Mohan: India's angel platform market is not winner-take-all
Shanti Mohan · Shanti Mohan, Founder, LetsVenture on the rise of Angel Investing in India · Oct 19, 2020 · at 41:09
Shanti Mohan, founder of LetsVenture, compares LetsVenture and AngelList entering the Indian startup investment ecosystem.
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“I think we both play a complementary role because this is not a winner-take-all, right? This is a market where there will be multiple players.”
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