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September 29, 2026

LP Spotlight: Kartik Hosanagar

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

How Palo Alto-based Rohati's India play juggles VC fund-of-funds, direct bets

VCCircle

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September 8, 2026

Rohati Capital Closes Oversubscribed $50 Million Inaugural Fund

Business Wire

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July 7, 2026

Fund Manager Spotlight: E14 Fund

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

Fund Manager Spotlight: Activate

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

Fund Manager Spotlight: AdvantEdge

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

Fund Manager Spotlight: Fusion Fund

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

Fund Manager Spotlight: Streamlined Ventures

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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