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SEPTEMBER 2020


100X.VC Announces its Class 02 Startup Investments

Mumbai, 18th September, 2020:100X.VC has officially announced its Class 02 investments - 9 seed-stage start-ups from diverse sectors, at the all online VC Pitch Day, held on 18th September, 2020. There were 1500+ investors from across the world who registered for the event.Class 02 startups
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AUGUST 2020


Our class 01 startup, The Renal Project, has raised a second round of funding from a clutch of international angel investors to the tune of $300,000. Incubated by Niti Ayog’s Atal Incubation Centre, they were funded by 100X.VC in December 2019. Since then, they have
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Our class 01 startup, Data Sutram, raised $267,000 from investors Uday Sodhi, Mitesh Shah, and Nitin Jain of the Indian Angel Network in August 2020. A follow-up round after 100X.VC’s investment in the startup back in November 2019, Data Sutram is ramping up to scale
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JULY 2020


Our class 01 company Pickright raised Rs. 1 crore from angel investors in a seed round of financing from various angel investors from India, London, and Singapore. Funded in November 2019 by 100X.VC, they have been on a steady streak toward growth in providing financial
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JUNE 2020


Our class 01 funded startup, Knorish, has successfully raised $323,000 as part of a pre-series A round from a clutch of angel investors including the Standard Greases Family group, and Uday Sodhi, ex-Business Head of Sony Liv. Kinner Sachdev and Rakhi Wadhwa are well on
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DECEMBER 2019


Mumbai, 9th December: 100X.VC revealed the first class of 20 seed-stage startups portfolio at the VC Pitch Day in Mumbai on December 7, 2019. Earlier this year in July 2019, we set out to address the challenge of raising seed capital for early stage startups and launched 100X.VC.
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NOVEMBER 19


100X.VC team research survey estimates that top 100 corporations in India have kept aside between 10 to 100 Crores of Capital to invest into startups. Mumbai, 12th November, 2019: 100X.VC, India's first and only venture capital fund to invest in 100 startups in a year
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OCTOBER 19


Mumbai, 19th October, 2019: On 7th December, 2019 in Mumbai,100X.VC will reveal its funded startups from its Class 01 of 2019 at the VC Pitch Day. 100X.VC, India's first VC fund to invest in 100 early stage startups in a year, works with seed stage
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AUGUST 19


We have gotten an amazing response from founders who are taking the leap into entrepreneurship across India. Below are some interesting insights from our team on Class 01 of 2019 Pitch Application Statistics: Since the launch of the fund, we have received 1200+ email
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JULY 19


Mumbai, July 16, 2019: India's first Fund to invest in 100 startups in a span of one year using iSAFE - India SAFE Notes, launched today. “iSAFE” stands for India Simple Agreement for Future Equity, an alternative to a convertible security note, that is beneficial
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MEDIA COVERAGE


AUGUST 2020


The Hindu: Healthcare start-up raises fund to expand affordable dialysis centres

The Renal Project, a healthcare start up running dialysis micro centres, has raised ₹2.2 crore from international angel investors to fund its expansion plans. Founded in 2019, the firm has grown from its first center in Mumbai to over 10 centres in Maharashtra.The raised funds
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The Renal Project, which operates a Mumbai-based chain of dialysis-focussed micro centres, has raised Rs 2.2 crore (nearly $300,000 at current exchange rates) as part of its pre-Series A funding round.In a statement, The Renal Project said it has raised the capital from a clutch
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The Renal Project, a Mumbai-based chain of dialysis micro-centres, has raised Rs2.2 crore ($300k) from a clutch of international angel investors, its second funding within a year, indicating increased focus on healthcare service centre by venture capitalists. It raised its first seed fund from early
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Since the Covid-19 lockdown, Knorish has seen a spurt of creators join the platform, to teach everything from art and yoga to cooking. Cofounder and CEO Kinner Sacchdev talks about the platform's offerings, innovations and expansion plans on this episode.
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When covid-19 began spreading rapidly in India in March, Sanjay Mehta deferred his fund 100X.VC’s second batch of startup investments. It was essential to first figure out how the firm’s existing portfolio would cope with the pandemic.As lockdowns stretched far longer than what he had
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SEPTEMBER 2020


