E70 - Building the Startup Bank of India w/Stride Ventures' Ishpreet Singh Gandhi

In this Episode, I (@Jivraj Singh Sachar) speak with Ishpreet Singh Gandhi, Founder & Managing Partner of Stride Ventures. 

Stride Ventures is a leading Indian venture capital firm that provides alternative financing options for startups beyond equity financing! The audacious goal for Stride is to become the Startup Bank of India and in less than 3 years of its inception it has amazed us all with the phenomenal progress it has made. Stride has raised 2 successive funds in this duration and has a portfolio of greater than 30 companies including legendary companies such as Sugar Cosmetics, Zetwerk, Infra.market, Pocket Aces and more!

Through the Episode we discuss the following:

1. (02:16) : What does Category Creation in Venture Capital mean?

2. (06:29) : Role of Evangelism in Venture Debt!

3. (10:57) : How to simplify technical financial concepts for the Ecosystem?

4. (14:28) : What does PMF look like for companies from this side of the table?

5. (16:45) : How does Stride build Conviction into Companies when funding them?

6. (20:29) : Common Patterns across Companies invested in!

7. (24:18) :  How important is the requirement for Good Governance from the start?

8. (27:58) : What does Stakeholder Management mean for a Venture Debt Fund?

9. (32:00) : The mission & vision of Stride ~ Building the Startup Bank of India!

10. (35:10) : Building Distribution and Expanding the Product Suite for Stride Ventures

11. (37:57) : Gathering the best talent + Inculcating Culture at Stride

12. (41:52) : How has Ishpreet evolved over the last 3 years of building Stride?

13. (45:16) : How does Ishpreet prioritise and make decisions?

14. (47:10) : Tackling the adverse situations as a First Time Fund Manager

15. (49:46) : Figuring out the motivation behind the constant Short Term Execution & Long Term Vision!

16. (52:07) : Conclusion

Hope you liked the 70th Episode of the Indian Silicon Valley Podcast - Building the Startup Bank of India!

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