Startup Fridays S5 Ep1: Karan Mohla at B Capital on the convergence he sees coming in India’s startup ecosystem

Startup Fridays S5 Ep1: Karan Mohla at B Capital on the convergence he sees coming in India’s startup ecosystem

Author: Forbes India - The Startup Fridays Podcast January 12, 2024 Duration: 1:06:36

Welcome to a new season of Startup Fridays. In this episode, Karan Mohla, partner at the VC firm B Capital talks about the convergence that he sees beginning to happen, which is bringing different aspects of India’s startup ecosystem to points of inflection. Karan, who’s based in Delhi, has been involved with investments in more than 20 companies including Bounce, FirstCry, HealthifyMe, Xpressbees and CropIn.

He has led investments in startups in sectors including ecommerce, healthcare, SaaS, logistics, mobility, ed-tech, agri-tech and gaming. He’s also now actively scouting for opportunities in climate tech and deep tech.

In this conversation, Karan also talks about how he figured out early that entrepreneurship was not for him, but backing founders was. He talks about learning from early mistakes as a VC investor and the importance of being self-aware and honest when deciding on investments.


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