1Mby1M AI Investor Forum: Manu Rekhi, Managing Director at Inventus Capital Partners (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: Let me ask you what you are seeing and how you’re processing this exception, which is usage-based pricing, right? SaaS became so popular because it was subscription pricing, and subscription business models are very attractive to investors, whether it’s public market investors or private market investors. It’s extremely popular because of its predictability and the fact that it’s recurring.

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1Mby1M AI Investor Forum: Manu Rekhi, Managing Director at Inventus Capital Partners (Part 1)

Manu Rekhi, Managing Director at Inventus Capital Partners, discusses his firm’s AI investment thesis.

Bootstrapping a High Growth Cyber Security Venture with a Paycheck: Christian Geyer, CEO of ACTFORE (Part 7)

Sramana Mitra: So you have a bootstrapped company that is looking to go bootstrapping to exit straight away. Now, what is the ideal acquirer for this business? Is it a private equity firm?

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Colors: Riverside I

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 – one of my paintings – and I request you to spend a minute or two deeply meditating on it. I urge you to watch your feelings, thoughts, reactions to the piece, and write what comes to you, what thoughts it triggers, in the dialog area. Let us see what stimulation this interaction yields. For today – Riverside I

Riverside I | Sramana Mitra, 2018 | Watercolor, Ink, Pastel | 9 x 12, On Paper

Bootstrapping a High Growth Cyber Security Venture with a Paycheck: Christian Geyer, CEO of ACTFORE (Part 6)

Sramana Mitra: So, what you’re describing is a very interesting scenario where you were able to incubate the company to a very large degree – $18.3 million revenue level within your parent company, and the board let you do that. It’s amazing that you were able to do this at this scale.

Now, how many people went with the spinoff – you and your co-founder and who else?

Colors: Ainhoa III

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 – one of my paintings – and I request you to spend a minute or two deeply meditating on it. I urge you to watch your feelings, thoughts, reactions to the piece, and write what comes to you, what thoughts it triggers, in the dialog area. Let us see what stimulation this interaction yields. For today – Ainhoa III

Ainhoa III | Sramana Mitra, 2018 | Watercolor, Ink | 9 x 12, On Paper

May 29 – 687th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 687th FREE online 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable on Thursday, May 29, 2025, at 8 a.m. PDT / 11 a.m. EDT / 5 p.m. CEST / 8:30 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 can register to Attend to watch, learn, and interact through the online chat.

You can learn more here and REGISTER TO PITCH OR ATTEND HERE. Register and you will receive the recording by email, even if you are unable to attend. Please share with any entrepreneurs in your circle who may be Interested.

686th 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast with Lisa Chai, Interwoven Ventures

Lisa Chai, Co-founder and General Partner at Interwoven Ventures, discusses her firm’s investment thesis.

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