Entrepreneur, Mentor, Author
Entrepreneur, Mentor, Author
After 8 years, I decided to come on camera again for an interview/podcast. Normally, we don’t get time to recap our lives. We get so deeply involved in building something large, chasing ambitious goals, that we forget where we started and how far we have come, until someone asks us the right questions. You never …
You should build your garden so beautiful that everybody comes to you. I understand this when I started believing in myself, my strength, my wealth of knowledge and experience. No one can win every battle. but no man should fall without struggle. No one can inspire you better but your own struggle. How you came …
SV SHARKS 4.0 was held at Gurgaon on 10th April 2026, a live pitching invite-only private event for founders who are the part of SIDANA VENTURES portfolio. “BIGGER AND BETTER!!! Finally, SV SHARKS 4.0 – Funding Happens Live! Launched as Our Flagship Unique Product/Platform (Funding Event) from SIDANA VENTURES” says Founder. Rakesh Sidana explained that …
35 Million, 200 Countries, Indiaspora is the largest community of Non-Resident Indians, catalysing India’s growth for innovation and becoming a developed country by 2047. Indians are sitting in the leadership position in the entire world. Rakesh Sidana met MR Rangaswami, the founder of Indiaspora who organized the Global AI Summit, an eye-opening insight from sessions …
LP Summit 2026 : Last year out of 89 Funds launched only 31 were able to raise funds. PE strengthens dominance in 2025 while VC moderates, signaling clearer shift to mature-stage deals. PE exits declined in 2025 and expected to rise in 2026, everybody still look for IPO exits in 2026. Dry-powder, undeployed funds has …
COME AND MEET!! THE INDIA AI IMPACT SUMMIT, a global gathering focused on how artificial intelligence will shape economies, governance and society at scale. Agentic AI has become common. Now companies are using prompt to make anything like websites, app and design, even 3D Printing of jewellery. Experts predict, AI and robotics will create a …
INNOVATIONS ARE THE OUTCOME OF STUBBORNNESS. I discussed it in the lecture at the college convocation, where I was invited as a guest. I was talking about entrepreneurship. All innovators understand the depth of the problem and continually improve upon every failure to reach their goal. Failures are unexpected events that can happen to anyone; …
Co-Founder-ship is being on the same page while accepting different opinions. I founded multiple businesses by understanding how the right people can work together to achieve their individual goals and solve their common life problems while building trust like buddies. Most of the families are not supportive just because entrepreneurs struggle to chase something nobody …
The Indian Venture and Alternate Capital Association (IVCA) organized DII & Exit Forum in Delhi and the theme was to discuss about current challenges in the VCs, Family Office and Funding trends. Rakesh Sidana written his views on Linkedin saying “LIQUIDITY “unlocking” – The theme of 2026!! Exits via IPOs setting records for $20 billion …
SV SHARKS 3.0 is a physical pitching event. Founders pitch before investors and get funding. This event was the third series of the same format, known as SV SHARKS. SV stands for SIDANA VENTURES, the company that organizes this event. This was the 3rd series of the same event format, organized in Gurgaon, India. The …