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Pleased to announce a significant milestone during our journey. We have returned 7.1x on our debut fund.
Thanks to all the founders and investors and colleagues who backed some nobodies when India used to be about who knows whom.
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“100 Mn houses need to be built in India in the next 20-25 yrs. However, India's only building 1 Mn houses/yr.”
Tanuj Shori, co-founder & CEO of Square Yards - India’s largest integrated platform for real estate & mortgages.
New High IQ podcast ep. w/ Tanuj Shori coming soon!
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Kuku FM has had a fantastic year of tremendous growth⚡️📈
They went from 257K to 2.3 Mn active paid subscriptions in 2022.
They also expanded to 6 more languages, making Kuku FM more accessible to people in India.
Cheers to
@lcbisu
and team Kuku FM, best wishes for the future🎉
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Thank you for the shout out
@BlumeVentures
! Glad to see fund performances are not a hush-hush topic anymore.
Also, the Jagged J curve story is real!
The Omega Files (Inaugural edition)
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It has taken over a dozen years to get here. I was hoping it would be done by year 10. And we still have a few years before the Final Chapters of the Blume Fund I journey are entirely closed.
The First Edition of The Omega
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We are excited to share the launch of our report, ‘20 Things About How India Eats’! Discover current food trends in India, emerging opportunities in India’s food tech market, VC activity in this space, and much more:
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IndiaQuotient is thrilled to back cutting-edge companies across multiple sectors.
12 startups in 12 months. 🚀
Are you the next!?
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Meet the winners of 'IndiaQuotient 30 Under 30' - an initiative that celebrates top talent from our portfolio companies.
A huge shout out to all the winners - you have played a huge role in taking your organisation to new heights 🙌
More on this here:
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In 2012, India Quotient set a goal of funding India's Facebook, made in India, for Indians. Real Indians. In the last 10 years, we have come a long way. ShareChat chose to work with us in 2015, and they have been an inspiration for us and others in our portfolio.
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Throughout the year, we have been sharing our “20 things” about different spaces. The idea behind these reports is to be high on insights and not be a dense, comprehensive data dump. We have now compiled them all together and are sharing them as our annual India Insights!
There
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Shout-out to
@rahul__shingala
,
@Vishalvirani91
and team
@dhiwise
.Excited to double down on our conviction by continuing to back the team along with
@Accel_India
and
@scaletogether
and be a part of your journey of building the most intelligent programming platform in the world !
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Calling founders & operators! We're back with another edition of High IQ Sector Musings - “Building Consumer Companies: 2023 & Beyond."
P.S. This is an in-person event in Bangalore.
Register here:
🗓️26th October, 6:30 PM onwards
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Congratulations to our very own
@getsquareoff
for winning at
@TechCrunch
@CES
! Their innovative
#ChessBoard
is truly something you have to experience!
#CES2019
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Proud to announce that 5 of our portfolio companies founders have been featured in the Forbes 30 under 30 list
@Forbes
. Heartiest congratulations to all making in the list including :
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Congrats,
@sharechatapp
,
@mojappofficial
, on the momentous acquisition of
@mxtakatak
! It has been a privilege for us at IQ to have partnered with you from the very beginning, cheering as the company has grown from strength to strength to become the juggernaut it is today.
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From a user-friendly conversion tool to a trailblazing B2B SaaS provider, witness the incredible transformation of
@WebEngage
! Their story proves that embracing change, building new teams, and acquiring new skills is vital for growth.
@avlesh
Ankit Utreja
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Fundraise Announcement📢
We are thrilled to share that
@GivaJewellery
has raised $35 million in its Series B round led by Premji Invest. The new investment will be used to expand their omnichannel presence. Kudos
@ishendra12
, Nikita Prasad & Sachin Shetty!
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Thrilled to announce the launch of our 4th fund to support concept stage startups who want to make a difference. Thanks
@livemint
for catching up with us!
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It's an exciting day for
@IndiaQuotient
as 4 of our portfolio companies -
@KukuFMOfficial
@getlokalapp
@coolbergbeverag
@gocometin
- make it to
@Forbes
30 under 30 Asia list!
This strengthens our belief in being a contrarian VC 🙌🙌
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We are inviting
@avlesh
,
@rowjee
,
@dhruvilsanghvi
, and
@atulsian
for an informal chat about impact on their businesses and their counter measures. Join us on Thursday at 4 PM!
