Abhay Pandey, Founding Partner - A91 Partners

Breaking Investment Stereotypes with Rajkumar Singhal

My guest for today is Abhay Pandey. Abhay is a Founding Partner at A91, a venture fund launched in 2018. A91 has invested in companies like Sugar Cosmetics, GoDigit Insurance and Hector Beverages. Prior to founding A91 Partners, Mr. Abhay Pandey was a Managing Director at Sequoia Capital India Advisors Private Limited from 2008-2018.

Prior to Sequoia Capital, Abhay worked as an investment banker with DSP Merrill Lynch and as a management consultant at McKinsey & Co.

Abhay received his PGDM (MBA) from Indian Institute of Management Kolkata (1996) and a B. Tech in Computer Science and Engineering from IIT Bombay (1993).

Abhay is passionate about supporting philanthropy and giving back to society in education. He is a Trustee at Ashoka University, and a Trustee of BECT, a charitable trust for primary and secondary education.

We spoke about

• Abhay’s journey from small town to world of investing
  
• How magic happens when a good founder meets a good market
  
• Deconstructing an investors journey
  
• What do we look for in founder
  
• Stereotypes in private investing
  
• Booming industries in the next 10 years
  
• His advice to entrepreneurs and investors
  

I really enjoyed it!!

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Show Notes

2:28 Abhay’s journey from small town to world of investing

8:47 How magic happens when a good founder meets a good market

10:05 deconstructing an investors journey

17:07 What do we look for in founder

20:28 Stereotypes in private investing

29:18 Booming industries in the next 10 years

34:00 How many 50 billion dollar companies can we expect in 2030

36:07 Abhay’s philanthropic journey Why this ranks so high when look at your achievement

39:02 His s advice to entrepreneurs and investors

42:34 Some Rapid fires

44:30 Abhay Pandey in the next 10 years