India, June 26 -- Entrepreneurship has never suffered from a shortage of ideas. What it has often lacked is equal access to the capital needed to transform those ideas into viable businesses. Traditional finance favoured those with collateral, established networks and lengthy credit histories. Many aspiring entrepreneurs - particularly women, first-generation founders and those operating outside traditional business circles found themselves excluded before they had even begun.

This is why the rise of risk capital represents one of the most significant shifts in the modern entrepreneurial landscape. By investing in potential rather than collateral, risk capital has challenged long-standing assumptions about who is considered investable. I...