Data Sutram, a Kolkata-based early stage tech startup has raised funding of Rs 2 crore. The funding round was led by Indian Angel Network (IAN) angels Uday Sodhi, Mitesh Shah and Nitin Jain.Set up in 2018 by three Jadavpur University engineering graduates — Rajit
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Mumbai-based venture capital fund 100X.VC has invested Rs 25 lakh each in nine seed-stage start-ups from diverse sectors, following an online ‘Pitch Day’ held last week.The firm has invested in an agritech start-up Fyllo, mental health-tech platform Mindpeers, electric Vehicle-as-a-Service start-up BatteryPool, robotics start-up Jetsons
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100X.VC has officially announced its Class 02 investments – 9 seed-stage start-ups from diverse sectors, at the all online VC Pitch Day, held on 18th September 2020. There were 1500+ investors from across the world who registered for the event.Class 02 startups were funded through
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100X.VC, the Mumbai-based fund, has invested in nine startups – Fyllo, Mindpeers, Jetsons Robotics, Pracify, Battery Pool, Ava, SharedPro, OurEye, and Sawo Labs.The venture capital fund has invested Rs 25 lakh per startup and the total invested amount so far is Rs 2.25 crore. It
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Serial investor Sanjay Mehta-led venture capital firm 100X.VC has finally revealed its Class 02 investments – nine seed-stage start-ups from various sectors, during the VC Pitch Day, held on Friday (September 18).In a press statement, 100X.VC said, Class 02 startups were funded through iSAFE notes
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100X.VC has officially announced its Class 02 investments - 9 seed-stage start-ups from diverse sectors, at the all online VC Pitch Day, held on 18th September 2020. There were 1500+ investors from across the world who registered for the event. Class 02 startups were funded through
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APRIL 2020


A large market of Fintech is still waiting to be explored. I would like to believe that India is the biggest laboratory for Fintech in the world. Nowhere in the world, there is this exquisite blend of new and old. There will always be opportunities
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One of the most active angel investors in India, 100X.VC cofounder Sanjay Mehta pegged the current economic crisis as a great opportunity for small cheque investors. He argued that in such times of crisis, there’s a human instinct in investors to pull out of the
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As we practice social distancing and waiting for a post Covid-19 world to emerge after the lockdowns, we also need to remember that the current crisis can have a silver lining for businesses and investors too. To help investors understand how startups offer an alternative
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Imagine a sector which has languorously adopted technology over the past decade and is now coerced to embrace it completely. No prizes for guessing this sector – It’s Education! The recent COVID-19 crisis has thrown the sector into a tizzy, with most part of
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One of the most active angel investors in India, 100X.VC cofounder Sanjay Mehta pegged the current economic crisis as a great opportunity for small cheque investors. He argued that in such times of crisis, there’s a human instinct in investors to pull out of the
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Video Interview Transcription: Q. What are the benefits of Facebook- Jio Deal that Do you see for India and the Indian economy? A. From a Facebook perspective, this is a great story for WhatsApp. They have a great portfolio of companies to be
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2020 has a new name! A new order! And a new number! It’s 2025 – a date that has arrived before its time. Not by choice, but thanks to a tiny, invisible micro-organism, a virus which has spread across the world. Futurologists had predicted significant
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“When the founders ask for aggressive valuations, then VCs would ask for 2x, 3x liquidity preference to mitigate their risk. It is nothing but a promise from founders on assuring the return on capital investment to VCs on an event of liquidation, merger or sale
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100X.VC has released its India sentiment outlook survey which focuses on the mood of the country's startup ecosystem. Megha Vishwanathan talks to Founder & Partner Sanjay Mehta to decode the survey.
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Venture capital firm 100X.VC has released its India sentiment outlook survey. The report focuses on the mood of India’s startup ecosystem, both founders and investors, on business continuity, fundraising and future outlook. CNBC-TV18 caught up with Sanjay Mehta, founder and partner at 100X.VC for details.
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In less than a month, everything has changed for the Indian startup ecosystem. Founders are now changing their gears from scaling to reserving funds while many investors are not giving funds easily to startups. Many startup founders are also changing their strategies to thrive
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Startups will primarily cut back on advertisement spends and office expenses, apart from renegotiating contracts and restructuring salaries to tide through the turbulence triggered by the Covid-19 outbreak. The crisis and the subsequent lockdown have dealt a body blow to most startups, many of whom
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As much as 87% of investors in the Indian startup ecosystem said they will focus on sectors that have seen a positive impact on business during the Covid-19 lockdown, according to a survey by Mumbai-based venture capital firm 100X.VC. The sectors, according to the
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It is a known fact that 90% of startups in India fail within five years of operations. One of the reasons startups fail to reach their sixth year is their inability to raise funds. While a young startup might not be ready for investment from
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And the coronavirus epidemic continues, throwing up an unprecedented global crisis, testing the skills of politicians, policy makers, industry leaders, health workers, down to the most ordinary individuals. Each country has followed a different strategy to “flatten the curve” and India has adopted the unique
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JUNE 2020


