464th Roundtable Recording on November 7, 2019: With Francisco Jardim, SP Ventures

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Roundtable Recap: November 7 – An Excellent Discussion on AgTech Startups in Latin America

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, an electric bike leasing solution.

AutomizeApps

Next, Sayander Paul from Kolkata, India pitched AutomizeApps, an analytics solution for mid-sized e-commerce companies.

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1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Alok Nandan of Emergent 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 Alok Nandan was recorded in September 2019.

Alok Nandan, General Partner at Emergent Ventures (USA), discusses explainable AI in the context of his fund’s investment focus.

1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Rodrigo Baer of Redpoint 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 Rodrigo Baer was recorded in September 2019.

Rodrigo Baer, Partner at Redpoint Ventures, Brazil, provides a very interesting overview of his firm and what’s happening in the Brazilian ecosystem.

463rd Roundtable Recording on October 31, 2019: With Anand Rajaraman, rocketship.vc

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Roundtable Recap: October 31 – Quality of Startups from India is Improving Steadily

During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest Anand Rajaraman, Founding Partner at rocketship.vc. Anand was an early investor in Facebook. Among other things, we discussed how the quality of startups from India has been improving.

Digital Parliament

As for entrepreneur pitches, today we had Harsha Mukherjee from Mumbai, India, pitch Digital Parliament, a social media platform for managing elections.

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1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Doug Atkin of Communitas Capital Partners (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 Doug Atkin was recorded in July 2019.

Doug Atkin, Managing Partner at Communitas Capital Partners, has extensive experience in FinTech and this conversation explores the nuances of that sector.

458th 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast With Alok Nandan, Emergent Ventures

Alok Nandan, General Partner at Emergent Ventures (USA), discusses explainable AI in the context of his fund’s investment focus.

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458th Roundtable Recording on September 26, 2019: With Alok Nandan, Emergent Ventures

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Roundtable Recap: September 26 – A Discussion on Explainable AI

During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest Alok Nandan of Emergent Ventures. We had an interesting conversation about explainable AI in the context of his fund’s investment focus.

Wishbook

Also, Arvind Saraf from Surat, India, pitched Wishbook, a marketplace for the fashion vertical in India. The sector is largely unorganized with hundreds of thousands of retailers, wholesellers, distributors and little penetration of modern technology. Arvind has validated parts of his hypothesis and his business is already generating revenue.

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457th 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast With Rodrigo Baer, Redpoint eventures

Rodrigo Baer, Partner at Redpoint eventures, Brazil, provides a very interesting overview of his firm and what’s happening in the Brazilian ecosystem.

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457th Roundtable Recording on September 19, 2019: With Rodrigo Baer, Redpoint eventures

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September 26 – 458th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 458th FREE online 1Mby1M mentoring roundtable on Thursday, September 26, 2019, 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. All are welcome!

Roundtable Recap: September 19 – Startups Spanning Brazil, Egypt, India and Silicon Valley

During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest Rodrigo Baer, Partner at Redpoint eventures, Brazil. Rodrigo provided a very interesting overview of his firm and what’s happening in the Brazilian eco-system.

ORBAI

Up first we had Brent Oster from Gilroy, California, pitching ORBAI, an AI startup.

Fikra Kids

Then, Mohammed Talaat from Cairo, Egypt, pitched Fikra Kids, an EdTech venture.

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1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Rahul Chandra of Unitary Helion 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 Rahul Chandra was recorded on July 2019.

Rahul Chandra, Managing Director at Unitary Helion Ventures, provides an excellent overview of the opportunity around India’s next 400 million consumers.

Sramana Mitra: Tell us about yourself and about Unitary Helion. What are you investing in? What is the investment thesis?