I have been an active angel investor since the last few years. I am sharing below some of the key takeaways from my journey of angel investing in start-ups. These learnings are based on an approximate sample size of over 60 start-ups that I have invested in.
1. Each one of the start-ups has an internet backbone
2. Founders age profile
- 7 under the age of 25
- Close to 20 age group 25-35
- Balance are in age group of 35 and above
3. 35 to 40% of founders are from tier 2 and 3 towns, however 90% are based in Bangalore, Delhi NCR and Mumbai
4. Only 15% of founders are from premier institutions like IIT and IIM
5. 15% have of start-ups have women leaders
6. Founders below the age group of 35 have a higher risk appetite
7. 50% of start-ups are focussed on B2C and balance B2B or B2B2C
8. 50% start-ups have major physical activity on ground
9. 30% of start-ups majorly focus on 18-30 age group
10. Almost 40% are disrupting the business or business model and 15% have defined moonshots
11. Less than 10% of start-ups have global ambitions
12. Less than 5 % are focussed on disruption in manufacturing
Here is a list of the key disruptors:
BluSmart, Prescinto, jumpingMinds, StoryMirror, Jobsgaar Technologies, Batx Energies, Josh Talks, Stack, STAGE – OTT for Bharat, Yatrikart, TrulyMadly, Advantage Club, mirrAR, PLAYTOOME, Ramp, Expertrons, Sanfe, Financepeer, AyuRythm, goSTOPS, thenewshop, bigbangboom
I hope you find these interesting.
October 2022