In today’s world, where uncertainty is everywhere, the early stage ecosystem is at a crucial point. Not only are innovations the need of the hour, but the fact is that despite the financial crisis and the capital crunch in their own firms, investors will continue
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Knorish, a startup that helps educational institutes as well as individual trainers in specialist areas go online, has raised $323,000 in pre-series-A funding to deepen its technology and add customers.The NCR-based venture was founded by Kinner N Sacchdev and Rakhi Wadhwa, and the duo have
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Delhi-based SaaS startup Knorish on Tuesday raised $3,23,000 as part of its Pre Series A funding round, as a follow up to the seed round raised in December last year from 100X.VC. The current round also saw participation from the Standard Greases Family group and
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MAY 2020


Kolkata boys Rajit Bhattacharya (23) and Ankit Das (22) met as toddlers at nursery school. The two friends grew up together, attending the city’s well-known South Point School. They also landed up at the same engineering college, Jadavpur University. There they met Aisik Paul (23),
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India’s micro venture capital firms are at a crossroads a decade after first bursting onto the scene, as they fight for deals with larger investors who have increasingly gone deeper and earlier in a hyper-competitive startup ecosystem. Micro VC funds such as Artha India
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FEBRUARY 2020


I think everywhere, there is an infusion of technology, almost in all sectors, not just what you named. There are other domains too, like consumer tech. Food tech is a small space within consumer tech. We can treat consumer tech as one particular vertical, wherein
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With the Indian startup ecosystem booming thanks to new innovations and newer applications of technology, angel investors are playing a huge role in bringing new startups to light, mentoring them and giving them the funding to take their ideas to the market.Entrepreneur-turned-angel investor Sanjay Mehta
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Mumbai-based start-up 100X.VC aims to invest in 100 companies every year. The experience of investing in start-ups from his own funds and putting money in ventures outside India for the last two years gave Sanjay Mehta a different perspective into angel investing. He has
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Listen on Spotify | Apple Podcast | Google Podcast or at the Desi VC Website Sanjay Mehta is the Founder and Partner at 100X VC, an early stage venture fund headquartered in Mumbai. Prior to 100X VC, Sanjay was one of India's most active and sought after
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Indian startups have been proving their worth over the days, and the market is bullish it seems. What do investment firms like 100X.VC think about the same? In an elaborate tete-a-tete with Express Computer’s Gairika Mitra, CFO, 100X.VC gets candid about the
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With the Indian startup ecosystem booming thanks to new innovations and newer applications of technology, angel investors are playing a huge role in bringing new startups to light, mentoring them and giving them the funding to take their ideas to the market. Entrepreneur-turned-angel investor
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JANUARY 2020


