A STUDY ON VENTURE CAPITAL FINANCING IN TELANGANA STATE

Venture capital financing has become an important component of Telangana's entrepreneurial ecosystem by providing equity finance and strategic support to innovative and high-growth businesses. The study indicates that respondents generally possess a positive understanding of venture capital and recognize its contribution to startup development. Venture capital provides more than financial assistance by offering management guidance, networking opportunities, strategic advice, mentoring, and market support. The findings also indicate that innovation, experienced management, market potential, scalability, and sustainable business models influence investment decisions. Government initiatives, incubation centres, innovation programmes, T-Hub, and WE Hub have contributed to creating a supportive environment for entrepreneurship and startup financing. At the same time, entrepreneurs continue to face difficulties arising from intense funding competition, stringent investment appraisal, limited investor access, inadequate awareness, and weaknesses in financial and business planning. Strengthening entrepreneur education, investment readiness, investor networks, incubation support, and government–industry collaboration can improve access to venture capital. Overall, venture capital financing has considerable potential to promote startup growth, innovation, employment generation, business expansion, and economic development in Telangana State.

1.       Chandra, A., & Arora, R. (2022). Venture capital and technological entrepreneurship. 2.       Gupta, R., & Ramesh, S. (2023). Venture capital support and startup growth in India. 3.       Jain, A., & Malhotra, S. (2024). Future prospects of venture capital financing in India. 4.       Joseph, A., & Nair, P. (2021). Challenges faced by entrepreneurs in securing venture capital financing. 5.       Kiran, R., & Prasad, S. (2024). Venture capital financing ecosystem in Telangana State. 6.       Kumar, V., & Verma, R. (2019). Entrepreneur awareness of venture capital financing. 7.       Mehta, A., & Singh, P. (2020). Factors influencing venture capital investment decisions. 8.       Patel, S., & Shah, M. (2021). Government initiatives and venture capital financing. 9.       Rao, S., & Reddy, K. (2019). Role of venture capital in the growth of Indian startups. 10.   Sharma, R., & Gupta, A. (2018). Role of venture capital financing in startup development in India.