My Experience with VCs of India as a deep-tech founder. Day 3: Artha Venture Fund
My next experience is with Artha Venture Fund, they're a big VC firm with a good history and have backed quite a good number of startups.
We had been hearing about Ar
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kamal p
Stealth • 1m
The chances of VC funding are only 1%. I am sure it is tough although it was not like this back even till 2022
Do you think it's worth reading more startup success/failure stories and news about acquisitions and funding to increase the chances of your startup being successful or does luck and timing play an even major role in it.
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Mehul Fanawala
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The Clueless Company • 6m
Is it better to bootstrap or seek VC funding for your startup?
The endless debate: Bootstrap vs. VC funding.
- Bootstrapping builds resilience and deep customer focus. You prioritize solving real problems over chasing valuations.
- VC funding can
Even though 25% of all startups on Carta have just a solo founder, VCs hesitate to fund them.
Having 2 to 3 founders seems to be the sweet spot if you were to raise VC money while building a startup.
So, Is there a way to make VC funding easier as
Hey, how's the chances of paying back the education loan taking for doing ms in CS in usa, is it a wise decision to take 40 lakh loan? And moreover I'm from non cs background. Any suggestions?
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Mr Z
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Medial • 2m
Airbnb, now worth ~$100 billion, was rejected by 7 investors in 2007.
Not because it was a bad idea, but because VCs reject 99% of startups.
Lesson: If ALL your plans depend on VC funding rather than customer funding, you are already fighting 99% f
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Balar
Stealth • 10m
Hello I am Solopreneur trying to build startup from scratch since 2022. It's been 1.5 year but I don't get any results even my tech is not working well. What should I do stop doing and back to Job or give one more chance and build from scratch again?
Why are big names in VC quitting and starting on their own? I think it can be a good sign as more funds and more funding will be available. But you never know.
Here's a visual representation of the funding paradox in Indian startups:
Image: A pie chart with a small slice (2.4%) labeled "Women-led startups" and an even smaller slice (1.3%) labeled "Black and Latinx founders". A separate section shows a dive
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Shashwat Srivastava
Stealth • 8m
I really read this amazing piece about finding a good biz plan!
1. Solve hard to solve problems ( to have a moat)
2. Solving a very boring problem. ( Eg some boring tech solutions)
3. Don't go for flashy ideas they are tough ( like Food delivery
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Udyamee
Stealth • 8m
Part 2.
Pathao's digital payment wallet, Pathao Pay, has also been successful, with the company recently receiving a payment service provider (PSP) license from the Bangladesh Bank, allowing it to operate as a mobile wallet provider
Funding:
Patha