Startups like Hike Cred are gas balloons
Guys I just fail to understand the venture capital ecosystem of India. Of course there are some gems and diamonds but i think there is a lot of gas balloons they blow with God knows whose money.
One such company was Hike. Started by Sunil Mittals son this company raised money from softbank and was a unicorn in 2019 valued at 1.5 Billion only to shut down last month.
Another balloon that seems to be getting blown with gas is Cred (yeah those ada during IPL. Look at their financials below valued at 800 Million USD.
CRED spent Rs 727 to earn Re 1 in FY20
FY20
=> Expenses: Rs 378.4 Cr
=> Operating revenue: Rs 52 lakh
=> Losses: Rs 360.31 Cr
FY19
=> Expenses: Rs 64 Cr
=> Operating revenue: Nil
=> Losses: Rs 60.87 Cr
Like this startup India will loose credibility. Attached are their mahan investors. God bless the pension funds that fund them. more
One such company was Hike. Started by Sunil Mittals son this company raised money from softbank and was a unicorn in 2019 valued at 1.5 Billion only to shut down last month.
Another balloon that seems to be getting blown with gas is Cred (yeah those ada during IPL. Look at their financials below valued at 800 Million USD.
CRED spent Rs 727 to earn Re 1 in FY20
FY20
=> Expenses: Rs 378.4 Cr
=> Operating revenue: Rs 52 lakh
=> Losses: Rs 360.31 Cr
FY19
=> Expenses: Rs 64 Cr
=> Operating revenue: Nil
=> Losses: Rs 60.87 Cr
Like this startup India will loose credibility. Attached are their mahan investors. God bless the pension funds that fund them. more
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