Sudipto Sannigrahi
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"While most VCs invest in 'bits', I focus on 'atoms' - the hardware and physical infrastructure that India needs to become truly self-reliant.”
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Sudipto Sannigrahi
I invest in sectors critical to India becoming a truly sovereign nation. We're moving from a $4 trillion to a $10 trillion economy, and this growth needs strong foundations.
My areas of focus include: food security for our farmers, infrastructure for growth, manufacturing independence, compute sovereignty with our own semiconductors and data centers, energy resilience through EVs and renewables, and indigenous aerospace & defense capabilities.
2016 marked the beginning of India's B2B revolution. GST and demonetization brought the informal economy into the limelight. It was amazing to see factory workers, who would hesitate to use computers, running their businesses on their smartphones by 2020.
To witness a generation of traditionally offline B2B businesses reap the benefits of technology for better discovery, transparency, price and credit was an eye opener for me. And ever since, I've been fascinated with enabling these transformations by backing revolutionary companies.
Our investments in companies like OfBusiness, Captain Fresh, Vegrow and Farmart are about making India's supply chains more efficient. India is now creating global best practices, instead of simply following them.
We bring the entire B2B founder community together in multiple forums and help them learn from each other. Our flagship initiative 'Digitizing Make in India' has become India's largest B2B conference, bringing together founders, investors, and industry leaders.
We partnered with McKinsey and BCG to publish comprehensive reports that map out opportunities in India's journey from $4T to $10T economy. These reports have become the go-to resource for understanding which sectors will propel India's growth and what kind of startups need to be built.
Building on this foundation, we help founders in their initial journey with team building and getting their critical hires in place.
Moreover, having witnessed the zero to infinity journey of multiple B2B companies, we are uniquely positioned to help founders avoid common pitfalls from our own experiences.
I believe that deep-tech in India has begun to come of age, with the makings of greatness. We've been documenting this transformation in our Digitizing Make In India conferences and annual reports. And the biggest and most positive indicators of this growth is that India is now its own best customer for deep-tech solutions and products.
Our startups no longer need to look westward - whether it's semiconductors, EV or defense solutions - there is enough demand for cutting edge tech in India from the Government, private companies and consumers. This completes the loop - from research and manufacturing to deployment all within India. And there's proof in the success of companies like Ola Electric that went from Seed to IPO in just a few years.
We're at the cusp of India's tech-ade and a big portion of that will come at the intersection of manufacturing and technology innovation.
As India moves toward being a $10 trillion economy, we'll need more founders building in critical areas such as manufacturing, semiconductors, defense, space, EV and renewable energy.
This isn't just about economic growth; it's about building a self-reliant nation that can influence global geopolitics. And most of that will be built over the next decade by visionary founders who are comfortable in changing the status quo.
And that's what excites me every day - backing founders who are building the foundation of a stronger India.