Open only for
#SaaS
founders :
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The jury is still out on the players who won only on muscle power, our
@anandlunia
writes on
@ETtech
.
#StartupsIndia
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Starting a series of conversations with Freshers who graduated in 2019-21 Batches and are planning to startup. Both in English and Hindi.
Join us starting 5th June, every Saturday at 10 AM. RSVP or fill this ->
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#Lokal
started as an informative WhatsApp group in a small town in Telangana. Today, it has become the go-to hub for updates for millions of people in 225 districts in India. Dive into
@Janilokal
and
@vipulc_
's journey of building
@getlokalapp
⬇️
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📢Introducing
#HighIQ
Sector Musings - a series of panel discussions for operators. Join us as we bring together founders & VCs to delve deeper into the intricacies of multiple sectors, ranging from B2B & SaaS to consumer & fintech, starting with B2B Marketplaces. (1/3)
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We're happy to share that
@GeneralAutonomy
has raised $3 Mn in its seed round from us &
@ElevCap
!
@GeneralAutonomy
is a hardware robotics company building AI-driven machines that automate the toughest parts of labor workflow in factories.
Read more here:
🚀 BREAKING NEWS! 🚀 Thrilled to announce the launch of
@generalautonomy
, a venture by
@bhanuism
and me! 🌟 Our mission is to revolutionize the future of factories! 🏭✨ (1/6)
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We are recognised as the top 25 VCs in India by forbes. Extremely thrilled to be a part of the prestigious list. Thanks a lot for the honour
@ForbesIndia
@anandlunia
@sinhamadhukar
@Goyal4Gagan
@prernabhutani
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Kuku FM has just crossed 1Mn active paid subs. 27x in 12 months! We're now India's biggest audio subscription platform.
From 'India mein log pay nahi karte' to here it's been an amazing journey. 🔥🚀
On the way to becoming the go-to destination for aspirational Young India.
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Did you know that 25% of the cars sold in India now have sunroofs? Why is this? It can’t be the weather! Here’s our latest report on 20 things about Indian consumers.
We all want to fit in and also stand out.
In this report, we talk about aspiration, premiumization, and all
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1/2 Glad to be partner in
@masaischool
's journey of opening the door of a new life for students coming from extremely humble backgrounds. Masai teaches coding courses and places students in some of the most respected companies in India.
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The next chapter of our entrepreneurial pivot story series is here!
Discover
@OyeOakter
’s inspiring journey of transformation, embracing change and charting a new course for success. ⬇️
#BusinessTransformation
#PivotStrategy
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20 deals in 15 months!
We're thrilled to back all these incredible companies & the bold founders & teams behind them 🙌
P.S. If you are a founder building in a new category unique to India, we would love to hear from you.
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“Though developing solid technology is crucial, 80% of success is dependent on the market & opportunity that exists.” -Shishir Gupta, co-founder & CEO,
@OyeOakter
Dive into Oakter’s pivot journey from a home automation B2C player to India's biggest original design manufacturer:
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These are tough times! Keeping the flame alive is as important as cutting down that burn.
@anandlunia
shares his thoughts here!
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We were overjoyed meeting over 100 founders from the ecosystem at the Founders' Open house,
#delhi
edition. Thank you to everyone who came!
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"Today, our story is well-known, and we receive a lot of inbound interest. But without the early support of Anand and Madhukar, our story wouldn’t have existed.”
Get inspired by
@trySUGAR
's incredible transformation story⤵️
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@LeanAgri_India
, an agritech startup offering AI-based agronomy services has raised $1.7 Mn in its extended Series A round led by Capria Ventures.
Cheers to
@SaiGole
,
@siddharth_iitm
, and team
@LeanAgri_India
!
Know more from the link below. ⬇️
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Congratulations team
@curofy
&
@ClipIndia
- you guys make us proud!
@thenipungoyal
@travelinza
@mudit2121
@nav_agrawal
@ashishguptabns
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Today, India has a marketplace for almost everything, either offline or online. But how did we get here? How have marketplaces evolved in India, & where are they headed?
Find out all this & more in our latest report, ‘20 Things About Marketplaces in India’.(Full report below⬇️)
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“What you believe will work on paper may not work in reality. Shift your focus towards providing users with what they genuinely desire.” - advises
@AnkushSach
on how to achieve product-market fit.
