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EP#46 Ashish Dave – Evaluating seed vs growth stage startups, the learning-unlearning cycle in VC and balancing between due diligence & speed of decision making

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In this episode, Ashish Dave (CEO @Mirae Asset Venture Investments, India), joins our host Digjay, to talk about his path leading up to venture capital, setting up Mirae’s India Venture arm, due diligence missteps by VCs when optimizing for speed, sharing cross-learnings from other geographies with portfolio companies, evaluating seed & growth stage startups, the constant upskilling & unlearning required in venture capital & more.

Mirae Asset Group, a leading financial services company headquartered in South Korea which manages ~$1.5bn across multiple funds. Mirae’s India portfolio includes marquee startups like Ola, BigBasket, Shadowfax, Unacademy, Jupiter among others. Prior to Mirae, Ashish was at Kalaari Capital, a well known early stage VC firm in India & prior to that at Mumbai Angels, one of the prominent angel networks in India where he was actively involved in sourcing new opportunities and helping existing portfolio companies. Ashish is an alum of IE Business School. You can connect with him here on Linkedin/Twitter.

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Show notes –

  1. (01:49) Ashish’s background & path leading up to venture capital - Mumbai Angels, Kalaari & Mirae VC
  2. (04:12) Setting up an India dedicated fund at Mirae
  3. (07:32) Adapting to the fast & competitive deal making environment in the Indian startup ecosystem
  4. (10:49) Potential due diligence missteps by VCs when optimizing for speed
  5. (15:12) How can VCs add value to founders?
  6. (19:40) Sharing learnings from other geographies with portfolio startups in India
  7. (22:17) Evaluating startups at seed vs growth stage
  8. (25:56) The constant upskilling & unlearning required in venture capital; importance of getting on ground, gauging customer feedback/behaviour to aid your decision making as an investor
  9. (29:39) Advice & suggestions for emerging VCs
  10. (35:23) How has being a VC influenced his personality over the years?
  11. (37:19) Rapid fire and closing remarks

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If you liked our episode, you can subscribe to our podcast on any podcast platforms of your choice (like Spotify & Apple iTunes). We would appreciate if you could leave us a review on Apple iTunes. This helps others discover the podcast organically. You can visit thevcpreneur.com and follow us on Twitter @thevcpreneur_ & Instagram @thevcpreneur for more episodes and interesting insights on the startup ecosystem. You can also follow our host Digjay here on Linkedin & Twitter

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70 episodes

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Manage episode 315182244 series 3254449
Content provided by Digjay Patel. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Digjay Patel or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

In this episode, Ashish Dave (CEO @Mirae Asset Venture Investments, India), joins our host Digjay, to talk about his path leading up to venture capital, setting up Mirae’s India Venture arm, due diligence missteps by VCs when optimizing for speed, sharing cross-learnings from other geographies with portfolio companies, evaluating seed & growth stage startups, the constant upskilling & unlearning required in venture capital & more.

Mirae Asset Group, a leading financial services company headquartered in South Korea which manages ~$1.5bn across multiple funds. Mirae’s India portfolio includes marquee startups like Ola, BigBasket, Shadowfax, Unacademy, Jupiter among others. Prior to Mirae, Ashish was at Kalaari Capital, a well known early stage VC firm in India & prior to that at Mumbai Angels, one of the prominent angel networks in India where he was actively involved in sourcing new opportunities and helping existing portfolio companies. Ashish is an alum of IE Business School. You can connect with him here on Linkedin/Twitter.

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Show notes –

  1. (01:49) Ashish’s background & path leading up to venture capital - Mumbai Angels, Kalaari & Mirae VC
  2. (04:12) Setting up an India dedicated fund at Mirae
  3. (07:32) Adapting to the fast & competitive deal making environment in the Indian startup ecosystem
  4. (10:49) Potential due diligence missteps by VCs when optimizing for speed
  5. (15:12) How can VCs add value to founders?
  6. (19:40) Sharing learnings from other geographies with portfolio startups in India
  7. (22:17) Evaluating startups at seed vs growth stage
  8. (25:56) The constant upskilling & unlearning required in venture capital; importance of getting on ground, gauging customer feedback/behaviour to aid your decision making as an investor
  9. (29:39) Advice & suggestions for emerging VCs
  10. (35:23) How has being a VC influenced his personality over the years?
  11. (37:19) Rapid fire and closing remarks

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If you liked our episode, you can subscribe to our podcast on any podcast platforms of your choice (like Spotify & Apple iTunes). We would appreciate if you could leave us a review on Apple iTunes. This helps others discover the podcast organically. You can visit thevcpreneur.com and follow us on Twitter @thevcpreneur_ & Instagram @thevcpreneur for more episodes and interesting insights on the startup ecosystem. You can also follow our host Digjay here on Linkedin & Twitter

  continue reading

70 episodes

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