
Angel Tax: Experts say most startups unlikely to benefit from new rules
Only a small universe of Indian startups stand to benefit from the recent tax notification issued by the CBDT, says Deloitte India partner Russell Gaitonde
Only a small universe of Indian startups stand to benefit from the recent tax notification issued by the CBDT, says Deloitte India partner Russell Gaitonde
When growth plateaus or new fundraise at higher valuation becomes tough, the investment becomes like a loan, says Nithin Kamath.
The report attributes soaring inflation and the hike in interest rates by central banks globally to be the major reasons for the decline in startup funding.
The fundraising comes at a time when startups have been reeling under a funding winter.
As per the report, the late-stage funding accounted for the increase in funding raised with $688M being raised in total in January 2023, an increase of 16% as compared to December 2022.
Around 500 employees could be affected due to the lay offs; Mohalla Tech says as capital becomes expensive, it needs to prioritise bets.
However, the domestic start-ups raised funds more than twice in CY22 against ₹1,090 crore in CY20 and ₹1,280 crore in CY19.
Despite funding to start-ups going towards asset creation and jobs, tax rate and holding period are twice that of listed securities.
Companies on path to profitability are increasingly evincing interest from investors. These companies work hard on unit economics, gross margins, contribution margins, ROIs on spends.
The number of funding rounds has dropped by 30% to 1,841 so far this year from 2,647 seen in the Jan-Nov period last year, according to a report by Tracxn