Entrepreneur, Mentor, Author
Entrepreneur, Mentor, Author
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 …
Sidana Ventures brought global investments for Deep Tech startup founder who is building AI-based products in India. VAANI Raised the capital from Swiss investors. Congratulations to Tushar Shinde and the Vaani Research Labs team. Rakesh Sidans says ” When I met Tushar, he didn’t believe that someone could help him raise capital from another country. …
CO-INVEST : CO-BUILD – that’s what I decided when I launched my family business SIDANA VENTURES. I met over 1000 founders from the last few months, the majority 90% founders don’t know – – how much to raise funds to achieve their next milestone. Usage plans are never accurate. The unseen circumstances like vendors stopping …
SIDANA VENTURES organized their second event, that is live pitching event, SV SHARKS in Gurgaon. “We will invest in founders we can TRUST. I never sound like any typical VC – hey! take my money and give us an exit or get busted 🙂 Never!! We work shoulder to shoulder with founders” says Rakesh Sidana, …
Invited at IIT Delhi for a panel session “Startup Chronicles : From Vision to Venture” in their TYRST.IITD festival. The session was on AI-Sustainability and IIT Students wanted to know how AI is changing the world. AI will enhance Human intelligence by doing those tasks which are repetitive and need analysis before taking decision. Discussion …
India’s power demand reached 250 GW (May 2024) increase of 46 GW in just two years, and an additional rise of 50-80 GW by 2027. India’s electricity demand is expected to quadruple by 2047. Renewable energy and storage as critical to powering the nation’s economic growth sustainably, presenting a unique opportunity for India to lead in clean energy transition …
Concluded amazing session “SME’s Growth and Funding Challenges” at B.H.A.R.A.T (Business Hub of Accessible Retail & Trade). Concluding Remarks were :“Startups and SMEs are becoming wiser and sustainable now after the wave of unicorns and surge in SME IPOs” by Prashant Narang “Cash Burn exists in SMEs just because of Credit Driven Small Businesses, we …
Startup Never Fails or Startup Always Fails 🙂 A Mission – #SideHustle (old pic 2018) Let’s find out from my side hustle…. In 2016, I started “Startup Never Fails” – a campaign, an event to let every entrepreneur know the “reality” of startups and their common mistakes. In 2017-2018, that campaign reached Bangalore, Mumbai, and …
Wealth is Value Creation, that is compounding itself with TIME to create big value, that you can satisfy by your efforts to convert into unbelievable Money. The ET Wealth article was published in 2012 when he found a new way of generating new business for repair centers and also was able to sustain my business …