Topic

Investing

Investing lessons, market structure, capital allocation, venture capital, public markets, and investor profiles.

Lessons from Sanjay Mehta

Sanjay Mehta, technologist turned angel investor and founder of 100X.VC, applies a sharp, data-driven approach to early-stage investing, founder mentorship, and simpler seed funding through the iSAFE note, grounding his counsel in experience as both entrepreneur and investor.

Lessons from Rajan Anandan

Rajan Anandan, a technology executive, Peak XV Partners managing director, and angel investor, combines big-tech operating experience with early-stage investing acumen, focusing relentlessly on how founders scale, build enduring companies, and win across India and Southeast Asia.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

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