You have been thinking about an idea, done your research, started hacking away at a prototype and now you want to pitch to some early-stage investors. But you are not sure what to present — at this stage, there are more unknowns than knowns so what do you communicate to…

I get a lot of pitches from founders for ‘I am building XYZ SaaS product for India’. The problem is that for a majority of these products there is nothing unique or special about the Indian context. I understand that for a startup located in India it is but natural…

During a recent meeting with a prospective LP, I was asked about whether India is capable of producing breakthrough technology companies. …

Pravega Ventures recently announced its investment in Fyle.in, an enterprise travel and expense management platform. We couldn’t be more excited to partner with a remarkable founding team in Yash and Shiva as they set out to build a world class product and company. We invested in Fyle when it was…

[Cross-posted from LinkedIn] Congratulations! you have closed your first VC round, had a party to celebrate, and your dream of making a dent in the universe is one step closer to reality. So what’s next ? This piece is about the advice that we at Pravega Ventures give to our…

[Cross posted from LinkedIn.] At Pravega Ventures, we constantly think about the recipe for success for mobile apps. And, we believe, the answer is that daily use cases matter. Outside of transactional apps, if an app does not enjoy usage multiple times in a day, it is very unlikely to…

Too often, I see startups running into serious issues because their technology infrastructure and engineering discipline has not kept pace with the growth of the business. Most companies start out with the 2–3 founders and early engineers hacking up the initial tech to get the initial product out of the…