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Shah: Titan Capital focuses partner bandwidth on bottom 50% of portfolio

Bipin Shah · The Gardening Approach of Seed Investing ft Bipin Shah, Partner, Titan Capital · Jan 24, 2022 · at 17:46

Bipin Shah, Partner at Titan Capital, contrasts Titan's 'gardening' support model with traditional seed and venture capital practices.

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“Our thesis is to focus on, to be frank bottom 50% companies in portfolio.”

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