1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Rajeev Madhavan of Clear Ventures (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: An aspect of running a company that’s not pleasurable at all. Coming back to Clear Ventures journey, let’s double-click down a little bit on what stage are you looking for. When you say you are willing to put in very early stage, what are you looking for in terms of validation? Are you

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Thought Leaders in Cloud Computing: Fred Voccola, CEO of Kaseya (Part 1)

This is a very interesting and close look into the IT Managed Services Industry. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start by introducing our audience to yourself as well as to Kaseya. Fred Voccola: I’m the CEO of Kaseya. We are the leading provider of IT and cloud infrastructure management solutions for small to mid-sized businesses. Everyone defines SMBs

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1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Brij Bhasin of Rebright Partners (Part 4)

Brij Bhasin: When it comes to Series A and B and further, the bar tends to be set up really high. We’re starting to see that in 2017. We’re seeing more of that in 2018 and 2019. As these new domestic funds start to deploy and their portfolio companies start to hit the Series A

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1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Rajeev Madhavan of Clear Ventures (Part 1)

Responding to a popular request, we are now sharing transcripts of our investor podcast interviews in this new series. The following interview with Rajeev Madhavan of Clear Ventures was recorded in January 2018.  Rajeev Madhavan, Founder and General Partner at Clear Ventures, was first a highly successful serial entrepreneur, and brings to the VC game an entrepreneur’s

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Catching Up On Readings: Indian IPO Rush

This feature from Financial Express covers the rush in IPO activity in 2018. Indian exchanges recorded the highest IPO activity globally with 90 IPO launches that raised $3.9 billion in the first half of this year. For this week’s posts, click on the paragraph links.

1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Brij Bhasin of Rebright Partners (Part 3)

Sramana Mitra: There is one point that I want to double-click down on and listen to what you’re seeing in your deal flow. Most of the VCs operating in India have come to the conclusion that if it’s to do with deep tech, they have to go after the global market. The Indian B2B market

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Thought Leaders in Financial Technology: Levi King, CEO of Nav (Part 3)

Sramana Mitra: Is there any dynamic that you see in people seeking credit versus not seeking credit by industry sectors? Levi King: The answer probably won’t surprise you. There are certain industries where your credit comes into play way more often than others. My first business was an electric sign company. I would get 50%

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1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Brij Bhasin of Rebright Partners (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: Talk about your current portfolio. You said you’ve made 10 investments. Tell us a bit about what you’ve invested in. In particular, let’s focus on a company or two that are scaling well. Has anything crossed the $5 million annual revenue mark? Brij Bhasin: Let me give you a few examples of companies

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