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We wish all of you a very Happy Diwali from WaterBridge Ventures! 🪔 As the festival of lights shines upon us, we celebrate the journey we’ve undertaken with our founder partners. With every bold step of our founder partners, they have defied extreme odds, overcome herculean challenges and illuminated their path ahead with dreams and determination. We are proud to stand beside you in the pursuit of building game-changing companies. Here’s to a year filled with even greater growth and success 🔥 Happy Diwali! ✨ Manish | Ashish | Anjali

Day 2 at the Urban Mobility India Conference 2024 | We joined the roundtable to discuss 'Leveraging DPI framework for e-mobility' moderated by Pawan Mulukutla. Our CEO Mohit Dubey spoke about how companies like Chalo can elevate DPI to build upon their offerings and scale across various categories of cities. Key takeaways from the session: 🎯 There is a need for a system to provide exchange and access to data in a transparent and interoperable manner. 🎯 Digital ecosystem building in identity and payments is an India-first approach. 🎯 There is a need to simplify and standardise it so that it is replicable. 🎯 We need to look at DPI for mobility as a whole, instead of just e-buses. 🎯 Success of electric buses depends on us changing the infrastructure. The conversation highlighted the need to prioritize buses in the context of urban mobility planning and implementation. As the chairperson Mohinder Singh, Transport Consultant, rightly said, in reimagining the urban mobility system, the humble bus will play a very important role and hence needs more attention than any other mode of transport. Priya Singh Vinayak Bhavnani Dhruv Chopra #UMI2024 #UrbanMobilityIndiaConference #DPI

The Coral Craze 🌺 #ColourOfTheSeason #NewTrendAlert The interior décor world is complementing evergreen neutrals with vibrant hues like coral, creating a fresh, bold contrast that feels effortless. Whether you’re chasing those dopamine décor vibes, mixing it up with EclectiChic flair, or giving your boho hideaway a fresh twist, coral knows how to play nice. It's bold, it's beautiful, and it’s the perfect pop of colour! ✨ 🧡 Our rugs and cushions in this vibrant hue will turn any room into a cosy, feel-good space—modern, boho, or anything in between. 🏠 Retailers in the UK, let us help you catch the coral craze and brighten up those shelves for your customers. Check out our collection of coral cushions here >>>> https://lnkd.in/g8iW2Twg #CoralCraze #Rugs #Cushions #Retailer #B2B #HomeDecorUK #UKRetailers #HomeDecorWithPersonality #Trending #HomeDecorTrends #GlobalSourcing #FullStackExperience

Priya Singh, our Co-founder and Director, speaks to ET Now Leaders of Tomorrow about the vision of Chalo and the desire to solve relevant problems for the masses to create a meaningful impact everyday. ✨❤️ https://lnkd.in/dF8nerRY #LeadersOfTomorrow #ETNow #Chalo #TechForGood #PublicTransport Mohit Dubey Dhruv Chopra Vinayak Bhavnani

Our Co-founder and CTO, Vinayak Bhavnani in discussion with Vijayant Rai, Managing Director - India, Snowflake at Snowflake World Tour, Mumbai. In this conversation they talked about the Chalo - Snowflake partnership which is set to explore the full potential of data and AI in optimising bus travel, democratising data and propelling data-driven decisions. #ArtificialIntelligence #Data #Chalo #TechForGood Mohit Dubey Priya Singh Dhruv Chopra

Monthly Spotlight: Manish Kheterpal moderates the event ‘Bharat Vapsi: Navigating Regulatory and Investment Landscapes’, by Indian Venture and Alternate Capital Association (IVCA) WBV Portfolio Milestones and News: 🏆 magicpin captures 10% market share in food delivery, expects $100M annual revenue run rate by year-end 🤖 Nymble completes in-person delivery of its cooking robots; featured on Japanese TV 🏅 Adster featured on Cloudflare's Launchpad Cohort #4  🌳 Loopworm achieves ISO 22000, GMP+, and HACCP certifications 💯 Magicpin introduces MagicAI to empower local merchants with powerful insights 💙 Prukalpa ⚡ on TechCrunch podcast - On empathy being Atlan’s greatest asset 🚌 Dhruv on leveraging AI to deliver high-impact quick wins, at World Economic Forum 🎉 Vinayak, Siddharth & Chaitanya on the 2024 Hurun India Under35s list 🕹 Saurabh on pivots while building multi-generational startups, at BW Disrupt 40U40 🐛 Ankit on why insect-protein might just save the world, on the EnvironMental podcast ♨ Raghav on the adoption of cooking robots, on School for Startups Radio WBV Insights: 🎢 Manish co-chairs the Capital and Investment Summit 2024, by Entrepreneur India  🤝 WBV hosts Chief of Staff Roundtable 💰 India to the World: The next cross-border consumer unicorn ✨ Anjali on Career 3Cs, as a part of The Women in Investing Network Career Goals Index 2024 Ashish

