Nihal Mehta is the co-founder of Eniac Ventures. One of the top Venture Capital funds in the US. Through Eniac they have invested in over 10 unicorns. Before founding Eniac, Nihal had built 5 tech companies. Some succeeded and some failed. People call Nihal the human Rolodex and Nihal is typically the life of the party. Timeline: 00:00 Top Moments 00:40 Intro to pod with Nihal Mehta 02:30 Foundational Thesis of Eniac Ventures 04:19 Portfolio construction and evolution over the years 06:44 Journey of transitioning from making smaller investments to leading rounds 10:11 Aspects of investing: sourcing, picking, and winning 15:41 Common traits of companies of successful companies in portfolio 17:46 Lessons from misses in investment 19:54 Challenges and less-discussed aspects of building a venture fund 22:38 Fundraising journey and communicating with LPs 25:38 Advice for someone starting a fund or venturing into VC 29:13 Personal life and daily routine outside of work 33:19 Interests beyond work 35:48 Superpowers or unique qualities of partners in the venture firm

Fabrice Grinda is among the world’s leading Internet entrepreneurs and investors. Fabrice was named the #1 Angel Investor in the world by Forbes. Fabrice founded FJ labs, and today FJ labs is one of the most active investors globally. FJ labs has invested in companies like Alibaba, Airbnb, Instacart, Flexport, and many more. Timeline : 00:00: Top Moments 00:34: Intro for Pod with Farbrice 01:57 : FJ Labs founding story 04:57: Portfolio and fund model evolved through experience and learning. 07:59: Success factors for a $295 million fund 09:45: Potential changes for the third fund if starting a new fund. 12:15: LP relationship-building strategies 16:38: Effective pre-fundraising relationship building 18:31:Evolution in deal sourcing. 25:27: Challenges in building a venture fund 27:05: Investment thesis for India 31:08: Pros and cons of starting a fund 33:54: Importance of brand building for deal flow 35:17: Typical day routine 37:14: Non-work obsession 38:25: Recent personal mindset changes 41:32: Who is he outside of work?

Back in 2015, when the start-up landscape in India was at a nascent stage, as a banker Ishpreet pioneered the first-ever debt solutions for startups in India. In 2018, Ishpreet founded Stride Ventures and today it has become —India’s leading venture debt fund. They have partnered with companies like Zepto, Bira, Sugar, Spinny, Zetwerk and many more. 00:00 Top Moments 00:26 Intro 02:31 Starting Stride Ventures in 2015 and pioneering venture debt in India 05:40 Thesis, portfolio, fundraising, and venture debt business model 12:10 Check sizes, sectors, and stages of investment 14:09 Journey of building Stride Ventures 16:55 Vision for Stride Ventures as a startup bank in 3-5 years 19:23 Prioritizing tasks and product roadmap 20:43 Early lessons when starting Stride Ventures 24:16 Challenges in building a venture debt firm 28:11 Advice for startups open to venture debt 31:25 Tough moments and confidence boosters 34:36 Typical day routine 36:03 Unexplored areas of learning 36:34 Outside work obsession 38:40 Alternative pursuits if not building Stride Ventures 39:48 Perception by friends outside work 41:12 Dream dinner guests, dead or alive

Jeff Morris Jr. is the founder and Managing Director of Chapter One. Chapter One has invested in companies like Mercury, Supabase, Superhuman, Dapper Labs, and Pipe to name a few. Morris was previously the VP of Product, Revenue at Tinder. In the role, he led the revenue team to the #1 top grossing app in the App Store globally. Timestamps 00:00 Top Moments 02:27 - Entry into angel investing and Chapter One's founding story. 05:22 - Fundraising and portfolio changes between Fund 1 and Fund 2. 08:23 - Establishing a unique value proposition for Fund 2. 11:17 - Staying relevant in a rapidly changing industry. 13:23 - Recent insights from fund manager interactions. 15:13 - Pros and cons of starting a fund. 17:54 - Fundraising advice for aspiring fund managers. 21:16 - Early fundraising and investing insights. 24:32 - A typical day in the speaker's life. 25:55 - Personal interests and hobbies. 26:39 - Unexplored subjects or skills. 27:43 - Top three funds for LP investment. 🔗 CONNECT WITH JEFF 👥 Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffmorrisjr/ 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/jmj 🔗 CONNECT WITH SHIVA 💌 Sign up to my weekly email newsletter - https://1947tech.substack.com/ 🎥 YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfiQ... 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/shivassangwan 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/1947Rise 👥 Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shiva-sin...

Julia Lipton is the founder of Awesome People Ventures. Awesome People Ventures is an early-stage fund focused on Web3. She is one of the top web3 investors globally. Timestamps: 0:00 Top Moments 0029 Intro to pod with Julia Lipton 01:39 What led to founding Awesome People Ventures? 03:16 Fundraising journey and evolution of fund thesis? 05:13 Portfolio construction, check sizes, investment stages? 06:32 Mistakes in fund one and their influence on approach? 09:36 Future of Web3 in next 3-5 years? 11:09 LPs in fund one, key learnings, evolution in fund two? 13:15 Importance of brand building for fund managers? 15:04 Pros and cons of being a solo GP? 17:00 Advice for those starting a fund? 18:36 Early career insight for fund management? 19:33 What's your daily routine? 21:33 Current passions outside of work? 22:23 Recent diet changes or helpful products? 23:44 How do friends perceive you beyond your role as an investor? 🔗 CONNECT WITH JULIA LIPTON 👥 Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/julialipton/ 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/JuliaLipton 🔗 CONNECT WITH SHIVA 💌 Sign up to my weekly email newsletter - https://1947tech.substack.com/ 🎥 YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfiQ... 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/shivassangwan 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/1947Rise 👥 Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shiva-sin...

