32 min
UVC: Swapna Gupta from Qualcomm Ventures India on the fund's consistent success in India, their QWEIN initiative to overcome gender disparities, and changing trends in the Indian startup ecosystem Understanding VC
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Understanding VC is a deep dive on how Venture Capitalists work. In this episode, I talk to Swapna Gupta, Director at Qualcomm Ventures India, about her fascinating journey from investment banking to becoming a VC. She shares with us a decade worth of her experience as a VC, punctuated by passion projects, and moments of serendipity. She explains Qualcomm's portfolio thesis which targets technological diversification and transformational progress. She also obliges to discuss QWEIN, a project directing the growth of emerging women entrepreneurs, with a goal to bridge the gender gap that pervades the Indian startup ecosystem.
Understanding VC is a deep dive on how Venture Capitalists work. In this episode, I talk to Swapna Gupta, Director at Qualcomm Ventures India, about her fascinating journey from investment banking to becoming a VC. She shares with us a decade worth of her experience as a VC, punctuated by passion projects, and moments of serendipity. She explains Qualcomm's portfolio thesis which targets technological diversification and transformational progress. She also obliges to discuss QWEIN, a project directing the growth of emerging women entrepreneurs, with a goal to bridge the gender gap that pervades the Indian startup ecosystem.
32 min