EP23: {Rahul of Arkam Ventures} on solving for the needs of Middle-India via a Rs. 700 Crore Fund

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EP23: {Rahul Chandra, Co-founder of Arkam Ventures}

On the latest episode of Stars & Startups we have Rahul Chandra, who was earlier the Managing director at Helion Ventures, a USD 600 million India focused fund, where Rahul led investments into some popular internet investments including Toppr, MoEngage and some of the others he discusses on the show.

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We touch on a range of topics on the episode, including his book the Moonshot Game that was published by Penguin Random House, the thesis of his latest fund - Arkam Ventures that includes LP’s such as Binny Bansal & Vijay Shekar Sharma, we also we get his thoughts on agri investments, reverse migration & rural mobility

Do reach out to Rahul at arkamvc.com if you're tackling any Middle India problem, B2B or B2C across the spectrum.

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Timeline:

01:00 - Introduction

02:07 - INR 300 crores is just the First Close for the fund

03:45 - Binny Bansal & Vijay Shekar Sharma

06:12 - Introducing thoughts on Arkam VC fund

11:09 - What is Middle India

13:17 - Angels, Founders & Investors working together

17:57 - LPs being advisors

19:02 - The support system process

22:05 - Moonshot Game

24:02 - Entry into the investment world

25:50 - Helion venture investments & Arkam commitments

30:55 - Agri tech

34:32 - Fintech & Agri combo

39:29 - Next generation of farmers

41:31 - Impact of reverse migration

47:10 - Impact of COVID on investments

50:51 - Rural Mobility Opportunity

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