Insights

I spoke to a seasoned public markets investor last weekend who asked “What’s the significance of the Zomato IPO?”. Here’s my take on why this IPO means different things to different folks. A common challenge of running a VC firm in…

The following is an excerpt from the Use Case podcast where hosts Ravish Bhatia and Jayadevan PK quiz…

The Founder’s lens Moving beyond the traditional avenues of banker-driven IPOs, today’s leading unicorns are taking an alternative that has now become an upward trend. Reputed venture capitalists such as Benchmark’s Bill Gurley and…

The (Publicly) Listed Venture-backed Tech Company is Dead! Softbank and similar mega-sized investors are cited too often nowadays as a way to sustain staying private for longer than needed. Long live the Public listing of the Venture-backed Tech Company! I…

Every year, for the past 8 years, I have got the same question a few minutes into every LP meeting (LPs or Limited Partners are the financial investors who give funds such as Blume the capital to invest into startups). “Where are the…