Prior to becoming an investor, I was a founding member of VCCEdge, where I monitored and analysed early-stage startups in India. That helped me develop research skills for mapping comparable startups across sectors. While there are multiple metrics a venture fund evaluates before deciding to
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Armed with this rich experience in the hyperlocal food supply chain, Sudhakar founded FnV Farms in early 2019. The startup had one goal: to bring fresh fruits and vegetables from ‘farm-to-table’ across Mumbai households. It planned to achieve this through an asset-light model, where inventories would
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Sanjay Mehta, an entrepreneur-turned-angel investor, has earned a 16-fold return by selling his stake in logistics automation startup LogiNext. Mehta, who has invested in more than 130 companies, including OYO Rooms and Box8, sold his entire stake in the firm to New York-based Tiger
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Yagnesh Sanghrajka, chief financial officer at 100X.VC, which is investing in over 100 early-stage startups, said that the strength of the delivery network of Uber Eats will benefit Zomato in growing its market share in southern India and hence compete more fiercely with Swiggy nationwide.
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Prior to becoming an investor, I was the founding member of VCCEdge where I monitored and analyzed early-stage startups in India. That journey helped me in developing research skills for mapping comparable startups across sectors. While there are multiple metrics a venture fund evaluates before
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Sanjay Mehta, an entrepreneur turned angel investor, has earned 16-fold return by selling his stake in logistic automation startup LogiNext. Read More: Automation startup LogiNext gives 16-fold exit to angel investor
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July 2020


Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 29 (ANI): Marketplace for stock market investors and advisors Pickright Technologies has completed its seed round of financing totaling Rs. one crore from various angel investors in India, London and Singapore.The investment will be utilized in product development, marketing and enhancing
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MARCH 2020


We are snowed under an epidemic, facing conditions that are extraordinary and unnerving. No individual or business can remain static in these times of a global war with this epidemic and hence, remaining relevant and contemporary, is important more than ever. The glaring reality is
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In recent years, startups have caught the imagination of India’s business circles with a few of them even going on to become unicorns. But beyond the aggregator models or SaaS-based enterprises, lies the DeepTech startup ecosystem where that kind of success has been elusive. But
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DECEMBER 2019


Investments in startups are the next big thing! 100x VC is a prominent Venture capital firm led by the serial entrepreneur Sanjay Mehta. It was founded in July 2019 and touched the height of receiving 1982 applications. It is sponsored by Mehta Ventures, the
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Congratulations to seed-stage startups Reko Social (Navi Mumbai Warehouse), Data Sutram (Kolkata Warehouse), Dhiyo (Bangalore Warehouse) & Litifer (Gurugram Warehouse), for receiving investment from Sanjay Mehta led VC firm 100X VC. Read more here.
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100X.VC, the seed investment firm launched by angel investor and serial entrepreneur Sanjay Mehta in July this year, has unveiled the first 20 startups from its maiden cohort. In October, the firm said it would launch 100 startups at a mega investor pitch session
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Several venture capital firms (VCs) are making big bets on the Indian startup ecosystem, and 100x.VC is one of them. Launched in July 2019, Sanjay Mehta founded the firm and hopes to invest in over 100 ideas. The VC firm has received 1,982 applications so
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Serial investor Sanjay Mehta-led venture capital firm 100X.VC finally revealed the first 20 seed-stage startups it has invested in at its VC Pitch Day event in Mumbai on December 7. As part of its approach to back startups which have a strong competitive edge and
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NOVEMBER 2019


