Sramana Mitra: FinTech is a segment where there aren’t a lot of humans in the loop. One of the great benefits that AI is delivering within FinTech is pre-approved loans within 30 seconds. Alok Nandan: You’re absolutely right. If it falls within a certain range, then it will automatically get approved. Humans may only get
Sramana Mitra: How do you define seed in your world view? I’m sure you’re watching this trend out there. The seed has fragmented. It’s pre-seed, seed, post-seed, pre-Series A, small Series A, large Series A. Where in that continuum have you positioned yourself? Alok Nandan: You’re absolutely right. There’s a lot of noise around what
Sramana Mitra: Talk a bit about trends. If you look at the last 18 months of your deal flow, what are you spotting? Alok Nandan: One of the big trends is AI. The next trend is around the explainability or accountability of AI. How do you make sure that the machine learning models are explainable
Sramana Mitra: What else do you want to discuss that I have not asked you? Amos Stern: We can talk a little bit about the type of customers that would use a system like that. It’s interesting because we have two types of customers. If you look at the different types of companies that exist
I’m publishing this series on LinkedIn called Colors to explore a topic that I care deeply about: the Renaissance Mind. I am just as passionate about entrepreneurship, technology, and business, as I am about art and culture. In this series, I will typically publish a piece of art – a painting, a poem, a piece
Jeff Wilkins, CEO of Motili, has turned $1 million of personal investment, along with his co-founder, into $80 million in revenue. Pretty capital-efficient, this entrepreneur’s journey! Sramana Mitra: Let’s start with where your story begins. Where are you from? Where were you born, raised, and in what kind of background? Jeff Wilkins: I grew on the
Entrepreneurs are invited to the 465th FREE online 1Mby1M mentoring roundtable on Thursday, November 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
During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest Francisco Jardim, Founding Partner, SP Ventures, a Brazilian firm focused on AgTech in Latin America. We learnt a lot about what’s happening in the sector and the region. Logicus eMobility As for entrepreneur pitches, up first we had Saurabh Acharya from Bangalore, India, pitch Logicus eMobility,