In term of private equity (PE) investments, however, 2016 witnessed 14 deals worth USD 177.23 million, a decline percent over the previous year. In terms of number of deals the decline was 51.72 per cent.
The payments space was no different, he added.
With investors being able to gauge overall market sentiment, funding moved to mature organisations rather than those in the seed stages, he said.
Roy further said: “Demonetisation gave a definite push to the sector, creating a plethora of opportunities for young entrepreneurs. As News Corp VCCEdge data reveals, 2017 will now be remembered as a year when a certain sense of maturity announced its arrival in the payments space.”
Kalaari Capital’s USD 3.59 million in Airpay Payments Services & Kstart Capital & Venture Highway’s USD 0.67 million in Delvit Solutions key deals for 2017.
Startups in payments space have received funding worth USD 159.71 million over 68 deals since 2012. Around USD 81.93 million of this has been series B, USD 58.47 million has been series A while USD 19.31 million has been angel/seed, the report said.
Source: Business-Standard