As a former founder, I’ve been on the same journey as you :) Our investors were fantastic, I aspire to be like them: honest, helpful & decisive. I invest in companies in FinTech, BFSI, SaaS & IP-led frontier sectors.Looking forward to hearing from you - feel free to DM me on superdm.com/rahul for anything fundraising or company building related. I clear my inbox & notifications once per week.Prior to joining DeVC, I had founded Verak Insurance (a YC W21 company) which was acquired by InsuranceDekho in April 2023. We had raised ~$1.85M from Lightspeed India Partners & Sequoia Capital India.At InsuranceDekho, I was part of the team which started distribution of small business insurance ($ multi-million revenue line) and I kick-started our integrations with ONDC to offer embedded insurance options (1st to market).On nights & weekends, I had become an active investor with a portfolio of ~20 startups (Pre-Seed to Series B) built over 3 years. I thoroughly enjoyed investing & when I got the opportunity to move from an individual to institutional investor, I took the plunge.(*) My individual private investments (in order of investment date) include: 1. OneCode (Seed)2. BlueLearn (Pre-Seed)3. Stoa School (Seed)4. JarApp (Seed)5. Hilo Design (Pre-Seed)6. FastJobs (Seed)7. EzoBooks (Angel)8. FinSire (Seed)9. CarEasy (Seed)10. RevRag AI (Angel)11. Cautio (Pre-Seed)12. Jimmy’s Cocktails (Series B)13. ToHands (Seed)14. Gordian (Seed)15. CirclePe (Seed)16. Boba Bhai (Seed)17. SaveSage (Angel)18. Kubo Care (Angel)19. gAI Ventures (Angel)(*) Please note that I no longer make individual investments as of May 2024.Outside of work, I read a lot (150+ books now), write some essays (1000+ now) & regularly hit the gym or go for an outdoor run. I spend a lot of time with my family in Mumbai & a few close friends.I graduated with degree in Statistics from the University of Warwick in 2019 - I fell in love with blockchain, insurance, technology etc at college & found my way back home to India (for good).You can find all of my book recommendations, book notes, podcast recommendations, historic investment memos & old blogs on my website which is linked above in my profile.Views expressed on LinkedIn are my own and do not reflect those of DeVC, Z47 (f.k.a Matrix Partners India), fund LPs or any other affiliated partners. My views should not be construed as legal or financial advice.