Prashanth Prakash
Founding Partner, Accel. On 1 show, 2 appearances. The Shows tab opens the full record on each.
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He co-founded Erasmic Ventures in 2004, which became Accel India, and led early investments in companies like Flipkart and Swiggy. He is also the founding patron of the Longevity India initiative at IISc and received the Padma Shri in 2025.
1shows
2appearances
10statements
4resolved
2supported
1contradicted
50%fully supported
Everything Prashanth Prakash said on any show that made the record, most notable first. Each card names its show and opens the statement there.
Prakash: Indians need lower BMI cutoffs than Westerners
“BMI levels in India need to be lower because our fat thresholds are lower, right? Unless in Indian doctors and in have had this now, and where did this data get kind of research in Singapore, right? Because they are putting money into doing this research to se…”
Prashanth Prakash: 2% to 3% of startups drive 80% of VC returns
“It's usually two to three percent of your portfolio that will return 80%, that will give you 80% of your returns. I mean, it's that skewed.”
Prashanth Prakash: Global LPs expect a 20% net dollar IRR in India
“Compounded, they would like to see that some, something in the neighborhood of 20% net dollar IRR. Net IRR. After the fees.”
Prashanth Prakash: Only two Indian startups raised $50M+ external rounds in 2023
“From new externally led rounds, there's been two this year. So it's a tough market.”
Prakash: Most stem cell clinical data supports joint and knee treatments
“I think the most data is on stem cell therapy for joints and knees. I think there is some reasonable amount of data for that.”
Prashanth Prakash: Indian exports growing to $1.5T is the next major opportunity
“I think the next huge opportunity For Indian entrepreneurs used to take the export market from 700 or eight hundred billion that it is today to one and a half trillion, right?”
Prashanth Prakash: Building product before deep problem insight causes startup failure
“If somebody is looking to build product ahead of insight and a deeper appreciation for what really the problem is, I think I've seen that as a recipe for disaster in most companies. What they will have is a hundred member tech team. ... Very average product be…”
Prashanth Prakash: Oversimplifying TAM in pitches reveals lack of proper homework
“Oversimplification of time. Total addressable market, right? Oversimplification. It means that person's homework is like.”
Prashanth Prakash: 20% to 30% of VC investments return 5x
“And then you will have about 20, 30% that will in our business, you know, give you like a five X which is not bad. Yeah. You know that's so it's over a 10 year period, 11 year period. So it works out to a decent IRR. Right. And then you have about 15, 20% who …”
One line per show, most statements first. The link opens Prashanth's full record on that show: the calibration, argument clarity, speaking style and every statement made there.
| Show | Role there | Eps | Statements | Record | |
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 WTFLEDGER | Founding Partner, Accel | 2 | 10 | 50% 2/4 | full record on WTF is with Nikhil Kamath → |