Nitin is the co-founder of Ofbusiness, a $6 billion dollar company and Pratham is the founder of Masters Union - A leading technology-focused b-school led by veteran leaders, offering an industry immersive PGP. 00:00 - Top moments 01:28 - Introduction 02:27 - How are you both sleeping these days? 06:38 - How is Nitin able to persist through everything and do it? 10:00 - What's the secret behind Pratham's energy and persistence? 16:13 - What is Nitin's framework to make it big in life? 20:47- Wha...
Mar 11, 2024ā¢1 hr 2 min
Andreas Klinger is a former CTO of Product Hunt, CoinList, Head of Remote at AngelList, and CTO at On Deck He is also an investor via Remote First Capital. He has backed some amazing companies like Remote, Mainstreet, Clubhouse and more. Here are the topic we covered during our conversation 00:00 - Top moments 00:49 - Introduction 02:07 - What was the founding story of Remote First Capital? 05:18 - Did you have any mentors who helped you go about it? 06:11 - What's the portfolio construction lik...
Feb 29, 2024ā¢47 min
Sahil Lavingia is an entrepreneur, known as the founder and CEO of Gumroad, an investor, painter, and writer. Through SHL Capital he Invests $10 million a year into early-stage technology startups, mostly via $100K-$250K checks. 00:00 - Top moments 00:42 - intro 01:54- What was the founding story of SHL Capital? 05:40 - What's the portfolio construction like for SHL capital? 08:09 - Are there examples in your portfolio of weird investments that turned out to be very good? 14:15- Any investors in...
Feb 17, 2024ā¢52 min
Akshay Chaturvedi is the founder and CEO of Leverage Edu, a fast-growing study abroad platform startup that provides personalized mentorship and guidance for higher education and careers. He is also a prolific angel investor. Timestamps: 00:00 : Top Moments 00:34 : Intro with Akshay 02:25 : Leverage Edu Overview 04:22 : First External Investor 06:25 : Akshay's Angel Investing Journey 08:15 : Impact on Growth as Founder 12:26 : Identifying Investment Opportunities 15:51 : Angel Investing Learning...
Jan 29, 2024ā¢40 min
Charles Hudson is the Managing Partner and Founder of Precursor Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm focused on investing in the first institutional round of financing for the most promising software and hardware companies. He is one of the pioneers of pre-seed investing. He is also an advisor and mentor to a number of emerging managers. Timestamps: 00:00 Top Moments 00:31 Intro to pod with Charles Hudson 02:21 Angel investing and Precursor Ventures' founding story 05:28 Evolution of fu...
Jan 19, 2024ā¢31 min
Bradley Tusk is a venture capitalist, political strategist, philanthropist, and writer. He is the co-founder of Tusk Ventures, the worldās first venture capital fund that invests solely in early stage startups in highly regulated industries. TVP has raised three funds so far and proved its model by investing in major winners like FanDuel, Lemonade, Coinbase, Ro and more. Timeline : 00:00 Introduction 02:07 Founding story of Tusk Ventures 05:39 Evolution of portfolio construction from Fund 1 to F...
Jan 12, 2024ā¢37 min
Masha Bucher is the Founder of Day One Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm thatās pioneering a new model in VC by spearheading communications for its portfolio companies. The fund has backed backed 8 unicorns and one portfolio company went public They have invested in companies like Remote, Worldcoin, You.com, Simulate, Superhuman, Truebill (acq), Arcadia, DoNotPay, Atoms, Yumi, DuckDuckGo & others Before that, Masha was an angel investor and PR studio founder working with companie...
Dec 22, 2023ā¢31 min
Arjun Nair is the Co-Founder and President of Great Learning. Great Learning is India's leading provider for online professional & higher education. In 2021, BYJUāS Acquired Great Learning for $600 Million. Great Learnings was bootstrapped. Timeline: 00:00: Top Moments 00:38: Intro to pod 02:00: Early life and shaping moments 09:56: Return to India and founding Great Learning 16:03: Evolution of online learning and its future 22:44: Key issues in Indian education and solutions 28:55: Advice ...
