Profile 4 min read

Lessons from Anand Daniel

Anand Daniel, a Peak XV Partners partner focused on SaaS, enterprise software, and fintech, brings a tech operator’s grounded empathy to questions of founder leadership, global company building from India, and recognizing the structural market shifts that matter.
Profile 6 min read

Lessons from Bejul Somaia

Bejul Somaia, managing director at Lightspeed Venture Partners and an early believer in India and Southeast Asia, studies outlier founders and market creation through patient, long-term company building, with conviction as the anchor for identifying disruptive opportunities.
Profile 9 min read

Lessons from Tarun Davda

Tarun Davda, a Peak XV Partners managing director with founder and operator experience, brings particular expertise in SaaS and consumer technology to the practical questions founders face: what investors seek, how go-to-market strategies work, and what scaling demands.
Profile 9 min read

Lessons from Shailendra Singh

Shailendra Singh, managing director of Peak XV Partners, places deep belief in founders at the center of venture investing, pairing mentorship with a long-term perspective on leadership and the patient work required to build enduring companies.
Profile 12 min read

Lessons from Ravi Adusumalli

Ravi Adusumalli, founder and managing partner of Elevation Capital, brings decades of experience backing India’s startup ecosystem to the foundational investor question: which founders merit early, steadfast support amid the distinctive dynamics of the Indian market?
Profile 9 min read

Lessons from Sanjeev Bikhchandani

Sanjeev Bikhchandani, founder of Info Edge and a pioneer of India’s internet industry, makes the case for customer focus, frugal innovation, and long-term value creation, drawing on a bootstrapped journey built around sustainable, profitable business rather than fleeting trends.
Profile 10 min read

Lessons from Prashanth Prakash

Prashanth Prakash, a partner at Accel India, approaches venture capital with deep conviction in founders who hold a long-term vision, coupling early-stage judgment with hands-on partnership in the difficult work of building category-defining, enduring companies.
Profile 12 min read

Lessons from Subrata Mitra

Subrata Mitra, co-founder of Accel India and an entrepreneur turned venture capitalist, believes in backing founders at the earliest stages and participating actively thereafter, offering a framework for identifying talent, navigating startup complexity, and building enduring companies.

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