Being a Lead Angel Kayar Raghavan, Member of The Chennai Angels Non-Executive Director, London It is a bit presumptuous to be writing about what being a Lead angel means to a community of mostly experienced angels, some extremely successful at that as self-made professionals. However, having been tasked to write…
Angel Investing- Some Musings (By R Narayanan, Founder – Nett 10 Digital Ltd Member of The Chennai Angels) During most of my more productive working life, I always thought that: 1. The stock market has given a return of approximately 14% compounded per annum over the last 50 years. 2.…
Conducting Business, Financial and Legal Due Diligence (By K Ramakrishnan, Spark Capital Advisors Pvt Ltd. Senior Managing Director – Strategic Relationships)* The Need Theory of fundamental finance postulates the direct correlation between risk and reward; however higher risk is not a guarantee for higher reward. Angel investors seeking to…
Bangalore, March 13, 2018: Appiyo Technologies, the Singapore based start-up which offers Enterprise workflow automation solution has raised an S$500K seed round. The round was led by Axilor Ventures with participation from The Chennai Angels and others. Appiyo makes the hitherto considered complex Enterprise Process Automation much simpler and more…
No matter how great your idea is, the team behind your idea is the most important piece of the startup puzzle. So the first step towards building your start up is putting together a good team. Remember that the employees you hire can make or break your business. Hiring the…
Building a startup is hard and life of an entrepreneur is harder. As an entrepreneur, you wear multiple hats and manage numerous things. Running a startup is a daily challenge, however, there exist tools that make your life slightly simpler. Here is our list – Market research tools – Market…
Fostering innovative business ideas and mentoring new-age entrepreneurs is the core value of The Chennai Angels (TCA). It is an overwhelming feeling when aspiring entrepreneurs overcome the initial teething troubles of business and emerge as one of the most promising and enterprising firms of the nation. One such success story…
There is a broad array of different investment criteria that directly influence the decision making of an angel investor. Some key factors that influence investors’ evaluation of startup s potential include detailed business plans, competitive advantage, previous knowledge and experience, personal preference, and an array of other non-financial considerations. According…
The growth potential promised by the Indian start-up system has attracted foreign funds, VCs, Angels, and HNIs from all over the world. Government initiatives like Start-up India, Digital India, etc. have given a boost to Indian start-ups, making it easier for smaller businesses to enter the booming start-up ecosystem as…