

NRI Founders x Rainmatter: Build From Abroad or Come Home?
You have the idea. Maybe even the first few customers. But you also have an H-1B, a mortgage, a manager who thinks you’re “just tinkering”, and a family asking when you’re coming back.
Starting up as an NRI comes with questions nobody else in the room is asking. This session is for exactly those questions.
Join Nupur Dave (NRI Compass) and Dinesh Pai from the team at Rainmatter, Zerodha’s investment arm, for an honest online conversation with NRI founders and founders-to-be.
What we’ll talk about
Move back or build from abroad? When returning to India helps a startup, and when it slows you down.
Side hustle vs. going full-time: what you can legally do on a work visa, and how people test an idea without quitting.
Where to raise money: US, India or elsewhere. What changes with each: investors, valuations, company structure, and where the company should be incorporated.
The stuff nobody tells you: family pressure, timing, co-founders across time zones, and starting over in a market you left years ago.
Who should come
NRIs running a startup or a serious side project
Anyone planning to start up, in India or abroad
Returnees who have started up, or want to
Format
20 minutes of conversation, then open Q&A. Bring your real situation. You’ll get real answers.
Limited spots. Register to get the link.