Dive into
@sharechatapp
's journey of
#findingPMF
⤵️
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Had an excellent discussion yesterday on "Monetizing via fintech" A big Thanks to all our panellists for your views and people for being such a lovely audience. Videos to be out soon.
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“This sector used to be somewhat taboo among educated founders & investors. That is no longer the case.”-
@anandlunia
(IndiaQuotient) shares in an article by
@ETtech
on how
#RamMandir
is putting spiritual apps on the growth curve.
Read the full article here:
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We are excited to support
@bhavu02
,
@bhaveshkorat
and
@brandsdotlive
, a revolutionary digital branding app helping organizations all over the world in creating distinct brand identities for themselves.
#Funding
#startups
#branding
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Stoked to join
@join_fanztar
's journey in empowering creators and building a thriving creator economy in India!
@himanshufanztar
@sahilsingla958
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ShareChat's success story is not only that of quick iteration, innovation, and perseverance but also of 13 failed ideas and an intriguing Facebook post.
Read how India’s largest homegrown social media company went from zero to one ⬇️
#sharechat
#PMF
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Learning in VC never stops, but the most important lesson we learned was about investing during bubbles, and we sat out of the bubble last year.
We have opened our data room a little bit in the spirit of sharing our learnings.
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Moj created over 1 lakh earning opportunities for their creators and reached 12 million monthly active creators in 2022. Kudos to ShareChat for having an incredible year! 🙌
Learn more about what's trending on India's largest short-form content platform⤵️
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On March 15th, 2023,
@IndiaQuotient
hosted a panel discussion titled "Sector Musings: B2B Marketplaces" that featured a distinguished panel of experts
@MyGlobalFair
Co-Founder Ashish Chandra,
@prayanks
from
@Accel
,
@shaileshlakhani
from
@sequoia
and
@travelinza
from
@fashinza_
.
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Hey guys,
For those who have missed the discussion on "Building Billion Dollar Brands", here is your second chance.
Catch the complete video on youtube. Use the link below
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🧵 Excited to (re-)introduce IndiaQuotient’s Bootcamp, 2023 B2C edition!
The no-equity, no-fee bootcamp provides early-stage founders (<$1Mn raised) with the support, guidance, and resources they need to succeed. (1/5)
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Being slow is sometimes better than being fast. Catch
@JaydeepBarman12
in the
#HighIQ
podcast episode 6, talk about how he built the world's largest chain of internet restaurants -
@RebelFoods1
, the challenges he faced, norms he broke, and the principles he stuck to.
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Meet our esteemed panelists. Join us for the powerpack discussion on SME's on 27th June, at wework Galaxy Bangalore.
@piyushkb
@kumarharsha2212
@prayanks
@Lendingkart
@fleetx_io
@anandlunia
@Goyal4Gagan
@sinhamadhukar
@prernabhutani
RSVP :
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"Our success is intrinsically linked with our student's success. If they launch a sustainable career, they pay us. So, we don't focus on sales. We focus on turning our students into the best version of themselves."
Read
@pratshukla
's
@timesofindia
feature below ⬇️
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Godspeed,
@sharechatapp
team!
Excited to share that we have raised $502mn at $2.1bn valuation from Tiger Global, Lightspeed, Snap, Twitter and others
This capital will help us accelerate our journey of building India's largest AI-powered content ecosystem.
Read more about journey -
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High IQ: A podcast covering ramblings with the IQ team (
@anandlunia
@sinhamadhukar
) and
@sharechatapp
Co-founder
@frdahsan
about the India opportunity.
Part 1. The lack of fresh ideas in Indian Entrepreneurs.
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It's a wrap on
#BURN2022
!
Meeting new folks and catching up since our last in-person meeting in 2021 was wonderful. Thank you to everyone who came and made it a memorable evening! Take a sneak peek into the awesome evening of our year-end get-together.👇
#BURN2022
#IndiaQuotient
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"We need a platform like Khan Academy, which offers free educational content alongside a very affordable (~INR 200 per month) premium version." -
@anandlunia
(India Quotient) shares on
@AntlerIndia
's
#NEXT100
report.
