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Believe me, it’s not like you think it is || A to Z of VC || 📩: arnavghatage @gmail .com

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A startup that I'm truly rooting for is Atlys. A Travel Tech Startup with a clear mission: Simplify the tedious and time-consuming Visa application process. ⏭️Investors include: Elevation Capital, Peak XV, Southpark Commons, a16z - Series A ~$12 M Problem: Visa processes are -

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@arnavghatage

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4 months

Received 9 calls today from Paisabazaar, RBL Bank, and Bajaj Finance. I block the number each time, but they always call from a new one. I've set DND everywhere and repeatedly asked them not to call, but it doesn't seem to work. If someone makes a solution for this and charges

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@rblbank @RBLBankCares Did take my consent before calling? Why do you need it now to remove my name?

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Sequoia had invested $11.5 million in Youtube in two financing rounds - Series A $3.5 million, November 2005 - Series B $8 million, April 2006 When Google bought Youtube, their stake was worth $504 million. That's ~44x! I was reading Sequoia's Investment memo for Youtube and

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How @BlumeVentures was started -

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I recently read Ken's piece on "How VCs Killed the Meaning of Work" and found it disheartening that for anything and everything that goes wrong - VCs are to blame. Well, The Ken has also raised money - - Series A: $1.5 M - Series B: $2 M In the above article, it's written how

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Wealth management startups in India seem to be gaining significant traction. In the past few weeks - - Dezerv raised $32 M from Premji Invest, now valued at $210 M - StableMoney closed a $14.7 M Series A - Infynite Club secured $2.6 M from Elevation Cap. - Neo raised $48 M in a

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Met a VC working as an Analyst for a Firm in Denmark - Maximum investments for them happen through referrals - Invest in about 2 companies in a year - $2.3 Billion Fund Size I asked him how their returns compare to emerging markets like India. I was surprised that he said “We

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Ixigo IPO will see VCs reaping bumper returns📈 Key investors include⤵️ - Elevation Capital (Previously SAIF) - ₹63 crore invested, ROIC ⏩ ~13X - Peak XV - ₹67 crore invested, ROIC ⏩ ~8X Fun Fact: MakeMyTrip, Ixigo's biggest competitor, was also a significant investor. MMT

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Private Equity giants seem to be flocking to Japan. The latest - Carlyle Group: Targeting Japan's upper-middle market ($500m - $1B revenues) companies with a ~$2.8 B Fund. Japan's PE market seems to be attractive for 3 key reasons - (1). Weaker Yen leading to favourable

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Yesterday, Third Wave Coffee announced plans to open an 50 more stores. ⏩Lead Investors include: WestBridge Cap., Creaegis, Redbrook. ⏩Total Funding: $62 M, Last round- Series C: $35 M At present, Third Wave Coffee has 107 stores. Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters and TWC are

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A few months ago, @nikhilkamathcio launched India’s first non-dilutive grant for founders 25 and under: WTFund. 1,500+ applications. 160 shortlists. 15 founders. 9 companies. That’s cohort 1. Applications for Cohort 2 are live now, with the deadline on Oct 15th. I had a super

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December 11, 2006 - Bessemer VP was actively considering investing in LinkedIn. Pre-money Valuation: $237.5 M Investment consideration - Series C: $12.5 M LinkedIn was already at ~8 million users a month prior to the Series C. Revenues were expected to hit super-growth

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Exciting week for India's VC ecosystem as South Park Commons and General Catalyst step into the scene. Although they're now planning India-focused funds, they've invested in Indian startups for a few years now - - SPC -> CureFit, Atlys, Meesho - GC -> Cred, CashFlo, JEH

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My relatives abroad used to say that - "India excels in manufacturing, but most factory machinery is imported." We're moving up on this front too. Ethereal Machines raised a Series A: $13 M ➡️Investors: Peak XV, Steadview, Blume, Enam Inv., WestBridge Cap. EM is a deep tech

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If you're interested in Venture, you shouldn't miss out on watching @BKartRed 's interview with Forbes that came out earlier today. A few key takeaways - (1). Valuing a company at an early stage essentially boils down to 2 things: (a). Founders - Capability to scale, past

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Kedaara Capital raise India's largest PE Fund - $1.4 Billion (54% more than their previous Fund $1.1B) The highlight is that ~85% of the money came from existing investors. Investment Sectors: - Banking - Healthcare - Consumer - SaaS Kedaara is one of the country's oldest PE

