In this episode, we explore the exciting Construction Tech Revolution with Shubhankar Bhattacharya, General Partner from Foundamental, a global VC firm specializing in construction technology investments. We dive deep into the future of construction, uncovering the latest trends in tech innovation, VC funding, and the transformative opportunities reshaping the industry.

This episode offers an insider’s look at how venture capital is driving growth in the construction sector.

In our conversation, we discuss about:

1) What is VC and how it operates

2) Fundraising as a VC and as a ConTech company

3) Funding strategies and Differences between SEED rounds and Series A

4) Disruptive Companies vs Incremental Progress Companies

5) Exit Strategies - Merger, Acquisitions and IPO.

6) How to make strategic decisions.

Where to find Shubhankar Bhattacharya:LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shubhankar-bhattacharya-a1063a3/

Where to find Siddhant Mehta:LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sidhant-mehta/

Time Stamps:

0:00 Trailer

1:19 Shub's Introduction

2:18 Top 3 Pivotal Moments in Shub's journey

4:51 Venture Capital 101

6:04 How VC's raise money?

8:13 Pushbacks from LPs

9:35 Investing in ConTech - Parameters

12:48 Early Stage Investing

13:15 Differences in Investing b/w fundraising stages

15:10 Disruptive vs Incremental Progress Companies

17:20 AI Companies and Product Market Fit

20:19 Exit Strategies

22:25 VC's are from Venus, Entrepreneurs are from Mars

24:07 Biggest Learnings as Investor

26:47 Making Strategic Decision

30:26 Day in life of a VC

32:07 How to get into VC?

34:19 Strategic Money Deployment

35:17 PART 2

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