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The Desi VC with Akash Bhat
Akash Bhat
151 episodes
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The Desi VC, hosted by Akash Bhat, is an award-winning podcast featuring conversations with top investors & founders on trends, insights, and personal/success stories in the India-US startup ecosystem. Our purpose: As an immigrant in the US with deep roots in India, Akash explores the parallels & contrasts between Indian & US VC/tech landscapes. The podcast bridges knowledge gaps, fosters cross-cultural collaboration & celebrates 'desis' making a mark in the US.
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The Desi VC, hosted by Akash Bhat, is an award-winning podcast featuring conversations with top investors & founders on trends, insights, and personal/success stories in the India-US startup ecosystem. Our purpose: As an immigrant in the US with deep roots in India, Akash explores the parallels & contrasts between Indian & US VC/tech landscapes. The podcast bridges knowledge gaps, fosters cross-cultural collaboration & celebrates 'desis' making a mark in the US.
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E150 - "Build Companies Not Products" | Pramod Gosavi (Blumberg Capital)
The Desi VC with Akash Bhat
1 hour 24 minutes 6 seconds
8 months ago
E150 - "Build Companies Not Products" | Pramod Gosavi (Blumberg Capital)

Pramod is a Senior Principal at Blumberg Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm specializing in leading Seed and Series A rounds. The firm is based in Tel Aviv (Israel) and San Francisco.

Before joining Blumberg Capital, Pramod was a Principal at 11.2 Capital, where he focused on investing in early-stage cybersecurity, data, dev-tools, and AI. He led seed rounds in Coalesce, Permiso, StrikeReady, Surf Security, MightyMeld, Leen, and Collinear AI.

Previously, Pramod was Director of Corporate Strategy/Venture Capital at VMware, advising senior leadership on product, growth, and M&A while investing in startups such as JFrog (IPO), CloudEndure (acq. by AWS), Armis (acq. by Insight), GuardiCore (acq. by Akamai), Wavefront, VeloCloud (acq. by VMware), and Affirmed Networks (acq. by Microsoft).

In today's episode, we discuss his journey from an operator to corporate venture capital and then to traditional venture capital, as well as investing in AI. This is a unique episode—you'll find very few VCs with a career trajectory like Pramod’s.

⌛ Timestamps:

  • Trailer + Intro (0:00)
  • CVC vs. traditional VC: key similarities (3:45)
  • How CVCs are structured & incentivized (6:39)
  • The mandates & investment thesis of CVCs (12:45)
  • Investing for today vs. the future (14:45)
  • How CVCs make investment decisions (18:25)
  • The role of a ‘sponsor’ in CVC investments (22:44)
  • Why should early-stage startups take CVC money? (25:00)
  • How CVCs add value to later-stage companies (30:25)
  • Maximizing value from CVC investors (34:10)
  • Transitioning from CVC to traditional VC (37:50)
  • How Pramod has helped his portfolio startups (42:00)
  • What investors look for in AI startups (49:00)
  • Can founders be taught to sell better? (56:15)
  • GTM strategies for selling to enterprises (59:45)
  • Understanding enterprise customers as a founder (1:04:27)
  • How investors can build a personal brand (like Pramod) (1:09:15)
  • The “so what” philosophy for founders & investors (1:13:50)
  • Advice to younger self (1:16:03)
  • Why being 10x is attractive to investors (1:20:35)

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The Desi VC with Akash Bhat
The Desi VC, hosted by Akash Bhat, is an award-winning podcast featuring conversations with top investors & founders on trends, insights, and personal/success stories in the India-US startup ecosystem. Our purpose: As an immigrant in the US with deep roots in India, Akash explores the parallels & contrasts between Indian & US VC/tech landscapes. The podcast bridges knowledge gaps, fosters cross-cultural collaboration & celebrates 'desis' making a mark in the US.