Published inTogether Fund·PinnedAn angel gets his wingsShubham Gupta’s journey towards becoming a VC and a founder My name is Shubham Gupta. By any measure, I had a good life. A dream job at a top-tier investment bank in Singapore. A blessed life with every material comfort that I could possibly aspire for. A wonderful family and…SaaS8 min readSaaS8 min read
Published inTogether Fund·Aug 30, 2022How do you get your first 10 customers in the US?Indian founders have increasingly been travelling to the US. There is no doubt in my mind that Indian companies can be global powerhouses, but getting the momentum going in a place with such vast cultural, social, and economic differences can be tricky. Often founders make the same mistakes. And there…SaaS9 min readSaaS9 min read
Published inTogether Fund·Aug 23, 2022Investing in DhiWise: Building for the futureWe live in a world driven by technology and the architects of this world are software developers. Software developers across the world are in great demand for a reason. They aren’t just coders; they solve real-world problems; they change ideas into action, into the apps that make life easier. …SaaS6 min readSaaS6 min read
Published inTogether Fund·Jul 26, 2022Investing in Insightly: Creating efficiencyAlmost all engineering leaders have stumbled upon this problem during the pandemic. There’s no way to determine how efficiently their developers are spending their time. How should these leaders decide work allocation, or manage projects and feature releases when their team is split across locations? Unlike other functions that have…Startup6 min readStartup6 min read
Published inTogether Fund·Jun 14, 2022Investing in Spendflo: Procuring controlThe past two years have been a landmark, not just because of the sheer pace of innovation, but also because companies have started spending a lot more on SaaS. As a VC fund, this gives us great confidence that companies across the world are looking at using products that can…SaaS4 min readSaaS4 min read
Published inTogether Fund·May 12, 2022Investing in Bytebeam: Building an IoT backbonePulling off a successful IoT project is like piecing together a million-piece jigsaw puzzle. There are so many pieces, a single minor error could lead you to retrace your steps for days. The components that exist today don’t match the requirements of IoT use cases. …IoT4 min readIoT4 min read
Published inTogether Fund·Apr 14, 2022Investing in Zipy: Creating magic for developersOver the years, we’ve realised that the link between developers and customers is often tenuous. When a customer doesn’t like something, the product manager knows. But by the time the problem is conveyed to the developer, the nuance is lost. To build companies that can weather storms, be innovative and…Developer Tools6 min readDeveloper Tools6 min read