Ninad Karpe, Co-Founder and Partner, 100X.VC; Author, Bond to Baba
- Ninad Karpe is the Co-Founder and Partner of 100X.VC, which invests in early-stage start-ups, using iSAFE notes, and aims to invest in 100 start-ups every year.
- He is also the author of “BOND to BABA
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Overview
Venture capital is a type of private equity financing that is provided to early-stage, high-potential, and growth companies that have the potential to become successful businesses. Venture capitalists typically invest in startups or companies that are in their early stages and provide them with funding in exchange for equity in the company. This episode features Ninad Karpe, co-founder and partner of 100X VC, a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage startups in India.
00:40- About Ninad Karpe
- Ninad Karpe is the Co-Founder and Partner of 100X.VC, which invests in early-stage start-ups, using iSAFE notes, and aims to invest in 100 start-ups every year.
- He is also the author of “BOND to BABA”.
- He is passionate about supporting theatre and has co-produced two Marathi plays.
04:40- How do you decide which startups to invest in, and what qualities do you look for in the founders you back?
- Firstly, we look at products or services which have large markets.
- Most important is the founder. In our assessment, if they are able to become successful or not.
10:50- How do you manage to keep yourself contemporary with the different sectors that all your investments are in?
- I think that the challenge is to have a broad enough knowledge, and enough depth to figure out each of the sectors, and we keep seeing the macro trends all the time.
- The beauty of our profession is that people come in every day to pitch to us, and we learn more about that segment.
- Everyone sees the dots but to connect them is what, as a profession, we are.
21:05- Three lessons for the viewers
- Have a passion profession, or some passion rather than your mainstream profession.
- I think reinvention is very critical.
- It is never too late to start your startup.
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Profile
- Ninad Karpe is the Co-Founder and Partner of 100X.VC, which invests in early-stage start-ups, using iSAFE notes, and aims to invest in 100 start-ups every year.
- He is also the author of “BOND to BABA”.
- He is passionate about supporting theatre and has co-produced two Marathi plays.
