Early-stage investors poured around $4 billion into startups in India in 2014, nearly three times the previous year, according to PrivCo, a provider of financial data. While dominant investors such as Sequoia Capital and Accel deepened their commitment to Indian startups, behemoths such as Japan's SoftBank — with over $800 million invested in Indian enterprises — made their presence felt too. Venture capital companies (VCs) chased the big bets frantically — Flipkart's valuation rose from $1.6 billion to $5 billion to $10 billion in little over a year. The e-retailer today has 50 investors.
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