Posts that explain reports that we release periodically around unlisted markets. All reports are downloadable freely from privatecircle.co.
Financial data are mostly tabular small data, even that has a huge impact on how businesses operate especially when the data is accurate, complete, and filled at a decent pace. When evaluating data or intelligence providers it may be worthwhile asking vendors to disclose some of these metrics before making the call.
Read moreWith the world’s highest Fintech adoption rate at 87%, India stands substantially higher than the worldwide average of 64%. The adoption has gained traction by a favorable demographic dividend, digitalization, data ecosystem, adaptable public infrastructure, and ongoing technology innovation. Indian Fintech industry highlights We examined the fintech deals during Q4 2021 – Q3 2022 and…
Read moreAs the third largest startup ecosystem in the world, India continues to add more of its startups into the unicorn club. Inching towards the end of Q4, 2022, the post-pandemic economy has about 77,000 DPIIT (Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade) recognized startups across 656 districts of the country. With a valuation of $1 Billion…
Read moreOver the last few years, we saw a lot more coverage of institutional investors’ activity in private markets. Founders themselves have been diluting their stake at a fast clip to raise capital. To understand such dilution and VC/PE activity in unlisted companies, we take a long view and track deal activity and ownership trends from…
Read moreThe Electric Vehicle sector globally has been mainly focused on passenger cars and replacing the internal combustion engine domination. Several factors including climate change, and the ban on IC engine manufacturing by several countries have exacerbated this trend further. The Indian EV market is dominated by 2W and 3W which is possibly unique to the…
Read moreI wrote a paper during the delta wave covering talent issues that many startups were and are still facing in India. This paper appeared as part of a special issue in the International Journal of Global Business and Competitiveness volume 17, pages 64–72 (2022). The main issue that I tackled using data from privatecircle.co is…
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