Modi meets large global investors

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, December 17

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday hosted a roundtable interaction with representatives of venture capital and private equity funds at his official residence.

The PM sought suggestions towards improving ease of doing business in India, attracting more capital and furthering the reform process in the country.

The venture capital and private equity fund representatives talked about the entrepreneurial potential of the country, and how it can be leveraged so that our startups can attain global scale.

Accel’s Prashant Prakash highlighted the opportunities that are present in the agri startups. Sequoia’s Rajan Anandan suggested working towards making India the global hub in education by leveraging technology.

The representatives also discussed the opportunities that are emerging because of India’s exemplary climate commitments, including the ones in the sphere of energy transitions. They also gave inputs about areas like FinTech and Financial Management, Software as a Service (Saas) etc. They also praised the Prime Minister’s vision of making India a 5 trillion economy.

The interaction was also attended by Gopal Srinivasan from TVS Capitals, Renuka Ramnath from Multiples, Munish Verma from Softbank, Sandeep Naik from General Atlantic, among others.