Yesterday, I had an odd conversation with a founding team. They were addressing an important, critical, and an absolutely need-to-solve problem with a lifestyle intervention solution. Lifestyle intervention is an area where I have had a high degree of investment interest. However, the founders' pricing strategy was a significant source of concern for me. They wanted to address the mass market and, therefore, priced their solution at
How quickly we’ve recovered from the impact, COVID had on our life & lifestyles. The fear that life will never be the same again fades with each day as we collectively prevail over a virus that does not care about
There have been many Olympics before, but the 2021 Tokyo Olympics was different for India. Many firsts occurred during these games, starting with Mirabai Chanu igniting the country's hopes with a first-day silver medal. India had sent its biggest ever contingent of athletes (126), competing in 69 disciplines. Therefore, despite the heartbreak in archery & shooting, new heroes were emerging every
Every Monday, I review the funding activity of the previous week and pick three favorites. This week, I picked Tech plays as my favorites.
Every Monday, I review the funding activity of the previous week and pick three favorites. This week, I picked Tech plays as my favorites.
Every Monday, I review the funding activity of the previous week and pick three favorites. This week, I picked Tech plays as my favorites.
Bhavesh Kothari invited me to join the United Book Lover’s Club (UBLC) with several esteemed members of the literary fraternity. The group consists of leaders (who are readers) and authorpreneurs. The group has A Book A Day wherein a member provides their favorite book and why they loved that book so much. As
There is clear evidence that many of the most recognized technology companies in the world (and in India) started with simple & crude first version products: Amazon began as a bookstore Zappos as shoesite.com Uber began as ubercabs.com Airbnb as airbedandbreakfast.com Oyo as oravel.com EaseMyTrip as a B2B
Every Monday, I review the funding activity of the previous week and pick favorites. This week, I picked Tech plays as my favorites.
In this week's episode of #DamaniTalks I spoke to Kailash Katkar, Founder of Quick Heal a man who built a ₹1800 crore IT security company without a college degree! Kailash created a global empire spread across 60+ countries starting from a small one-room bootstrapped
Yesterday, I was eagerly waiting to see a startup's pitch as it was creating a name for itself in a niche space growing globally. It would be an understatement to say that I was looking forward to funding this startup. The pitch started well, but it
It is well over 4 years since I wrote a post on the 6 ways a founder can get our attention. It is a post that the Artha Venture Fund team uses extensively to communicate the several ways a founder should
Every Monday, I review the funding activity of the previous week and pick favorites. This week, I picked SaaS and Tech plays as my favorites.
I have looked closely at the EV space for the better part of the last decade. While I have not made any investments in the space directly or through any of Artha’s entities – I am confident that the EV is
Every Monday, I review the funding activity of the previous week and pick three favorites. This week, I picked SaaS and Tech plays as my favorites.
Prashant graduated from IIT Madras worked with HSBC and Capital One in the United States before coming back to India and co-founding EaseMyTrip in 2008. Initially, a B2B travel brand, EaseMyTrip became a household name in the mid-2010s with its no-fee pricing and superior customer service. EaseMyTrip went public in 2021 at its current market
Every Monday, I review the funding activity of the previous week and pick three favorites. This week, I picked Tech plays as my favorites.
Arcatron Mobility builds the next generation of innovative physical aid devices to enhance people's lives with limited mobility and elderly care needs. Last year Arcatron launched a premium range of products to COVID-protect its customers. The success of this new line has wholly revolutionized
I am a huge believer in the applicability of blockchain and cryptocurrencies in the real world. I am incredibly confident that cryptocurrencies will impact the fintech space and a firm believer in the smart contract application of blockchain. However, when I sit in the
I learned about the need for reform in India's Public Distribution Scheme (PDS) scheme a year after Narendra Modi got sworn in for the first time in 2014. In the chapter on Revamping Agriculture And The Public Distribution System in Getting India Back on Track, Ashok Gulati reveals just how
