Thesis: Firstly, I will only be investing in fabulous founders – they make or break a business. I particularly look for hustlers with perseverance. Secondly, I look for defensible ideas in large markets that have the potential to become home runs i.e. 100x outcomes. Preference will be to consider Pre-Seed to Series A opportunities whilst remaining sector agnostic. Seek to add value to founders by leveraging upon my past-experiences and large global network both for business development as well as for fundraising. I will continue to remain extremely selective and turn-down majority of the deal flow that I see in order to get to those propositions which can create outsized returns.
At Work: Head of Private Investments at a multi-billion dollar family office and board member across a diverse set of companies including one of the most active early-stage VCs globally. 15+ years in PE / VC, investment banking, strategy, and angel investing post failing as an entrepreneur early in my career.
After Work: Active angel investor. Invested in over 150 companies through my syndicate and other structures / platforms.
Past/Current Investments: Personally or professionally invested in more than a dozen unicorns including Uber, Didi, Impossible Foods, Grofers, MissFresh, Boom, Ipsy, Calm, Alto Pharmacy, Just Inc, Standard Cognition, Chipper Cash, Overtime and Kitopi.
Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/alirampurwala
Scout program: Significant portion of economics shared with LPs for deal sourcing; DM me for details
Important Notes:
- Early stage investing is highly risky. Invest only if you are comfortably losing the entire investment
- Feel free to opt-out or opt-in on a deal by deal basis
- I will endeavor to provide updates when possible but cannot guarantee them
- When a deal has a tight deadline or I have a small allocation, allocation priority will be given to the most active LPs
Deals are sourced from personal and professional network.
Syndication will be on a best efforts basis where enough allocation is available.
