Startup Fridays S3 Ep11: ‘Strategic investors can make or break a deep tech venture, choose wisely, time it right’ – Sriram Viswanathan

Startup Fridays S3 Ep11: ‘Strategic investors can make or break a deep tech venture, choose wisely, time it right’ – Sriram Viswanathan

Author: Forbes India - The Startup Fridays Podcast November 18, 2022 Duration: 59:02

Our guest today is Sriram Viswanathan, the founding managing partner at Celesta Capital. In this episode, Sriram talks about his long association with technology and investing in deep tech companies, and Celesta’s strategic focus on the US-India corridor. He also has some experience to share with deep tech entrepreneurs, in areas including product-market fit, growth and scale, the value of strategic investors, and exits


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