Archive - The Sane View, by Dhruv Sane

How to Crack the IC (Investment Committee)

Playbook for early-stage founders to prepare for the Investment Committee at a VC fund

May 2 •

April 2025

The International Term Sheet Scam

A Cautionary Tale for Founders Navigating Fundraising

Apr 2 •

March 2025

Investing in Iyaso

Investment Thesis for backing Iyaso - app for speech therapy

Mar 28 •

Reverse pitch by a VC

Reverse pitch for Malpani Ventures, India

Mar 1 •

January 2025

Ground-up thoughts on building a consumer application

Key takeaways for founders from Duolingo's journey

Jan 16 •

February 2024

Bullish on digitizing the hospitality industry

Thesis on the consumerization of the hotel tech stack, solving for the labour shortage and application of AI!

Feb 8, 2024 •

November 2023

Building B2B startups in India

Myths and Reflections on the Indian B2B supply-chain

Nov 9, 2023 •

October 2023

Early-stage funding in India is broken

What should startup founders understand before raising early-stage capital in India?

Oct 4, 2023 •

August 2023

Massive drop in funding for Indian startups: More pain ahead?

A Sane View of Indian Venture – June & July 2023, Bi-monthly roundup of the Indian venture capital ecosystem

Aug 17, 2023 •

Investing in Nexxio

Digitising MSMEs of India: Malpani Ventures leads $375k pre-seed round in Nexxio

Aug 11, 2023 •

June 2023

Indian VC: Still seeking validation from the West?

A Sane View of Indian Venture – April & May 2023, Bi-monthly roundup of the Indian venture capital ecosystem

Jun 15, 2023 •

April 2023

A Sane View of Indian Venture – February & March 2023

A roundup of the Indian venture capital ecosystem

Apr 9, 2023 •

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