Eddy Chan is the Founding Partner at “Indonesia-only” Intudo Ventures, the only VC investing exclusively in Indonesia Prior founding to Intudo Ventures, Eddy worked on venture investments in startups since the late 1990s, including PayPal, Palantir, and Affirm, founded and operated venture-backed technology companies Timestamps : 00:00 Top Moments 00:31 Intro to pod with Eddy 02:04 Eddy's Entry into Venture capital and Intudo Ventures 07:13 His journey from first fund to current fund 17:21 Strategy to build LP relationships and closing deals. 27:36 Lessons learnt while fund raising 29:41 Evolution of Indonesian Tech Ecosystem since 2007 37:01 Eddy's Typical Day 41:48 Who is Eddy outside of work? 🔗 CONNECT WITH EDDY 👥 Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/eddychan 🔗 CONNECT WITH SHIVA 💌 Sign up to my weekly email newsletter - https://1947tech.substack.com/ 🎥 YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfiQ... 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/shivassangwan 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/1947Rise 👥 Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shiva-sin...

Robin Haak is a Solo GP based out of Berlin. Through his fund, Robin Capital, Robin primarily invests in angel, pre-seed and seed stages of companies. 00:00 Top Moments 00:23 Into to pod with Robin Haak 01:58 Robin's journey to Angel Investing 15:45 Porfolio Construction of Robin Capital 20:59 Robin's approach to deal sourcing. 28:45 Robin's strategy to source LPs 35:56 Robin's experience as solo GP 39:50 Top three funds Robin would invest in. 42:40 Robin's daily routine 43:33 Challenging or undesireable parts of his day. 🔗 CONNECT WITH SHIVA 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/RobinEricHaak 👥 Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/robinhaak/ 🔗 CONNECT WITH SHIVA 💌 Sign up to my weekly email newsletter - https://1947tech.substack.com/ 🎥 YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfiQ... 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/shivassangwan 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/1947Rise 👥 Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shiva-sin...

Sairee Chahal is the founder of Sheroes, Mahilay Money and Appreciate Capital. Sairee is responsible for bringing women in India to the internet. Today Sheroes has over 20 million users. Mahila Money is a full stack financial products and services platform for women in India. Apprecite capital is a vehicle through which she invests in other founders 00:00 Top moments 00:33 Intro with Sairee Chahal 03:11 MahilaMoney founding story? 10:04 Loan amounts & impact stories? 16:56 MahilaMoney's long-term vision? 18:59 What motivates you in supporting founders? 21:11 Angel investment advice? 23:52 Changes needed in the startup ecosystem? 28:03 A day in your life? 30:40 Unlearned skill or subject? 31:33 How do friends perceive you?

Aman Verjee is the Founder and General Partner at Practical Venture Capital. Practical Venture Capital is a VC secondary firm providing liquidity to LPs and GPs. 00:00 Top Moments 01:43 What led Aman to Venture Capital? 03:21 Founding story of Practical VC. 06:29 Evaluation process of GPs and LPs and portfolio construction 08:25 Focus on Venture Funds and not direct secondary companies. 09:31 Uniqueness of Practical VC 11:01 What type of LPs are targeted in Practical VC 12:59 Typical return expectations for LPs in VC 13:55 Cheque sizes of Practical VC 14:19 Envisioned outcome of Practical VC 5-15 years. 15:53 Global investment approach of Practical VC 17:18 Lessons learnt while building Practical VC 21:02 What is Aman's typical day like? 23:29 Aman's relationship with health 26:05 Aman's motivation behind writing the book 28:59 What is something Aman wanted to do but hasn't got the time yet?

Ahana Gautam is the CEO & Co-Founder at Open Secret. India’s leading Food and Beverages company Through Open Secret she is looking to Unjunk India. 0:00 - Early Life & Shaping Ahana: Ahana's upbringing and influences. 03:17 - Mother's Values: Development of Ahana's mother's values. 05:44 - Learning in the US: Ahana's experiences and lessons abroad. 09:11 - Conviction to Return: What inspired Ahana to move back from the US. 12:39 - First Believer in Funding: Ahana's initial support in funding. 14:31 - Rise of Homegrown Brands: Why Indian consumers prefer local brands. 17:57 - Open Secret's Vision: The future plans for Open Secret. 19:43 - Key Turning Point for Success: Milestones in Open Secret's journey. 21:23 - Financial Independence: Implementing Ahana's mother's values. 24:36 - Advice for Returning to India: Guidance for those considering a move back to India. 26:19 - Passion Beyond Work: Ahana's interests outside of her career. 28:10 - Unlimited Resources & Purpose: Would Ahana still pursue this path with unlimited resources? 29:28 - Daily Routine: Ahana's typical day-to-day schedule. 30:43 - Focus on Health: How Ahana prioritizes her health. 32:12 - Desire to Learn Something New: What Ahana is eager to learn. 33:01 - Gym Playlist: Ahana's go-to music for workouts. 33:24 - Dream Dinner Guests: Three individuals, dead or alive, Ahana would invite and why. 🔗 CONNECT WITH AHANA GAUTAM 👥 Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ahanagautam 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/GautamAhana 🔗 CONNECT WITH SHIVA 💌 Sign up to my weekly email newsletter - https://1947tech.substack.com/ 🎥 YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfiQ... 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/shivassangwan 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/1947Rise 👥 Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shiva-sin...