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We’re super excited to share that
@ReoDotDev
has raised $1.2M in its pre-seed round, led by us! Cheers,
@Achintya85
(co-founder and CEO, ),
@Piyush_nhs
(co-founder, ), Gaurav Jain (co-founder and CTO, ) and team
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Glad to see
@WebEngage
in the list of Top 50 Products globally in the "marketing & advertising" category by G2. They ranked
#18
in the list. 🙌
Cheers to
@avlesh
, Ankit Utreja, and team
@WebEngage
for putting an Indian company under a global spotlight!
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(1/2) One should be willing to be misunderstood. When you're misunderstood, nobody's copying you."
Excerpts from the
#HighIQ
Podcast Ep 6 🎙featuring
@JaydeepBarman12
, CEO & co-founder of
@RebelFoods1
.
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Coming soon: our panel discussion on ‘Building Consumer Companies: 2023 & Beyond’ ft.
@AnkushSach
, CEO & co-founder of
@sharechatapp
&
@mojappofficial
.
ShareChat is one of India’s leading social media platforms, & Moj is India’s no. 1 short-video app.
Stay tuned for more! ⬇️
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“Ten years ago, we thought people in small-town India would not be able to pay online, But today we see them buying
@KukuFMOfficial
audio packages or
@VyaparApp
for their business.”
Read
@anandlunia
's
@Business_today
feature below⤵️
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What’s the 1st thing you do when you go to work?
We asked
@agarwalsumit12
, co-founder & CEO of
@VyaparApp
(a GST billing software for small businesses), this question, & his answer will surprise you!
Stay tuned for our next High IQ podcast ep., ft. Sumit Agarwal, coming soon!
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New High IQ podcast ep. with
@ankitnagori27
, founder of Curefoods, is out now! We delve into all things cloud kitchens, from its unit economics & product market fit checklist to its scope in Tier 2 & Tier 3 cities in India, & much more! Tune in now:
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Had an amazing discussion on building a Billion dollar brands
#founder
#business
#venturecapitalists
#india
#coolberg
#indiaquotient
#howto
@coolbergbeverag
@MatrixPartners
@omnivore
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As we step into the new year, we extend our warmest wishes to everyone! May this year be filled with joy and prosperity. Here’s to new beginnings and wonderful experiences ahead 🥂 Happy New Year!
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New
#HighIQ
podcast Episode 4 ( Part 1 & Part 2 ) with
@KukuFMOfficial
founders -
@lcbisu
and
@vinod2292
out now on Kuku FM and Spotify.
In Episode 4.1,
@lcbisu
and
@vinod2292
talk about what it takes to build an audio behemoth. Link to the podcast in the comments.
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🙌🏻 Absolutely spot on!
@Shubham_fzd
, Co-founder at
@VyaparApp
, &
@IeshDixit
&
@shubham7stark
, Co-founders at
@Powerplay_app
, have been featured in
@Forbes
Asia's 30 Under 30 list! 🚀
It's an honour for us to be part of your remarkable journey, and we couldn't be more proud.
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"People think of us as a transportation company, but the big thing that we actually do is create employment."
-
@sankaaravind
on
@rapidobikeapp
being more than just a transportation company. Also, gear up for S2 of the
#HighIQ
podcast, coming out soon 🥳
#podcast
#Entrepreneurship
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Come join us for an exciting discussion on SME market and trends.
Date: 27th June from 6:30PM onwards
venue: Wework Galaxy, Bangalore
RSVP:
@WeWorkLabs
@Accel
@LightspeedIndia
@VertexPharma
@fleetx_io
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Did you know many fast-growing startups once faced slow growth until they pivoted? To help you understand the journey of some startups of today's time, we have a series of pivot stories lined up for you! Today, we are sharing the pivot story of
@PagarBook
!
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A video meme we don't mind. 😃
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The future of coffee is here with
@cafexapp
, a robotic coffee place in
#SanFrancisco
. We tried the robotic barista, and we loved it. Any thoughts on the future of robotic coffee in India?
#RoboticCoffee
#RoboticBarista
#CoffeeFuture
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We are pleased to announce that our portfolio company,
@WebEngage
has raised a $20Mn Series B round.
@avlesh
and Ankit are building something really special there and we are extremely excited about the future!
#webengage
#funding
#startups
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India’s new technology infrastructure has created a platform to build domestic tech giants by
@jshieber
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We are elated to share that our portfolio company
@Powerplay_app
has raised $7.14 million in its Series-A round. This is spectacular! Cheers to
@IeshDixit
,
@shubham7stark
and team Powerplay.
