DealMakers: Entrepreneur | Startups | Venture Capital
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Karthik Venkateswaran has raised tens of millions of dollars to modernize one of the biggest markets in the world. His startup Jumbotail has raised $45M from top-tier investors like Klinkert Investment Trust, Discovery Ventures, VII Ventures, and Peter Crosby Trust.
In this episode, you will learn:
* Jumbotail’s business model
* Why they prioritized profitability over burning outside capital
* Building a company based on values, not short cuts
Alejandro Cremades · EP 314 Karthik Venkateswaran On Raising $54 Million To Digitize Neighborhood Stores
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For a winning deck, take a look at the pitch deck template created by Silicon Valley legend, Peter Thiel (see it here) that I recently covered. Thiel was the first angel investor in Facebook with a $500K check that turned into more than $1 billion in cash.
Moreover, I also provided a commentary on a pitch deck from an Uber competitor that has raised over $400 million (see it here).
Remember to unlock for free the pitch deck template that is being used by founders around the world to raise millions below.
About Karthik Venkateswaran:
Karthik did his MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business. He worked at eBay and then joined Flipkart, where he understood the importance of controlling the full stack. Realising the gaps in the supply chain, he co-founded Jumbotail along with Ashish.
Connect with Karthik Venkateswaran:
* Crunchbase
* LinkedIn
* Twitter
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FULL TRANSCRIPTION OF THE INTERVIEW:
Alejandro: Alrighty. Hello everyone, and welcome to the DealMakers show. Today we have a very exciting guest joining us here from India, and he’s had an incredible journey. A remarkable journey that goes from being in the military to going to the U.S. to going back to India to doing corporate to doing startups, and now he definitely has something very unique with Jumbotail, which he’s going to be telling us about. So, without further ado, let’s welcome our guest today. Let’s say hello to Karthik Venkateswaran. Welcome to the show.
In this episode, you will learn:
* Jumbotail’s business model
* Why they prioritized profitability over burning outside capital
* Building a company based on values, not short cuts
Alejandro Cremades · EP 314 Karthik Venkateswaran On Raising $54 Million To Digitize Neighborhood Stores
SUBSCRIBE ON:
For a winning deck, take a look at the pitch deck template created by Silicon Valley legend, Peter Thiel (see it here) that I recently covered. Thiel was the first angel investor in Facebook with a $500K check that turned into more than $1 billion in cash.
Moreover, I also provided a commentary on a pitch deck from an Uber competitor that has raised over $400 million (see it here).
Remember to unlock for free the pitch deck template that is being used by founders around the world to raise millions below.
About Karthik Venkateswaran:
Karthik did his MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business. He worked at eBay and then joined Flipkart, where he understood the importance of controlling the full stack. Realising the gaps in the supply chain, he co-founded Jumbotail along with Ashish.
Connect with Karthik Venkateswaran:
* Crunchbase
* * *
FULL TRANSCRIPTION OF THE INTERVIEW:
Alejandro: Alrighty. Hello everyone, and welcome to the DealMakers show. Today we have a very exciting guest joining us here from India, and he’s had an incredible journey. A remarkable journey that goes from being in the military to going to the U.S. to going back to India to doing corporate to doing startups, and now he definitely has something very unique with Jumbotail, which he’s going to be telling us about. So, without further ado, let’s welcome our guest today. Let’s say hello to Karthik Venkateswaran. Welcome to the show.