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Guglani: SuperMorpheus syndicate completed over 35 investments in under a year

Sameer Guglani · Supermorpheus, India’s first community driven fund ft. Sameer Guglani · Dec 13, 2021 · at 27:22

Sameer Guglani discusses the growth and deal pace of SuperMorpheus's community-driven investment syndicate.

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“While 300 people are working together, about hundred of us are also part of the syndicate, basically, where we make make engine investments, and over in less than a year, I think we have made 35 plus investments.”

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