MUMBAI: The Entrepreneur’s Financial Modelling Session at the upcoming FICCI Young Leaders Summit 2025 will offer an inside look into how venture capitalists assess founders and startups before making investment decisions.
Titled “Inside the Mind of a VC: What They See Before They Fund,” the session will be moderated by Neha Malhotra, Founder & Managing Partner of MeritX Ventures. The panel will include leading investors such as Archana Jahagirdar, Founder & CEO, Rukam Capital; Sanjay Nigam, Founder, Fashion Entrepreneurs Fund; and Anurag Ramdasan, Partner, 3one4 Capital.
Panelists will discuss how venture capital decisions depend not only on numbers and projections but also on founder psychology, storytelling, and long-term vision. The discussion will cover investor expectations, emotional intelligence, and market resilience — elements that often determine whether a startup secures funding.
Participants will also learn about emerging investment trends, valuation strategies, and the growing preference for purpose-driven enterprises. According to the agenda, the session promises to “lift the veil on how investors balance intuition with analytics.”
The event aims to empower emerging founders to understand what truly drives funding decisions in India’s competitive startup ecosystem.
The New Indian, the official media partner of the summit, will bring readers exclusive highlights from this session, providing detailed insights into the evolving investor mindset and the factors that distinguish high-potential ventures in India’s growing entrepreneurial landscape.
