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#FoundrPwr session with Hari Menon is a huge success. Hari shared incredible and practical insights on building lasting organizations. We extend our special thanks to Hari for selflessly sharing his experiences with all the founders. A couple of learnings: 👉🏽 What qualities to consider while hiring the founding team 👉🏽 Importance of references while hiring - spend time on it 👉🏽 Value of culture - It is so crucial to institutionalise culture from day-1.  👉🏽 Identify and focus on the correct set of metrics for your business to scale 👉🏽 Focus on customer centricity and the deep importance to make all the touch points with customers seamless We will share the detailed notes shortly. Krishnakumar Natarajan | Prachi Malpani | Parthasarathy N.S. | Suhani Doshi | Viju George | R Kalyan Sundar

#FoundrPwr #BuildingLastingOrganizations We are excited to invite you to this exclusive in-person event for founders on building lasting organizations. Our upcoming session, “𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀,” will be led by Hari Menon, Co-founder of #BigBasket. Hari’s inspiring journey and deep expertise in scaling businesses make him the perfect speaker for this topic. During the session, Hari will cover key areas crucial for building sustainable, scalable organizations such as: 👉🏽 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: How to lay the groundwork for a scalable, sustainable institution. 👉🏽 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: The role of leadership and organizational culture in creating resilient institutions. 👉🏽 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀: Key teams and roles every business should develop as it transitions from one growth stage to the next. 👉🏽 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲: The importance of operational efficiency and building processes that can adapt as the company scales. 🗓️ Date: 24th October 2024 (Thursday) 🕔 Time: 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM 📍 Location: Bangalore International Centre, Domlur Click here to register and see more details. Limited seats only. https://lu.ma/qhuurylm Prachi Malpani | Suhani Doshi | Krishnakumar Natarajan | Parthasarathy N.S. | Viju George | R Kalyan Sundar #FearlessFounders #ScalingStartups #IndianStartups #TechStartups

Complex distributed systems which handle high volume of transactions need a holistic approach to business journey observability. Prachi Malpani gives a recent real world example, where this need is very evident. #businessjourney #observability VuNet Systems

As part of our #FoundrPWR initiative to foster a robust founder community, we recently hosted an insightful session led by Alok Goyal from Stellaris Venture Partners. The discussion revolved around the million-dollar question, "𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗩𝗖𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀?" There were several clear & crisp takeaways for entrepreneurs. Here are a few: 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝘃𝘀 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 – Founders matter a lot, but Markets matter too. “A great team in a bad market can only achieve so much, while an average team in a good market might reach good outcomes.” 𝗗𝗼 𝗩𝗖𝘀 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗧𝗔𝗠? “While VCs ritually assess TAM & its derivatives (SAM/SOM), it is somewhat overstated for a start-up. The best teams redefine their market boundaries, adapt & expand as they grow. 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 from research & user feedback. “Gather unique insights from 30-50 users who can genuinely validate the pain point. Steer clear of confirmation bias”. 𝗚𝗧𝗠 𝗶𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘃/𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁, “The startup’s right to existence comes from the product the founders build. But the startup’s right to success comes from the GTM/distribution.” 𝗚𝗧𝗠 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: GTM is not a one-time effort but a continuous evolution due to the ever-changing nature of business. GTM strategy depends on the geography, ACVs, Sector (Category Creator or Competitive Category)  𝗣𝗠𝗙 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻’𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿: For B2B SaaS, The recommendation? Start in India but aim to go global. However, be mindful that Product-Market Fit (PMF) in India might differ significantly from the US. Why?  1. In India, customers might expect you to deliver a wider range of surround offerings (around the product). In the US, products are more focused & narrowly defined. 2. The bar for user experience is much higher in the US. 3. India is a “do it for me” country, while the US is a “do it yourself” country. 𝗔𝗿𝘁 & 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴: Founders must clearly articulate their problem statement using these six elements: • We are a [category] • That serves [customer segments] • Who have [specific pain point] • For whom we built [solution] • That offers [articulation of the value proposition] • Unlike/Different from [differentiation] Lastly, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘢 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳. VCs conduct extensive reference checks to identify unique qualities that compensate for imperfections. The goal isn’t to find someone “good enough” but someone who inspires confidence to the point where people are eager to champion them. Full article: https://lnkd.in/eZVzjQF5 Krishnakumar Natarajan | Parthasarathy N.S. | Prachi Malpani | Viju George | Suhani Doshi | R Kalyan Sundar

