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Entrepreneur
7 hours ago
- Business
- Entrepreneur
Inside IvyCap's Tech Playbook
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. You're reading Entrepreneur India, an international franchise of Entrepreneur Media. A homegrown venture capital firm, and at the helm of it, founder and managing partner, Vikram Gupta, whose tech-focused investment thesis is making careful bets in artificial intelligence (AI), healthtech, and other deep tech sectors. The firm's origin is unique: a venture capital fund backed by Indian institutional money and a strong IIT alumni trust. Through this, IvyCap is scaling up capital, with the idea to invest in very early-stage startups. "And these new age technologies, which are in very early stages in their TRL (technology readiness level) 1, 2, 3 stages, to helping them build a very unique kind of technology stacks. And we've been quite fortunate to have made a lot of room and a lot of progress there," says Gupta. Vikram says the idea is to help provide grants to such disruptive technologies. The firm is going into the deep pockets of all the IITs, IIMs, ISB, Indian Institute of Science, and others, leveraging these technologies and helping build centers of excellence. "That's how we can spot these technologies early on and even fund them for commercialization or even scale up." The VC firm sees huge opportunities across deep tech, emerging tech areas. According to Gupta, there are quite a few examples of disruptions, for example, AI being an overarching theme has multiple areas, including vertical AI, horizontal AI, and infrastructure AI. "Vertical AI is catering to sectors such as financial services, health care, or insurance. That is a unique opportunity building up. Horizontal AI, on the other hand, is building a lot of agentic AI tools and other AI disruptive technologies, which are catering to various models. And the infrastructure AI is working towards creating a lot of hardware support systems, like semiconductors, and setting up data centers and other things, which support the AI processing. So we are investing across all three areas," says Gupta. Gupta also adds that the firm is looking at opportunities across areas such as space tech, defence tech, IoT devices, and other similar hardware technologies. "In addition, there are opportunities in blockchain and other areas as well. So we are going deeper in each of these areas through our collaborations with the IoTs and identifying specific talent across each of these verticals and horizontals." Gupta believes that India is sitting at a very unique place to leverage these areas, and a lot of talent is now getting involved. "And with our funding and a lot of grant capital that we are building as a large pool of capital are likely to build this further." However, it is not easy to catch these technology trends early on, with the firm looking at people involved in solving specific problems. "We look for the passion they have in driving these technologies." "We also look at the specific business models being targeted and the understanding of the commercial side in terms of the problem getting solved. And I think some of these ideas are very disruptive. So when they're very disruptive, the risk is also very high." Sometimes, these bets could become capital-intensive over a period of time, with the firm having to look at various factors. "But if you were to break it down across different buckets, so one bucket is the bucket of the entrepreneur and the team, which is looking at their backgrounds. The second bucket is the business model, geographical spread, etc. There are all those kinds of things that we evaluate from a business model perspective. And the third piece is about the scale potential in terms of how large this can be," says Gupta. Factsheet: Corpus size: INR 5,000 crore Portfolio: 55 Companies Dragon Exits: Purplle at INR 330 Cr
TechCrunch
12 hours ago
- Business
- TechCrunch
Katie Haun makes the case for tokenizing more of the world
Katie Haun, founder of Haun Ventures, is a leading voice at the intersection of crypto, policy, and venture capital and will share what it takes to invest with conviction in volatile, high-stakes markets. From her DOJ roots to building a $1.5B+ firm, Katie offers a rare, inside look at navigating regulatory headwinds, backing bold founders, and building trust with LPs across cycles. Haun joined us at our StrictlyVC Menlo Park event in June 2025, among several other speakers whose discussions you can find here.
