The hype around hyperlocal retail
Why did we invest in Skillbee?
Why did we invest in Entri?
Why did we invest in OnArrival?
Cometh the Investors, Cometh the Investments
A lot has happened over the last 2 years. But I can wager nobody expected the kind of retail investor participation breakout we have witnessed. Granted we’ve had substantial government stimulus to keep the economies afloat, which has been the major driver of this pervasive capital markets bull run.
Why we invested in Oyela?
Are you thriftin?
A latent activity has emerged in the social commerce sphere which is also enabling existing micro-influencers to become entrepreneurs by monetizing their reach on social platforms. We have found an extensive level of peer-to-peer e-commerce being executed through Instagram in what is currently a high-friction experience. (lack of transactional ability etc.)
Building Wealthy – Part 1
Born in a typical Rajasthani business family in Udaipur, Aditya Agrawal had a humble yet robust beginning that would serve him well in the years to come. On completing his high-school education, Adi managed to achieve the dream college of every Indian engineering aspirant, IIT Bombay. But IIT for Adi was not only about engineering and education. During his four formative years in college, Adi was mostly organizing stuff, from college fests to competitions, he’d want to participate in everything
Why did we invest in YellowClass?
Late last year, my colleague Maanav mentioned that he had met this amazing team at YellowClass who were doing interactive online hobby classes for kids, had an overwhelmingly positive response, and that I might want to check that out.
Why did we invest in BlissClub?
Much like the west, we’re increasingly moving towards apparel that’s comfortable and multifunctional. As athletic wear becomes part of the mainstream wardrobe (the “athleisure-wear” culture), we believe the aspirational segment of women in fact represents a large emerging opportunity.
SaaS metrics 101
In the current climate, the thing that matters for all the SaaS companies is growth. Discussing some key metrics that growth investors are looking for in SaaS companies today.