Magic of StartUps

  After success of electric, the next ambitious transition for India's journey towards Net Zero would be Hydrogen. As of now most Hydrogen produced (6MMT) in India is grey Hydrogen. India plans to scale up to 30MMT by 2030. This means a huge aspirational journey ahead for India in Hydrogen energy space. Govt has come up with a PLI and Hydrogen policy towards achieving this. A budget of $175bn under PLI has been allocated towards this mission. 125 GW of RE capacity is expected for generation and transmission in this plan. $75bn have been allocated for this. Additional 100GW of electrolyzer capacity is expected under green hydrogen (water based) under this mission. $400 mil is allocated under green Hydrogen generation. Majority around 87% of total generation, 26MMT would be required for industrial feedstock including ammonia generation for steel, cement industries. Around 9% (2.7MMT) is expected to go towards transportation sector on medium and heavy trucks. Total outlay towards N...

Amazon priming pursuit to buy MX Player  is a masterstroke! 🙌🙌 Here's why it wants a 3rd streaming platform. Let’s start from the start 👇 .. Basics: 🔰 MX was developed by Korea’s J2 Interactive to play downloaded videos on smartphones 🔰 By 2018, it had 175m MAU globally. In VC parlance, most users hailed from Bharat (not India) 🔰 Mostly android users from beyond Tier-1 & 2 cities, with less money, but more knack for entertainment 🔰 They would download pirated content & watch over MX Enters, Times Internet : 🔰 Impressed by its penetration into Bharat, Times acquired it in 2018 for $140mn! 🔰 Relaunched as an AVOD-based app that allowed users to stream content for free with un-skippable ads (AVOD: Advertising-Video on Demand) The Positioning: 🔰 Aware of the usual MX user, it focussed on stories primed with a mix of sex, violence & crime, set in Bharat, or having main characters who hail from there, either in the story or in reality 🔰 As this worked wonders with ...

  T here are many investors in India who have invested in startups. Here are some of the top investors in India with details of their investments: Sequoia Capital India: Sequoia Capital India is one of the leading venture capital firms in India. It has invested in many successful startups, including Oyo, Byju’s, Zomato, and Freshworks. Accel Partners: Accel Partners is another top venture capital firm in India. It has invested in companies like Flipkart, Swiggy, and Cure.fit. Tiger Global Management: Tiger Global Management is a global investment firm that has made several investments in Indian startups. Its portfolio includes companies like PolicyBazaar, Urban Company, and Groww. Nexus Venture Partners: Nexus Venture Partners is a venture capital firm that has invested in companies like Delhivery, Unacademy, and ZoloStays. Kalaari Capital: Kalaari Capital is a venture capital firm that has invested in startups like Dream11, Curefit, and Urban Ladder. SAIF Partners: SAIF Partners i...

  BlackRock is a global investment management corporation founded in 1988 by Larry Fink, Robert Kapito, and several other investors. The company was initially called Blackstone Financial Management, but it changed its name to BlackRock in 1992. BlackRock has grown to become one of the largest investment management firms in the world, with over $8 trillion in assets under management as of 2021. The story of BlackRock begins with the partnership of Fink and Kapito, who previously worked together at The First Boston Corporation, a now-defunct investment bank. In 1988, they saw an opportunity to create an investment management firm that would focus on using technology to better manage client assets. They raised $5 million in seed funding from eight investors, including Fink himself, and set up shop in a one-room office in New York City. BlackRock's early years were difficult. The firm struggled to attract clients, and its first few investment products failed to gain traction. However, ...