Fundraising for Future of Work Startups with Siya Raj Purohit (Co-Founder & Partner, Pathway Ventures)
10/25/23 • 42 min
Siya Raj Purohit (Co-Founder & Partner, Pathway Ventures) pulls back the curtain on what she looks for in pre-seed and seed startups that are driving economic mobility through new models of earning, learning, and community building. As an operator and an investor, she offers grounded advice about how to pitch a VC as well as how to become one. Siya also discusses how to succeed in edtech as a generalist and reveals a few community-based networks she thinks are worth watching.
Siya Raj Purohit (Co-Founder & Partner, Pathway Ventures) pulls back the curtain on what she looks for in pre-seed and seed startups that are driving economic mobility through new models of earning, learning, and community building. As an operator and an investor, she offers grounded advice about how to pitch a VC as well as how to become one. Siya also discusses how to succeed in edtech as a generalist and reveals a few community-based networks she thinks are worth watching.
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