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Krishnakumar Natarajan on his ‘third innings’ and a chance to see the rise of multiple ‘mini-Mindtrees’ at Mela Ventures
Our guest today is Krishnakumar ‘KK’ Natarajan, co-founder of Mindtree and managing partner at Mela Ventures, an early-stage VC firm in Bengaluru that KK has started with fellow Mindtree co-founder Parthasarathy NS. Mela Ventures recently announced its inaugural fund of Rs. 320 crore. In this episode, KK talks about the rare chance at a third innings in his career, in which he wants to spotlight and support the next generation of B2B tech startups in India.
(00:39) Introduction to The Daily Tech Conversation
(00:52) Our guest today — Krishnakumar Natarajan, managing partner at Mela Ventures and co-founder of Mindtree
(01:55) A glimpse into the conversations that went into the starting of Mela Ventures
(05:53) About Mela’s inaugural fund
(14:37) On the collective experience of the founders — helping their portfolio startups to go global
(17:19) Deep tech software startups
(20:35) The tech refresh that’s going to happen in the coming years — some specifics on what KK is seeing
(26:59) A new generation of tech services companies coming up
(30:23) Fund cycle and follow-on investments
(34:30) The long-term importance of domestic capital
Theme music courtesy Free Music & Sounds:
https://soundcloud.com/freemusicandsounds
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By Forbes India - Tech ConversationsOur guest today is Krishnakumar ‘KK’ Natarajan, co-founder of Mindtree and managing partner at Mela Ventures, an early-stage VC firm in Bengaluru that KK has started with fellow Mindtree co-founder Parthasarathy NS. Mela Ventures recently announced its inaugural fund of Rs. 320 crore. In this episode, KK talks about the rare chance at a third innings in his career, in which he wants to spotlight and support the next generation of B2B tech startups in India.
(00:39) Introduction to The Daily Tech Conversation
(00:52) Our guest today — Krishnakumar Natarajan, managing partner at Mela Ventures and co-founder of Mindtree
(01:55) A glimpse into the conversations that went into the starting of Mela Ventures
(05:53) About Mela’s inaugural fund
(14:37) On the collective experience of the founders — helping their portfolio startups to go global
(17:19) Deep tech software startups
(20:35) The tech refresh that’s going to happen in the coming years — some specifics on what KK is seeing
(26:59) A new generation of tech services companies coming up
(30:23) Fund cycle and follow-on investments
(34:30) The long-term importance of domestic capital
Theme music courtesy Free Music & Sounds:
https://soundcloud.com/freemusicandsounds