EP#61 Pankaj Makkar – The bull case for India, mental models to identify stellar startups and Bertelsmann’s India investment playbook

The VCpreneur: Startups | Venture Capital | Entrepreneurship | Fundraising by Digjay Patel

Aug 28, 202200:46:01Business

In this episode, Pankaj Makkar (Managing Director, Bertelsmann India Investments), joins our host Digjay , to talk about his path leading up to Bertelsmann, evolution of Bertelsmann’s India investment strategy and why no...

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