We back
Relentless Founders
Being Relentless is the single most important driver of success in entrepreneurship.
Idea, Market, Product, Technology, Distribution... everything evolves if the founder is Relentless.
Our Ethos
We like to think of a founder’s journey as a vortex, or a tornado. We call it The Idea Vortex.
Here's what we mean by it:
• A founder starts their journey at the top of the Idea Vortex with a half-baked idea and a fledgling team.
• As the founder spends time traversing the vortex downward, iterating the product and trying different sales pitches, the core idea itself evolves and the team becomes better.
• The immense learning that happens in this turbulent journey through the Idea Vortex eventually leads to success.
• The only condition is that the founder should be Relentless – never give up, keep trying new things, and learn continuously from every failure.
We back founders that share our ethos.
Kshitij talks about this in a video here.
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from Operators
We are a network of founder Angels who have themselves founded, operated, and exited VC-funded startups.
The right advice at the right time can make or break a startup
And the right advice only comes from those who have been through the grind before;
who cancandidlytell you :
who cancandidlytell you :
- Which VC fund will be the best ally in your specific journey (and connect you with them)?
- How should you structure specific elements of your pitch to make it more effective?
- After your pitch, what is the VC most likely thinking?
- After you receive VC interest, how to negotiate better terms?
- From where to hire the exact specialists you need to build out your organization?
- And hundreds of other questions that you cannot ask a Board Member
A new fundraising and
mentorship model
A new fundraising and mentorship model
Build a panel of advisors to help where your Board cannot
No Advisory Equity. We invest on the same terms as the round construct
When do we invest?
We like to partner with founders early in their journey where we can add the most value
How early?
Right at the “I and my co-founder(s) were thinking that market X seems to be broken in a weird way” stage. As an example, one of our first investments was in a startup where the founder still had 6 months of college left!
Mentorship Process
2 Mentors are assigned to every startup we invest in. Mentors spends 30 minutes with you every fortnight for 6 months.
Investment Tracks
Track 1 : If you do not have a lead investor, we invest $125k for 5%
Track 2 : If you have a lead investor, we will invest $100k - $300k following the terms that are already set for the round, and focus on adding value through our network
Track 2 : If you have a lead investor, we will invest $100k - $300k following the terms that are already set for the round, and focus on adding value through our network
Terms
We focus ferociously on having the least amount of friction possible in round construction because we believe that nitpicking for rights at early stages does not create value for anyone
Our Knowledge
Mission
Venture Capital is a World of Secrets.
A lot of VC investment resembles an arbitrage trade where the trader knows something about the future that few others realize.
This is why there is always an air of mystery around how the VC business works.
We exist to change this.
Here's how:
- Kshitij teaches an extensive course to MBA and executive MBA students at IIM Bangalore called Venture Capital & Entrepreneurship (VC&E). It is available on our website here.
- We develop and publish frameworks that show how the VC world works.
- We interview VCs and entrepreneurs and make these available on our YouTube channel.
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Whitefield, Bangalore - 560066
Cowrks, Block 1B, RMZ NXT, EPIP,
Whitefield, Bangalore - 560066
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