Efficient Capital Labs

$121.5M raised 💥 Here's how he led his first 20 customer discovery interviews... Thank you Kaustav Das, Co-founder of Efficient Capital Labs for sharing your product-market fit journey on Zendesk's founder podcast! See comments for the podcast links! Zendesk for Startups

How to grow your SaaS without giving up Equity? 🤔 This is the pressing problem that Kaustav & team is solving at ECL 🎙️ Super excited to launch our latest podcast episode of Founders Playbook Edition, featuring Kaustav Das, Founder & CEO of Efficient Capital Labs. With over two decades of fintech expertise, Kaustav is transforming how SaaS companies access capital—without sacrificing ownership. 🔥 💡 In this episode, he shares: - A customer-first approach that prioritizes trust and care. - The real challenges of fundraising to scale in today’s fintech landscape. - Debt vs. Equity - navigating funding options for startups. - Emerging opportunities in cross-border payments. - Practical insights for smart risk management and building a global business. 👉 Hosted by Suhas Motwani, this episode is packed with insights for founders looking to grow globally—without giving up equity. Don't miss your chance to learn from one of the best in the fintech! 💯 🎬 Tune in NOW: https://lnkd.in/dimPxs_k Nikhil Lasrado

𝐏𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝐁2𝐁 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐤𝐬, 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤! Join us and Nitin Seth, Co-Founder and CEO of Conversive, for an afternoon of insights, networking, and actionable takeaways. 𝐍𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭: 🌎 Going global 🙋♂️ Building & retaining a team 👨💻 Establishing a differentiation amongst the competition 💰 Scaling without VC funding 💡𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝? ️⚡ Early-stage B2B SaaS founders ️⚡ Mid-stage B2B SaaS founders ️⚡ GTM leaders 👉 RSVP now: https://lu.ma/0s8kn96z 𝑺𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒅, 𝑹𝑺𝑽𝑷 𝒔𝒐𝒐𝒏. 𝑾𝒆 𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒚𝒐𝒖! : )

For international startups looking to expand into the US, do the following: - Take your estimates for how long it’ll take, and double it. - Take your estimates for how much it’s gonna cost, and double it. That’s the recurring advice given by founders who’ve taken their companies into the US from other parts of the world. The time element is partially a planning consideration, and partially a psychological feature that founders just need to have when thinking about the move. The money, on the other hand, is never enough. Especially when many funding options in the US are very domestically focused, founders often find themselves caught with a decent amount of their business just written off by potential financing options in their new market. We dive into this topic in this edition of Silicon Jungle Chronicles, where we explore the journeys of startups navigating from Southeast Asia and South Asia into the US market. Many thanks for sharing your insights Kaustav Das, and for arranging this chat Nikhil Lasrado! Efficient Capital Labs

Are you an early-stage B2B SaaS founder? Or a GTM leader navigating early GTM challenges and growth strategies? We are hosting an exclusive speaker session with Ritish Reddy, Co-founder of Zluri, where he will be speaking on GTM aspects of his early-stage journey. Zluri is an enterprise SaaS Management and Orchestration platform provider that has raised over USD 10M of funding. This event is curated for early-stage B2B SaaS founders and GTM leaders. Reserve your spot and gain actionable insights to help scale your business! 👉 RSVP now: https://lu.ma/ann5i2wx Since spots are limited, RSVP soon. We look forward to seeing you! : )

✨ What insightful Saas founders >< Lawyer event! 🚀 I had the privilege of moderating a powerful legal deep-dive at the Paddle x Efficient Capital Labs event, exploring the complex landscape of cross-border startups and immigration law with an exceptional panel of experts. 💡 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬: 1️⃣ 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐚 𝐃𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐝– Navigating between the E-2, O-1, and L1 visas isn’t easy for international founders. Our panel unpacked these options to give clarity and confidence. 2️⃣ 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬 – Setting up a U.S. entity? Understanding the nuances of C-Corp vs. LLC for SaaS companies can be a game-changer for scaling in the U.S. 3️⃣ 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐜𝐨 𝐯𝐬. 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐲 – The choice between a holding company or a subsidiary model can make or break your global expansion strategy. Don’t miss the tax and structural implications here! 4️⃣ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐝– Yes, there’s a roadmap from startup visas to permanent residency! We covered strategic steps for founders to align business growth with their immigration goals. A huge thank you to Sharda Balaji , Richard Devlin , and Raghavan Nagarajan for sharing their expertise and to all the brilliant attendees for your engagement. 🌍 Cross-border entrepreneurship is exhilarating, but knowing the legal ropes is crucial. Let’s keep pushing boundaries! Nikhil Lasrado | Manik Mehta | Bianca Dragan | Andrew Davies | Kaustav Das | Neha Jha | Sneha Agarwal | Paddle | Efficient Capital Labs | Omnify, Inc | GTM Unbound | Serotte Law Firm, LLC #Startups #ImmigrationLaw #LegalInsights #CrossBorderGrowth