E15: Ankita Vashistha (Founder & Managing Partner, Saha Fund)

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Ankita Vashistha is the Founder and Managing Partner at Saha Fund, a fund that invests in early stage tech-startups run by women entrepreneurs. Ankita comes with a background finance having spent time working in venture capital and private equity before co-founding Saha Fund along with her partner, Usha Amin.

Follow Saha Fund (@sahafund) and host Akash Bhat (@bhatvakash) on Twitter.

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In this episode we will cover:

1. Ankita’s background

2. COVID-impact on the venture industry

3. What is Saha Fund and what’s special about it?

4. Why diversity in investing matters in today’s context?

5. How can VCs accommodate more diversity when it comes to investing in India?

6. Challenges in fundraising as a fund manager for a women entrepreneurship venture fund

7. What can Indian VCs learn from success of Nyaka, CashKaro, Rivigo

8. Sectors that Saha Fund focuses on

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