De-licious insider scoop: These unicorn founders reveal the real investor-founder dynamic at Bertelsmann’s Brunch Labs

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To demystify these secrets, Brunch Labs, a video series, brought to life by Bertelsmann India Investments (BII), a sector-agnostic venture capital fund that has proven to be a strong pillar for mentoring growth-stage companies into unicorns. In the past decade, BII has invested in category-defining companies including Eruditus, Licious, Shiprocket, Pepperfry, AgroStar, Bijak, Skeps and Vymo, among others. BII focuses on early growth-stage investments (Series A to D) in tech-driven startups.

Committed to nurturing India’s entrepreneurial talent, Brunch Labs by BII has emerged as a solid platform providing valuable insights from founders and investors who have conquered multiple challenges along the way. The series showcases remarkable startup journeys, offering practical guidance for aspiring founders, with the lessons they’ve learned now being brought to the forefront. Brunch Labs is all set to capture the brilliant relationships that BII has built with founders in the past decade in the upcoming episodes.

For those of you looking to know more about the startup verse, watch this space to gain in-depth knowledge about India’s vibrant startup ecosystem and track its latest developments. With Brunch Labs all set to showcase the transformative power of authentic collaboration, its maiden episode showcased the unique and brave entrepreneurial model of Licious. Why did BII decide to bet big on Licious in its early days Pankaj Makkar, the visionary behind BII's strategic decisions, shares the profound potential he saw in the sector Licious operates in, recognising the significant challenges it faced.