#FICCIFRAMES Don’t ignore the numbers, say investment experts to filmmakers
Don’t ignore the numbers, say investment experts to filmmakers MUMBAI, March 26, 2015: A panel discussion on ‘Making the Impossible Possible: Dating and Investor and Getting Funded’, on the second day of the FICCI FRAMES 2015 saw the participants focussing on the key value drivers that investors look at. The discussion, moderated by Mr Girish Menon, Director, Transactions and Restructuring, KPMG India Pvt. Ltd, centred on finding money to release small, medium and regional cinema at a profit. The participants were Mr Saurabh Srivastava, Co-founder and past Chairman, NASSCOM, IVCA and TIE and Co-founder, Indian Angel Network; Ms Padmaja Ruparel, CEO, Indian Angels Network; Mr Gautam Patel, MD, Zodius Capital; Mr Sanjay Nath, Blume Ventures; and Ms Nandini Mansinghka, Founder, Idyabooster. Mr Srivastava spoke about how the success of investment in technology can be replicated in entertainment. “It’s all about venture capital,” he suggested. T...