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Abhishek Mohan
@abhishek_mohan
Investor focusing on venture stage companies at Sequoia Capital India
New Delhi, IndiaJoined August 2009
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Experience different on October 12 at Airmeet’s biggest event ever.
Gear up for a bunch of exciting announcements that would change the world of Business Events.
bit.ly/3QFneZE
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Excited to be partnering with and Jasdeep at Privado whose mission is to shift privacy left into the hands of developers.
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Jasdeep Cheema, @AntilVaibhav & @prashantmahajan are ushering in a new era of #privacybydesign.
@abhishek_mohan & @Sid_1_0 write about why we're excited to partner with @PrivadoHQ!
sequoiacap.com/india/article/
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MarketNeed -Treating mental health with the same respect and focus as other chronic diseases. If you are a startup that is using Technology to provide affordable and quality Therapy at scale please DM.
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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.
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Delighted to partner with Ashish on this amazing deal of a lifetime.
is the most fun group to hang out with
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Just when it seemed like life would return to normal, we could be entering the worst part of the pandemic. Omicron will hit home for all of us. Close friends of mine now have it, and I’ve canceled most of my holiday plans.
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Congratulations to and entire team at ! We at @Sequoia_India are thrilled to have been your partners for the last 18 months. More power to you all!
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DeHaat raises $115 million in the largest agritech round in India tcrn.ch/3BjVYbr by @refsrc
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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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what virtual event software has the best UI/UX?
@airmeet_com other???
Used Airmeet with last night and was impressed
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Exciting times in Agritech in India and is at the forefront of it. Welcome aboard and RTP Global!
@Sequoia_India
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Prosus Ventures leads $30 million investment in Indian agritech startup DeHaat tcrn.ch/39KHo0P by @refsrc
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There is massive potential in digitisation of $800B+ events industry. Airmeet, a global product, has seen v. strong growth in last few months - mostly all organic! Thrilled to partner with and team
@airmeet_com @Sequoia_India
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Virtual events platform Airmeet raises $12M tcrn.ch/3kw9bWP by @refsrc
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Shared some thoughts on driving alignment through a north star metric and accountability through a counter metric in today
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"No matter how a business outlines its action plan, it’s best to identify the metric that would matter most in each phase, as well as a counter metric that will help ensure sustainable success." @HarshjitSethi talks about the importance of metrics in building businesses. twitter.com/techinasia/sta…
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Story of what got us excited about
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India's #agricultural sector on the brink of a massive transformation thanks to the converging tailwinds of deregulation and mobile penetration, writes @abhishek_mohan. We're excited to partner with @DeHaatTM as they build the next-gen #SupplyChain.
linkedin.com/pulse/draft/Ag
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"The tipping point that led to Sequoia India’s decision to partner with them was the field visit, where the farmers expressed how proud they were to be associated with a platform they felt truly worked in their favour."
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Agri industry is on the brink of a large transformation. DeHaat is leveraging this disruption and building the next-gen agri supply chain. Thrilled to partner with on this journey.
, @Sequoia_India
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Agritech startup DeHaat raises $12M to reach more farmers in India tcrn.ch/2x81HWM by @refsrc
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Social platforms are emerging as powerful distribution channels for small biz, who are leapfrogging web & going social first.
Sharing some thoughts on the rise of social commerce in India & how it's redefining India's e-com landscape.
bit.ly/sequoiasocialc
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Join me and my partner as we explore the future of Services Marketplaces with two audacious founders (Blackbuck) and. (Bounce) on 29th Aug in Bangalore. Sign up to reserve a spot. @Sequoia_India
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We talked about cold start problems & early PMF in our #ServicesMarketplace meet in Delhi.
Join us as we continue the conversation with @YABAJI & @vivekanandahr in Bangalore on 29th Aug. Link to register
nvite.com/SeqTalks/3olmxj
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Probably the best set of founders to learn from about Services Marketplace.
If you are an early stage company you can still sign up for the event here nvite.com/SeqTalks/o2g24d
@Sequoia_India #SeqTalk
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Dealing with a cold start problem. Hacks to get the demand flywheel spinning. Spotting categories ripe for marketplace disruption.
@abhirajbhal, @iamadityaghosh & @gauravg1181 join us on Aug 8 as we dive into India's soaring Services Marketplace sector. #SeqTalk
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Each lesson in this thread is a gem! Very relevant for early stage founders.
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1/ So.. I take that back. This is actually a really big deal.
Let's talk about the 85k customers number.
Two years ago, it wasn't clear this was possible. It would have been easy to say "we are an enterprise company now, let's focus 100% on those large customers".
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This should definitley make it a easier for early stage founders. Write to us and Surge your way ! @Sequoia_India
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We asked ourselves: how can we best serve early-stage founders? Can we do more to give them an unfair advantage? Thrilled to launch Surge (@_surgeahead) - a new kind of rapid scale-up program for early stage #startups in #India & #ASEAN. #GetReadyToSurge
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All of the top 10 fastest growing cities in the world are in India!! Over the next 15 years, some cities like Surat and Nagpur will be bigger or as big as Bangalore and Hyderabad today.
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This settles the question with facts and figures! It's always a good time to talk to us irrespective of the stage and scale of the company.
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Is it too early to talk to @Sequoia_India? linkedin.com/pulse/too-earl
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"This is also a landmark moment for the 28M developers on who have invested millions of hours in writing & constantly improving the most impressive collection of code in human history." - . Congrats & team! seq.vc/2svaqwN
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Thrilled to welcome and to in new $125M investment announced today. Very excited about roadmap ahead for Pine Labs, with solid long-term payments investors aboard
Big thanks to our SD team for pivotal role in driving this
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Sequoia's talks about how founders can capitalize on the changes that are reshaping India's retail landscape to build new challenger brands.
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Whenever I would be going through rough phase, would turn into ecstatic cheerleader. I asked him post exit, why did you do that instead of being concerned. He said “If my being concerned could help you, I would have done that”.
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In our launch episode of #FrontLines, @Singh_sequoia shares his view on why #resilient #optimism is a must-have quality for #startup founders.
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When first met with Sequoia, @zoom_us was already cash-flow positive—and not looking for investment. Then surprised him: seq.vc/2GjfsAq
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In our launch episode of #FrontLines, shares his view on why #resilient #optimism is a must-have quality for #startup founders.
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Congrats to team on new $85M round, now the dominant mobile classifieds start-up in SEA ... built product-first and with tons of customer love
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When do you need to raise money? Who should be on your cap table? What does it take to make a great pitch? What are those must-have soft skills?
in a 'Fundraising 101' chat with women founders at the inaugural session of #SequoiaSpark
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1/3 Heartfelt congrats and sincere gratitude to founders Siva, Krishna, Karthik and management team of Scio Health Analytics i.e. SCIOInspire on acquisition by EXLS for $240M. Honored to be your partner for ~10 years.
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