FUNDING

We raised $300 million to build the fashion supply chain for Southeast Asia. The vision was right. The execution — well, clearly something went very wrong.

We raised $1.7 billion to prove insurance can be digital and profitable. We're still working on the profitable part.

AI Grant started because the best research was being done by people who couldn't get traditional funding.

My Rs 5,000 loan taught me that you do not need much money to start something meaningful. You need an idea that serves people, and the stubbornness to keep going.

If you have a great idea, and the skills to execute that idea, the money will come.

Nobody gives money in India. Everybody says they want a Microsoft or Intel kind of company from India. This is loose talk.

The biggest issue for startups is the lack of adequate capital.

Entrepreneurs must respect capital as it is not free.