#LearningsFromTheJourney #MelaVenturesFourYears Venture Investing, especially the early-stage investment, is a lot more challenging and unpredictable than it may appear from the outside. Without a doubt, we have learnt valuable lessons in our four-year investing journey. We can summarize the key ones as follows: 💡 𝗦𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀: 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗢𝗠𝗢 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 We resisted FOMO (𝘍𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘖𝘶𝘵) and did not deviate from our thesis and focus. We maintained valuation discipline through this period even as FOMO in the space resulted in inflated valuations at the early-stage over 2020-22. 💡 𝗕𝟮𝗕 𝗶𝘀 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗕𝟮𝗖  Enterprise sales is more process-oriented and the sales cycle can be time-consuming for start-ups, resulting in longer time lags to expected revenue. 💡 𝗖𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 Co-investing with other like-minded investors enriches our perspectives while reducing risks by capitalizing on each investor’s strengths. 💡 𝗨𝗻𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀: 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄-𝗢𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 It is difficult to predict market conditions. The tough economic market in the last two years stretched the timelines for follow-on investments in our portfolio companies. 💡 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 We must be more patient in marking the horizon for financial outcomes, particularly given our focus on differentiated deep-tech. Put simply, patient capital may have to be more patient. 💡 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀-𝗢𝗻 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁: 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 Early-stage startups (typically pre-series A) require intensive intervention from their investors & more broadly from the ecosystem in creating scalable processes and systems and governance mechanisms for org-building. We realized that this entails much harder work from us than we initially expected. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙨 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙚𝙣𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙡𝙮 𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙛𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙚𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚. 𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙚'𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚. Once again, a huge thanks for all your support. Krishnakumar Natarajan | Parthasarathy N.S. | Prachi Malpani | Suhani Doshi | Viju George | R Kalyan Sundar | #Mela4 #FearlessFounders #IndianStartups #TechStartups #IndiaFounders #IndianEntreprenuers #FoundrPwr

#OurInvestmentJourney #MelaVenturesFourYears We have made 𝟭𝟮 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 so far, embracing an “𝘰𝘶𝘵-𝘰𝘧-𝘵𝘩𝘦-𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵-𝘻𝘰𝘯𝘦” mindset and a vision to back category creators. The common thread among them is their enterprise focus. What has hearteningly evolved along our journey is the changing complexion of our investments. By identifying emerging opportunities and investing in startups that are pioneering 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵𝘴 & 𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴, we have helped shape and define these nascent industries. Here are a few examples. 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 Tessol (Sustainable Cold Chain): Tech-based sustainable cold chain logistics INDRA: Technology-enabled water treatment 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗦𝗮𝗮𝗦 FirstHive | Customer Data Platform: Fullstack Customer Data Platform(CDP)  Infilect: Retail Visual Intelligence 𝗔𝗴𝗿𝗶 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗲 General Aeronautics Pvt Ltd 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘅 𝗥&𝗗 𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 SimYog Technology: EMI/EMC simulators for early hardware design testing. Doppelio: Low-code connected product test automation. 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 VuNet Systems: Enables unified visibility and observability, providing analytics in the digital financial transactions space. 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 / 𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 GalaxEye: Space tech –multi-sensor payload (Optical MSI + SAR) and software (Data fusion and analysis) This approach aligns with our 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 and reinforces our position as 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥-𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 who are willing to embrace and even create the future. From classic enterprise SaaS, we have continually progressed along the curve to play multiple top-down themes backed up by solid bottom-up evaluation. Krishnakumar Natarajan | Parthasarathy N.S. | Prachi Malpani | Suhani Doshi | Viju George | R Kalyan Sundar | Intugine - Logistics through Innovation | KNOLSKAPE | Voiro #Mela4 #FearlessFounders #IndianStartups #TechStartups #IndiaFounders #IndianEntreprenuers #FoundrPwr

