From starting his VC career with Mumbai Angels to becoming the CEO of Mirae Asset Venture Investments (India), Ashish Dave tells us about his journey as an investor, the path to becoming a partner, what can be done, what to avoid, how to add value and the importance of patience.

Ashish is the CEO at Mirae Asset Venture Investment (India) with a focus on opportunities in Mobile, Internet, Fintech space. With a fund size of USD 1.5 Billion, his investments at Mirae include the likes of Ola, BigBasket, Zolostays, Shadowfax, and more. Prior to Mirae, he was involved with Kalaari where he was actively involved in sourcing new opportunities and helping existing portfolio companies. Some of the noted portfolio firms he worked with include Zivame, Vyome, Crowdfire, Cashkaro, Truebil, and RKSV. Join Ashish in conversation with Roshan to understand more about India's booming startup investment scene. Tune in to know more about - 1. How did it all start for Ashish and Mirae? 00:00 2. Growth-stage funds in India 06:02 3. The path to IPO 08:30 4. How do regulations affect listing? 5. Allocating capital for various funding stages19:39 6. India's maturing startup scene 28:33 7. Role of investors in India's growth story 43:10 8. Ashish's recommendations 53:22 ---------- Connect with Ashish - Twitter - https://twitter.com/ashishdave Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/daveash/ ----------- **Software Testing & Quality with Pradeep Soundararajan | Moolya Testing ** https://youtu.be/gRJBI-RR4hU If you liked this episode, don't forget to subscribe to our podcast and let us know what you'd like us to cover in the next episode. #Podcast #TheStartupOperator #Startup #Investing #Funding #growthstage #growthstagestartup #growthstageinvesting #raising #miraeasset #capital #investment #raisingfund #equity #roshancariappa #ashishdave

Join our WhatsApp Community here: https://bit.ly/IndianautWA1 ~ Ashish Dave is the CEO of Mirae Asset Venture Investments (India). Since setting up Mirae’s venture capital (VC) arm in March 2018, Ashish has overseen the investment of around $200 million into startups such as Ola, BigBasket, Zomato, and Shadowfax. Before Mirae, he was involved with Kalaari Capital where he was actively involved in sourcing new opportunities and helping existing portfolio companies. He received his MBA from IE Business School, Spain, and did his Bachelors of Engineering (IT) from Mumbai University. In this episode, Ashish walks us through his investment philosophy. From how he backs winners (including a deep-dive into his latest investments), to his outlook on the Indian market (and why he is bullish on the Indian Startup Ecosystem), to his origin story. - Ashish's Origin Story - Bull-case for the Indian Entrepreneurial Ecosystem - Ashish's Investment Philosophy - Recent Investments (ShareChat, Trell, Jupiter, Jai Kisan, and Koo) - Venture Capital as a Career - Advice for Aspiring Indian Entrepreneurs ~ 🎙️ Discover some of India's next best analytical 🤖 and creative 🎭 minds who are not only transforming their own fields but at the same revolutionizing India's entrepreneurial ecosystem! 🛰️ New episodes every 2 weeks. #TheIndianautPodcast​​​​ #Indianaut​​​​ • Host: Gautam Marwah • Editor: Pranav Suneja (https://www.instagram.com/pranav.eja) • Intro Music: Ladybirds Mate by Rachel K Collier ~ Do follow us on our social media handles for regular updates on the latest episodes. • Instagram: http://instagram.com/indianaut.in​​​​ • Facebook: http://facebook.com/indianaut.in​​​​ • Twitter: https://twitter.com/indianaut​​​

On this Episode of Shunya One, we have Ashish Dave -CEO of Mirae Asset Venture Investments (India). They talk about the start of Mirae, it being a traditional finance company, but not a typical Venture Capitalist and how the fund came to be. Ashish talks about the specific areas they are currently investing in, anything that seems like an opportunity; what to him now, personally, is a good place to fund in and how covid has affected the funding process. Further, they discuss about the founders' DNA today, does Ashish think he is building the right physique of building long term companies. Tune in for this and lot more. Follow Mirae on Linkedin & Twitter: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mirae-asset-investment-managers-india/ https://twitter.com/miraeasset Follow Ashish Dave on Linkedin & Twitter: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daveash/ https://twitter.com/ashishdave Tweet to hosts @shiladitya & @doshiamit for your questions or reactions to this episode. To join the Shunya One slack channel, request for an invite here: http://ivmpodcasts.com/shunyaone You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app. You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/