Physicist turned founder turned VC| Founding Partner at Riceberg Ventures | Investing in breakthrough deep tech startups globally | Based between SF and Zurich.linkedin.com/in/ankit-anand… Zurich Joined May 2011
“VC is dead. PE is dead.”
Not really.
Every business still goes through 3 stages: Creation → Growth → Sustenance.
Each has a distinct risk-return profile.
Names may change. Models evolve.
But the logic of capital & risk hasn’t changed in 3,000 years — and won’t.
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Deeptech Global Week 32 - 2025
Deeptech Funding Announcements in Week 32 - 2025
See in the comments which deals caught my attention
open.substack.com/pub/linog/p/de…
Global Deeptech Funding Announcements from last week
25 deals funded - $923M raised
See in the comments which deals caught my eye
open.substack.com/pub/linog/p/de…
🚀 The Myth
D2C = low risk, quick returns, small capital.
Deep Tech = high risk, long time, big money.
Truth: Building any billion-$ business takes TIME, MONEY & EFFORT.
Zomato → 13 yrs to IPO, 16 yrs to profit.
Zepto → $1.8B for 7min delivery.
Rockets are cheaper, though
Hi everyone
I'm getting more active on X because, apparently, that's the thing in the Bay Area.
Let me know what you would like me to talk about here.
Anything about and around deep tech, shoot it up.
Sometimes you don’t raise money and your startup dies
Sometimes you raise too much money and your startup dies
It’s just one more way to die. There are 1001 ways.
It’s not the most important question.
The most important question is: did you make something people want?
Fun Fact:
Figma has $1.54B of cash on hand currently but raised only $749M in primary capital in its history.
It will go public with a negative (!) net burn over its lifetime of $791M, thanks to their efficiency and the $1B breakup fee received from Adobe.
🚨 Excited to have @andreasklinger join our India focused mixer at @SuperReturn Berlin 🇮🇳
He’s not just bullish on India. He’s been; invested in 18+ India startups & calls it “sprinting with 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝-𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 & tech infra miles ahead.”
📍RSVP…
🇮🇳 India’s startup opportunity: massive in breadth, growing in depth.
Join LPs, and GPs at @SuperReturn Berlin for a side event panel + mixer on how to engage with one of global venture’s most dynamic markets.
Hosted by @AppreciateVC, @LeoCapitalVC & Riceberg Ventures.
India will proudly present the success of Swachh Bharat Mission and Jal Jeevan Mission at the World Economic Forum, Davos 2025. Showcasing our commitment to sustainable sanitation and universal access to clean water. #WEF2025#SwachhBharat#JJM
My podcast video is out now 🔥.
youtube.com/watch?v=pRB9Kg…
It has some hot takes regarding working on ambitious ideas, instruction tuning and prompt engineering.
Feel free to let me know if you have any questions. My DMs are open too 😀
My podcast video is out now 🔥.
youtube.com/watch?v=pRB9Kg…
It has some hot takes regarding working on ambitious ideas, instruction tuning and prompt engineering.
Feel free to let me know if you have any questions. My DMs are open too 😀
the primary role of a VC should be helping an entrepreneur figure out how to make their plan bigger and more impactful.
this is why the rise of VC as a status job for risk averse individuals is killing the tech industry slowly.
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