Bloomberg
16 hours ago
- Business
- Bloomberg
The Future of Venture Capital Investing: Uncharted Summit
Michael Loeb, founder and CEO of Loeb Enterprises and host of the Uncharted summit, talks about where he sees the future of venture capital investing and gives his thoughts on how artificial intelligence is shaking up business. (Source: Bloomberg)
Yahoo
17 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
What comes after Twitter and Meta? The founders of 01A share their playbook at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 is coming to Moscone West in San Francisco, October 27–29, and we're bringing the heavy hitters to the Builders Stage. On October 28, three names that helped shape the modern internet are sitting down for an exclusive fireside chat on what it takes to build, scale, and fund startups in today's ever-shifting tech landscape. Adam Bain, Dick Costolo, and David Fischer are now leading the charge at 01 Advisors, a venture firm investing in breakout companies like Tipalti and SpotOn. But before they were backing the next generation, they were the operators running some of tech's most iconic companies. Adam Bain, former COO of Twitter, helped transform the platform from a scrappy social tool into a global business. He built Twitter's sales, product, and ad operations teams from the ground up, growing revenue from millions to billions in just five years. Dick Costolo, Twitter's former CEO, led the company through hypergrowth — expanding headcount by more than 400 percent, establishing its long-term strategy, and increasing annual revenue from $28 million to $2.25 billion. Before that, he founded FeedBurner, one of the earliest content distribution platforms, later acquired by Google. David Fischer, former Chief Revenue Officer at Meta, was the architect of the company's global ad business. Over more than a decade, he scaled annual revenue from under $1 billion to over $100 billion and helped more than 200 million businesses connect with customers across the globe. He also helped build Google's early sales engine and once served in the U.S. Treasury Department. This session isn't just about what these three have done — it's about where they believe tech is headed next. From finding product-market fit to scaling with intention, they'll share firsthand advice and stories that go beyond boardroom strategy. Expect sharp takes on fundraising in today's market, how to build high-performing teams, and what they look for when backing founders through 01A. If you're building a company — or betting on one — this is your blueprint for doing it with staying 10,000 tech, startup, and VC leaders at this Builders Stage session — and every other high-impact session, networking opportunity, and bespoke activation happening at Disrupt 2025. It's all part of our 20th anniversary celebration of innovation, ambition, and the builders shaping what's next. Register today and save up to $675 before prices increase.
TechCrunch
18 hours ago
- Business
- TechCrunch
The founders of 01A share their playbook at Disrupt 2025
TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 is coming to Moscone West in San Francisco, October 27–29, and we're bringing the heavy hitters to the Builders Stage. On October 28, three names that helped shape the modern internet are sitting down for an exclusive fireside chat on what it takes to build, scale, and fund startups in today's ever-shifting tech landscape. Adam Bain, Dick Costolo, and David Fischer are now leading the charge at 01 Advisors, a venture firm investing in breakout companies like Tipalti and SpotOn. But before they were backing the next generation, they were the operators running some of tech's most iconic companies. From scaling Twitter to redefining Meta's revenue engine Adam Bain, former COO of Twitter, helped transform the platform from a scrappy social tool into a global business. He built Twitter's sales, product, and ad operations teams from the ground up, growing revenue from millions to billions in just five years. Dick Costolo, Twitter's former CEO, led the company through hypergrowth — expanding headcount by more than 400 percent, establishing its long-term strategy, and increasing annual revenue from $28 million to $2.25 billion. Before that, he founded FeedBurner, one of the earliest content distribution platforms, later acquired by Google. David Fischer, former Chief Revenue Officer at Meta, was the architect of the company's global ad business. Over more than a decade, he scaled annual revenue from under $1 billion to over $100 billion and helped more than 200 million businesses connect with customers across the globe. He also helped build Google's early sales engine and once served in the U.S. Treasury Department. What to expect from this fireside chat This session isn't just about what these three have done — it's about where they believe tech is headed next. From finding product-market fit to scaling with intention, they'll share firsthand advice and stories that go beyond boardroom strategy. Expect sharp takes on fundraising in today's market, how to build high-performing teams, and what they look for when backing founders through 01A. If you're building a company — or betting on one — this is your blueprint for doing it with staying 10,000 tech, startup, and VC leaders at this Builders Stage session — and every other high-impact session, networking opportunity, and bespoke activation happening at Disrupt 2025. It's all part of our 20th anniversary celebration of innovation, ambition, and the builders shaping what's next. Register today and save up to $675 before prices increase. Techcrunch event Save $200+ on your TechCrunch All Stage pass Build smarter. Scale faster. Connect deeper. Join visionaries from Precursor Ventures, NEA, Index Ventures, Underscore VC, and beyond for a day packed with strategies, workshops, and meaningful connections. Save $200+ on your TechCrunch All Stage pass Build smarter. Scale faster. Connect deeper. Join visionaries from Precursor Ventures, NEA, Index Ventures, Underscore VC, and beyond for a day packed with strategies, workshops, and meaningful connections. Boston, MA | REGISTER NOW
