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EP#44 Anurag Ramdasan – The venture capital learning curve, supporting founders in their follow-on fundraise and establishing a strong VC brand
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In this episode, Anurag Ramdasan (Partner@ 3one4 Capital), joins our host Digjay, to talk about his path leading up to 3one4 capital, overcoming the venture capital learning curve & key skill sets required to break into VC, the decision making process at 3one4, learnings from anti-portfolio startups, supporting startups in their follow-on fundraise, establishing a strong VC brand & more.
3one4 Capital is one of the top performing early-stage VC firms in India with a portfolio of 50+ active startups including startups like Koo, Licious, Open, Darwinbox, Betterplace. Anurag leads investments at 3one4 Capital and has been with the fund since its inception in 2016. Anurag spends a lot of his time working with portfolio companies and their founding teams across tech, product, business strategy and fundraising. Previously he led tech & was the first employee at the bay area-based edtech startup, Edcast. Anurag is also the founding member of Code For India, a not-for-profit organisation, centered on getting engineers to work with & develop technology solutions for other NGOs. You can connect with him here on Linkedin/Twitter.
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Show notes:
- (01:27) Anurag’s background & path leading up to venture capital
- (04:42) Overcoming the venture capital learning curve; What skillsets are required to break into VC?
- (13:51) Decision making process at 3one4 Capital
- (16:27) Learnings from Anti-portfolio startups
- (21:14) Supporting startups in their follow-on fundraise; What do the best founders focus on most when raising a follow-on round?
- (26:07) Establishing a strong VC brand
- (29:27) How has being a VC influenced Anurag’s personality over the years?
- (32:17) Rapid fire and closing remarks
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