48 | Rajeev Mantri, Venture Investing and India’s Economic Prospects

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">My guest today is Rajeev Mantri (@RMantri). Rajeev is the founder and managing director of India-focused venture capital firm Navam Capital. Prior to founding Navam, Rajeev worked as a venture capital investor at New York-based Lux Capital, focusing on investments in deep technology ventures.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this conversation, we cover deep tech investing within India, and</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">A New Idea of India</span></em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I hope you enjoy my conversation with Rajeev Mantri.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For the full show notes, transcript, and links to mentioned content, check out the episode page on </span> <a href= "https://compoundingpodcast.com/ep48"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://compoundingpodcast.com/ep48</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">------</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Show Notes:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:00:31] - [First question] - Background</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:02:09] - How does writing and investing complement each other? </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:03:25] - What is Deep Tech Investing</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:04:45] - What has Rajeev learned from Josh Wolfe?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:08:23] - Difference in deep tech investing in the US vs India</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:16:09] - How to find deep tech investments?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:20:38] - Commonalities in deep tech founders?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:22:55] - How to promote more people starting deep tech companies?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:26:45] - How did the book “A New Idea of India” come about?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[0