Krishna Mehra
9 statements across 1 episodes · 3 bullish · 1 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Aug 22, 2026 by Krishna Mehra · said 3 times in 1 episodes since 2026 · across every show →
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Aug 22, 2026 neutral
Mehra: Elevation Capital invests in 1 to 2 of every 100 companies seen
“See, we don't generally manage stats like this, but I think I would say if I look at the funnel, if I'm meeting a hundred companies, I think we probably spend more time on somewhere between 10 to 20. We will do more deeper evaluations. And let's say if we spen…”
Aug 22, 2026 bullish
Mehra: Idle AI startups lose product-market fit within a quarter
“Everything is moving so fast that if you actually sit idle you will basically be you will lose your PMF within like a quarter, right? So I do feel that that velocity and that sense of urgency is one of the most important traits in AI as compared to, let's say,…”
Aug 22, 2026 neutral
Aug 22, 2026
Aug 22, 2026 positive
Aug 22, 2026
Krishna Mehra: Elevation indexes heavily on pedigree over thesis at pre-seed
“We are by nature a very selective fund. So what that means is oftentimes we look for both the found, the team's pedigree as well as the thesis and our conviction around all of it to truly drive conviction far more at obviously series A where you have more proo…”
Aug 22, 2026 negative
Mehra: Raising VC too quickly traps founders in unconvincing ideas
“Sometimes that is actually much worse than the counterfactual. Because if I, let's say I start with an idea I'm not passionate about. And I don't think it's gonna work. But maybe like a big name VC comes and invests in that. Then there are two problems. One, I…”
Aug 22, 2026 positive
Aug 22, 2026
Mehra: Founder Learning Slope Between Meetings Drives Venture Conviction Most
“At the end of the day, what really drives that conviction is that direct one-to-one interaction with the founders, and if we see that founder truly growing in every meeting, and, you know, every time you meet them, they have a new set of answers, and you feel …”