Episode Twelve: Surya Viswanathan

On this episode, we talked to Surya Viswanathan, Co-Founder of NeonVest.
NeonVest is a premier platform that connects high-quality startups in niche, cutting edge sectors to investors. These sectors include, but are not limited to: Blockchain, AI, IoT, AR/VR, ML, SpaceTech, FinTech, HealthTech, etc. Through the NeonVest platform, we offer the following services:

For Investors: Provide exclusive access to early-stage deal flow in frontier technologies and access to co-investment opportunities, like-minded investors and ecosystem participants.

For Startups: Provide engagement with investors, mentorship and connections to key strategic players in the ecosystem.
Surya shared in-depth information on his platform as well as his professional insight on what it takes to get an investment and what investors are looking for. Being a Startup founder himself, he shared some of the lessons he learned the hard way, the danger he sees with our generation glamorizing startups and the importance of time, the right partners and network access when it comes to running a successful business.

Learn more about NeonVest: https://www.neonvest.com/
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