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Where Indian start-ups stand globally after Union Budget 2017-18

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Feb 1, 2017, 18:24 IST

Funding: Startup Britain

Funding: Startup Britain — Startup Britain:

The U.K. gov is launching a £23bn National Productivity Investment Fund (NPIF) to provide major additional spending to specific areas to boost productivity: transport, digital communications, research and development (R&D), and housing.

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Funding: Comparison

Funding: Comparison — The first-round funding does become accessible, but seed rounds in India are much smaller than your typical $1 million starting point in the U.S.: a $100k-$250k seed investment is more common, with $250k-$500k rounds considered high. It’s easy to get going in India, but it’s the later stages of funding that are actually more problematic. Series A, B, and later rounds can suddenly dry up – often leaving Indian companies with no choice but to seek out international investors.

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Startup America.

Startup America. — For U.S.A.:

The Small Business Administration (SBA) committed $2 billion as a match to private sector investment over the next five years in promising high-growth companies.
• $1 Billion Impact Investment Fund:
• $1 Billion Early-Stage Innovation Fund

Startup China

Startup China — The state has set aside more than Rmb2.1tn ($320bn) to invest supporting emerging entrepreneurs in the technology sector, according to Zero2IPO, the China-based consultancy.

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