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The following task ensures your onboarding to Innovative Capital Partners

Please ensure that you have completed watching the introductory videos provided in the Home section of the app

For the submission of the task, each member of the team must submit their answers to these questions on this excel sheet
After the submissions by everyone in the team, the Principal will hold a meeting with the team and discuss their analysis
The meeting must be recorded and the link of the recording must be shared with us
After the team meeting, consolidated answers must be submitted by the Principal and the individual members of the team
ection of the app

estions on this excel sheet


d discuss their analysis

ual members of the team


Questions on background of Innovate Capital Partners

1 Innovate Capital Partners has currently raised $200mn in the last raise
To understand the VC investing ecosystem in India better, research news articles

2 VC sector is also a competitive sector. Every startup that we want to invest in no


Create a table with the list of competiting VC funds
Ensure that we directly compete with the VC fund mentioned in the table. They s
Attach references to news articles that prove that these firms compete with us

3 Innovate Capital Partners does not invest in Deep Tech and Consumer Brands
Create a table of VC firms that invest in these areas
Attach news articles or link to their portfolio pages for proof

4 We will deploy between $500k to $3mn. How many deals should be do over a 3
Please also give a reasoning for the answer
Questions on Business Model of Innovate Capital Partners

5 We exist in the alternative investments space


Create a list of companies that exist in the traditional investments space and alter
The table should have 5 columns atleast, Traditional/Alternative, Company Nam

Answer: Serial Number Traditional/alternative Company Name


1 Traditional Helion Venture Partners
2 Alternative Accel Partners
3 Traditional Nexus Venture Partners 
4 Alternative IDG Ventures 
5 Traditional Jungle Ventures 
6 Traditional Zodius Capital 

6 Who are the notable people in your industry


Research 3 types of people - practisioners, academics, others
Also mention in the table why you think they are notable

Answer: Notable people Type why they are notable


Ravi Mhatre Practisioners A founding partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners and
G Sabarinathan academics if Indian academic institutions plan to launch venture fu
Bill Gurley others a general partner at Benchmark, a Sillicon Valey ventur

7 Research the teams of 2 VC firms on linkedin. See the career growths of atleast 2
Estimate the salaries of the team members

Answer:
8 Start building an understanding of VC sector/Startup sector in India
Research and fill the following table

VC Deals Total Number of deals Total Amount Invested

2017
2018
2019
200mn in the last raise
ndia better, research news articles on VC firms that have recently concluded their fund raises

artup that we want to invest in not only comes to us but also to our competiting funds

nd mentioned in the table. They should invest in the range of $500k - $3mn
at these firms compete with us

ep Tech and Consumer Brands

ges for proof

many deals should be do over a 3 year horizon?


ional investments space and alternative investment space
ional/Alternative, Company Name, Financial Asset type, Buy Side/Sell Side/ Market Maker/Others

Financial Asset type Buy Side/Sell Side/Market Maker/Others


Private Equity Sell Side
Private Ownership Market Maker
Private Equity Buy Side
Private Equity Sell Side
Private Equity Buy Side
Private Equity Buy and Sell Side

emics, others

Lightspeed Venture Partners and plays a global leadership role at the firm today. He has over 25 years of venture capital experie
titutions plan to launch venture funds and do not heed their own wisdom, they could end up being the cause for much costly amu
enchmark, a Sillicon Valey venture capital firm in Menlo Park, California. He is listed consistently on the Forbes Midas List and i

See the career growths of atleast 2 members in the teams


artup sector in India

Deals in the range


$0-500K $500k-10mn $10mn-50mn
ver 25 years of venture capital experience.
p being the cause for much costly amusement in future.
stently on the Forbes Midas List and is considered one of technology’s top dealmakers.
3 examples of deal3 examples of deal3 examples of dea3 examples of deals in Travel
$50mn+
ples of deals in Travel

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