I'm working on an article submission to a government ministry in my birth country, Pakistan. One of the many challenges in this country is the lack of productivity, innovation, and entrepreneurship. On this third item, while there are some startup, tech-enabled businesses, few are of any significant impact. My proposal is essentially the untapped opportunity that search funds may provide by pairing educated prospective managers/owners with small-to-medium legacy businesses that have growth potential.
Hence, my question: is anyone aware of any search funds in Pakistan? If not there, how about India, Bangladesh, or Sri Lanka? I'd love to chat with any searchers in these countries or their investors, in order to better understand what opportunities there may be.
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from University of Chicago
in Chicago, IL, USA
in Chicago, IL, USA
1yr ago
Are there any Search Funds in South Asia?
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by a searcher
1yr ago
from University of Teesside in Toronto, ON, Canada
from University of Teesside in Toronto, ON, Canada
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Hey ^ redacted, I am considering opening a search fund in Indian Subcontinent (btw, here is no such thing as South Asia,) in the future, may be in couple of years down the line., right after doing it in Canada.
Hey ^ redacted, I am considering opening a search fund in Indian Subcontinent (btw, here is no such thing as South Asia,) in the future, may be in couple of years down the line., right after doing it in Canada.
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by a searcher
1yr ago
from University of California, Los Angeles in Pacifica, CA 94044, USA
from University of California, Los Angeles in Pacifica, CA 94044, USA
Thanks for the tag ^redacted
Hello ^redacted I'm originally from India and I had the same question. Upon lots of research I concluded that there's no market yet for a traditional search fund in India yet (i..e, investor backed search)
Albeit, buying businesses isn't a new thing in India (& other neighboring countries as you may be aware) so a SF may be novel, but ETA isn't. I also heard recently on the ETA Insider pod that there's a couple of cohorts starting soon in India though so this may be changing soon! Rejuvenating small businesses in countries like India, Pakistan and the neighbors is just good practice that any countries economy can benefit from!
Hello ^redacted I'm originally from India and I had the same question. Upon lots of research I concluded that there's no market yet for a traditional search fund in India yet (i..e, investor backed search)
Albeit, buying businesses isn't a new thing in India (& other neighboring countries as you may be aware) so a SF may be novel, but ETA isn't. I also heard recently on the ETA Insider pod that there's a couple of cohorts starting soon in India though so this may be changing soon! Rejuvenating small businesses in countries like India, Pakistan and the neighbors is just good practice that any countries economy can benefit from!
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