Anekāntavāda: many-sidedness.
Investing: Investing in smart founders solving important problems, usually pre-hype.
| Investments | About | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|
| 🏎 Upflow | Helps you collect money from outstanding invoices faster | Kima Ventures + |
| ✅ ConfirmHR | Improves how you hire | — |
| 👩🏽🏫 Primer | Building the future of education | Founders Fund, Naval R, patio11 + |
| 💸 Alka | Makes personal finance enjoyable | |
| 🔍 Certn | Gives you global background checks | Tribe Cap, Moxxie, Weekend Fund + |
| 💰 Compound | Helping you maximize the value of your stock options | — |
| 🚦Flow Labs | Gives everyone time back by eliminating traffic congestion | — |
| ♻️ Paragon | Automating your API development | — |
| 📶 Causal | Giving you statistical and visualization superpowers | — |
| ♾ SandboxVR | Full-body VR experience with friends (via Shrug Capital) | a16z, Shrug Capital + |
| Companies | |
| 💌 Polymail | advisor to founders |
| 📶 Causal | product + gtm |
I’m often the smallest check and biggest supporter(!) often helping with product, community, hiring, and go-to-market.
References at: angel.co/varadh
Varadh has been an incredible help to us in the short time we’ve known each other. A majority of our investors have come from introductions that Varadh made, and his advice + support has really helped us navigate the early stage that we’re at. – Taimur Abdaal (Co-founder, Causal)
Varadh is a trusted friend and I love spending time with him. Not only is he smart and ambitious, but he has a great heart and his energy is contagious. I’ve always counted on him for real talk and to constantly push me to improve as a person and leader. If you’re an early founder, I cannot recommend him enough as someone to share your journey with. – Patrick Lu (Co-founder, Playfull)
Varadh is one of the brightest, ambitious guys I’ve had the pleasure to work with. His unique product & strategic insight helped shaped many important decisions we made early on at Polymail! – Brandon Foo (Co-founder, Paragon & Polymail)
Becoming an Angel Investor:
- Motivation
- Capital
- Access / Sourcing
- Diligence
- Securing Allocation
- Helping
