33: Rahul Khanna (Trifecta Capital)

Rahul Khanna is the Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Trifecta Capital. Trifecta capital is where great companies meet great odds.

Trifecta Capital’s maiden fund was India’s first Venture Debt Fund. Today Trifecta Capital manages one of the largest venture debt funds in India and it also runs a pre-IPO/ growth stage venture capital fund.

Rahul has backed companies like Urban Company, Rivigo, BharatPe and Infra.market to name a few.

• Rahul’s journey from growing up in India to moving to the US, and then moving back to India (1:54)
• The founding story of Trifecta Capital (12:00)
• The vision he holds for Trifecta Capital (17:00)
• Three guiding principles at Trifecta capital (21:30)
• What is something that he knows now he wishes he had known earlier (23:50)
• How does he make tough decisions (28:10)
• A change he would like to see in the ecosystem (33:50)
• What is he obsessed about both professionally and personally lately (36:50)
• His fitness schedule and eating patterns (40:30)
• If money and attention are not needed anymore what would he work on (42:00)