2017 was a pivotal year for Artha. Artha India Ventures surpassed 50 investments, Artha Energy Resources tri...
A single conversation with Mikhil Innani (of CouponDunia.com and Pharmeasy.in fame) brought about disruption...
Our company holds a very unique position between Knowlarity and Exotel...
Artha Venture Partners recently closed on its 25th investment, Interview Master. We have since then committed to...
The verb “cross subsidize” as defined by the Oxford dictionary is “Subsidize (a business or activity) out of the profits o...
Fynd is an online retailer of multi-category fashion products. Fynd's product catalog includes apparel, footwear,...
Rolocule Games is a game development studio creating realistic, casual, and social video games for tablets and...
I am continuing on the same thread upon which I wrote last week, i.e., Finding Silver Linings in this lockdown
Calling the shutdown caused by the Coronavirus pandemic, an economic crisis is a gross understatement.
While redoing our website, I accidentally stumbled upon an interesting piece of information.
The aftermath of the pandemic spread of the Covid-19 virus has hit financial markets where it hurts the most – their...
Siri tells me that it took 1,347 days from my first blog post, Dropping Out Of The Rat Race… to my 100th blog post.
As I pulled open the wrapper for an essential part of my movie-going experience ie the Almond Magnum ice-cream, ...
If all things are equal between two candidates that want me to be their mentor, what would be the difference...
I just got back from my trip to Kolkata which was planned in order to introduce the founding team of an upcoming investment to...
Do you know that in the 16-year period between 1988 and 2014, the weight of an average American male increased by...
I finally saw Padman on Thursday night and I’ve got to confess, I absolutely loved it!
I am the Vice-Chairman of Mumbai One Round Table 221 (M1RT221) which is part of Round Table India.
Imagine that you have been invited for a stand-up comedy show of a well-known comic.
One of my favorite entrepreneurial movies is Rocket Singh Salesman of the Year.
At a personally & professionally challenging time in the 2nd quarter of 2016, I went out and stayed at Damodar Farms in Vapi for a short while.
2018 started off with a bang for Artha India Ventures.
Exactly a year ago, I wrote about a growing malaise in the angel investment ecosystem in the post You are NOT an angel investor.
Over the past 6 months, there are many founders who have received an email telling them that we are passing on the investment opportunity.
Last year we outsourced our PR to an agency. Although it worked initially,...
Today my online behaviour is tracked constantly to create a virtual persona.
There is a growing set of investors who believe that their investment has bought them the right to turn the founder...
Apurva and I visited the office of a startup that we are co-leading the investment into with a global angel network.
Each day brings with it an opportunity to learn and share.
On a given day there are at least 10-15 investment proposals in my inboxes at LinkedIn, Facebook and Office365.
Founders are funny people. The good founder will prepare elaborate excel charts, aggregate research reports and
Yesterday I finally denied investment into a company that my heart was set on but my mind wasn’t as it went against our ...
Yesterday, I did my 8th continuous weekly review meeting with Artha’s interns, analysts, associates, and heads of...
The bloodletting in the Indian startup ecosystem continues with hotel-booking app RoomsTonite shutting shop on the...
96% of all startups shutdown within 10 years of “starting-up.”
On our last working day of the decade, i.e., the 27th of December 2019, I asked the Artha team to congregate in our ...
I am back with my favorite funding news of last week!
Yesterday was an interesting day. I started off by tasting different blends of single shot coffee made by a start-up that...
An LP who had read AVF’s monthly newsletter inquired why we had rejected one of the deals based on the fact that the..
I have to admit that after my interaction with Dr Marcel, I have been a little obsessed with researching about...
Uber is free for you if you pay via the Uber wallet (T&C: 5 FREE rides up to Rs. 300 per ride).
Currently, I am in the middle of interviews to fill several positions at Artha and one of the first questions I ask candidates...
My team and I have been actively looking for 2-3 members to join us at Artha Venture Fund.
After what seems like an eternity, the relationship manager of one of the largest private banks..
Over the last weekend, AVF Associate Nikunj married Chandni in a beautiful and intimate ceremony that took place in ...
YourStory did a profile on one of Artha’s in-house companies Artha Creative Studio, led by Aakash Jethwani. He is a...
Vinod and I have been playing around the idea of setting up our own version of EIRs (Entrepreneurs-in-Residence) at...
I find it extremely hard to empathise with founders who want to “maintain” a certain lifestyle with a large team and a
It has only been a week since I wrote a post on the need to change the investment narrative in India and just 3 days...
It has been over a week now since the news of OYO’s $1 billion round and ascent to unicorn status became official. This..
Many angel investors have asked me, how long does it take after an investment to exit from it? While there are some...
With a growing portfolio and 5 internal companies, someone or the other is always looking for new hires.
There is a serendipity in deal-making once one summarises the events that lead to its closure...
Time and again, I have warned early-stage founders to steer clear of using the services of a banker to help raise mon...
The awesome team of Jasmeet Thind, Mahima Kaul and Vinit Jain have been making serious ...
Since there is a limit to the amount of negotiation that takes place on any deal, founders that intend on fighting...
The horrendous experience travelling to Hyderabad was definitely salvaged by the quality of interactions....
VC101 started in Sydney with a mission to encourage investors to invest in start-ups...
Today is the last day of the Rise 2018 conference. This year’s conference had over 15,000 attendees...
This year, I have chosen to simplify several things in my daily life, one of them being my 5000+ member contact...
During my 3-week, 3 continent tour I fell out of the habit of writing my daily blog posts...
The Indian wallet is growing larger. A recent estimate predicts that the per capita income for India will rise to $4,000 by...
Siri tells me that it took 1,347 days from my first blog post, Dropping Out Of The Rat Race… to my 100th blog post...
After what seems like a lifetime, I am happy to announce that Artha Venture Fund-I (AVF-I) is officially an Alternative...
If all things are equal between two candidates that want me to be their mentor, what would be the difference, that wo...
A perfect storm for electricity consumers that was created by the policy paralysis of UPA-II, high interest rates and the slow pace...
The Indian wallet is growing larger. A recent estimate predicts that the per capita income for India...
The bloodletting in the Indian startup ecosystem continues with hotel-booking app Rooms Tonite shutting shop on the heels of the Stayzilla fiasco,
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