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📢 Breaking Into VC for ex-Founders & Operators - Register and join us for this close door event this weekend. Limited spots left. If you’re an ex-founder or have been an early operator at a fast growing B2B company and have been thinking about stepping into venture capital, this event is for you. Many of today’s successful investors started as builders or operators —scaling companies, navigating GTM motions, and driving revenue before moving to the other side of the table. But how do you actually make the jump? What skills translate best? And where do you start? In this closed-door roundtable, we’ll dive into: ✅ How to translate your operator experience into a successful VC career ✅ The key skills you need to develop as an early stage investor ✅ Behind the scenes: Life of a VC ✅ Why venture isn’t the right path for everyone and what to consider before making the leap 📅 Date: Feb 22nd, 2024 ⏲️ Time: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM 🎟️ Register Here: https://lu.ma/lq28oktg If you're serious about leveraging your operator experience to invest in the next wave of AI startups from India, register on the link above. We got 10 seats left to fill. BoldCap Aditi Gera Pratham Chadha Shiv Tayal Kevin D'Souza Vansh Taneja #B2B #AIStartups #VentureCapital #Startups #OperatorsToInvestors

2024 was a very special year for Testsigma. ✅ We launched Testsigma Copilot, a GenAI powered assistant for QA teams that is now used by quality engineering teams at scale across the globe ✅ We announced the availability of codeless Salesforce test automation ✅ We also announced web accessibility testing that lets our customers ship inclusive digital experiences for their users ✅ We raised series A funding from MassMutual Ventures with participation from our existing investors Accel BoldCap Strive ✅ And most importantly, Testsigma is now used by some of the market leaders in various categories to ship quality software at scale! 2025 is going to be the year where we will double down on our investments in GenAI in order to keep help QA teams test software at the speed of DevOps! A hearty thanks and best wishes to all our team members, customers, partners, investors and most importantly the amazing Quality Engineering community that keeps us motivated to keep getting better! Happy New Year!

As we enter 2025, here are the top 10 themes we are very tracking at BoldCap: 1. Specialist agents vs generalists will continue to gain momentum for knowledge work. This is not because of just current model accuracies; it is because knowledge workers will look for specific capabilities (for ex:ChatGPT search prompt sizes are 3X larger than on Google).   2. ⁠Most knowledge workers will have a digital twin at 20% of their cost (could be a mix of tools to achieve a near digital twin with today's model accuracies). Digital workers will now be a cost item in every P&L at every F500 company by 2030. 3. ⁠Most business process automation work will be driven by autonomous agents by 2030. Most BPA is currently human in the loop, this would slowly give way to autonomous agents.   4. ⁠Vertical AI platforms will win over horizontal AI tools as they will give full stack solutions that does everything. Unlike last decade where VSaaS companies won due to deeper workflows, this decade it would be about highly personalized customer experiences as workflows will be table stakes. Outside of tooling budgets, VSaaS companies will also go after the human back office budgets in these verticals. 5. ⁠On-Device LLMs will be the next big things consumer experience after chatgpt by 2030. Most smart devices will become intelligent systems that can do more than before and drive powerful consumer experiences. 6. ⁠There will be a new ecosystem of software tools built on newer search engines/ agentic search experiences and more. For the first time 'search' would take centre stage in both B2B/B2C products and customer experiences. 7. ⁠AI in domains related to National Interest + Security will grow fast (Defense tech/agritech/clean water/security) 9. B2B AI products for SMB/Mid/Enterprise companies are getting reimagined with a focus on outcomes for customers vs DIY -> The decade of rebirth of Slack, Salesforce, Netsuite is here. 10. B2B Managed marketplaces with embedded AI -> India origin, global ambition powered with AI is a new category we are looking If you are an entrepreneur building in AI, we are happy to chat as we will do 10+ investments this year 🎯 Lets build and scale 🧑💻 👩💻 🇮🇳 🇺🇸 BoldCap Pratham Chadha Shiv Tayal Kevin D'Souza Aditi Gera Vansh Taneja Discern Security Enkrypt AI Flavor AI Petavue ZenStatement Mili SuprSend REint AI Locofy.ai Togai by Zuora Lucidity SpotDraft Spendflo Testsigma + more in stealth :-)

