Veteran entrepreneurs look to ramp up their bets in Indian startups

During 2023, the country’s top 10 angel investors have made as many as 101 investments in Indian startups, according to data by Venture Intelligence.
 

This is heartening to note as overall venture capital (VC) funding has been southward bound in the country. Though this number is lower than the 207 of last year, it certainly is significant when one looks at this from some of the recent fund announcements made by a few well-known entrepreneurs.
 

Earlier this week, Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Paytm, launched the VSS Investment Fund, his maiden fund with a total