EP24: Democratizing startup investing w/Tyke Invest's Karan Mehra

In this episode, I invited Karan Mehra - Founder & CEO of Tyke Invest, a company that has created a platform which enables people to invest in startups with as little as INR 5000.

Up until now, retail investors had to watch VCs corner the BIG gains from increase in startup valuations, but now the game is open for everyone.

Through Tyke, everyone can get in on the act & own a piece of the pie. I had a really fun session & learned a lot conversing with Karan.

We spoke about a range of topics in this episode like:

(00:00): Introduction

(4:37): Exploring Karan's background & understanding how he dipped his feet into the world of entrepreneurship

(6:00): What's the Elevator Pitch for Tyke Invest & what are the pain points that the company seeks to address

(09:51): What were some of the biggest BLOCKERS that Karan faced while building Tyke

(11:19): Tyke's competitive advantage & why this space hasn't been explored by other players yet

(12:21): The process of investing in a startup through Tyke from A to Z

(16:00): Possibility to execute this model on a global level? Can Tyke tap into international investors?

(17:00): How was Tyke able to reduce the investment amount to as low as INR 5000?

(18:05): Talking about User growth and traction since Tyke's beta launch & what are the different segments that they’re targeting in B2B segment

(23:28): What's the market size & how BIG of an opportunity is Tyke tapping into?

(25:12): Is competition heating up in this space & how is Karan planning to stay ahead of the curve?

(27:12): Talking about Tyke's revenue model (I really liked it!) and what potential revenue streams can they leverage in the future

(30:24): Karan's key takeaways of running his own business & what are some of his learnings

(33:10): The story behind the name ‘Tyke’?

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