StrategyConnect partners with ex-VCs to offer a Global Launch Platform to tech entrepreneurs
StrategyConnect is proud to partner with Vipin Agarwal, ex-senior director for investments at Fosun RZ Capital, and other notable VCs and entrepreneurs from the US and SE Asia, in building a global partnership to help companies that have received private equity or venture capital funding go global with StrategyConnect’s focus on penetrating the Middle Eastern markets and taking otherwise local ventures explore international arena.
Global-Launch Partners will aim to help companies start operations in countries and regions such as the US, India, Southeast Asia, and MENA. The genesis of setting-up such global operations come from Vipin’s hands-on experience as a VC. “PE/VC-funded companies struggle when they are looking to expand to new markets. They must understand the local cultural, regulatory and business nuances when launching operations in any new country,” Vipin highlighted in the vccircle press release. GLP partnership will work with companies that focus on sectors with a large technology element. The team brings in hands-on experience as entrepreneurs, consultants and fund managers in their respective markets bringing relevant context and understanding of growth opportunities.
Time is of the essence for entrepreneurs who have raised Series A/ B funding and must be better utilized than trying to re-invent the wheel by spending time in understanding local market nuances. We couldn’t agree more with this as StrategyConnect has enabled multiple businesses from India, West EU, and Turkey to make meaningful in-roads in the Gulf through it’s distributed network of clients, consultants, and engineers.
Relevance for international ventures looking at the MENA market:
The Middle Eastern market is undertaking one of the largest transformation journeys ever experienced by a region collectively with an objective to unlock non-oil based economic growth drivers. Despite its own challenges, Governments are making serious investments to drive ease of business, and to spur innovation. Local and family businesses are taking brave bets to deploy and leapfrog the tech adoption to stay relevant in a region surrounded by hyper-competitive nations i.e. EU, India, China.
This implies tangible market opportunities exist for next-gen enterprise-grade tech solutions that have built product-market fit in their respective local markets with proven traction.
About Vipin Agarwal: At Fosun India, Agarwal led early- and growth-stage investments from the $700 million Fosun RZ Capital Fund. Previously, he founded and scaled-up two ventures that include test-prep startup OnlineTyari and marketing platform enMarkit across India and Southeast Asia. Agarwal has been a VC investor for 14 years; apart from Fozun, he has worked at Nexus Venture Partners and Kotak Private Equity. He has managed investments and exits in nine companies in the software, financial services, healthcare, and infrastructure sectors. These companies include the National Stock Exchange, the Multi Commodity Exchange, Rubicon Research, Agarwal Movers and Packers, Intas Biopharmaceuticals and Indus Biotech Ltd.
About StrategyConnect: StrategyConnect is a managed marketplace helping business leaders accelerate their strategic projects at an affordable value. Our consultants come from leading professional services firms and tech giants. Our clients represent a pool of relentless high impact executives willing to go the extra mile in delivering value and fundamental business shifts. Visit strategyconnect.co for more details.
