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May slowed down. Deal value dropped to $22.5B, down from $25.8B in April. That’s also around 34% lower than May last year. But YTD still ahead - $161.5B raised so far compared to $129.5B by this time in 2024. So there’s movement.. just more cautiou

I sometimes worry, about what’s happening in the Indian VC ecosystem 😅😅 Based on a recent chart shared by seasoned VC Vinit Bhansali, in the last 10 years, the number of VC firms in India has grown by almost 25x. And based on an assertion by Peak

Harvard's 6 Guidelines for Getting to a Yes: 1. Separate the people from the problem 2. Focus on interests, not positions 3. Learn to manage emotions 4. Express appreciation 5. Put a positive spin on your message 6. Escape the action and r

Market Update: CNX IT – The Deciding Factor for Nifty 22,700 Breakdown For the past two weeks, I have been highlighting CNX IT as the key sector that would decide whether Nifty’s 22,700 support holds or breaks. Now, 22,700 has broken, and the marke

𝗔𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗱 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀: 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗸 ! Steve Blank, who helped create the "Lean Startup" idea, says that new companies are different from big ones. Big companies know what they're doing, but new compa

My Experience with VCs of India as a deep-tech founder. Day 2: Antler India and All in Capital Thank you for the response on my previous post, following that today I'll be covering 2 other VCs we talked to. 1. All in Capital: They started very rece

Log9 Materials: Deep Tech Darling Turned Cautionary Tale What was once an Indian EV Battery 2,300 Crores industry, is now turned to dust. What happened? The startup was envisaged to change the energy storage. ⚡️ The Spark That Went Out Log9 had lau

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

I’m back with some real talk! I want to share something that’s been on my mind lately. I’ve been avoiding social media distractions for a while now—I don’t have accounts on Instagram, Facebook, or the usual platforms. But recently, I spent some time

𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝟭𝟬 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗡𝗼𝗻-𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗩𝗣 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 . 𝟭. 🔍 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗩𝗣 Trying to build a fully-featured product from the start. 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁: Increases develop