Opportunity To Invest In Early Stage Startup
Admin at Amex AlmaConnect
Dear Shikha,
We are excited to announce that Almaconnect has partnered with Venture Catalysts - Amongst World's Third Largest Early Stage Investor to give an opportunity to alums, like yourself, to invest in Early Stage Startups founded by alums of esteemed universities. You can start your Angel Investment journey by attending the Venture Catalysts' Pitch Day to hear startup founders pitch their startup's business model.
Register now to attend the Venture Catalysts pitch session:
Date: 24th September 2022
Time: 11:00 AM IST
Why are people investing in startups as an alternative asset class as Angel Investors?
- Build a diversified portfolio to balance the uncertain equity & real estate investments
- Potential to gain multiplier returns in a 3 to 5 years time frame
- Act as mentors and contribute towards the growth of the startup alongside the growth of the startup ecosystem
Why should you consider startup investment with Venture Catalysts Network?
- Low Minimum Investment amount of only Rs. 2 lacs
- Invest in startups of YOUR choice
- Invest in startups backed by Tier 1 Venture Capital firms and Unicorn Founders
- Strong exit record and low mortality rate with 25 successful exits offering multiplier returns by up to 197X and less than 8% mortality rate.
Want to start your Angel Investment journey? Begin by attending Venture Catalysts' Pitch Day
What happens on a Venture Catalysts’ Pitch Day?
3 highly curated and interesting startups from high-growth sectors which are in the midst of fundraise will pitch their business models. These startups have been chosen based on the strength of their teams, problem-solving approach, traction, and future growth prospects.
What does a startup pitch comprise?
First, a valid problem statement because everything starts with a problem,
Second, alignment of the product/service for tackling the problem.
Third, in-depth business model.
Forth, a winning team,
Plus, attractive investment terms.
A Brief About the Startups:
Startup #1 - Native Milk
Native Milk is the largest selling farm fresh A2 Dairy brand in Mumbai. Native is building a brand with healthier and better-for-you, completely traceable and hormones free A2 Milk and Dairy Products with deep farm linkages, a robust supply chain, and convenience for consumers enabled by technology.
The Founder - Abinash Mohanty Native have strong pedigree with BTech and MBA from premier institutes (NITR, FMS Delhi, COEP) and blue chip cumulative corporate experience of ~25 years (Cipla, Just Dial, Accenture Consulting and Motilal Oswal Private Equity).
The Startup is backed by reputed investors such as DSG Partners, 9Unicorns, Rukam Capital, Nafa Capital, and some prominent angels.
Startup #2 - Nimbbl
The startup is a new age payment stack, building to solve the conversion problem for online commerce. Today on an average, a merchant loses ~35% of their transactions on account of friction in payment experiences and most providers have a very narrow view in solving this problem.
The Co-founders have an extensive experience in building and growing businesses, with both of them having worked in leadership positions at PayU, one of the largest payment aggregators in India and are Alumni of IIM LKO
The Startup is backed by Sequoia, Global Founders Capital & Amara on institutional side, with support from industry leaders such as Amrish Rau, Jitendra Gupta, Kunal Shah, Srinivas Rao, Prajit Nanu and other marquee fintech founder angels
Startup #3 - Tyrofit:
The startup is on a mission to recreate fitness and wellness in a way the world has never experienced before. It does this with its revolutionary smart fitness mirror. The startup and its smart fitness mirror envision to empower 176mn health conscious individuals in India by democratising access to personal training with the help of its patentable technology.
The founder is from IIM Calcutta The tech co-founder has 15 years of experience with 8 years at Samsung R&D and has also set up Lava R&D in Noida where he led the mobile development of India’s first ‘Made in India Phone’ by Lava.
We look forward to your participation and contribution to transforming the Indian Startup Ecosystem!
