admin April, 14 2022: Serial entrepreneur and venture capitalist Mathilde Vuillermoz, 34, Founder and C.E.O of MV Worldwide and XCash Holdings, is expanding to India with a $125 million investment in 27 Indian start-ups.
Some 211 funds made debut investments in India this past year, about 64 more than the previous year, according to Tracxn, a startup data tracker.
The past decade has seen the boom of start-ups in India, attracting many international firms such as Andreessen Horowitz, TCV, Vitruvian Partners, GSV Ventures or Silicon Valley fund Kleiner Perkins.
Currently in Mumbai, Vuillermoz said “The current economic situation offers incredible opportunities for entrepreneurs, over the past couple of years, following a series of bumper public listings in the U.S, venture capitalists have received billions of dollars in payout. They took advantage of the low-interest market in the U.S and then redeployed the capital in venture firms who had a China strategy. When China doesn’t go as planned, markets like India benefit.
We are in a situation where the amount of liquidity in the ecosystem has skyrocketed, and some has been redirected from China to India. Beijing’s regulatory crackdown on its tech sector has been a turned down to China’s appeal as the first-choice investment destination for global venture capital in Asia. It spooked investors and prompted them to look for alternative places to park their money. For me, investments in India are part of a long term strategy. There are unparalleled opportunities here at the moment, and it is only the beginning”.
A number of startups such as ride hailing service Ola, logistics company Delhivery, hospitality startup Oyo, online pharmacy PharmEasy and used car marketplace Droom are expected to list on Indian bourses through the first half of 2022.
“A large amount or mergers and acquisitions activity, as well as the openness of the IPO market have addressed concerns over a lack of liquidity in India. Public listings are now a reality here, unlike a few years ago, when it was a promise.
There is a wave of IPOs coming down the tracks thanks to India’s technological revolution. The rollout of the world’s largest 4G network combined with lockdowns, low-cost data and widespread smartphone usage (1.1 billion users) has massively accelerated the advent of ecommerce and digital banking. In India, 99% of all online activity happens on phones” adds Vuillermoz.
A study from PwC, a large global accounting firm, suggests the pace of unicorn creation will actually pick up as 2022 progresses; the company estimates that India will add more than 100 unicorns this year.
Vuillermoz sees India as a future superpower “In 2021, private equity firms and venture capital firms invested 63 billion dollars across 1202 deals in Indian companies, registering a 57% rise over the 39.9 billion dollars invested in the previous year.
In the shorter term and after a seven- year downturn, there is also growing evidence of a new residential property cycle under way. Affordability remains at historically attractive levels and sales have been rising, which offers tremendous amount of opportunities for investors like myself.
I have been meeting with incredibly ambitious and creative business partners here in Mumbai and Bengaluru. Venture capitalists need to share the vision founders have for their start-ups, we need to be on the same page for the partnerships to succeed. It’s imperative to have a long-term view and the right set of people to stay ahead in the game”.
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