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Assertion Supported
Talwar: Lightbox backed what became the world's largest cloud kitchen business
“Most people invested in food delivery businesses. We invested in a brand. That wasn't even a cloud kitchen, which there was no such thing as a cloud kitchen, converted itself into a, what today is a cloud kitchen, and then built that out in a manner that today…”
Sid Talwar Jan 20, 2020 ▶ 15:38 Episode 48 | Sid Talwar, Managing Partner, Lightbox Ventures
Assertion Partly supported
Talwar: Lightbox's prior $154M fund invested in eight companies
“So our last fund was a hundred and fifty four million and we invested in eight companies.”
Sid Talwar Jan 20, 2020 ▶ 2:17 Episode 48 | Sid Talwar, Managing Partner, Lightbox Ventures
Assertion Supported
Lightbox Fund 1 was secondary; Fund 2's only exit is Embibe
“Our fund one was actually a secondary purchase. So which was being, which was originally Kleiner Perkins and Sherpaulo. But our first fund from a blind pool perspective was what we call fund two. We've had one exit Imbibe, which is an EdTech play which we sold…”
Sid Talwar Jan 20, 2020 ▶ 4:13 Episode 48 | Sid Talwar, Managing Partner, Lightbox Ventures
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