
Thought leadership
Notes on venture investing, company building, AI, and the global markets we work in.
September 29, 2026
Q&A with Kartik Hosanagar, Rohati LP
Kartik Hosanagar on what makes a real AI moat, how data flywheels compound, and where AI changes the playbook for startups.
Charles Elkan
Investing Partner
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September 24, 2026
VCCircle
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September 8, 2026
Business Wire
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July 7, 2026
Q&A with Calvin Chin, Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Nick has backed E14 personally since it formed. Calvin Chin on the fund's formal relationship with MIT's academic side, why it deliberately never pitched the endowment, and what it means to be part of a community rather than scouting it.
Nick Talwar
General Partner
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March 24, 2026
Q&A with Aakrit Vaish, Founder & General Partner
Nick and Aakrit met through the World Economic Forum's Young Global Leaders program. Aakrit Vaish on building AI for a billion people, why India will win on applied AI rather than frontier research, and the two early portfolio companies that prove it.
Nick Talwar
General Partner
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November 18, 2025
Q&A with Kunal Khattar, Founder & General Partner
The partnership behind Rapido. Kunal Khattar on why three quarters of India's vehicles are two-wheelers, what the Rapido journey taught him about building for India, and the picks and shovels companies he is backing next.
Nick Talwar
General Partner
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September 8, 2025
Q&A with Lu Zhang, Founder & Managing Partner
Nick and Lu met at an Oxford leadership workshop in 2016. Lu Zhang on founding a medical device company at 21, how she separates real AI companies from thin wrappers, and why capital-efficient startups are a tailwind for early-stage funds.
Nick Talwar
General Partner
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April 29, 2025
Q&A with Ullas Naik, Founder & General Partner
The first in our ongoing series highlighting the GPs we back. Ullas Naik on seeding DoorDash, Rappi and AppLovin, navigating the liquidity crunch, and where AGI heads next.
Nick Talwar
General Partner
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