Flipkart's woes sound alarm over start-up valuations


InMobi, a fledgling mobile ad network back in 2011, was out in the market to raise $25 million when Japanese investor Softbank decided to sink $200 million for a 35 per cent stake in the company. The firm jumped at the opportunity, took the money, and expanded rapidly. Three years later, in 2014, Softbank wrote down a majority of its investment.
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  • 92% VCs believe valuations for series B, C and D rounds will drop
  • 62% investors believe exit valuations will come down this year
  • 92% believe more strategic investors will do deals this year
  • 46% VCs believe that there will be increased focus on profitability this year
  • 70% VCs believe the seed stage will see the most activity in the current year
Source: VCCircle PE-VC Outlook
Survey 2016


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