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Intermediaries are truly at the centre of businesses in India, and we thrive on them. ⏩A VC firm that focuses on intermediary-led startups is: Good Capital - Primarily do seed investments and prefer to be the 1st investor in companies - Different approach: Firm believer that

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A space that seems to have sparked investor interest is: Travel Luggage 🧳Lately, we've seen significant activity in this space - Feb 24: Mokobara raised $12 M from Peak XV Mar 24: Safari Industries raised $27 M from Lighthouse India Focused Fund May 24: ICON raised a $1.2 M

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Top reasons why startups fail by Accel India.

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India's sneaker market is experiencing an exciting surge. Stumbled upon this exciting start-up -> Comet . They raised $1.5 M seed last year and are expected to announce a Series A in the next few weeks. ⏭️Investors include: Elevation Capital, Nexus VP Intrigued, I started

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Titan Capital is setting up a new Winners Fund to double down on portfolio companies. ⏩Fund Size: 200 Cr, with greenshoe option of 100 Cr Background about TC - - Started by Snapdeal Founders Kunal Bahl and Rohit Bansal in 2011 - Invests in early-stage Consumer internet, D2C,

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In India, billions of dollars are managed on excel and pen/paper. Brokers, small distributors, and family offices lack comprehensive software to manage data and client portfolios. A company looking to solve this: Centricity picked up $20 M in a seed round. ⏩Investors

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4 months

A privilege to witness @DrSJaishankar for another 5 years. The people of India have your back, Sir!

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Just spoke to a friend from IIM Mumbai. @DrSJaishankar visited them yesterday and he got a chance to meet him. When my friend went to touch Dr. Jaishankar’s feet, he said “Arrey bright young man, Bharat ka Yuva jhukta nai hay” What a moment🥹🥹😭😭

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Zepto Secures $665 Million in Largest Funding Round of the Year. Post-money Valuation: $3.6 B (2x increase since their previous raise) New Investors added: Avenir, Lightspeed, Avra Cap. A few key highlights⤵️ - Aiming to double store count to 700, currently at 350. - Over 260

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A few days ago, Flipkart introduced its new UPI service, Supermoney. ⏮️The interesting part: Let's go back a few years - Dec, 2015: 3 former Flipkart exec's start PhonePe. Apr, 2016: Flipkart acquires PhonePe for $20 M. Aug, 2018: Walmart acquires a 77% stake in Flipkart for

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5 months

"We fund people who nobody knows are going to be great." Had a fantastic call with Mr. Venktesh Shukla about the Venture Capital Ecosystem and startups. He is the Founder of Monta Vista Capital, a Silicon Valley-based VC firm, and a member of the National Startup Advisory

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I reached out to @mohaknahta about all the users that faced a problem with Atlys. He responded and it's not one that I expected⤵️ - They've built a rejection engine to assess Visa approval probabilities. If there's a significant risk of rejection, they prevent checkout - costs

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5 months

A startup that I'm truly rooting for is Atlys. A Travel Tech Startup with a clear mission: Simplify the tedious and time-consuming Visa application process. ⏭️Investors include: Elevation Capital, Peak XV, Southpark Commons, a16z - Series A ~$12 M Problem: Visa processes are -

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Kleiner Perkins recently raised ~$2 billion across two of their funds - - $1.2 B for middle to late stage companies - $825 M for early stage startups ⏭️KP is now the fourth legacy VC to raise funds despite a sub-par market. A few India investments include - (1). a16z, $7.2 B

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Who would've thought that you can send a rocket to space with a 3D-printed engine! Three weeks back, Agnikul showed it could happen soon. ⏭️Total Funding: $58.6 M, Last raise - Series B : $26.7 M ⏩Lead Investors: Rocketship VC, Pi Ventures, Mayfield Reaching space

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Indian startups are Reverse Flipping. Many startups incorporate in countries like Singapore, Mauritius, the US (primarily for SaaS), or the Cayman Islands for several reasons: - Ease of doing business - Tax incentives - Better funding opportunities, especially growth stage -

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India is not far from a thriving EV Ecosystem. ⚡️Start-ups today are truly tackling challenges head-on with India-centric solutions: - We don't have the charging infrastructure: (1). Battery Smart and ChargeUp building India’s largest battery swapping network, enabling swaps

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Just caught Mr. Karthik Reddy's talk at the IVCA conclave 2024. As the current chair of IVCA, he kicked things off with some fascinating insights into the organization's impact over the last 2 years . Here's a quick rundown of the key points he touched on👇 First off, a bit of

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In 1996, Kleiner Perkins invested $8 million for a 15% stake in Amazon. Reflecting on that time, John Doerr, now Chairperson of Kleiner Perkins, shared his insights about Jeff Bezos and Amazon.

