Raise Funding For Your Startup Smartly!: Insights From The Hyderabad Chapter Of The Rizing Entrepreneurship Forum

So, while India is said to have a burgeoning startup ecosystem, in a very meaningful and realistic way, what could MSMEs and startups do to get to the next level? What are their chinks in their armour that prevent them from getting to the next level? Could entrepreneurs in India be armed with tangible insights beyond just generic advice to grow, scale, be profitable and communicate with investors?

At RizingTV, we have been exploring these questions to understand how we could best solve for this and truly help India's entrepreneurial ecosystem. Which is why for the 3rd pit stop of our Rizing Equality Entrepreneurship series, we decided to take our smart and powerful conversations to a city that's looking to be the AI capital of India: Hyderabad.

At The Rizing Equality Entrepreneurship Forum - The Hyderabad Chapter, Anil Kumar Siddu of Angel Investor - Inflection Point Ventures, Arvind Modi of Partner - Sathguru Catalysers, MSRK Murthy of Assistant General Manager - CGTMSE-India, Shreekant Mandke of Angel Investor - SucSEED Ventures, Udayarkar Rangarajan of Partner - Khaitan & Co are seen engaging in a meaningful panel in Hyderabad.

The Hyderabad panel brought together seasoned investors, entrepreneurs, and government representatives to simplify the complexities of startup and MSME fundraising. Learn how to leverage government-backed non-collateral loan schemes like CGTMSE, understand the difference between equity and debt funding, and explore the emerging role of venture debt as a growth tool. This panel discussion covered how startups at different stages should approach funding, from idea validation to scaling operations.

"Entrepreneurs, You Have To Stop Lying To Yourselves!"w/ Ashwani, Namit, Deepak & Anupam

At The Rizing Equality Entrepreneurship Forum - The Hyderabad Chapter, Ashwani Singh of Managing Partner - 35 North Ventures, Namit Agarwal of Senior Vice President of Digital Transformation – Omega Healthcare Management Services, Deepak MV of CEO – OpenPlay Technologies (Part of Nazara Technologies) and Anupam Pandey of Manager – Investments & Programs – Anthill Ventures, explore how the startup landscape in 2024 and beyond might seem supercharged with opportunity, the realities of being an entrepreneur at different stages of one's life, creating value vs chasing valuations, the clear signals that indicate PMF is not being met, why venturing into sectors you truly understand is prudent, how Instagram brought a new wave of entrepreneurship in India, red flags that investors may have when it comes to consumer lifestyle businesses, determining whether a business is artificially scaling, figuring out how to get genuine validation and feedback for your products or services, the operational realities of building a sustainable business and more.

Testimonials From The Rizing Equality Entrepreneurship Forum - The Hyderabad Chapter took place in October 2024. Learn what its speakers and attendees thought about it!

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