From Bangalore to the Bay: The India→US Founder Journey
The playbook for going global from India has changed. The infrastructure is better, the networks are denser, and US investors are paying attention in ways they weren't five years ago. But the hard questions haven't gone away: when to go, how to split the team, what you'll get wrong before you get it right.
This evening brings together founders who've made the leap, and an investor who's watched many of them do it for an honest conversation about what the journey actually looks like.
Agenda:
6:00 – 6:30: Registration
6:30 – 6:45: India → US investment trends (by Lightspeed)
6:45 – 7:30: Fireside Chat: Founders who have successfully navigated the India → US transition
7:30 – 7:45: Open Q&A
7:45 onwards: Networking
About Aspire:
Aspire is the all-in-one finance platform for modern businesses globally, helping over 50,000 companies save time and money with international payments, treasury, expense, payable, and receivable management solutions - accessible via a single, user-friendly account.
Headquartered in Singapore, Aspire has 600+ employees across nine countries, clients in 30+ markets and is backed by global top tier VCs, including Sequoia, Lightspeed, Y-Combinator, Tencent and Paypal.
About Lightspeed:
Lightspeed is a global multi-stage venture capital firm focused on accelerating disruptive innovations in Enterprise, Consumer, Health, and Fintech sectors.
Over the past two decades, Lightspeed has backed hundreds of entrepreneurs and helped build more than 500 companies globally, including Anthropic, Mistral, Pika, Suno, Emergent, Sarvam, Zepto, Nutanix, Razorpay, and OYO.