Ever since 100X.VC announced its ambitious drive to invest in 100 startups every year, four months ago; there has been a lot of buzz around this measure in the industry. Industry leaders and VCs have applauded, extending formal support with official quotes and hold high
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100X.VC, a venture capital firm, is looking forward to invest more than Rs 200 crore in Indian startups by the end of 2020. "100X.VC team research survey estimates that the top 100 corporations in India have kept aside anywhere between Rs 10-100 crore of
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Venture capital firm 100X.VC is planning to invest over Rs 200 crore in startups in India by the end of next year. The VC firm has rolled out a corporate venture capital (CVC) programme for India to partner with local corporations that have corpus to
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NEW DELHI: Venture capital firm 100X.VC is planning to invest over Rs 200 crore in startups in India by the end of next year. The company has rolled out corporate venture capital (CVC) program for India to partner local corporations who have corpus to
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Venture capital firm 100X.VC is planning to invest over Rs 200 crore in startups in India by the end of next year. The company has rolled out corporate venture capital (CVC) program for India to partner local corporations who have corpus to invest in startups.
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Venture Capital fund 100X.VC will launch a programme to enable Indian corporates to invest in about 30-40 start-ups by the first quarter of the next calendar year. The programme - Corporate Venture Vapital (CVC) Programme – will help start-ups in raising about Rs 200 crore
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100X.VC, the venture capital firm launched recently by Mumbai-based angel investor Sanjay Mehta, has introduced a corporate venture capital programme that will bring in corporate partners to invest in early stage startups. Through the programme, corporate enterprises can invest in 100X.VC portfolio startups, it
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NEW DELHI, Nov 12: Venture capital firm 100X.VC is planning to invest over Rs 200 crore in startups in India by the end of next year. The company has rolled out corporate venture capital (CVC) program for India to partner local corporations who have
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Mumbai, 12th November, 2019: 100X.VC, India’s first and only venture capital fund to invest in 100 startups in a year using iSAFE notes announces a formal corporate venture capital (CVC) program. Under this program, 100X.VC will on board Indian corporates as investment partners. 100X.VC has
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NEW DELHI: Venture capital firm 100X.VC is planning to invest over Rs 200 crore in startups in India by the end of next year. The company has rolled out corporate venture capital (CVC) program for India to partner local corporations who have corpus to
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Venture capital firm 100X.VC has announced the launch of its formal corporate venture capital (CVC) programme, where it will be onboarding Indian corporates as their investment partners. In a press statement on Tuesday, November 12, 100X.VC revealed that the top 100 companies in India
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OCTOBER 2019


Many of the unicorn founders were rejected multiple times before somebody finally decided to give them a first cheque, a chance to prove themselves. The Ring today is valued at over $1 Bn, with investors like Richard Branson on their cap table, but it was
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Serial entrepreneur Sanjay Mehta’s venture capital firm 100X.VC will showcase its first cohort of 100 startups at VC pitch day in December at Indian Institute of Technology Powai, Mumbai. The event will see the companies pitching to an audience of marquee investors. The sector-agnostic
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100X.VC, a new venture capital firm led by entrepreneur-turned-angel investor Sanjay Mehta, is set to announce the first batch of portfolio companies in December during the VC Pitch Day in Mumbai, according to Inc42. 100X.VC, which is looking to invest in 100 early-stage startups
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Principal Investor of Mehta Ventures family office, Sanjay Mehta, is famous in the investors’ circle as a serial startup investor, and rightly so. “I meet an average 15 aspiring entrepreneurs every month,” he says. This practice has resulted in over 130 startup investments in the
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Serial investor Sanjay Mehta-led 100X.VC will reveal the first batch of portfolio companies at the VC Pitch Day to be held on December 7, 2019 in Mumbai. The company plans to invest in over 100 seed-stage startups from the 1200 pitches it received since its
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Mumbai, 19th October, 2019: 100X.VC, India’s first and only venture capital fund to invest in 100 startups in a year using iSAFE notes, will reveal its funded startups from its Class 01 of 2019 at the VC Pitch Day on 7th December, 2019 at IIT
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Mumbai, 19th October, 2019: 100X.VC, India’s first and only venture capital fund to invest in 100 startups in a year using iSAFE notes, will reveal its funded startups from its Class 01 of 2019 at the VC Pitch Day on 7th December, 2019 at IIT
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Shashank brings entrepreneurial and investment understanding with 15+ years of cross-functional expertise India of 2019 is a changed country compared to the last decade. With market enablers like availability of cheaper smart phones, low mobile data tariffs and an ever increasing digital literacy, Digital
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According to Sanjay Mehta, founder and Partner at 100X.VC, WeWork IPO devaluation and subsequently postponing it is a bad indicator for start-ups which have filed for IPO. “Startups are remaining private much longer as they are able to raise funds at later stage and
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“The trend keeps changing based on technology but end of the day business continue(s) morphing itself with use” of these technologies, said Sanjay Mehta, founder and Partner at 100X.VC. Read more here.
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“The deals are angel and seed stage have dried up as there are no good lead investors. The focus of all angel networks has moved from showcasing quality deals to earning membership fees and transaction fees. There is no additional incentive to lead deals," said
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SEPTEMBER 2019


Ninad Karpe, Partner at 100X.VC This a true game changer and a turning point for funding for incubators. It recognizes the fact that Innovation is critical for India with the incubators playing an important role and it needs support from the CSR spend bucket.
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Ninad Karpe, partner at 100X.VC and Mandar Agashe, founder and vice president, Sarvatra Technologies brought in another growth angle here. Karpe considers the increase in the scope for CSR spend as a true game-changer and a turning point for funding for incubators. This recognises the
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Ninad Karpe, Partner at 100X.VC said, this is a real game changer and a turning point for funding for incubators. It recognizes the fact that Innovation is critical for India with the incubators playing an important role and it needs support from the CSR spend
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Similar point was raised by Ninad Karpe, Partner at 100X.VC and CEO & Founder of KARPE DIEM Consulting. According to Karpe, the move recognises the importance of innovation. “This a true game changer and a turning point for funding for incubators. It recognizes the fact
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“This is a true game changer and a turning point for funding for incubators. It recognizes the fact that Innovation is critical for India with the incubators playing an important role and it needs support from the CSR spend bucket,” said Ninad Karpe, Partner at
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Subscription economy has opened up new opportunities with startups. It is a big enough market and an opportunity for 100X.VC to fund them. Startups and large corporations alike are dipping their toes into the subscription business model. The subscription economy is bigger than the
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AUGUST 2019


Startup India: Indian millennials are foraying with innovations into the business venture creating their own startups. These startups can be in food, learning, conceptualising idea etc. Looking at the Indian youth's aspirations into the entrepreneurship, the Indian government introduced Startup India — an ambitious scheme
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100X.VC, India’s first and only VC Fund that aims to invest in 100 Startups in a year, has received a remarkable response from founders who are taking the leap into entrepreneurship across India. 100X.VC, since its launch, has been receiving about 24 startup pitch applications
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As per the statistics, tier II cities topped the charts at 31.9% from all the regions in India and out of the various sectors maximum pitch applications were received from consumer goods & services sector with 26.6% of the total pitch applications. Mumbai, 27th
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Mumbai, 27th August, 2019: 100X.VC, India’s first and only VC Fund that aims to invest in 100 Startups in a year, has received a remarkable response from founders who are taking the leap into entrepreneurship across India. 100X.VC, since its launch, has been receiving about
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Entrepreneur-turned-angel investor Sanjay Mehta recently launched a venture fund called 100X.VC, through which he aims to make at least 100 investments each year. Mehta is no stranger to the startup world having invested in over 130 ventures. Some of his early investments have become
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Tell us about your first entrepreneurial venture. How was that experience? After my engineering I started a bespoke software company. Where we used to do customized software development for companies. Most of the applications that we built were business applications. Learning about various industries be
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New Delhi: Sanjay Mehta, a serial entrepreneur-turned angel investor has invested in over 130 companies since 2011, including OYO Rooms, Box8, LogiNext, and Block.One. Mumbai-based Mehta launched a venture capital fund called 100X.VC in July, which will invest in 100 start-ups in one year. Edited
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#1 Sanjay Mehta “I’m not addicted to funding startups. I’m addicted to working closely with entrepreneurs.” This statement mentioned by Mehta in his LinkedIn profile clearly defines him as an angel investor. He has angel invested in 103 startup companies in diverse sectors. He
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Sanjay Mehta, founder of 100X.VC, said that, “We are extremely bullish on the Fintech start-ups. I believe 30% of our portfolio will be in BFSI start-ups either in B2B or B2C side. India is underbanked hence provides massive opportunity for Indian start-ups to solve the
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JULY 2019


