India’s First Startup Guru Dr Apoorva Ranjan Sharma heading to Shaan – e – Awadh Lucknow for an Angel Investment Masterclass
Lucknow: Dr. Apoorva Ranjan Sharma , Founder Venture Catalysts, 9UNICORNS Angel Fund. is known as the founding father of startup ecosystem in India and to share his knowledge and expertise, he will be conducting an Angel Investment Masterclass exclusively for the people of Lucknow on 29 April 2022 at Hotel Hilton Garden Inn Gomti Nagar, Lucknow.
Dr. Sharma is a pioneer in the startup industry. With a PhD in incubation, Dr. Sharma is a seasoned angel investor to the startup ecosystem in India and has been mentoring and investing in startups since 2002. Venture Catalysts has become world’s 3rd most active incubator and early stage investor. He has been awarded by President of India, and Narayan Murthy & Ratan Tata for his contribution to the startup ecosystem.
Talking of the future, Venture Catalysts envisages to to invest $108 million (around Rs 824 crore) in about 300 startups in 2022. Founded by Apoorva Ranjan Sharma, Anil Jain, Anuj Golecha and Gaurav Jain in 2016, the Venture Catalysts group closed as many as 207 deals in 2021, and invested in 178 unique startups.
Venture Catalysts is India’s 1st integrated incubator that not only offers funding, mentorship and networking but more. Venture Catalysts has ranked in top 3 startup investors in India. Founded in the year 2016, VCats in the past six years have evaluated 30,000 + startups, did 450 + investments, have their presence in 55+ Indian cities and 7 countries with 5,000+ investor network. They have 300 + startups in their portfolio and the combined valuation of the portfolio is $5B+ .
