Ritesh Agarwal

4 statements across 4 episodes · 1 bullish · 2 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Aug 16, 2019 by Karthik Reddy · said 31 times in 9 episodes since 2019 · across every show →

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Aug 16, 2019 negative
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Reddy: Why Blume Ventures passed on investing in OYO's early round
“In the case of OYO, we had something remotely competing when Ritesh met us first as O'Revel even before the Thiel Fellowship. He was saying, I do like an Airbnb for India, right? And he said, yeah, but we have like a vacation rental place in our portfolio. How…”
Karthik Reddy Aug 16, 2019 ▶ 1:16:27 100xEntrepreneur | Episode 14 | Karthik Reddy, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Blume Ventures
Aug 17, 2019 negative
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Khan: Passed on OYO after meeting a sleeping 17-year-old Ritesh Agarwal
“So I think OYO was a company I had met Ritesh, and I didn't end up investing. In, in my defense, you know, he was 17 years old, and when I met him, he was sleeping.”
Rehan Yar Khan Aug 17, 2019 ▶ 14:28 100xEntrepreneur | Episode 7 | Rehan Yar Khan, Managing Partner, Orios Venture Partners
Jan 17, 2022 neutral
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Rungta passed on angel investing in OYO doubting its Airbnb-like model.
“So I think one was, I think, Oyo I think I met Ritesh in Delhi in a Thai conference we discussed and I could not you know, I could not make up my mind that, you know why would someone sleep in someone else's house? Because earlier at that time, it was a differ…”
Abhishek Rungta Jan 17, 2022 ▶ 29:02 100+ Investments, 8 Exits in 10 Years! Journey of Abhishek Rungta, Founder, Seeders VC & Indus Net
Nov 29, 2024 positive
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Masayoshi Son backed OYO's Ritesh Agarwal because he saw himself
“It was a case of Ritesh being someone who reminded Masa when Masa himself was young, right? And I want to back you with capital. I want you to achieve what you're what you're capable to realize your potential, to realize for the, for your company to realize it…”
Alok Sama Nov 29, 2024 ▶ 29:03 Former SOFTBANK CFO: My Honest Experience Working With Masayoshi Son | Alok Sama | The Neon Show
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