Denemek ALTIN - Özgür

'INDIA PLACED MUCH BETTER THAN OTHERS TO RIDE OUT THE CURRENT CRISIS'

Businessworld India

|

30 July 2022

Anup Jain, Managing Partner, Orios Venture Partners, a venture capital fund focused on early stage technology startups such as Pharmeasy, GoMechanic, Battery Smart, Zupee, WeRize, Beato, Kenko and Karbon, speaks about the potential of Indian startups to go aglobal, surge in venture private equity investments post-pandemic, scaling up D2C companies, emerging trends in the D2C sector, among other things, in a conversation with BW Businessworld. Excerpts

- Anisha Aditya

'INDIA PLACED MUCH BETTER THAN OTHERS TO RIDE OUT THE CURRENT CRISIS'

Being an early-stage VC firm, how do you identify an idea which changes an industry? What are the key parameters which you evaluate while shortlisting potential portfolio companies?

We are focused on investments in India comprising different sectors. All these different sectors are experiencing digitisation across businesses and consumers, which basically give rise to opportunities for investing.

When we are evaluating companies, we look towards large spaces and sectors in the Indian economy. We look for large problem statements that exist which can lead to large businesses. We go out and speak to stakeholders and validate those statements. And we look for how technology can be at the heart of the solution. We are therefore also looking at what is the intellectual property or defensibility or moat, as investors call it that the founders have created. That should be rooted in tech.

What is it that you try to find in the founding team before investing in a venture?

Businessworld India'den DAHA FAZLA HİKAYE

BW Businessworld

BW Businessworld

A NOVEL THAT GLIDES THROUGH MANY REALMS

Journalist Nikhil Kumar strides into the arena of fiction with aplomb. His novel navigates continents and decades, capturing both the rarified world of architecture and the intimate spaces where relationships fracture

time to read

2 mins

December 13, 2025

BW Businessworld

BW Businessworld

"Huge Capacities Are Required"

DV Kapur on India's energy future, the need to balance coal and renewables, his eponymous foundation, and much more

time to read

2 mins

December 13, 2025

BW Businessworld

BW Businessworld

METAL, MUSIC & MOTORCYCLING

From the new Bullet 650 to the Flying Flea C6 and S6 electric scrambler concept, Motoverse 2025 brought together heritage motorcycles, next-gen EVs, riding culture and a vibrant global community

time to read

5 mins

December 13, 2025

BW Businessworld

BW Businessworld

Redefining Unalloyed Nationalism

In My Idea of Nation First, author UDAY MAHURKAR argues that India's future governance is inseparable from its understanding of the past,\" writes Srinath Sridharan

time to read

3 mins

December 13, 2025

BW Businessworld

BW Businessworld

"We have consistently delivered an annual ROI of approximately 40 per cent"

Dushyant Singh, a food & beverage entrepreneur, has over 15 years of experience in building F&B brands, including On The House, Rustic, and The Lama. BW Businessworld recently caught up with Singh to chat about his latest venture, Coffee Sutra, a favourite among coffee aficionados in Jaipur. Excerpts

time to read

4 mins

December 13, 2025

BW Businessworld

BW Businessworld

"The AI Race Won't Be Decided By Models & Tokens, But By Economics"

PHILIPP HERZIG, Chief Technology Officer at SAP, discusses the changing mandates of tech leadership, the next phase of AI adoption, SAP's rapid progress with Joule and RPT1, and why India is core to SAP's future, in an interaction with BW Businessworld's Rohit Chintapali. Excerpts

time to read

4 mins

December 13, 2025

BW Businessworld

BW Businessworld

“The genie is not going back in the bottle”

Al will reshape commerce faster than any previous industrial shift, and businesses must now design for scale, trust and permanence rather than novelty, says DIARMUID GILL, Chief Technology Officer, Criteo, in this conversation with Noor Fathima Warsia

time to read

2 mins

December 13, 2025

BW Businessworld

BW Businessworld

PREMIUM PUSH

With Aston Martin watches and 200 new exclusive stores, Timex India sharpens its premium ambitions and long-term growth play

time to read

4 mins

December 13, 2025

BW Businessworld

BW Businessworld

Carrot & Stick Game

Unlisted shares are typically valued based on demand–supply dynamics, rather than on core fundamentals, as detailed financial information is usually limited

time to read

3 mins

December 13, 2025

BW Businessworld

BW Businessworld

STEADY ASCENT

In a fiercely competitive market, can home appliances and durable company Kenstar's calibrated expansion across categories and towns unlock its Rs 3,000-crore revenue ambition?

time to read

6 mins

December 13, 2025

Translate

Share

-
+

Change font size