peak xv partners
9 ARTICLES
Peak XV Partners’s American distraction
VCs are a dime a dozen in the San Francisco Bay Area. So, aside from the bragging rights that come with being seen as a global venture firm, it makes no sense for the now-Indian Peak XV to invest in a market that’s already crowded.
26 Apr 2025
Peak XV’s inescapable transition
The recent spate of exits at the newly independent VC firm is not a surprise. It is a reset for a fund that’s so far operated as if it is special and now has to adjust to new realities.
02 Mar 2025
India’s Peak XV Partners gets a reality check
Sans the Sequoia heft, the VC firm has realized that it is not special. So, it is bending to the realities of the Indian market by making cuts to both volume and pricing.
02 Oct 2024
Trell is fighting a losing battle
Pivoting away from social commerce and fraud allegations against founders have jeopardized the short-video app. Its latest financials bear testimony to the grim state of affairs.
07 Mar 2024
Sequoia struggles to sell Prataap Snacks
Over the past couple of months, the venture capital firm has knocked on doors in vain. Is its obsession with growth to blame?
28 Feb 2024
Zoomcar's surprise SPAC listing hides its plethora of issues
The car rental startup has somehow managed to go public and says it will turn a profit this year. That seems to be far from reality though.
16 Jan 2024
Why MobiKwik’s IPO is equally important for Peak XV Partners
Behind the fintech firm’s much-reduced second offer is an insistence ‘to do things the right way’ driven by its oldest and largest institutional investor.
15 Jan 2024
In 2024, Indian startups brace for volatility
Entrepreneurs will learn that uncertainty is here to stay in a market where domestic VCs will gain in prominence as foreign funds continue to view India with scepticism.
26 Dec 2023
What does the split from parent mean for Sequoia India?
Think of the Sequoia India partnership as just another Indian venture fund faced with important, vexing questions.
07 Jun 2023