About The StartupGuy Blogs
Hello reader! Thank you for visiting StartupGuy! The blogs here encompass the latest developments in the Indian startup and Venture Capital (VC) ecosystem. I am indebted to some really meaningful content encompassing Indian startups and VCs across the internet – Inc42, YourStory, Indian Startup News, to name a few, that help shape the blogs. A part of the blogs do reflect my own thoughts about the topics being blogged. I do hope you will enjoy the content and reach out for any constructive feedback to help improve the content.
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Backing Innovation: Prime Venture Partners Closes Fifth Fund at $100 Mn
VC Insights | Issue# 11 [March 11, 2025] What? Prime Venture Partners, a prominent early-stage venture capital firm in India, has successfully raised $100 Mn for its fifth investment fund. The firm plans to deploy this capital strategically, offering initial investments ranging from $2-4 Mn with potential scaling up to $12 Mn per company. Their…
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India’s AI Ambitions and the DeepSeek Impact
Startup and VC Ecosystem Updates | Issue# 12 [February 16, 2025] The DeepSeek Revolution Recently, Chinese AI startup DeepSeek disrupted the AI landscape with its open-source Large Language Model (LLM) DeepSeek-R1, proving that AI startups can build competitive models without relying on vast amounts of high-end GPUs. This efficiency has drawn global attention, highlighting that…
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2024: The Year of Quick Commerce
Startup and VC Ecosystem Updates | Issue# 11 [February 12, 2025] What? The past year established Quick Commerce (QC) as one of the fastest growing market segments in India, with Blinkit, Swiggy’s Instamart, and Zepto competing fiercely, while heavyweights like Amazon (plans to launch instant delivery in Q4 FY25), Flipkart (with Flipkart Minutes), Tata’s BigBasket,…