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Here are some funding challenges faced by Indian startups: Early-Stage Funding Challenges: 1. Limited seed funding options 2. High equity expectations from investors 3. Difficulty in finding right investors 4. Lack of networking opportunities 5. Limited government support Growth-Stage Funding Challenges: 1. Series B-C funding crunch 2. High valuation expectations 3. Intense competition for funding 4. Difficulty in scaling globally 5. Limited access to strategic investors Let's learn about investors visiting us on 23rd November. IAN Group (formerly Indian Angel Network) - Founded: 2006 - Location: New Delhi, India - Focus: Early-stage startups (seed-Series A) - Sectors: Diverse (Tech, Healthcare, Consumer, EdTech, FinTech) - Investment: $50K-$1M - Portfolio: 150+ startups - Fund size: $50M+ (across various funds) - Key Team: - Padmaja Ruparel - Saurabh Srivastava - Notable Investments: - WebEngage (Marketing automation) - Druva (Cloud data protection) - Consure Medical (Medical devices) - littleEYE (Acquired by Facebook) - Milestones: - Invested in 150+ startups - 40+ exits (acquisitions, IPOs) - 20+ portfolio companies raised follow-on funding - Largest angel network in India Auxano Capital - Founded: 2017 - Location: New Delhi, India - Focus: Early-stage startups (seed-Series A) - Sectors: Diverse (Tech, Healthcare, Consumer, EdTech, FinTech) - Investment: $100K-$500K - Portfolio: 30+ startups - Fund size: $20M+ - Key Team: - Bhanu Singh - Geetika Dayal - Notable Investments: - Shiprocket (E-commerce logistics) - ZipLoan (Digital lending) - Meddo (Healthcare services) - bijnis (B2B e-commerce) - Milestones: - Invested in 30+ startups - 5 exits (acquisitions) - 10+ portfolio companies raised follow-on funding - Strong network of 100+ entrepreneurs and investors Capria Ventures - Founded: 2012 - Location: Seattle, USA (with India office) - Focus: Early-growth stage startups (Series A-B) - Sectors: Impact-focused (FinTech, EdTech, Healthcare, Agriculture) - Investment: $500K-$2M - Portfolio: 40+ startups (globally) - Fund size: $100M+ (across various funds) - Key Team: - Jack K. (Co-Founder & Partner) - Will Poole (Co-Founder & Partner) - Sreenath Kandarpah (India Partner) - Notable Investments (India): - Affordplan (Healthcare financing) - Finance Buddha (Digital lending) - Jai Kisan (Agri-financing) - Eduvanz (EdTech financing) - Milestones: - Invested in 40+ startups globally - 10+ exits (acquisitions, IPOs) - 20+ portfolio companies raised follow-on funding We will have one on one sessions opportunity with investors. Links in Comment. Thanks to our mentor Jai Shankar Sharma . Sumant Parimal Subbu Iyer Animesh Mishra 👽 Dr. Anshumaan Singh Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur