Roundtable Recap: May 16 – Spotlight on Mexico

During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest, Hernan Fernandez, Managing Partner at Angel Ventures Mexico. The firm invests in Mexico, Chile, Peru and Colombia. Excellent discussion on Latin America trends.

Lightwing

As for the entrepreneur pitches, from Bangalore, India, we had Ravitej Yadalam pitch Lightwing, a cloud monitoring and optimization solution for SMEs.

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Roundtable Recap: May 9 – Spotlight on African Startups and Venture Capital

During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest, Eghosa Omoigui, Managing Partner at EchoVC Partners, a firm focused on the African market. It was a fascinating discussion.

The Westland Concept

As for the entrepreneur pitches, up first we had Rui Jorge Romao from Coto, Portugal, pitch The Westland Concept. Rui wants to build a sustainable clothing brand.

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Roundtable Recap: May 2 – India Has Come A Long Way

During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest, Vikas Choudhury, Managing Partner at Pivot Ventures, and President at Reliance Jio. Vikas is one of the earliest Angel investors in India, and invested in early successes like InMobi and Myntra. We discussed the evolution of the Indian startup and venture capital industry.

Playpal

As for the entrepreneur pitches, up first we had Eesha Sheikh from Colorado pitching a Digital Health concept.

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Roundtable Recap: April 23 – Do Not Spend Big Money on Free B-to-C Customer Acquisition

During this week’s roundtable, we had four serious entrepreneurs pitching from four distinctly different corners of the world.

Social&Care

Up first we had the recent winner of a 1Mby1M Basic scholarship sponsored by EIT Health, Ignacio Barraque from Zaragoza, Spain, pitched Social&Care, an elderly care solution.

ReferenceGlobe

Next, Nag Kukkadapu from Hyderabad, India, pitched ReferenceGlobe, an EdTech company that already has 175 colleges using its product.

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Roundtable Recap: April 17 – A Discussion on Concept-stage Financing

During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest Shripati Acharya, Managing Partner at Priven Advisors, advising Prime Venture Partners, a firm focused on core technology ventures in India. Unlike most VCs, Prime does concept-stage investments.

Oracle project

As for the entrepreneur pitches, up first we had Arun Philips from Bangalore, India, who is also an Oracle-sponsored 1Mby1M Premium member. He pitched a blockchain based impact assessment solution.

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Roundtable Recap: April 11 – Technologist Entrepreneurs Need To Learn Business

During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest Michael Smerklo, Co-founder and Managing Director at Next Coast Ventures. We discussed some of the ventures his firm has invested in and the philosophy in general.

XTend Online

As for the entrepreneur pitches, up first we had Chris Ziomkowski in Klong Luang, Thailand, pitching XTend Online, a high performance chip company.

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Roundtable Recap: April 4 – Two Indian Startups with Excellent Execution

During this week’s roundtable, we had two startups pitching. Both show excellent execution.

ShipSafe
Up first we had Andrews Chand from Noida, India, pitch ShipSafe, a marine vessel audit system that he has paying customers for. Excellent execution thus far and a very promising company.

Cricket Sporto
Next Jyothish Prakash, from Kochi, India, pitched Cricket Sporto, a cricket sporting equipment company that wants to operate on a hybrid model. Their current 3-store brick and mortar business generates significant revenue, and an e-commerce store is soon to be launched. Also excellent execution.

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Roundtable Recap: March 28 – Large, Open Opportunities for Indian Entrepreneurs

During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest Hemant Mohapatra, Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners, India. Hemant talked about some of the large open opportunities in the Indian market that are of interest to him.

Overland Bound
As for entrepreneur pitches, up first we had Michael Murguia from Dublin, California, Overland Bound, an adventure travel app that is already monetizing through an annual subscription.

Kulfy App
Then, Basanth Valeti from New York, New York, pitched Kulfy App, a personalized gif platform, that is also monetizing through corporate events.

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