Dec 15, 2023ā¢42 min
Nihal Mehta is the co-founder of Eniac Ventures. One of the top Venture Capital funds in the US. Through Eniac they have invested in over 10 unicorns. Before founding Eniac, Nihal had built 5 tech companies. Some succeeded and some failed. People call Nihal the human Rolodex and Nihal is typically the life of the party. Timeline: 00:00 Top Moments 00:40 Intro to pod with Nihal Mehta 02:30 Foundational Thesis of Eniac Ventures 04:19 Portfolio construction and evolution over the years 06:44 Journe...
Dec 07, 2023ā¢39 min
Fabrice Grinda is among the worldās leading Internet entrepreneurs and investors. Fabrice was named the #1 Angel Investor in the world by Forbes. Fabrice founded FJ labs, and today FJ labs is one of the most active investors globally. FJ labs has invested in companies like Alibaba, Airbnb, Instacart, Flexport, and many more. Timeline : 00:00: Top Moments 00:34: Intro for Pod with Farbrice 01:57 : FJ Labs founding story 04:57: Portfolio and fund model evolved through experience and learning. 07:5...
Nov 30, 2023ā¢43 min
Back in 2015, when the start-up landscape in India was at a nascent stage, as a banker Ishpreet pioneered the first-ever debt solutions for startups in India. In 2018, Ishpreet founded Stride Ventures and today it has become āIndiaās leading venture debt fund. They have partnered with companies like Zepto, Bira, Sugar, Spinny, Zetwerk and many more. 00:00 Top Moments 00:26 Intro 02:31 Starting Stride Ventures in 2015 and pioneering venture debt in India 05:40 Thesis, portfolio, fundraising, and ...
Nov 23, 2023ā¢42 min
Jeff Morris Jr. is the founder and Managing Director of Chapter One. Chapter One has invested in companies like Mercury, Supabase, Superhuman, Dapper Labs, and Pipe to name a few. Morris was previously the VP of Product, Revenue at Tinder. In the role, he led the revenue team to the #1 top grossing app in the App Store globally. Timestamps 00:00 Top Moments 02:27 - Entry into angel investing and Chapter One's founding story. 05:22 - Fundraising and portfolio changes between Fund 1 and Fund 2. 08...
Nov 06, 2023ā¢30 min
Julia Lipton is the founder of Awesome People Ventures. Awesome People Ventures is an early-stage fund focused on Web3. She is one of the top web3 investors globally. Timestamps: 0:00 Top Moments 0029 Intro to pod with Julia Lipton 01:39 What led to founding Awesome People Ventures? 03:16 Fundraising journey and evolution of fund thesis? 05:13 Portfolio construction, check sizes, investment stages? 06:32 Mistakes in fund one and their influence on approach? 09:36 Future of Web3 in next 3-5 years...
Oct 27, 2023ā¢24 min
Eddy Chan is the Founding Partner at āIndonesia-onlyā Intudo Ventures, the only VC investing exclusively in Indonesia Prior founding to Intudo Ventures, Eddy worked on venture investments in startups since the late 1990s, including PayPal, Palantir, and Affirm, founded and operated venture-backed technology companies Timestamps : 00:00 Top Moments 00:31 Intro to pod with Eddy 02:04 Eddy's Entry into Venture capital and Intudo Ventures 07:13 His journey from first fund to current fund 17:21 Strat...
Oct 19, 2023ā¢44 min
Robin Haak is a Solo GP based out of Berlin. Through his fund, Robin Capital, Robin primarily invests in angel, pre-seed and seed stages of companies. 00:00 Top Moments 00:23 Into to pod with Robin Haak 01:58 Robin's journey to Angel Investing 15:45 Porfolio Construction of Robin Capital 20:59 Robin's approach to deal sourcing. 28:45 Robin's strategy to source LPs 35:56 Robin's experience as solo GP 39:50 Top three funds Robin would invest in. 42:40 Robin's daily routine 43:33 Challenging or und...
