About us
VentureSoul is being built block by block with the vision of being a guide to New Economy companies, disrupting traditional evaluation methods of debt financing, leveraging the India data stack infrastructure with technology at the forefront.
India’s debt story is still in its early days. The New Economy client group has been reliant on equity until now. On average, venture debt funding in India is ~3% of the venture funding per annum, whereas in more mature markets it is ~13-15%.
The strong macro tailwinds and the rapid digitization of the economy along with significant policy reforms, will propel companies of today to make the India of tomorrow. In this journey, we want our stakeholders to smoothly sail through with creation of value and a deep network for future possibilities.
Current New Economy Landscape
- There has been a steady evolution in the New Economy client group. ‘Growth-at-any-cost’ is being replaced with traditional models of unit economics and accretive cash flows
- Business models exposing policy gaps are being plugged in by the relevant regulators
- Consolidation at play
- Emerging new business models, for instance, gen AI, deep tech, climate tech, at the forefront and receiving continued interest
Equity
- Equity investments have witnessed a significant five-year low towards the end of 2023
- The geopolitical concerns continue to have an impact on the equity landscape
- Continued elevated global interest rates continue to play a spoilsport
- Significant amount of dry powder awaiting deployment, available in India and Globally
Debt
- New Age Economy maturing and coming of age in India, which will provide increasingly high opportunities for structured/alternate debt players
- Constrained approach of traditional lenders
- Alternative debt markets in the New Economy credit space, trying to plug the gap and some green shoots already visible