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Ishpreet Gandhi

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In this episode, Ishpreet Gandhi, Founder &amp; Managing Partner @Stride Ventures, joins our host Digjay, to talk about the rise of venture debt as a funding alternative for startups, specific use cases &amp; benefits of venture debt to founders, how Stride Ventures differentiates itself from traditional venture debt firms &amp; the outlook for venture debt in India. Stride Ventures is a venture-debt fund focused on lending to growth-stage startups with investments in companies such as LetsTransport, Stellapps &amp; Sugar Cosmetics. Ishpreet has over 13 years of experience encompassing Banking, Private Equity and Venture Capital. During his last stint as Regional Head (North &amp; East) at IDFC Bank, he spearheaded startup business by initiating the lending business across Fintech, Consumer, Logistics and Agritech space. Ishpreet is an alum of Delhi University. You can reach out to him here on Linkedin / Twitter. ---- If you liked our episode, you can subscribe to our podcast on any of the major podcasting platforms like Spotify, Apple iTunes and Google Podcasts. Please leave us a review on Apple iTunes to help others discover this podcast. You can visit thevcpreneur.com and follow us on Twitter @thevcpreneur_ &amp; Instagram @thevcpreneur for more episodes and interesting insights on the startup ecosystem. You can also follow our host Digjay on Linkedin &amp; Twitter ---- Show notes – 1. (01:09) Ishpreet’s path leading upto venture capital; Starting Stride Ventures 2. (05:32) How Venture debt differs from typical bank loans? 3. (06:30) Key criteria &amp; due diligence measures before lending to startups 4. (10:02) Venture debt use cases for startups 5. (14:12) Typical structure of venture debt deals 6. (16:45) How Stride Ventures adds value to startups beyond providing debt capital? 7. (21:12) Challenges of starting a Venture debt firm 8. (22:50) Why should LPs invest their money in Venture Debt? 9. (24:53) The outlook for Venture Debt in India 10. (28:32) Rapid fire and closing remarks

In this episode, <a href="https://in.linkedin.com/in/ishpreet-singh-gandhi-539893b?trk=author_mini-profile_title&amp;challengeId=AQEdRcpQOwuUBAAAAXRoarNfwI7C096feUy4_xRFHM0HgzBkpYO75J1WrL0zTfGurYeyQLHBFbJbVvcGfTu2U_S932CxmALQCQ&amp;submissionId=e28d5610-467e-3216-cb09-8e9c4d6f6332" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ishpreet Gandhi</a>, Founder &amp; Managing Partner @<a href="https://strideventures.in/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stride Ventures</a>, joins our host <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/digjay-patel-cfa-685b9396/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Digjay</a>, to talk about the rise of venture debt as a funding alternative for startups, specific use cases &amp; benefits of venture debt to founders, how Stride Ventures differentiates itself from traditional venture debt firms &amp; the outlook for venture debt in India. Stride Ventures is a venture-debt fund focused on lending to growth-stage startups with investments in companies such as LetsTransport, Stellapps &amp; Sugar Cosmetics. Ishpreet has over 13 years of experience encompassing Banking, Private Equity and Venture Capital. During his last stint as Regional Head (North &amp; East) at IDFC Bank, he spearheaded startup business by initiating the lending business across Fintech, Consumer, Logistics and Agritech space. Ishpreet is an alum of Delhi University. You can reach out to him here on <a href="https://in.linkedin.com/in/ishpreet-singh-gandhi-539893b?trk=author_mini-profile_title&amp;challengeId=AQEdRcpQOwuUBAAAAXRoarNfwI7C096feUy4_xRFHM0HgzBkpYO75J1WrL0zTfGurYeyQLHBFbJbVvcGfTu2U_S932CxmALQCQ&amp;submissionId=e28d5610-467e-3216-cb09-8e9c4d6f6332" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Linkedin</a> / <a href="https://twitter.com/GandhiIshpreet" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>. ---- If you liked our episode, you can subscribe to our podcast on any of the major podcasting platforms like <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3FVZHqU3kV8WeSGti1DdJd" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-vcpreneur/id1523227219" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple iTunes</a> and <a href="https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yMjYwMDRiMC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google Podcasts</a>. Please leave us a review on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-vcpreneur/id1523227219" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple iTunes</a> to help others discover this podcast. You can visit <a href="https://thevcpreneur.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">thevcpreneur.com</a> and follow us on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/thevcpreneur_" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@thevcpreneur</a>_ &amp; Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thevcpreneur/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@thevcpreneur</a> for more episodes and interesting insights on the startup ecosystem. You can also follow our host Digjay on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/digjay-patel-cfa-685b9396/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Linkedin</a> &amp; <a href="https://twitter.com/digjaypatel?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> ---- Show notes – 1. (01:09) Ishpreet’s path leading upto venture capital; Starting Stride Ventures 2. (05:32) How Venture debt differs from typical bank loans? 3. (06:30) Key criteria &amp; due diligence measures before lending to startups 4. (10:02) Venture debt use cases for startups 5. (14:12) Typical structure of venture debt deals 6. (16:45) How Stride Ventures adds value to startups beyond providing debt capital? 7. (21:12) Challenges of starting a Venture debt firm 8. (22:50) Why should LPs invest their money in Venture Debt? 9. (24:53) The outlook for Venture Debt in India 10. (28:32) Rapid fire and closing remarks