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Met a General Partner of a VC Firm in the US. They do $𝟮𝗠 - $𝟯𝗠 and only seed stage. Primarily Enterprise Tech investments. He’s from India and moved to the US for a Master’s in the 90s. During the conversation I was thinking how tough it must be to compete in the US VC

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India's smartphone PLI scheme seems to have clearly worked. ⏭️FY24 numbers - China - Exports fell 2.78%, now at $132.5 B Vietnam - Exports fell 17.6%, now at $26.27 B India - Exports up by 40%, now at $15.6 B The smartphone PLI scheme provides direct incentives as compared to

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Donald Trump's VP candidate J.D. Vance had a pretty good VC career before politics - - Started as a Junior VC at Mithril Cap. (Peter Thiel's firm) - Two years later, became Managing Partner of a VC Firm Revolution - Co-founded Narya and raised a $93 M Fund from Thiel, Eric

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Preparing for a call with a General Partner at an early-stage, tech-focused VC firm in SF. I'd love to hear your suggestions for insightful questions to ask him. Any specific you'd like me to include?

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Many of you are founders preparing to pitch to VCs. Nobody wants to sit through a 30-minute presentation with over 40 slides. The goal of a first meeting is simply to secure the next one. Keeping a few points in mind may help⤵️ - Your pitch needs to be short enough to keep

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Building SaaS from India for the world - Rocketlane raises a $24 M Series B. ➡️Total Funding: $45 M (Seed at $3 M, Series A at $18 M) ⏫Lead investors: 8VC, Matrix Partners and Nexus VP. In recent years, many Indian startups are building SaaS companies targeting global markets.

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3 months

Angel Tax abolished. Super move by GOI 🙌🏻

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Swiggy's upcoming IPO will be a multibagger win for early VC investors. 🎯Detailed insights will be available once their DRHP is public, but if you look at the history - - Elevation Capital: Investment of $5.9 M turned into $61.8 M (~10x returns) - Accel: 12.2x returns, $2M

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General Catalyst is about to close its new $6 Billion VC Fund. Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) closed its $7.2 Billion Fund a few weeks back. These 2 VCs have drawn $13.2 B which is - approx. 44% of the total capital deployed to US VC Funds in the first 4 months of this year. While

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I was walking on the streets of SF and saw this car a few times. People were clicking pictures of it and I didnt understand why. Finally saw it up close and now I get it. It’s the driverless taxi by Waymo!

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Interesting read in Sifted's newsletter about European VC's outperforming US ones over a 10 and 15 year period. A key difference: North American funds pay back their investors quicker — LPs get their money back in 4.5 years, on average, compared to 6.7 years in Europe. There is

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Titan Capital has made a full exit from Urban Company in a $50 M secondary sale to Dharana Capital. ⏩️ ₹57 lakh invested turned into ~111 Cr. A return of nearly 195x. Stellar stuff from Titan Capital.

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Titan Capital is setting up a new Winners Fund to double down on portfolio companies. ⏩Fund Size: 200 Cr, with greenshoe option of 100 Cr Background about TC - - Started by Snapdeal Founders Kunal Bahl and Rohit Bansal in 2011 - Invests in early-stage Consumer internet, D2C,

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John Doerr, Chairperson of Kleiner Perkins on his investment in Sun Microsystems and Vinod Khosla (1982).