As the Indian investment ecosystem ropes in more and more investors from within the country and globally, a new fund called 100X.VC aims to invest in 100 startups every year. The fund has been launched by Sanjay Mehta, who has invested in over 130
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What is iSAFE? iSAFE, stands for India’s “Simple Agreement for Future Equity”, it is an alternative to a convertible security note for business start-ups. Although, there are several variations in it for overseas, it’s now being used probably for a very first time in India
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100X.VC, one of India's first venture capitalist firms is said to invest in 100 start-ups through India Simple Agreement for Future Equity notes. Interestingly, ISAFE was introduced to avoid tedious documentation and truncating timelines significantly. 100X.VC will focus its investments in companies across a
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New venture capital platform 100X.VC will fund close to 20 startups between July and September. It plans to invest in 100 startups over the period of 12 months. These investments will be made through iSAFE notes. What is iSAFE? iSAFE, which stands
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Entrepreneur-turned-angel investor Sanjay Mehta, who has invested in over 130 start-ups, has launched a new venture capital fund, 100X.VC, and aims to invest in 100 early-stage start-ups over the next year. The new firm will invest ₹25 lakh to ₹1 crore in start-ups with
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Angel investor Sanjay Mehta has announced that he has made plans to invest in 100 new startups in a year through his new venture capital firm 100X.VC. The Angel investor has already invested in more than 130 startups. The Mumbai based venture is planning
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Serial investor and entrepreneur, Sanjay Mehta has launched 100x.vc, a startup fund that is planning to on-board about 100 startups as part of its portfolio per year. The venture fund is looking to invest about Rs. 25 lakh to Rs. 1 crore in the startups.
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New venture capital platform 100X.VC will fund close to 20 startups between July and September. It plans to invest in 100 startups over the period of 12 months. These investments will be made through iSAFE notes. What is iSAFE? iSAFE, which stands
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Q. You recently launched 100X.VC, an early stage venture fund, through which you plan invest in 100 startups over a year using ‘iSafe’ notes. What are iSafe notes? ‘iSafe’ stands for India Simple Agreement for Future Equity. It is a convertible instrument that an investor
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Sanjay Mehta, an entrepreneur-turned-angel investor, has floated a venture capital firm to invest in early-stage startups in India across sectors, he said in a blogpost. Mehta has expanded his horizons by setting up a new VC firm 100X.VC. The firm is sponsored by Mehta
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Entrepreneur-turned-angel-investor Sanjay Mehta has floated a new ventur capital firm 100X.VC, to invest in early-stage startups across a broad range of industries, he announced via Linkedin on Tuesday. Read more here.
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Serial investor Sanjay Mehta has launched 100X.VC, an early-stage startup fund that plans to invest in at least 100 startups in a span of one year. The fund, looking at investing Rs 25 Lakh to Rs 1 crore in startups, claims to be the
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Entrepreneur-turned-angel investor Sanjay Mehta has announced a plan to scale India’s startup ecosystem. After investing in more than 130 startups, he has set up 100X.VC, a new venture capital firm that aims to invest in 100 early-stage startups in one year. 100X.VC, which wants
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Entrepreneur-turned-angel investor Sanjay Mehta announced the launch of 100X.VC, his new venture capital firm. "Time has now come for us in India to make a huge leap in investing in startups, using globally successful models which will lend depth and scale to the VC
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India’s first Fund to invest in 100 startups in a span of one year using iSAFE – India SAFE Notes, launched today. “iSAFE” stands for India Simple Agreement for Future Equity, an alternative to a convertible security note, that is beneficial for start-ups Customized for
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Serial investor Sanjay Mehta launched a new venture capital fund called 100X.VC yesterday, which is a significant milestone for the angel investor who has been investing for over eight years in India and holds stakes in over 100 startups in the country. Putting in
Published By: 100X.VC Team

India's first Fund to invest in 100 start-ups in a span of one year using iSAFE - India SAFE Notes, launched today. “iSAFE” stands for India Simple Agreement for Future Equity, an alternative to a convertible security note, that is beneficial for start-ups customized for
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To encourage the Indian start-up ecosystem, especially in the FinTech space, a clutch of veteran investors and top corporate leaders have launched India’s first iSAFE fund called 100X.VC. iSAFE stands for India Simple Agreement for Future Equity, an alternative to a convertible security note.
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India's first Fund to invest in 100 start-ups in a span of one year using iSAFE - India SAFE Notes, launched today. “iSAFE” stands for India Simple Agreement for Future Equity, an alternative to a convertible security note, that is beneficial for start-ups customized for
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