Everything Sriram Sundararajan said on any show that made the record, most notable first. Each card names its show and opens the statement there.
Sundararajan: Core tech infrastructure investment is at a 30-year high
“You can see companies like NVIDIA that are investing in the tech itself, and we haven't seen such investments going in
probably not in the last three decades into the core infrastructure part itself.”
Sundararajan: Hypergrowth Labs holds a secondary position in Anduril
“Andoodle happens to be an investment of ours, and that's actually in the secondary space.”
Sundararajan: Hypergrowth Labs Capital invested in metabolism startup Calorify
“One of the investments that we have made as a fund is into Calorify which is into the, you know, they are kind of accelerating
Our understanding of metabolism and how we as humans can think of metabolism in a very practical manner.
So they kind of are giving …”
Sundararajan: Securing a follow-up call is the best initial pitch outcome
“No investment happens right away on the spot. There are a few things that we need to do, including the due diligence, as you pointed out, so there's a process to it, but the very, you know, next step to an introduction is probably a good follow-up call, and th…”
Sundararajan: Build-A-Venture avoids fixed cohorts for bespoke mentoring
“The accelerator is really there, and it's a bespoke accelerator. We don't take in cohorts of like, 1015, 20 people, and then make them go through the cohort. We really bring in founders that we think we understand well in terms of what their needs are and how …”
Sundararajan: First Money Fund invests in products regardless of customer count
“Hypergrowth Labs has a seed fund which is called First Money Fund, and we invest in anybody that has a product that is in the market with zero customers to a few customers to many customers.”
Sundararajan: Cross-border investments target US and Indian markets via dual entities
“For me I have Vige Ventures, which is also one of the ventures I have to invest cross-border in India. So India and US happen to be the two markets that I invest in today through the different entities.”
Sundararajan: Strategic pauses allow founders to listen and respond instead of react
“One of the best, you know, mechanisms I've found is Just pause, take a breath, and the beauty of this is it also gives you an opportunity to listen. That pause, when somebody has a question, you don't have to interrupt them, you don't have to continue the flow…”
Sundararajan: Hypergrowth Labs caps primary checks at Series A
“So we go up to series A sometimes but only when we have an opportunity to go into secondary, do we exceed the series A stage.”
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