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Late-stage Venture Capital had strong reasons to emerge in the United States during the 1980's - - Capital Scarcity: Late-stage companies lacked access to the growth capital. - Regulatory Barriers: Companies were unable to access public markets due to stringent regulations -

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Came across this thought-provoking question in Y-Combinator's application form- "What do you understand about your business that other companies in it just don't get?" Here's an example of what the founders of Dropbox📥 wrote when they were looking to raise funds back in the

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Remember that Bolero that was turned into a self-driving car? ⏯️ Swaayatt Robots has just raised $4M as part of it's second seed round (Total Funding: $7 M, Latest Round closed at a $151 M valuation) Swaayatt is on the verge of sustainable, scalable Level 5 driving autonomy

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3 months

In Venture Capital, the risk and return profiles vary significantly across different stages of investment. Here's a detailed look at how these profiles differ:

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A few weeks back, Paul Graham released an interesting article about 'Founder mode'. If you haven't read it yet, you absolutely should. Interestingly - Pitchbook did an analysis to verify what Paul said. Seems like he was right. ⏩The analysis reveals that Founder-CEOs

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Last month, Skye Air Mobility (Drone-as-a-Service Provider) raised a $4 M Series A. ⏩Investors include: Mount Judi, Chiratae, Venture Catalyst, Windrose Cap., and Tremis Cap. 🛸They operate an interesting delivery system - - Establish sky pods in residential areas, where

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In 2010, there were hardly any investors willing to bet on software businesses built for SMBs - - Smaller deal sizes - Higher risk of SMBs closing operations in <6 months - Software complexity made adoption difficult for SMBs One of the few to take the leap was Bessemer VP. At

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There's one thing that is common between a16z, Sequoia Capital and Saudi Prince Al Waleed. xAI. xAI is Elon Musk's AI company that he launched last year and they just raised $6 Billion in a series B round. Post-money valuation of $24 B. Looking at how much other startups

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Just signed up on BHASKAR: Bharat Start-up Knowledge Access Registry. 📔This is a super cool platform by GOI which aims to provide a centralized registry of - - Investors, mentors, accelerators, and incubators - Start-ups and Entrepreneurs in your field - Government funding

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The trucking sector in India is ripe for disruption, with numerous startups emerging in logistics. The latest in-line for IPO: Blackbuck (Zinka Logistics) 🔄Problem - - Trucking market is highly fragmented - Over 70% of drivers lack access to formal capital and rely on

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Last week, news broke that India's former Defence Secretary launched his VC fund, Mount Tech Growth Fund. The first fund, named Kavachh, is expected to be ~₹500 Cr, supporting Defence Tech startups. ⏭️Demand for Defence Technology seems to be on the uptick - - GOI launched

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Frustrated with tinder, bumble or hinge? Not finding the right one? Two interesting Indian start-ups may change the dating game altogether. Schmooze Dating: $4 M Series A. ⏩Investors include: Elevation Cap., Founders of: Ultrahuman, The Souled Store and Paytm 💡Super

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4 months

US Sports teams valuations have grown faster than the S&P 500 in recent years. And things seem to be falling in line for PE Firms to take advantage - -> Rising commercial rights revenue -> NBA, MLS, MLB and NHL easing ownership rules and allowing investment -> Sector with low

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It's incredible how rapidly quick commerce has taken off in India. Amazon showing interest in Swiggy's instamart: Everyone seems to wants a piece of the pie. Most people thought that QC can never be economical, and understandably so (Extremely tough to operate and profit).

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Choosing the right city for your startup is extremely crucial. Why do most startups flock to Bangalore, Delhi or Mumbai? - Top talent is easily recruitable - Access to a support ecosystem like startup meets, workshops, VCs, Angel Investors - Tech infrastructure ➡️ If you're

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I take a rickshaw to work every day, and today's ride led to an interesting conversation - I asked the driver which app he prefers between Ola, Uber, and Rapido. He said he used Uber until they introduced a daily login charge of ₹40 + commission on each ride, making his costs

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Battery Smart just raised $65M in Series B funding. The Big News: Orios Venture Partners made a 29x return. And it's not a complete exit! Investors in Series B➡️ LeapFrog (lead inv.), Blume, British International Inv., MUFG Bank & EIF. Total Funding is now at $183.7 M.