#OurValues & #GoverningPhilosophy - #MelaVenturesFourYears 🔍 At Mela Ventures, our values aren’t just words—they’re our guideposts for making an impact. We are willing to be assessed on our stated values & philosophy by outside stakeholders who have extensively interacted with us. 🌟 #𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗹𝘆𝗕𝗼𝗹𝗱: We step out of our comfort zone, taking calculated risks to seize new opportunities. 𝗗𝗼: 𝘌𝘮𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴, 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘶𝘱, & 𝘱𝘶𝘴𝘩 𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘣𝘰𝘭𝘥, 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩-𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴. 𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁: 𝘚𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘳 𝘰𝘳 𝘫𝘶𝘮𝘱 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘍𝘖𝘔𝘖. 𝘞𝘦’𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘢, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘵. 🚀 #𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 & #𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗲𝘁: Excellence is our motto. We achieve it with learning & collaboration with a huge respect for diverse viewpoints  𝗗𝗼: 𝘌𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘺 - 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯-𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘣𝘺 𝘥𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘺, & 𝘤𝘰-𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘶𝘳’𝘴 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯.  𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁: 𝘝𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘬/𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺/𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦. 𝘐𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘩𝘺 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘤𝘰-𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳, 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴. 🔑 #𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁: Trust is the foundation of everything we do. Actions that demonstrate trust speak louder than words that profess trust. 𝗗𝗼: 𝘒𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳 & 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯—𝘥𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 & 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸.  𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁: 𝘏𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘺 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬. 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘭𝘺 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯-𝘶𝘱 𝘢 𝘴𝘢𝘺-𝘥𝘰 𝘨𝘢𝘱 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘵. 🎓 #𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆I𝗻𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: We believe in learning from every experience & value others’ insights. 𝗗𝗼: 𝘚𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬, 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, & 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘪𝘳𝘤𝘭𝘦.  𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁: 𝘈𝘥𝘰𝘱𝘵 𝘢 “𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸-𝘪𝘵-𝘢𝘭𝘭” 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘴. 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘫𝘶𝘥𝘨𝘦. These values fuel our journey. We’re bold, we collaborate, we are humble and we’re always learning—because that’s how we make a difference. 🌍 Krishnakumar Natarajan | Parthasarathy N.S. | Prachi Malpani | Suhani Doshi | Viju George | R Kalyan Sundar ' #Mela4

#TeamBuildOut We have built our team (“Melannials”) by hiring professionals who exemplify our values and function as positive culture carriers.   We have been consciously bold in our people choices in seeking out professionals with diverse industry backgrounds, to bring fresh perspectives (or fresh “pair of eyes”) to an investment opportunity.   Our team composition upholds diversity with a varying mix and tenure of experiences. Notably, women constitute the majority of our non-founder investment professionals. Prachi Malpani | Suhani Doshi | Krishnakumar Natarajan | Parthasarathy N.S. | Viju George | R Kalyan Sundar #Mela4 #FearlessFounders #IndianStartups #TechStartups #IndiaFounders #IndianEntreprenuers #FoundrPwr

Four Years of Mela Ventures. We just completed four years of our journey as investors – investing in and supporting #FearlessFounders. We are very grateful for your support. We felt that four years is a good time to take stock of our experiences and learnings and share it with all of you. In this part#1 (of 4) articles, we discuss the beginnings and what we believe is our differentiation in the crowded market. In the next three posts, we will discuss our values, team buildout, investment journey, and lessons learned. Krishnakumar Natarajan | Parthasarathy N.S. | Viju George | R Kalyan Sundar | Prachi Malpani | Suhani Doshi #Mela4 #FearlessFounders #IndianStartups #TechStartups #IndiaFounders #IndianEntreprenuers #FoundrPwr

This is an incredibly proud moment, Team GalaxEye. Your work deserved a larger canvas and couldn't have wished for a greater beginning. Here is the full video: https://lnkd.in/gbkYbmD4 Parthasarathy N.S. | Krishnakumar Natarajan | Viju George | Prachi Malpani | Suhani Doshi | R Kalyan Sundar #MannkiBaat #SpaceTech