1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Swapna Gupta of Qualcomm Ventures (Part 3)

Sramana Mitra: Technology consumer products and consumer electronics hasn’t really happened in India. It’s all been from elsewhere. China is very strong. Chinese products come into India fairly aggressively, right? The competitive landscape is very tricky. You’ve invested in about 25 companies.

Why don’t we talk about a few case studies of what you have invested in. Take us through the journey of when you saw these companies, what did they have? What caught your attention to convince you that this is something that you want to invest in? >>>

185th 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast With Sarbvir Singh, WaterBridge Ventures

Sarbvir Singh, Managing Partner at WaterBridge Ventures, talks about the firm’s India-focused investment thesis.

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1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Rebecca Kaden of Union Square Ventures (Part 2)

Rebecca Kaden: Another example is Modern Fertility. Modern Fertility has a female focus in home fertility. Traditionally, to get core information about your own fertility, you’d have to try to get pregnant for a period of time. You’d have to struggle. You’d go to a doctor. The doctor would prescribe you to a lab. You take these tests. By this point, it’s cost you regularly about $1500, a significant amount of time, and often emotional pain. It’s presented as a problem. >>>

1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Swapna Gupta of Qualcomm Ventures (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: Are you investing in media as well?

Swapna Gupta: Yes, but our perspective is slightly different. We’re looking at technology which is changing. Media is changing as well. It’s no more just about content. You’re talking about virtual reality. You’re talking about augmented reality. You’re talking about immersive experiences. What we’re playing closest to is digital content media versus traditional content media.

Sramana Mitra: Is e-commerce also something you’re still playing in? >>>

1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Rebecca Kaden of Union Square 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 Rebecca Kaden was recorded in February 2019.

Rebecca Kaden, General Partner at Union Square Ventures, discusses her firm’s capital efficient investment thesis and debates the pros and cons of blitz scaling.

Sramana Mitra: Union Square has been around for a while and has been very influential in the entrepreneurship ecosystem. Tell us a bit about where you are today. What is the vision? What is the investment thesis at this point of the game? >>>

1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Swapna Gupta of Qualcomm Ventures (Part 1)

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Responding to a popular request, we are now sharing transcripts of our investor podcast interviews in this new series. The following interview with Swapna Gupta was recorded in February 2019.

Swapna Gupta, Senior Investment Manager at Qualcomm Ventures, explains the firm’s investment strategy.

Sramana Mitra: Let’s have you introduce the firm to our audience first.

Swapna Gupta: Qualcomm Ventures is a global billion-dollar fund. Qualcomm Ventures India is a $150 million dedicated fund for India for investing across sectors. We have been in India for the last 10 years. We have a healthy portfolio of about 25 plus companies. We have been investing in consumer, enterprise, and hardware companies. It’s an exciting time to be in the ecosystem. >>>

437th 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast With Hemant Mohapatra, Lightspeed Venture Partners

Hemant Mohapatra, Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners, India, talks about some of the large, open opportunities in the Indian market that are of interest to him.

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186th 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast With Shalini Prakash, 500 Startups

Shalini Prakash, Venture Partner at 500 Startups, India, talks about the opportunities in the Indian market.

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