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Chinmaya Golecha
@GolechaChinmaya
Growth Investor backing passionate founders to change India and the world. Love talking politics and sports
Joined July 2019

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‘now is our time’! Companies from India and SEA will impact and change the world.
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1/ Today, we are announcing that Sequoia India & Sequoia Southeast Asia have collectively raised $2.85B across a new set of funds, including India venture, growth funds and an $850M SEA fund - our first dedicated fund for the region. sequoiacap.com/india/article/
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The startup ecosystem needs guardrails so that a few errant founders don’t create setbacks for all. We want to build companies that endure, and that can only happen if governance is strong. Hope more people join us on this pledge to greater governance.
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The talent moving to is absolutely stunning. Amazing moves @_jdkanani & team!
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I am thrilled to announce that I'm joining @0xPolygon as the Chief Information Security Officer. Polygon is the leading Ethereum scaling platform, and I'm stoked about our upcoming ZK rollups. Security has been a priority at Polygon, and I will be pushing it to the next level.
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“He was back where he belonged – in the spotlight. And through sheer strength of character…and an extraordinary capacity to deliver his unique skills amid the most demanding circumstances, he was dragging his team, and his country, into its warm glow.”
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Reminded at the offsite just how energising in-person sessions can be! ’s inspiring story trumped only by the enthusiasm of the rest of the team!
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Hung out with folks at @saas_labs @sharmag88 at their offisite in Goa. Average age 25, leaders in late 20s/early 30s. They live, breathe, sleep and dream SaaS. The energy, the conversations, the vision unreal. Some of these folks will be legends in 10 years. @GolechaChinmaya
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We did a poll at home: between my parents & brothers, we had 45 subscriptions spanning productivity tools/software and consumer apps across OTT, music, news, dating, pets and even socks(!) and water. is powering this future of business! @Sequoia_India
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"We believe every company will be a subscription company in the future.” @tejeshwi_sharma on why we’re psyched to partner with @cbkrish, @rajaraman_rr, Saravanan KP, Thiyagarajan T & @chargebee, the world’s leading subscription management platform.⬇️ india.sequoiacap.com/build/chargebe
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In a post match conference when asked how he was feeling having won #21, Nadal replied "Destroyed" while barely able to stand. His unyielding desire to win is just inspirational. Rafa, you champion! #AO2022
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Small and mid sized businesses aspire to give their customers a better experience than large enterprises. and are arming these companies with the infra backbone to provide exceptional customer experience! @Sequoia_India
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Excited to announce our partnership with @Sequoia_India @tejeshwi_sharma @akshay_agarwal_ @GolechaChinmaya and to become a part of Sequoia ecosystem. Adobe, Atlassian, Gitlabs are some of my favorite companies because they are the champs of twitter.com/SequoiaIndiaSE…
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Excited to partner with this missionary team as they work hard to deepen access to debt products for India's #SMB and #Enterprise customers through the @credavenueapp platform @Sequoia_India
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. @gaurav_irma is on mission to unlock economic growth by transforming and deepening India’s #debt markets. @i_sakshichopra & @GolechaChinmaya write about why we’re excited to partner with @credavenueapp, which is set to emerge as a category leader. sequoiacap.com/india/build/cr
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So excited to partner with and ! All the more special having grown up in a family business house and seen the struggles of trying to raise debt for growth. Let's deepen the debt markets! @Sequoia_India
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. @gaurav_irma is on mission to unlock economic growth by transforming and deepening India’s #debt markets. @i_sakshichopra & @GolechaChinmaya write about why we’re excited to partner with @credavenueapp, which is set to emerge as a category leader. sequoiacap.com/india/build/cr
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Congrats to the amazing team on the $75M raise. We're thrilled to be your partners in this journey 🚀🚀 @Sequoia_India
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One step forward in our goal of putting 4.5 Million small neighbourhood shops in the driving seat of the fastest growing economy of Asia! Welcome James @andrewjmack @Ashu Everlasting gratitude to existing partners: @singh_sequoia @Rajan @9sthakur @Tilman @smita @santi twitter.com/TechCrunch/sta…
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When Mr Anandan decided to start Aptus, he came out of retirement with the mission to make housing finance available to the affordable housing segment. Today this company is a public company $ enduring business! Fortunate to be partners in this journey with them! @Sequoia_India
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Never let people tell you "oh..its a very crowded market" or "there are very large players in the same space". Always space for being better..much better! 💪💪
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@thedarwinbox recently edged past the #HCM incumbents who have been around for years! Our customers have spoken, come on in and see why we’re the #1 rated Enterprise Cloud HCM platform on Gartner. hubs.ly/H0SxtVy0
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Congratulations to the entire team. Your quality and pace of execution has been truly inspirational!! We are thrilled to be your partners since early days. @Sequoia_India
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With a vision to revolutionize the Auto Aftermarket Ecosystem and expand operations in Tier 2 & 3 Indian Cities. We have now raised $42 Million in the 4th Round of Institutional Funding led by Tiger Global Management & existing investors @Sequoia_India, @OriosVP & @ChirataeVC
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Thrilled to be an early growth investor in and are helping enterprises realise the promise of technology - not software but productivity. Softwares users are atheletes, their coach. @Sequoia_India
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🥳 We are excited to announce that we have raised $90 million in Series D funding led by @SoftBank_Group and participation from @8roadsventures, @Sequoia_India, Dragoneer Investment Group, @FPrimeCapital, and @Cisco_Invests. 🎉 And, we are just getting started! 🚀
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Thank you and for your support towards and the startup community as we all join hands to fight against this pandemic together.
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Anushka and I have started a campaign on @ketto, to raise funds for Covid-19 relief, and we would be grateful for your support. Let’s all come together and help those around us in need of our support. I urge you all to join our movement. Link in Bio! 🙏 #InThisTogether
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India will get past this. Together. Let’s help out in any way we can. For folks who don’t know how to contribute but want to, here is a place to do it.
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You can make your donation on our website. Our donation link is live actgrants.in/donate/ thanks to @Razorpay We have already raised 50 cr. to commit to Oxygen solutions, vaccinations and home healthcare. Let's make it count! Pls amplify
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