Behind Falcon Edge’s strategy of frenetic dealmaking in India

MUMBAI: While Tiger Global, the vaunted New York-based investment fund, has captured headlines over the past few months across the technology and investing world for being a deal machine, an unexpected investor that has also been on a tear in India is a lesser-known, second-generation Tiger Cub — Falcon Edge. Tiger Cubs are offshoots of Tiger Management, which was founded by Julian Robertson in 1980 and has birthed a slew of hedge-fund-style firms that have stayed true to their roots by being elusive and media-shy. ( This NYT graphic is a must read to understand Tiger and its cubs)

Falcon Edge has deployed more than $800 million to $1 billion in Indian tech startups over the past four months (January-April), said people familiar with its pace of investment.