Unpacking the First Cheque Report 2024 - India focus | The First Cheque Show

In the debut episode of the The First Cheque Show, Rishab Malik, Partner, Seed investments at Jungle Ventures and Abhishek Goyal, Founder & CEO of Tracxn, unpack the First Cheque Report 2024 from the perspectives of both a founder and an active angel investor.
They discuss the rise of local investors, flow of Seed capital beyond tier 1 cities, and how founder teams are evolving. Plus, why second-time founders are ahead of the curve and the growing impact of female entrepreneurs.
Next episode, Christopher Madiam from Sociolla digs into Southeast Asia’s data from the report.
Access report here: bit.ly/firstch...
1:08 Intro to First Cheque@Jungle
2:23 Tracxn’s beginnings
4:38 Building for IPO vs M&A from the outset
5:57 Taking Tracxn public
7:35 Abhishek’s first angel bets
11:51 Unexpected findings from The First Cheque Report 2024
13:08 Rise of female founders in Seed funding
16:34 Female founders shaping company culture
19:17 Investor bias: Evaluating education, experience, and background
21:46 First Principles of angel investing
23:49 Propagation of the venture playbook into next-tier cities in India
30:57 Abhishek’s next big idea
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We collaborate closely with Founders to build the intrinsic value of their company by building a scalable organisation and providing dependable long-term capital.
We have grown to become one of Southeast Asia's largest independent venture capital firms.
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