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Apoorva Sharma reveals the power of debt for funded startups | Stride Ventures
Episode #330 Apoorva Sharma reveals the power of Debt for funded startups.

Role of mid-cap energy transition index in India shaping green initiatives
Role of mid-cap energy transition index in India shaping green initiatives

Insights on India's Venture Capital Landscape
Multipliers Ep7 - Insights on India's Venture Capital Landscape

The Great Indian Startup Shift: 2023’s lessons and 2024’s promise
The Great Indian Startup Shift: 2023’s lessons and 2024’s promise

IVCA's FUND IN FOCUS
Welcome to our ‘Fund in Focus’ series where we profile our member funds, underscore their investment philosophy, and highlight some of their interesting work. Today we speak to Apoorva Sharma , Managing Partner at Strides Ventures - India's most active Venture Debt fund. She shares insights on their guiding principles, transformative impact on start-ups, and sectoral growth predictions. Explore their unique risk assessment, adaptive strategies, and the role of technology in financial inclusion. Discover emerging industry trends, the team's banking expertise, and the holistic support provided beyond capital. Gain valuable perspectives on exit strategies, global ambitions, and success stories, showcasing Stride Ventures' pivotal role in shaping India's start up ecosystem.

1947 VC: How He Built India's Leading Venture Debt Fund, Stride Ventures, Ishpreet Gandhi
How he built India's leading venture debt fund, Ishpreet Singh Gandhi

Startup Central: Mapping Plans For India's 'Ev'olution
Startup Central: Mapping Plans For India's 'Ev'olution | Sumita Kareer | Moeving & Blusmart

Sustainability Takes Centre-Stage At The Green Vision Forum
Sustainability Takes Centre-Stage At The Green Vision Forum

Can Digital Lending Assist With Digital Financial Inclusion?
Despite challenges, digital lending remains a driving force for financial inclusion and India's Digital India agenda. These platforms democratise finance, streamline processes, and foster entrepreneurship through technology.

Leading Venture Debt Firm of India ft. Ishpreet Singh Gandhi
Leading Venture Debt Firm of India ft. Ishpreet Singh Gandhi

Venture Debt finds favour amid Indian startups amid funding winter
Venture debt finds favor among Indian Startups amid prolonged funding winter

Exploring the Venture Debt space as a viable funding option with Stride Ventures
Exploring the Venture Debt space as a viable funding option with Stride Ventures

Stride Ventures Founder on Venture Debt Demand
Stride Ventures founders on Venture debt demand

What Is Embedded Finance?
The word “embedded” literally means “to fix something firmly and deeply in something else”, and thus embedded finance ends up translating to fixing or attaching financial offerings to a non-financial offering. A simple example of this would be – pop-up for travel insurance while booking flight tickets.

What Is Co-Lending And How Does It Work?
Lending refers to the act of extending money from one party to another for a specific period of time, in return for the future promise of the lendee returning back the money to the lender along with interest (generally specified at the time of the origination of the arrangement).

How To Invest In Startups?
There is no set definition of what a startup is. It generally is a company that looks to make an innovative product or extend a service in order to make a dent on the status quo and thus solve a major problem in the process.

Guide to Pre-IPO Funds?
Pre-IPO funds are funds that invest in late-stage companies looking to go public (list on the public stock exchange) in the near future. These funds typically invest in private companies that have already raised capital from private investors and have a proven business model with strong fundamentals. On average, the time period from the time of investment to the initial public offering (IPO) is between three to five years.

Stride Ventures strikes three back-to-back healthtech bets after second Covid-19 wave
Stride ventures strikes three back to back healthech bets after second covid-19 wave

What is Venture Debt and How Does it Work
What Is Venture Debt And How Does It Work?

How venture debt firm Stride Ventures wants to be the go-to financial institution for startups
HOW VENTURE DEBT FIRM STRIDE VENTURES WANTS TO BE THE GO-TO FINANCIAL INSTITUTION FOR STARTUPS