EP23: {Rahul Chandra, Co-founder of Arkam Ventures}
Hi Stars!
On the latest edition of the Podcast, I host venture investor Rahul Chandra, who just launched his new fund Arkam VC, they have already started to deploy capital! It is a Middle India focussed fund with a very interesting thesis and an even more incredible list of LPs.
We touch on a range of topics on the episode, including his book the Moonshot Game that was published by Penguin Random House. We also discuss agri investments, reverse migration & rural mobility
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Rahul was earlier the Co-founder and Managing Director at Helion Ventures, a USD 600 million India focused fund, where Rahul led investments into some popular internet investments including Toppr, MoEngage and some of the others he discusses on the show.
Do reach out to Rahul at arkamvc.com if you're tackling any Middle India problem, B2B or B2C across the spectrum.. Arkam Ventures includes LP’s such as Binny Bansal & Vijay Shekar Sharma.
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Timeline:
01:00 - Introduction
02:07 - INR 300 crores is just the First Close for the fund
03:45 - Binny Bansal & Vijay Shekar Sharma
06:12 - Introducing thoughts on Arkam VC fund
11:09 - What is Middle India
13:17 - Angels, Founders & Investors working together
17:57 - LPs being advisors
19:02 - The Support system
22:05 - Moonshot Game
24:02 - Entry into the investment world
25:50 - Helion Venture investments & Arkam commitments
30:55 - Agri tech
34:32 - Fintech & Agri combo
39:29 - Next generation of farmers
41:31 - Impact of reverse migration
47:10 - Impact of COVID on investments
50:51 - Rural Mobility Opportunity
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