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⚡️Battery Smart opened its 1,000th EV Battery Swap Station last month. Total Funding ⏭️ $118.7 M Top Investors: Blume, Tiger Global and Orios Partners EV adoption is hit by a few roadblocks 🛑 (a). High upfront costs and range anxiety (b). Limited charging infrastructure

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Accel announced a $650m fund to back start-ups in Europe and Israel. What catches the eye is- - Massive Inflows: Europe and Israel VC market is now almost half (44%) the size of the US ($66B vs $150B in 2023) - Thriving Valuations: At present, there are 360+ VC-backed

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I was told by an investor last week that if you really want to be a good VC, you need to be a founder first. Most of the Top VCs have been founders that have exited companies, and then go on to advise startups. While I disagree with this and have plenty of examples of Top VCs

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$1.5 B revenue and profits of $200 M. Valued at around $8.5 Billion. That's our homegrown brand Haldiram's 🇮🇳 Super growth and steady financials. Blackstone, Temasek and Bain Capital are looking to buy a controlling stake in the business. But this isn't the first time that

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Met a founder who runs a SaaS company in Germany. He started his own in-house venture fund to support employees that are willing to take the plunge. The employee can use their infrastructure, resources, marketing team and pursue the idea while still working. The deal is a

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I've been trying some startup products lately and I try sharing feedback with them on what works and what doesn’t. More often than not, I experience plenty of friction in giving a simple feedback - - Either the number listed on website is out of service - Or I keep getting

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I reached out to @mohaknahta about all the users that faced a problem with Atlys. He responded and it's not one that I expected⤵️ - They've built a rejection engine to assess Visa approval probabilities. If there's a significant risk of rejection, they prevent checkout - costs

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On April 24th, Swiggy filed its DRHP with SEBI via the confidential route (this route restricts public access to the DRHP until an updated version is filed) 💡Would be super interesting to see how much of Swiggy: Accel and Elevation Capital still own. ⏩Both are the earliest

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I've always been a fan of Ather Energy. The quality of technology and engineering behind the product blows me away. Not many know - they were basically pioneers in developing EV battery technology and charging standards in India(especially early on, when expertise was

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Sugarcane contribute's 1.1% to India's GDP which is huge considering the crop is grown only in 2.57% of the gross cropped area🌾 I spoke to a gentleman who runs a sugar factory. Sugar has plenty of uses apart from consumption! This is how business works 🏭- - Operates 24x7

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Investors cherish stability. While the recent election may not have resulted in a strong government, few places in the world rival India as an attractive investment destination --> a fact that remains unchanged. 💡A thought that crossed my mind- VCs funded by Indian

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@Dheemant177 Great question! Companies often invest in startups operating in the same space for several reasons: 1.Future Synergies and Ecosystem Building: Investing in other startups can create future synergies and help build the overall ecosystem. 2.Healthy Competition: In industries like

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Rapido picked up $200 M in a Series E, now valuing it $1 B+. ⏩Investors include: WestBridge Cap, Nexus VP, Think Investments, Inus-Opportunities, Swiggy. The ride-hailing market has changed significantly in the past few years - - Super Competitive now: BluSmart, Namma

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Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters was the first company to bring Speciality Coffee to India back in 2013. Two days back - They raised a $35 M Series C. ⏭️Investors include: Verlinest, A91 Partners, 8i Ventures, Deepika Padukone ☕️A few points about BTCR - - High focus on coffee

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Just spoke to a friend from IIM Mumbai. @DrSJaishankar visited them yesterday and he got a chance to meet him. When my friend went to touch Dr. Jaishankar’s feet, he said “Arrey bright young man, Bharat ka Yuva jhukta nai hay” What a moment🥹🥹😭😭

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Google's $23 B offer for Wiz may reignite interest in deals and exits for cybersecurity start-ups. Wiz's $23 B offer from Google is ~2x the valuation of their Series E and 46x their ARR. Series E in May 24 : $1 B raised at $12 B valuation ⏩Investors include: a16z,

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Several reports indicate that OpenAI has doubled its revenue in <6 months. Late 2023: $1.6 B May 2024: $3.4 B 💡FutureSearch's report provides an interesting estimation of OpenAI's revenue breakdown - - $1.9 B from ChatGPT+, 7.7 M paying subscribers (55%) - $714 M from

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VCGuy

5 months

Raising too much money can have a negative effect for your start-up. Yes, you read it right. Ben Horowitz(a16z) has put it well - "Raising money is never an accomplishment in and of itself. It just raises the stakes for all the hard work you would have had to do anyway" It's

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6 months

Met a friend who works at a SaaS startup in SF. His startup has grown 10x in the past 3 years and their valuation 30x. They're currently valued somewhere around $3.2 billion and do over $150 million in ARR. He has ESOPs. Company is looking to go public in 2-3 years. His shares

