Sramana Mitra: Would it be fair to say that you’re comfortable with pre-seed investment? Alireza Rahnema: Absolutely! Over 50% of those are pre-seeds. So far, a significant portion stay. Almost 90% have gone on to a seed and we have invested on as they grow up. Sramana Mitra: Talk about the types of companies that
Nandini Mansinghka is CEO and Managing Director at Mumbai Angels Network, one of the oldest angel networks in India.
Sramana Mitra: Would you want to do another case study of companies that you’ve invested in and that you particularly think highly of? Sumner Douglas: I’ll do one that I got involved in. A couple of years ago, I made the cardinal sin as the Managing Director and left to join one of our portfolio
Preeti Rathi, Partner at Ignition Partners, discusses the changing dynamics of seed investing.
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Sramana Mitra: On that geography topic, what’s happening from an immigration point of view in Vancouver, Canada given the friction that’s happening now in America around immigration? Are you seeing a big influx of talented engineers that are also entrepreneurs from other places? Alireza Rahnema: I must say this has vindicated our thesis with 7
Entrepreneurs are invited to the 431st FREE online 1Mby1M mentoring roundtable on Thursday, February 14, 2019, at 8 a.m. PST/11 a.m. EST/5 p.m. CET/9:30 p.m. India IST. If you are a serious entrepreneur, register to “pitch” and sell your business idea. You’ll receive straightforward feedback, advice on next steps, and answers to any of your questions. Others
Ondrej Bartos, General Partner at Credo Ventures based in Prague, focuses on investing in Central European startups. Their major success story is UiPath in robotics process automation.