We invest for 10-20 years, do not need public listing to exit: Prosus CEO

'Don't get blinded by near term big numbers but think of the decades ahead', said Bob van Dijk

With its $4.7 billion acquisition of BillDesk, Prosus NV, the international investment arm of South African conglomerate Naspers, is showing its quiet aggression in the country. 

As Prosus’ investments touch over $10 billion, its Amsterdam-based CEO Bob van Dijk talks about how its investment approach differs from that of typical venture capital funds in a video interview with Surajeet Das Gupta: 

Venture capital funds that have put money into startups in India generally look for exits in five years. How does Prosus differ?

We are not a venture capital fund, so we stay invested for decades, between 10-20 years. We don’t have a