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Rutvik Doshi

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Rutvik Doshi is the General Partner at Inventus Capital India, early stage Venture Capital firm that invests in Pre Series A and Series A. Rutvik has participated in India’s fast emerging internet ecosystem since 2007, first with Google where he launched several products including Voice Search, Google Mobile App, SMS Channels and managed Google News globally, and most recently as the CEO of ecommerce startup Taggle in Bangalore. Before Google he spent 6 years in the US building internet management software for CA Technologies. Rutvik holds a B.Tech from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur and an MBA from INSEAD, France. Follow Rutvik (@rutvik), host Akash Bhat (@bhatvakash) and our podcast (@thedesi_vc) on Twitter.. . .The Desi Startups of the Week:1. Project PIF: Project Pay-It-Forward is a cloud-based mentorship platform for graduate admissions2. Podium: Podium is a platform that brings people closer to have virtual conversations around social issues.. . .In this episode we will cover:. . . (Part 1) . . .1. Impact of COVID on fund dynamics and larger macro economic trends (5:24)2. How did LP’s react to the pandemic (7:44)3: Investment strategy during Covid and plans for the future (13:11)4. How did Inventus India Capital build rapport with founders during the pandemic, in the absence of F2F meetings? (18:38)5. Rutvik’s background and sequence of events leading up to Inventus (19:58)6. Evolution of VC in India (28:06)7. Investment thesis at Inventus (32:21)8. Importance of forging strong relationships with other VC firms in India (37:17). . . (Part 2) . . .9. Raising domestic capital –– Has India reached a point of comfort to invest in VC as an asset class? (42:51)10. Why is it better to have Indian investors than global? (44:44)11. What should emerging fund managers be prepared for when they speak to potential LP candidates? (49:02)12. How many calls do VC’s have with potential LPs (53:53)13. How do the Partners split fundraising responsibilities (55:53)14. When will see a change in venture investing to bring more profitability? (1:00:09)15. Lobbying in India (1:02:41)16. Raising money from foreign investors or Indian? (1:05:42)17. Rapid fire (1:08:05)

<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/rutvikd/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rutvik Doshi</a> is the General Partner at <a href="https://inventusindia.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Inventus Capital India</a>, early stage Venture Capital firm that invests in Pre Series A and Series A. Rutvik has participated in India’s fast emerging internet ecosystem since 2007, first with Google where he launched several products including Voice Search, Google Mobile App, SMS Channels and managed Google News globally, and most recently as the CEO of ecommerce startup Taggle in Bangalore. Before Google he spent 6 years in the US building internet management software for CA Technologies. Rutvik holds a B.Tech from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur and an MBA from INSEAD, France. Follow Rutvik (<a href="https://twitter.com/@rutvik" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@rutvik</a>), host Akash Bhat (<a href="https://twitter.com/bhatvakash" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@bhatvakash</a>) and our podcast (<a href="https://twitter.com/thedesi_vc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@thedesi_vc</a>) on Twitter.. . .The Desi Startups of the Week:1. <a href="https://projectpif.carrd.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Project PIF</a>: Project Pay-It-Forward is a cloud-based mentorship platform for graduate admissions2. <a href="https://getpodium.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Podium</a>: Podium is a platform that brings people closer to have virtual conversations around social issues.. . .In this episode we will cover:. . . (Part 1) . . .1. Impact of COVID on fund dynamics and larger macro economic trends (5:24)2. How did LP’s react to the pandemic (7:44)3: Investment strategy during Covid and plans for the future (13:11)4. How did Inventus India Capital build rapport with founders during the pandemic, in the absence of F2F meetings? (18:38)5. Rutvik’s background and sequence of events leading up to Inventus (19:58)6. Evolution of VC in India (28:06)7. Investment thesis at Inventus (32:21)8. Importance of forging strong relationships with other VC firms in India (37:17). . . (Part 2) . . .9. Raising domestic capital –– Has India reached a point of comfort to invest in VC as an asset class? (42:51)10. Why is it better to have Indian investors than global? (44:44)11. What should emerging fund managers be prepared for when they speak to potential LP candidates? (49:02)12. How many calls do VC’s have with potential LPs (53:53)13. How do the Partners split fundraising responsibilities (55:53)14. When will see a change in venture investing to bring more profitability? (1:00:09)15. Lobbying in India (1:02:41)16. Raising money from foreign investors or Indian? (1:05:42)17. Rapid fire (1:08:05)

E29: Rutvik Doshi (General Partner, Inventus Capital India)

#100xEntrepreneur #Podcast with Rutvik Doshi, Managing Director, Inventus Capital PartnersRutvik refers to himself as an “Accidental Venture Capitalist”, coming from a Product management &amp; Software Engineering background.He’s an IIT Kharagpur alumni and later did his MBA from INSEAD. During his early career, he worked at Broadcom Inc. &amp; Google.In this podcast, Rutvik shares his experiences  &amp; learnings of building relationships with founders, scanning through potential investments &amp; more.  Notes - 00:35 - Accidental Venture Capitalist03:50 - Being a part of Inventus Capital Partners05:50 - Investing in PolicyBazaar &amp; RedBus.in09:14 - Scaling &amp; Diversity in HealthifyMe12:35 - Filters &amp; Criteria to scanning potential investments15:43 - Being a mentor to the founding team22:30 - Giving 1st Priority to Founder / Business &amp; then later check on the Market32:10 - Common traits among founders who’ve scaled 100x36:45 - Fine line between Conviction &amp; Stubbornness in founders37:55 - Challenges while fund-raising as a VC

#100xEntrepreneur #Podcast with Rutvik Doshi, Managing Director, Inventus Capital PartnersRutvik refers to himself as an “Accidental Venture Capitalist”, coming from a Product management &amp; Software Engineering background.He’s an IIT Kharagpur alumni and later did his MBA from INSEAD. During his early career, he worked at Broadcom Inc. &amp; <a href="http://Google.In" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google.In</a> this podcast, Rutvik shares his experiences &amp; learnings of building relationships with founders, scanning through potential investments &amp; more. Notes - 00:35 - Accidental Venture Capitalist03:50 - Being a part of Inventus Capital Partners05:50 - Investing in PolicyBazaar &amp; RedBus.in09:14 - Scaling &amp; Diversity in HealthifyMe12:35 - Filters &amp; Criteria to scanning potential investments15:43 - Being a mentor to the founding team22:30 - Giving 1st Priority to Founder / Business &amp; then later check on the Market32:10 - Common traits among founders who’ve scaled 100x36:45 - Fine line between Conviction &amp; Stubbornness in founders37:55 - Challenges while fund-raising as a VC

Rutvik Doshi, Managing Director, Inventus Capital Partners