Oct 12, 2023ā¢46 min
Sairee Chahal is the founder of Sheroes, Mahilay Money and Appreciate Capital. Sairee is responsible for bringing women in India to the internet. Today Sheroes has over 20 million users. Mahila Money is a full stack financial products and services platform for women in India. Apprecite capital is a vehicle through which she invests in other founders 00:00 Top moments 00:33 Intro with Sairee Chahal 03:11 MahilaMoney founding story? 10:04 Loan amounts & impact stories? 16:56 MahilaMoney's long...
Oct 05, 2023ā¢35 min
Aman Verjee is the Founder and General Partner at Practical Venture Capital. Practical Venture Capital is a VC secondary firm providing liquidity to LPs and GPs. 00:00 Top Moments 01:43 What led Aman to Venture Capital? 03:21 Founding story of Practical VC. 06:29 Evaluation process of GPs and LPs and portfolio construction 08:25 Focus on Venture Funds and not direct secondary companies. 09:31 Uniqueness of Practical VC 11:01 What type of LPs are targeted in Practical VC 12:59 Typical return expe...
Sep 28, 2023ā¢33 min
Ahana Gautam is the CEO & Co-Founder at Open Secret. Indiaās leading Food and Beverages company Through Open Secret she is looking to Unjunk India. 0:00 - Early Life & Shaping Ahana: Ahana's upbringing and influences. 03:17 - Mother's Values: Development of Ahana's mother's values. 05:44 - Learning in the US: Ahana's experiences and lessons abroad. 09:11 - Conviction to Return: What inspired Ahana to move back from the US. 12:39 - First Believer in Funding: Ahana's initial support in fun...
Sep 14, 2023ā¢38 min
Dhruv Bahl is the Former COO of BharatPe. Before that, he played an important role in helping PAYTM scale. And he is also a prolific operator angel investor in the Indian tech ecosystem. Timestamps : 00:00 Top Moments 00:29 Intro to pod with Dhruv 02:06 Transition from fintech to angel investing, first angel investment. 07:55 Self-education methods for angel investing. 14:08 Learning to distinguish good from bad deals as an angel investor. 19:43 Typical check sizes and sector focus. 20:52 Most i...
Sep 08, 2023ā¢54 min
Nichole Wischoff is the solo GP of Wischoff Ventures where sheās investing into pre-seed & Seed stage unsexy businesses out of a $20M fund II. Before venture, Nichole was an operator at 2 successful companies, one that was acquired by Walmart. Timestamps : 00:00 : Highlights of Key Moments 00:33 : Introduction to the Podcast with Nichole 02:00 : Initiation of Angel Investing and Creation of Wischoff Ventures 03:00 : Founding of Wischoff Ventures Linked to Angel Investing Success 05:38 : Appl...
Aug 24, 2023ā¢40 min
Vivek is the Co-founder & CEO of Bounce. Bounce is a full-stack EV mobility company. Vivek is also a prolific angel investor. Timestamps: 02:28 Early Days and Challenges 07:04 Learning from Challenges 09:26 Support System 11:26 Bounce Infinity's Approach 16:13 Angel Investing Motivation 16:47 Backing Other Founders 20:07 Portfolio Companies 21:01 Missed Investment Opportunities 24:30 Building Deal Flow 26:42 Investing Approach 27:31 Daily Routine and Fitness 30:48 Movie and Friends' Percepti...
Aug 18, 2023ā¢37 min
Aakrit is the Co-Founder & CEO of Haptik. Haptik is one of the worldās largest Conversational AI companies. Aakrit is also one of the most founder-friendly angel in India. He has invested in companies like Unacademy, MPL, Indiagold to name a few. Timestamps : 02:15 Founding story of Peercheque 06:51 How does Peercheque operate? 11:12 Specific sectors Peercheque is focused on 14:32 Changes for the Indian Venture Ecosystem 19:04 Prospects for Founders Becoming Investors 20:14 Changes in Invest...
Aug 10, 2023ā¢43 min
Howard Lindzon has more than 20 years of experience in the financial community acting in both an entrepreneurial and investing capacity. As an entrepreneur he founded Stocktwits. As an investor, he founded Social Leverage. As an LP he recently founded the Social Leverage Access fund. A FoFs that backs emerging fund managers. Timeline: 02:00 Founding story of Social Leverage Access Fund. 06:20 Portfolio construction of Social Leverage Access Funds. 07:46 Focus on emerging fund managers. 10:43 Sel...
Jul 27, 2023ā¢38 min
Sunil Chhaya is a Co-Founder and General Partner at Kearny Jackson. Kearny Jackson is an early-stage venture fund focused on backing SaaS, Infrastructure, and FinTech founders. Timeline : 00:00: Top Moments 00:33: Intro to Pod with Sunil 01:46: Influences and entering venture capital 03:22: Introduction to Sriram Krishnan 05:22: Decision to start a fund with Sriram Krishnan 07:02: Approach to portfolio construction 09:47: Portfolio construction for Kearney Jackson 10:41: Reaching out to LPs and ...
Jul 20, 2023ā¢32 min
Rohit Kapoor is the Chief Executive Officer of Swiggy, where he handles Food Marketplace. He is also an amazing Angel Investor. He has invested in companies like OfBusiness, Mosaic, Mokobara and 40 others. Timestamps: 00:00 Top moments 00:30 Intro to pod with Rohit Kapoor 01:37 Interest in angel investing, first investment? 02:51 His first angel investment? 05:09 Investing process and criteria? 14:31 Factors when evaluating founders? 15:48 Successful investments, missed opportunities? 21:17 Rela...
Jul 06, 2023ā¢35 min
Gaurav Jain is the Co-founder of Afore Capital Afore Capital is one of the largest venture funds ($300M AUM) dedicated to super early stage investments. Before founding Afore Capital. Gaurav was an investor at A VC fund called Founder Collective. And before that, he was one of the first Product Managers for Android. Timestamps: 00:00 Top Moments 00:49 Intro for pod with Gaurav Jain 02:18 Gaurav's angel investing journey and Afore's founding story 06:07 Gaurav's partnership with his co-founder An...
Jun 29, 2023ā¢43 min
Boris is the founding partner of Version One and one of the top tech early-stage investors in North America. He is a former board partner with Andreessen Horowitz. Version one has backed iconic companies like Coinbase, AngelList, Dapper Labs and Shippo to name a few. Before becoming an investor, Boris built an online marketplace for used and out-of-print books in 1999 called AbeBooks, selling the business Amazon Timestamps : 00:00 Top Moments 00:36 Intro to pod with Boris Wertz 01:56 Reason for ...
Jun 22, 2023ā¢35 min
In this engaging podcast episode, join the conversation with Radhika Gupta, CEO of Edelweiss Asset Management, as she shares her insights on India's economic growth, her personal journey, and the challenges and opportunities in the financial services industry. From discussing India's rapid progress in becoming a trillion-dollar economy to the development of India's first domestic hedge fund, Radhika's story is filled with inspiration and a deep understanding of the market. Discover why she belie...
Jun 15, 2023ā¢31 min
Annelie Ajami is the Founder & Managing Partner of Anamcara Capital Anamcara Capital is a pre-seed & seed stage venture fund investing in B2B companies across Europe. They have backed companies like Nory, Bits Technology and Equipme to name a few. Timestamps : 00:00 - Podcast introduction. 00:27 - Annelie Ajami's background. 01:51 - Motivation for angel investing and founding story of Anamcara Capital. 04:42 - Journey after starting Anamcara Capital. 11:30 - Inspiration behind starting a...
Jun 01, 2023ā¢41 min
Rishabh Mariwala is the founder of Sharrp Ventures - the Mariwala Family Office. Sharrp Venture is known to be one of the top consumer-focused funds in India. They have invested in companies like Nyakka, Mamearth, and Policybazaar to name a few. Timeline : 00:00 Top Moments 00:30 Intro with pod with Rishabh Mariwala 02:10 What was Rishabhās childhood environment like and what shaped him the most in his early life? 11:26 How did his time in the US during his undergraduate years shape and benefit ...
May 25, 2023ā¢55 min
