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Back in 2015, when the start-up landscape in India was at a nascent stage, as a banker Ishpreet pioneered the first-ever debt solutions for startups in India. In 2018, Ishpreet founded Stride Ventures and today it has become —India’s leading venture debt fund.They have partnered with companies like Zepto, Bira, Sugar, Spinny, Zetwerk and many more.00:00 Top Moments00:26 Intro02:31 Starting Stride Ventures in 2015 and pioneering venture debt in India05:40 Thesis, portfolio, fundraising, and venture debt business model12:10 Check sizes, sectors, and stages of investment14:09 Journey of building Stride Ventures16:55 Vision for Stride Ventures as a startup bank in 3-5 years19:23 Prioritizing tasks and product roadmap20:43 Early lessons when starting Stride Ventures24:16 Challenges in building a venture debt firm28:11 Advice for startups open to venture debt31:25 Tough moments and confidence boosters34:36 Typical day routine36:03 Unexplored areas of learning36:34 Outside work obsession38:40 Alternative pursuits if not building Stride Ventures39:48 Perception by friends outside work41:12 Dream dinner guests, dead or alive
