In this episode of LVSoundbites, we sat down Paula Mariwala who serves as a Partner at Seedfund and has been its Executive Director since inception in 2006. She has worked extensively and been actively involved with the entrepreneurial ecosystem in India to source, evaluate and mentor early stage start-up companies for the firm. Her primary focus is on education, healthcare and technology sectors and works closely with portfolio companies to take them to their next stage of growth and has led investments in education, healthcare, and mobile technology. She shared insights on:
- Angel Networks vs VCs for a startup’s first cheque
- Importance of Patient Capital
- The role of an Angel in nurturing a startup’s journey
- The human element from working with an angel network
- Benefits of a cross border angel network
- The role of a digital fundraising platform
[embed]https://youtu.be/kUt9CeQNh5o[/embed]About Paula:Paula Mariwala has worked extensively and been actively involved with the entrepreneurial ecosystem in India to source, evaluate and mentor early stage start-up companies for the firm. Her primary focus is on education, healthcare and technology sectors and works closely with portfolio companies to take them to their next stage of growth and has led investments in education, healthcare, and mobile technology. She is the Co-Founder of Stanford Angels. She serves as an Advisor of Frontier Markets Consulting Private Limited. She has worked with companies like Photon Kinetics, Tektronix and Optivideo. She is a technocrat by profession. Ms. Mariwala serves as a Director of Heckyl Technologies Pvt. Ltd. and Browntape Ltd. She is on the Board of Advisors of St. Xaviers College and K.J.Somaiya College of Engineering. She is a Promoter and Director of The Hinditron Group of companies, where she has been responsible for starting and managing the Telecommunication business of the Group and for driving new business initiatives. She served as a Member of Advisory Board at of Frontier Markets Consulting Private Limited. She is also an active angel investor, and has mentored and invested in several innovative companies across sectors. Ms. Mariwala is very active in the entrepreneurial ecosystem through her association with professional bodies like TiE Stree Shakti (Core Team), Dell Women Entrepreneurs Network, Indian Merchants Chamber, Computer Society of India, Stanford University Alumni Association. She is involved in various capacities with academic institutions and business incubators. She has several publications and patents to her credit in the fields of Astrophysics and Optical Communication. She has over 20 years of entrepreneurial and operational experience with technology companies in United States and India. Ms. Mariwala holds an M.S. in Applied Physics from Stanford University, USA and B.Sc. in Physics from St. Xavier’s college, Mumbai.
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