no better team than Martin Kassing, Tobias Auferoth, CFA, Dr. Til Rochow and the rest of the Upvest group