Physical AI 🛡 LLMs are great but the final frontier is leveraging AI in the physical world. That is where massive value will be unlocked. We've built a cutting-edge Computer Vision enabled AI stack that cooks food with chef like intelligence and intuition. Right from how brown the onions are to how wet the rice is - it sees and understands everything. Here's a small glimpse of our AI cooking a Chicken Fajita Rice Bowl. More to follow. Aditya Gupta Hari surya Nymble

We’re thrilled about our recent milestone on Open Network For Digital Commerce (ONDC)—reaching an incredible 1.5 lakh daily orders for food delivery and logistics. In just 15 months, we’ve hit double-digit market share in major cities, with over 10% in key markets like Delhi and Bengaluru for overall food delivery. We are offering great assortment, demand-side integration, and competitive price points that benefit both customers and merchants alike. If you're a restaurant owner or a cloud kitchen looking to get onboarded on ONDC, send ‘Join’ over WhatsApp on this number- +91 7510175101 ! Let's grow together 🚀 Anshoo Sharma Naman Mawandia Chunky Shah https://lnkd.in/gnMAvujT #magicpin #ONDC #FoodDelivery #Growth #3rdLargestFoodDeliveryApp

🌟 Thrilled to host some amazing individuals as a part of the Chief of Staff Roundtable, at our office in Bengaluru last fortnight! 🔥 The closed-door, invite-only event had participants from across the breadth of the vibrant startup ecosystem - right from Series A upstarts to scaled post-IPO giants. The free-flowing conversations touched upon diverse aspects that the CoS role entails: 🏋♂️ Does this role even have a formal JD? There is a barrage of tasks always waiting for you, and deadlines are invariably yesterday. Knowing what to pick up, and what to delegate forms is supremely important. 🦊 While you're rallying the organisation to deliver on the mission, you're also responsible for tracking daily/weekly/monthly progress. Rapid course correction and delivering prompt results are right up your alley. In the process, do you feel like the "Chief Shepherding Officer"? 🚧 How much do you push back while acting as a trusted sounding board to your founder? ⛄ What character traits does one look for while hiring for this role? How does the role evolve as the company scales? 🤨 If it is a temporary stop-gap role, what are some of the common exit opportunities? These knowledge nuggets promise to be extremely helpful for anyone looking to break into the Chief of Staff role, or are very early in their journey as a CoS and wondering how to navigate the early days. 🙌 We extend our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who made it to the roundtable! Thank you for candidly sharing your experiences and making the session fun with real-life anecdotes. If you are a Chief of Staff and found the reading to be useful, do drop a note to raj@waterbridge.vc! Anjali | Manish | Ashish

#AltCap101: Addressing the Questions That Matter Most to Partners In this exclusive video, industry leader Manish Kheterpal, C-Founder & partner, WaterBridge Ventures, and Vice-Chair, Indian Venture and Alternate Capital Association (IVCA) VC Council dives into some of the most pressing questions senior fund partners face today: How do I scale my fund? How do I build a strategy that lasts? How do I attract institutional capital? At #AltCap101, you’ll get answers to these and more. This platform—building on the success of VC101—brings together seasoned practitioners to share their real-world insights in focused sessions designed to help Partners build enduring firms. Whether you’re an emerging fund or already managing multiple funds, #AltCap101 in collaboration with EY and IC Universal Legal, Advocates & Solicitors, provides you with the insights and strategies you need to thrive in today’s alternate capital ecosystem. Phase 2 applications are now open. Apply now to secure your spot and elevate your expertise in alternate capital: https://lnkd.in/d-CsC4ZS Members: ₹5,000 | Non-members: ₹15,000 Please note, confirmation emails will only be sent to shortlisted applicants. EY IC Universal Legal, Advocates & Solicitors Rajat Tandon Sunitha Prasad Amit Pandey Nikita Shukla Yachna Luthra Niharika Bisht Paromita Sinha Bhavye Anand Tanishq .. #IVCA #AIF #AlternativeInvestments #RegulatoryCompliance #FundManagement