Episode 1: Fundraising 101 for early stage founders. Ft. Apurva Chamaria, Head of Startup & VC, Google India

Raise fast, raise effectively and raise from the best! Learn the secrets of fundraising from one of India's best early stage investors, Apurva Chamaria. Apurva heads Startup & VC at Google India, and has invested in 100+ companies over the last 10 years.

In this episode of the ACLR8 Founder Academy, Karan Jindal and Apurva Chamaria discuss everything that a founder needs to raise fast, raise effectively and raise from the best.

Some key concepts discussed in this podcast are: ⁣

• Mindset of a founder while building a Billion dollar company.
• Understanding what type of businesses require funding.
• Traits of successful founders who have built large, venture funded, companies.
• Does being from an IIT / IIM impact your chances of fundraise?
• Can a founder from a Tier - 2/3 city, raise as effectively?
• Understanding when to raise, how much to raise, and who to raise from?
• Key elements to a perfect elevator pitch and the perfect pitch deck.
• How to build and cultivate a strong network.
• Closing the deal fast and effectively.Understanding a no from an investor and dealing with it.⁣

If you are building the next big thing from India, and need support in raising funds, mentorship from unicorn founders, access, route to market, partnerships then apply to our cohort today.

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Content Timeline:

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• ⁠00:00⁠ - Intro
• 02:36⁠ - Founder mindset for a Billion dollar company v/s Million dollar company
• ⁠07:37⁠ - Do all ventures require funding?
• 10:35⁠ - VC expectations while funding companies.
• 13:00⁠ - Exciting sectors to build in for founders. ⁣
• 20:52⁠ - Don't be an air conditioned office founder.
• ⁠22:04⁠ - Traits of successful founders from Apurva's portfolio.
• 29:36⁠ - Does being from an IIT / IIM background increase funding success?
• 32:15⁠ - How can founders who are not from IIT / IIM raise funding?
• 36:29⁠ - When is the right time to raise money?
• 42:34⁠ - How much to raise? How to value your company? And who to raise from?
• 47:39⁠ - Ideal founding team structure to build a large venture.
• 54:14⁠ - Building the perfect elevator pitch and pitch deck.
• 1:02:42⁠ - Closing a deal with an investor.
• 1:06:37⁠ - What if you are not able to raise money.
• 1:16:40⁠ - Ending statements. ⁣

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