About Utsav Somani:
Utsav is the founder of Offline — India’s most exclusive community of scaled-up tech founders. Early members include co-founders of Zomato, Country Delight, Ultrahuman, Noise, CoinDCX, and many more.
He is responsible for bringing AngelList to India. AngelList India became the most active seed investor in the country with 500 investments since it’s launch in 2018. He runs 2 separate funds called iSeed and Galaxy that have around $100M in AUM. Utsav has personally invested in companies like BharatPe, CoinDCX, Pristyn Care, Jupiter, Park+ along with top-tier VC firms.
In this conversation, we talk about:
00:00 Intro
02:13 Navigating Introversion
05:40 The Art of Cold Outreach
07:23 Reflecting on a Decade of Investing
10:51 Challenges and Learnings in Angel Investing
12:38 Building the Community
15:21 The Vision for Offline
18:05 Executive Coaching and Community Building
21:14 Building a Strong Cap Table
21:46 The Importance of Monopoly and Control
24:13 Private Paid Communities
30:32 Decision-Making Framework
34:07 Balancing Work and Personal Life
35:57 Defining Success
36:33 Key Takeaways from the Conversation