EP#17 Ishpreet Gandhi – Decoding venture debt, key use cases & benefits to founders and the outlook for venture debt in India

Stride Ventures

After completing his MBA from Delhi School of Economics, Ishpreet worked with many banks like - Kotak Mahindra, IFDC, and Citibank among others.For a major part of his career, he worked on Debt funding companies via Banks as Financial Institutions. Eventually, this made him start a Venture Debt Fund of his own, Stride Ventures in December 2018.Some of its portfolio companies include - Stellapps, CredR, and LetsTransport among others.In this podcast, Ishpreet shares his experience of being a part of Debt funding in companies across all domains and building a Venture Debt Fund ecosystem in India.    Notes - 01:05 - His early career in Investment &amp; Corporate Banking04:30 - Experience the VC Ecosystem and founding Stride Ventures06:58 - How does Stride Ventures differ from other Venture Debt Funds in the market?09:22 - At which stage does Stride Ventures enter in a Company? 13:55 - With what financials does it makes sense for a company to raise a Debt round?19:50 - How much returns do a Venture Debt fund typically expect?22:27 - Investing in companies like Stellapps &amp; CredR27:53 - Potential sectors in 2020-21 from a Debt Fund’s perspective - SaaS, Logistics, and Gaming among others29:45 - Building an ecosystem of Venture Debt Fund in India

After completing his MBA from Delhi School of Economics, Ishpreet worked with many banks like - Kotak Mahindra, IFDC, and Citibank among others.For a major part of his career, he worked on Debt funding companies via Banks as Financial Institutions. Eventually, this made him start a Venture Debt Fund of his own, Stride Ventures in December 2018.Some of its portfolio companies include - Stellapps, CredR, and LetsTransport among <a href="http://others.In" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">others.In</a> this podcast, Ishpreet shares his experience of being a part of Debt funding in companies across all domains and building a Venture Debt Fund ecosystem in India. Notes - 01:05 - His early career in Investment &amp; Corporate Banking04:30 - Experience the VC Ecosystem and founding Stride Ventures06:58 - How does Stride Ventures differ from other Venture Debt Funds in the market?09:22 - At which stage does Stride Ventures enter in a Company? 13:55 - With what financials does it makes sense for a company to raise a Debt round?19:50 - How much returns do a Venture Debt fund typically expect?22:27 - Investing in companies like Stellapps &amp; CredR27:53 - Potential sectors in 2020-21 from a Debt Fund’s perspective - SaaS, Logistics, and Gaming among others29:45 - Building an ecosystem of Venture Debt Fund in India

Ishpreet Gandhi, Stride Ventures on the emerging role of Venture Debt in the startup Ecosystem