Puneet Suri

India’s startup system is no longer a side story - it is quietly rewriting the rules of wealth creation, employment, and self-reliance in our country. Yet most professionals still scroll past. “Small companies… too risky… not my world.” They see surface-level noise - modest teams, occasional funding headlines, and the churn of failures - and tune out. That is the mistake that will hurt in five years. Look closer at history. Thirty to forty years ago, Infosys, TCS and Wipro were exactly these...

In India today, the biggest wealth creation in startups happens before companies go public. Late-stage private capital lets founders stay private longer, build massive value, and exit at high multiples. Public market investors (retail, mutual funds) often arrive too late - after the explosive early growth is already captured.   This gap creates huge opportunities in private markets - venture capital, angel investing, revenue-based financing, venture studios, and more. But to participate...

Let’s get straight to it. If you’re a 2-4 year CA working in Big 4 or an MBA working with a mid-size IB firm, a consultant or startup operator, an MBA about to graduate, or a Global Indian who recently booked that one-way ticket back from the US/UK/Canada amid visa uncertainties - you’ve likely asked yourself this at least once in the past six months: “Can I actually break into venture capital in India without an IIT/IIM tag, without prior VC experience, and without knowing someone on the...