Unpacking the First Cheque Report 2024 - India focus | The First Cheque Show

The Jungle Code kicks off with The First Cheque Show. In the debut episode, Rishab Malik, Partner, Seed investments at Jungle Ventures and Abhishek Goyal, Founder & CEO of Tracxn, unpack the First Cheque Report 2024 from the perspectives of both a founder and an active angel investor.

They discuss the rise of local investors, flow of Seed capital beyond tier 1 cities, and how founder teams are evolving. Plus, why second-time founders are ahead of the curve and the growing impact of female entrepreneurs.

Next episode: Christopher Madiam from Sociolla digs into Southeast Asia’s data from the report.

 

1:08 Intro to First Cheque@Jungle

2:23 Tracxn’s beginnings

4:38 Building for IPO vs M&A from the outset

5:57 Taking Tracxn public

7:35 Abhishek’s first angel bets

11:51 Unexpected findings from The First Cheque Report 2024

13:08 Rise of female founders in Seed funding

16:34 Female founders shaping company culture

19:17 Investor bias: Evaluating education, experience, and background

21:46 First Principles of angel investing

23:49 Propagation of the venture playbook into next-tier cities in India

30:57 Abhishek’s next big idea

 

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Jungle Ventures is a Singapore based Venture Capital Firm that invests in regional or global technology category leaders from Asia.

We collaborate closely with Founders to build the intrinsic value of their company by building a scalable organization and providing dependable long-term capital.

We have grown to become one of Southeast Asia's largest independent venture capital firms.

 

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