E19: Rohan Malhotra (Managing Partner, Good Capital)

Rohan Malhotra is the co-founder and Managing Partner at Good Capital, a Delhi-based early stage fund which takes a bottom-up approach to problem-solving and values first-principles thinking. Prior to Good Capital, he co-founded Investopad, a seed-stage technology incubator that focused on ventures that were centered on solving India-centric problems.

You may follow Rohan (@r0hanmalhotra), host Akash Bhat (@bhatvakash) and our podcast (@thedesi_vc) on Twitter.

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In this episode we will cover:

1. Intro (1:50)

2. How did the name ‘Good Capital’ come about (3:54)

3. What was the motivation in starting Investopad and then Good Capital (8:10)

4. How do two young people in their 20s start a fund without prior experience in building companies or managing funds (14:01)

5. How Investopad’s success became the foundation for Good Capital (16:38)

6. Fundraising challenges for young first-time fund managers and alignment with LPs (19:27)

7. Good Capital: Investing thesis (21:12)

8. How does a deal like Meesho come along? (22:58)

9. What is a ‘first-close’ from a fund-raising perspective? (33:07)

10. How long does it take to close the complete fund-raise for a fund? (34:55)

11. Portfolio construction at Good Capital (38:22)

12. Rapid fire (40:42)

AkashJune 7, 2020