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Pleased to see
@brandsdotlive
reach 5M app downloads 📈
They are an all-in-one digital branding app that aims to empower businesses by equipping them with digital marketing strengths.
Cheers to Bhavesh Patel,
@bhaveshkorat
and team
@brandsdotlive
🎉
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First-time founders, this one’s for you!
@frdahsan
, co-founder of
@GeneralAutonomy
(a hardware robotics company) and
@sharechatapp
(one of India’s leading social media platforms), shares his top tips for first-time founders ⬇️
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🎯 Bullseye!
@Lendingkart
has hit the target with an extraordinary feat of 6 consecutive profitable quarters! The result? A smashing 120 crores profit after tax in FY-23, solidifying their position as a fintech powerhouse.
#FinancialTriumph
Read more ✍🏻:
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🔥 We are thrilled to back
@instaminutes
, an AI-powered meeting tool that summarises meetings using AI/ML. Disrupting the tech industry,
@instaminutes
has raised its seed round to forge ahead!
Cheers to Shivam, Akshat, &
@instaminutes
team. 🚀
Read more:
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Join us for an exciting discussion at WeWork BKC on 18th April, 6:30 PM
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Listen in on
@hdubugras
(founder
@brexhq
) as he talks to
@HarryStebbings
about compensation (motivation & designing structures), hiring the very best & how
#startups
can select the right investors. via
@twentyminuteVC
#IQRecommends
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Meet Navin, the ever smiling and friendly VC, who will always be ready to lend a helping hand. We love working with him on Loantap & Roadpiper!
#FriendsofIQ
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.
@dna
covered
@coolbergbeverag
, a company that's making strides! Did you take a look?
#NewAgeEntrepreneur
#IQPortfolio
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An entrepreneur has to embrace challenges and rise above the flames. Each day is an opportunity to push boundaries, defy limits, and create your own path to greatness.
@avlesh
, CEO & Co-Founder of
@WebEngage
advises entrepreneurs. ⬇️
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Bhavya Gohil (
@BhavyaGohil7
) and Atur Mehta (
@mehtaatur
) , Cofounders of Squareoff (
@getsquareoff
) which is a smart robotic chess board that allows users to play anybody, anywhere on an actual board that physically moves the pieces while also assisting users in learning the game.
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Opportunity for early stage
#mobile
#startups
.
#MobileIQ
http://t.co/bqAEUyGJbN
cc:
@sinhamadhukar
http://t.co/Jwqv4pkTQn
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Many congratulations to
@loantapin
on winning the 'Most Innovative
#FinTech
Product' by ET's BFSI Awards!
#LoanTap
#IQPortfolio
LoanTap’s EMI Free Loan is awarded as 'Most Innovative FinTech Product' by 'ET Now Presents BFSI Awards'.This recognition reflects our customer centric approach & our ability to create loan products to meet the changing needs of millennials.
#LoanTap
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#ThrowbackThursday
to our
#offsite
with the
#IQPortfolio
last weekend! Engaging, fun & full of witty banter,
#founders
bounced ideas off their peers & discussed their
#goals
+ journeys. We learnt from each other & took home some sharp insights. Looking forward to many more!
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Yesterday flew by in the blink of an eye!
A huge thank you to all the investors, LPs, friends, and others who joined us in making
#IndiaQuotientLPDay2024
a success. We hope everyone had a good time 😁
And a special shout-out to our amazing founders:
@AnkushSach
(co-founder and
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#IQRecommends
'Antifragile: Things That Gain From Disorder' by Nassim Nicolas Taleb.
📷: mihaigiubegeanu
#mustread
#entrepreneurlife
#nassimnicolastaleb
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"If things are not working, accept that they are not working rather than chasing after vanity metrics.” -
@rupesh_0795
Read how
@PagarBook
achieved PMF by focusing on "micro-insights" from customers & choosing the right metrics to track:
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“If you don’t build a product according to what people need, it will go to waste.”
-
@Janilokal
, co-founder of
@getlokalapp
Dive into
@vipulc_
and
@Janilokal
's journey of building Lokal:
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High IQ Episode 3, part 2 out now too. In this episode, team IQ has a candid conversation with
@pratshukla
and scratch beyond the surface of the current tech job market in India.
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