Global investors bet $1 billion on India's internet, mobile start-ups - The Economic Times

MUMBAI: Global investors have placed a billion dollar bet on India's Internet and mobile start-ups during 2011, reposing confidence in the fast-growing base of digital consumers in the country. Marquee venture capital and private equity investors made aggressive investments in start-ups - most of which are less than five-year old - as they backed the story of rising disposable income and Internet penetration.

These investors have already ploughed more than $900 million between January and November, while deals worth another $250 million could be clinched by December-end, said an Avendus Capital report titled 'India Goes Digital'. The boutique investment bank, with work expertise in internet and technology, said the domestic e-commerce market would quadruple to $24 billion by 2015.
Global investors bet $1 billion on India's internet, mobile start-ups - The Economic Times