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Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Investment in India

The Naren Gupta Legacy Series: Year One, Program 4 of 4

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Getting ready for the panel discussion on Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Investment in India. On stage from left to right: Moderator Praneet Garg, Managing Director, Asia Alternatives, Kashyap Deorah, Founder & CEO of Hypertrack, and Ritesh Banglani, Investment Team, Stellaris Venture Partners. 

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Enjoying drinks on the patio. From left to right, Guest of Asia Alternatives, Jishnu Battacharjee, Nexus Venture Partners, Rahul Sarin, Avendus, and Savior Susan, Nexus Venture Partners

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Asia Alternatives Co-Founder, Rebecca Xu, enjoying chatting with guests. 

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Asia Society Northern California Members and Guests enjoying pre-discussion drinks on the patio.

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From left to right: C. Richard Kramlich, Asia Society Northern California Board Member & Chairman & Co-Founder New Enterprise Associates, Zheng Yu Huang, President, Committee of 100, and Margaret Conley, Executive Director of Asia Society Northern California.

 

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Networking on the patio. 

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Welcoming words by Margaret Conley, Executive Director of Asia Society Northern California. 

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Guests enjoying the lively panel discussion.

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From left to right: Moderator Praneet Garg, Managing Director, Asia Alternatives, and panelists Kashyap Deorah, Founder & CEO of Hypertrack, Ritesh Banglani, Investment Team, Stellaris Venture Partners, and Jishnu Bhattacharjee. 

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Praneet Garg, Managing Director, Asia Alternatives’ Hong Kong office expertly moderating the discussion. 

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Kashyap Deorah, HyperTrack’s Founder and Chief Executive answering Praneet's rapid fire questions. 

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Jishnu Bhattacharjee, Managing Director at Nexus Venture Partners, a pioneer of investing in innovative companies building global technology products leveraging India and technology-led businesses for India. 

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Ritesh Banglani from Stellaris Venture Partners Investment Team answering questions about investing in companies solving uniquely Indian problems, especially those applying new technologies to their industry for the first time. 

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Margaret Conley, Executive Director of Asia Society Northern California welcoming questions from the audience.

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Bhavani Kalisetty, Google, asking questions. 

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From left to right: Anup Gupta, Nexus Venture Partners and Guest.

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Akihiko Yasuda, Asia Alternatives, and Sandeep Murthy, LightBox Ventures enjoying dinner. 

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Srikanth Seelin, Metlink Associates, and guest enjoying dinner. 

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From left to right: Ron Shah, Nina Ventures, Oksana Riabichko, Botprise and Kishan Bulusu, Botprise

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Alice Singh, CM Capital Advisors, Jessie Qiu, Asia Alternatives and Guest enjoying dinner. 

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SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, September 28, 2022 — Asia Society Northern California hosted Jishnu Bhattacharjee, Managing Director, Nexus Venture Partners, Kashyap Deorah, Founder & CEO of Hypertrack, and Ritesh Banglani, Investment Team, Stellaris Venture Partners in a panel discussion on Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Investment in India, at Le Meridien in San Francisco. This Program was moderated by Praneet Garg, Managing Director, Asia Alternatives and was emceed by Margaret Conley, Executive Director of Asia Society Northern California. This event was in conjunction with Asia Alternatives’ investor week and Annual Meeting.

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The speakers paid tribute to the legacy of our long-time and beloved Advisory Board Member, Naren Gupta (1948-2021), and addressed the topics closest to his heart: business, entrepreneurship, and cultivating the next generation of innovative leaders hailing from India. After the discussion, guests were treated to drinks and food.

Photo credits: Randall Gee and Wild Horse Productions

To view all photos from this event, visit: https://entrepreneurship-inn.wildhorseproduction.com/ 

View all Naren Gupta Legacy Series Programs:

  1. April 14, 2022 — Asia Game Changer West Awards Gala 2022: The Naren Gupta Legacy Series: Year One, Program 1 of 4
  2. June 23, 2022 — Examining U.S.-India Relations: The Naren Gupta Legacy Series: Year One, Program 2 of 4
  3. August 24, 2022 — The Past, Present, and Future of U.S.-India Relations - Marking India's 75th Anniversary: The Naren Gupta Legacy Series: Year One, Program 3 of 4
  4. September 28, 2022 — Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Investment in India: The Naren Gupta Legacy Series: Year One, Program 4 of 4

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