May 11Why we invested in Josh TalksIndia has the largest youth population in the world. These young people hold the key to transforming the country into a modern, productive, developed economy. However, the reality is that a large part of the country’s youth are struggling for gainful employment. Some argue that India has simply failed to…Ankur Capital Investments2 min read
Published in Ankur Capital·Apr 6Why we invested in AgrizyTake your pick of supply chains across India, and you’ll find similar challenges: fragmentation, informal networks with multiple layers of middlemen, poor price discovery, substandard quality assurance and inefficient logistics. …Ankur Capital Investments3 min read
Feb 22Why we Invested in OffGrid Energy LabsGreen is the color for the next decade. The clean energy transition forms the backbone of our sustainable future. Solar has become cheaper than coal — at least in India. But to effectively utilize it, we need to manage the intermittency that comes with renewables. Batteries have become a burning…Ankur Capital Investments2 min read
Published in Ankur Capital·Feb 17Energy Storage: The opportunities in the next decadeThe climate crisis is driving the uptake of renewables. Diversifying the global energy mix with renewables will go hand in hand with the need for energy storage over the next decade. There are various types of energy storage technologies, but electrochemical systems — or simply batteries — are the most…Ankur Capital Thesis9 min read
Jan 21Sci-Fi to Reality- The World of Deep-Science Tech“The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do!” — Rob Siltanen Over the 4.6-billion-year history of the earth, it has undergone many changes. …6 min read
Jan 20Why we invested in MyCaptainLook at IBM’s career portal and you’ll see that 50% of their U.S. jobs are open to anyone with the right skills regardless of whether they hold a college degree. Just one example of a legacy name hinting at the future of work. Let’s zoom out. A reported 85 million…Mycaptain3 min read
Jan 19Putting the Risk back into Risk CapitalIt’s 2022 and we are still in our caves. We’re not only referring to covid-induced cloistering. We’re referring to the limitations in our ideas. The Indian ecosystem looks back at 2021 in awe. We minted over 40 unicorns and boosted valuations to the stratosphere all while bringing grocery delivery down…Deep Technology3 min read
Published in Ankur Capital·Aug 5, 2021Why we invested in WasabiI have always shopped locally for things I need… a charger, my groceries, medicines, shoes… but that’s been slipping. Yes I am part of the 45% growth that India is seeing for online retail. The 70 million-odd Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs) that sell products and services across the country…Ankur Capital Investments3 min read
Published in Ankur Capital·Apr 23, 2021Thanks for all the fish!By Team Ankur As a fund investing in transformative tech that marries profit with planet good, we are excited by the future of aquaculture. Man has been farming aquatic organisms for thousands of years. Romans farmed oysters around 500 BCE, the Chinese practised freshwater aquaculture some 1000 years earlier, mussel…Fishing4 min read
Published in Ankur Capital·Apr 15, 2021What Can Smart Founders Learn from The Office?By Team Ankur The Office ran for 9 seasons and showcased many nuanced and maybe exaggerated scenes that happen in workplaces around the world all the time. It left us with many sweet, sweet nuggets of wisdom, and these takeaways are specifically for founders building world-class companies. On communication —…Ankur Capital Portfolio3 min read