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11 months

Ever wondered how the IPL Auctions work? Let’s delve into the high-stakes world of cricket's financial battleground, where player values soar, strategies clash, and million-dollar decisions shape the destiny of teams 🏏💰 #IPLAuction #IPL2024Auction #IPLTrade

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5 months

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7 months

Don Valentine (Founder, Sequoia) invested in all the revolutionary companies we often discuss today, including Apple, Nvidia, Google, and YouTube. I've been reading about him since this morning because I'm curious to understand how he made these bets. I found a transcript of

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VCGuy

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I never thought sustainable jet fuel would be within reach so soon. Twelve, a carbon emissions company in the US, announced a $645 M Series C today. ⏭️Investors include: Capricorn Inv. Group, Pulse Fund, TPG ✈️Twelve seems to have built insane technology - - Uses electricity

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7 years

Kickass gig last night @VarunmThakur @SnGComedyIN

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VCGuy

5 months

VC/PE is truly about sourcing the best deals in the market. I saw this at RSA Conference in SF and even at the Atlassian Conference in Vegas. Many VC and PE folks were walking around the expo to scout start-ups. They were also easily recognizable! Sharply dressed with a

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1 month

Is Education really = Financial Literacy? 🤔

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4 months

@joytdh Hey Joy! If the article is true- I’m confident that TWC will raise another round. Also it’s in good hands - Rajat Luthra ( Ex- KFC, Expert in FMCG space).

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VCGuy

4 months

⚡️Battery Smart opened its 1,000th EV Battery Swap Station last month. Total Funding ⏭️ $118.7 M Top Investors: Blume, Tiger Global and Orios Partners EV adoption is hit by a few roadblocks 🛑 (a). High upfront costs and range anxiety (b). Limited charging infrastructure

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6 months

SaaS founders should explore investment from Atlassian Ventures. I was at the Team 24 conference today and I met a company backed by Atlassian Ventures and Y-Combinator. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲’𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝟔-𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐀𝐑𝐑 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠

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VCGuy

3 years

Insane level of aggression shown by both players. What a match!!!! #NadalVsDjokovic

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7 months

I used to visit Le Plaisir when they had just 4 tables. It’s amazing to see this place come such a long way! During my college days, I used to work part-time at a restaurant, so I understand a few things here and there. Le Plaisir gets 9/10 things right: - Food quality is

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6 months

After an investment in Third Wave Coffee in 2021, @nikhilkamathcio recently led a $10 Million Funding Round in Subko Coffee Roasters and Craft Bakehouse. It's not your trying to be your neighbourhood coffee store, there's a narrative that this company is building ⤵️ - Subko was

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VCGuy

1 year

☕ Brewing Battle in India's Coffee Market ☕ The Indian coffee market is stirring up a $3 billion storm. With global giants like Starbucks, homegrown Third-wave Coffee, and Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters in the mix, it's a caffeine-fueled competition worth diving into.

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1 year

Visa applications are a hassle. I've been there, hunting for information, sifting through articles, and feeling lost in the process. A Chainsmokers backed startup just bagged $12 million to be your Visa genie! Discover Atlys 🧵 @travelwithatlys

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VCGuy

5 years

What a guy!

@rnadalacademy

Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar

5 years

👏🏻 @RafaelNadal 👏🏻 🎩🎾 Life Lessons 🎩🎾

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7 months

I understand it's a Saturday night and you're probably busy planning the night out. However, something interesting happened yesterday in the VC space - @BainandCompany & @IndianVCA just released a 59 page report on the Indian Venture Capital Landscape 2023 in collaboration.

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5 years

Match point down: No problem

@atptour

ATP Tour

5 years

RAFA RAISES THE ROOF! 🤯 @RafaelNadal recovers from 5-1 down in the third set to defeat Daniil Medvedev 6-7 6-3 7-5 👏 #NittoATPFinals

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The Startup Saga: Of Gutsy Founders, Audacious VCs And The Hunt For The Next Unicorn - Forbes India

Forbes India's Neha Bothra sits down with Karthik Reddy, co-founder and partner, Blume Ventures, to piece together how founders and investors cross the maze of value creation to take a startup from...

www.forbesindia.com

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