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Angel platform IPV offers retail investors a play in startup funding space

Today Angel platform IPV has close to 7,000 investors, over 4,000 of whom actively invest in the Indian startup ecosystem. These investors, largely Indian diaspora, come from 48 countries

Physis Capital Partners (L to R) Ankur Mittal, Mitesh Shah and Vinay Bansal
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Physis Capital Partners (L to R) Ankur Mittal, Mitesh Shah and Vinay Bansal

Shivani Shinde Mumbai
Why should investments in the fast growing Indian startup ecosystem be the prerogative of a handful of global venture capitalists and private equity players? Why can't a normal Indian professional who earns a decent income be able to participate in this growth story? Also, how does one ensure these retail investors not only get access to the best founders but also maximise their investments? Or how can professionals with good networks and expertise share their insights with the founder ecosystem?

These and many such questions were what made Vinay Bansal, Ankur Mittal, and Mitesh Shah create India’s largest angel investing