Excited to announce that Mili has successfully raised $2 million in funding, co-led by us and Chiratae Ventures, with participation from Sparrow Capital and Better Capital. Mili is transforming the wealth management industry with its AI-powered automation designed to free up advisor time and boost productivity. Wealth advisors currently spend over half their time on administrative tasks, leaving limited bandwidth to engage clients and grow their practices. We’re thrilled to partner with Mili on their journey to revolutionize wealth management and unlock growth for advisors everywhere. Big congratulations to the team Chirag Gandhi (CG), Vennela Miryala & Siddharth Bulia. Sathya Nellore Sampat Pratham Chadha Shiv Tayal Aditi Gera Kevin D'Souza

Last week, we launched Bracket, our GTM program designed to empower AI founders to scale and thrive in North America. The overwhelming support and encouragement from our community have been truly inspiring. ❤️ A heartfelt thank you to everyone who believed in the vision of Bracket and stood by us during this exciting milestone! We’re thrilled to embark on this journey with Indian founders who dare to think big, and we can't wait to see the amazing growth stories that will unfold across the world. 🚀 If you're an AI startup in India looking for GTM support from our excellent community of global leaders, apply here: https://lnkd.in/dspzPAEH If you've already applied, we will reach out to you shortly! Stay tuned for more updates on Bracket ✨ Sathya Nellore Sampat Shiv Tayal Aditi Gera Pratham Chadha Kevin D'Souza #globalGTM #AIstartups

🤸🤸 pumped to launch Bracket alongside BoldCap – a community I've been a part of since its early days to help software startups crack global distribution. Bracket aims to solve the complexities of early-stage GTM that founders face in their journey, and it's a joy to support our ecosystem with sales mentorship.

I'm thrilled to introduce Bracket, launched in partnership with BoldCap—a global community of GTM executives reshaping software go-to-market strategies for the AI era. After years in the software space, I’ve seen firsthand the challenges founders face in scaling globally from scratch and finding the right GTM motions early on. Now, with the profound shifts AI is bringing, these challenges are even steeper. As a Partner at Bracket, I’m excited to support founders worldwide in navigating these new dynamics. Having been part of BoldCap since its early days, I’m proud of our work helping software startups tackle the complexities of early-stage GTM. Now, we’re extending that mission to empower AI-native companies to redefine traditional SaaS playbooks and drive meaningful change in the ecosystem.

Excited to join forces with BoldCap to launch Bracket– a community of global GTM executives who are redefining the playbooks of software GTM in the AI era. As someone who has spent years in software, I resonate with the challenges founders face in scaling globally from zero and finding the right GTM motions early on. This could be even tougher now with the market shift AI is bringing to our world. I am excited to offer a support system to founders globally who are trying to navigate the new face of GTM as a Partner at Bracket! Huge kudos to Sathya Nellore Sampat and Aditi Gera for bringing this community to life. Highly recommend startups to apply and become part of the Bracket community.

Sometime ago, I was asked by Aditi Gera to join BoldCap newest initiative, Bracket – an exclusive community of 50+ global GTM leaders supporting AI-native B2B software companies. After all these years in the SaaS space, I’ve seen firsthand how challenging it can be for founders to scale from zero to their first $1M ARR, especially with the ever-growing impact of AI on the market. There’s no one-size-fits-all playbook for building global distribution during the $0-$1M ARR phase, which is why Bracket is here—to connect experienced leaders who can help guide founders through this critical stage. So, today, as Bracket officially kicks off, I’m more than happy to be a part of it and excited for what’s to come! Thank you BoldCap Sathya Nellore Sampat and off course Aditi Gera

Happy to co-launch Bracket with BoldCap-- a community I've been a part of since its early days to help software startups crack global distribution. We help solve for the complexities of early stage GTM that founders face in their journey. Now we're helping AI-native companies redefine the traditional SaaS playbooks, a neat challenge for me to work on as a security executive. In the BoldCap portfolio, I advise Enkrypt AI-- we help you select and guardrail your use of GenAI within the enterprise. Sahil Agarwal is a Math PhD and a thoughtful leader of a rad company. Bracket opens this opportunity to other startups and other execs. Take a look: