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How is she shaping the Future by Investing in Science-Led Technologies Ft. Ritu Verma

Mar 04, 2024โ€ข38 minโ€ขSeason 1Ep. 54
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"๐‘พ๐’‰๐’†๐’๐’†๐’—๐’†๐’“ ๐‘ฐ ๐’‚๐’Ž ๐’Š๐’๐’—๐’†๐’”๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’Š๐’ ๐’‚ ๐’”๐’•๐’‚๐’“๐’•๐’–๐’‘, ๐‘ฐ ๐’”๐’†๐’† ๐’‰๐’๐’˜ ๐’…๐’“๐’Š๐’—๐’†๐’ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’‡๐’๐’–๐’๐’…๐’†๐’“ ๐’Š๐’” ๐’•๐’๐’˜๐’‚๐’“๐’…๐’” ๐’”๐’๐’๐’—๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’‚ ๐’‘๐’“๐’๐’ƒ๐’๐’†๐’Ž."ย  Ritu Vermaย is the co-founder and Managing Partner atย Ankur Capitalย โ€“ an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in disruptive digital and science-led technologies.ย ย In the conversation, Ritu shared her experience as an investor, selecting the right startup, working with founders and creating an ecosystem conducive to new businesses.ย  Ritu's background lies in science, with a Ph.D. in physics from theย University of Pennsylvania.ย ย She holds an MBA fromย INSEADย and has a bachelor's fromย Middlebury College, Vermont.ย  As co-founder and Managing Partner at Ankur Capital, Ritu plays a pivotal role in identifying promising startups, guiding them through the investment process, and providing ongoing support and mentorship.ย ย  Today she sits on the board at multiple startups in Ankurโ€™s portfolio โ€“ย Cropin, Niramai,ย String Bio Private Limited,ย VEGROW, andย Krishify.ย ย Her passion ignites groundbreaking innovations that conquer pressing challenges and build a thriving tomorrow.ย  ๐’๐ก๐ž ๐ก๐š๐ฌ ๐›๐ž๐ž๐ง ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ณ๐ž๐ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐š๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐›๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐š๐ง๐ข๐ณ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ, ๐ข๐ง๐œ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐›๐ž๐ฌ ๐ˆ๐ง๐๐ข๐š'๐ฌ '๐Ÿ’๐ŸŽ ๐”๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ’๐ŸŽ' ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐ˆ๐ง๐๐ข๐š'๐ฌ '๐–๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง ๐‹๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก' ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ.ย  ย  #VentureCapitalย #WomenInFinanceย #StartupInvestingย #Innovationย #Leadershipย #WomenLeadersย #DisruptiveTechnologiesย #ImpactInvestingย #ForbesIndia40Under40ย #FortuneIndiaย #AnkurCapital
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