E144: Dhruv Dhanraj Bahl (Founder & Managing Partner, Eternal Capital)
Update: 2024-12-26
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Dhruv Dhanraj Bahl is the Founder & Managing Partner at Eternal Capital, a 120-crore fund investing in transformative startups across technology, healthcare, and consumer sectors in India. He is the former COO of BharatPe, and a leader with extensive experience in scaling businesses and driving operational excellence across Airtel, PayTM, and Fortis Hospitals, where he spearheaded growth and strategy initiatives.
This is the first of a two-part series, with the second part coming out next week. Stay tuned!
Episode Notes:
- Introduction (1:45 )
- Dhruv’s transition from operator to investor (5:09 )
- Insights from launching a new fund in India in 2024 (16:20 )
- Developing investment skills and discipline as a venture fund manager (27:30 )
- Strategies for fund managers to unlock capital for portfolio companies in later rounds (42:30 )
- Perspectives of external vs domestic investors/LPs on India’s venture landscape (49:35 )
Social links
- Follow Dhruv on Twitter
- Follow Dhruv on LinkedIn
- Follow The Desi VC on LinkedIn
- Follow Akash Bhat on Twitter
- Follow Akash Bhat on LinkedIn
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