Founder Stories & Market Visit Onboarding

​What does it really take for a German startup to break into the Indian market? In this session, hear directly from a founder who’s done it - the highs, the hurdles, and the insights that shaped his expansion journey from Berlin to India.

​✨ What you’ll learn:
🔹 Key lessons from expanding into India
🔹 Moving from pilot projects to paying customers and scale
🔹 Cultural and operational realities on the ground
🔹 Building trust, teams, and partnerships that work
🔹 Insights into working with Indian VCs, angels, and corporate ventures

​🎤 Speaker:
Nikhil M
Co-founder of Duedash, Managing Partner at Quake Capital Partners and Partner at Sustainable Impact Partners. 

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Nikhil is an industrial engineer, entrepreneur, and investor with 30+ years of global experience building ventures and backing founders. He started in 1993 with one of India’s first R&D firms in data communications and has since scaled companies across Europe, India, and the U.S., investing in 40+ startups worldwide. His work spans telecom, aerospace, automotive, and venture building. As Managing Partner at Quake Capital, he led fundraising and investments, and now at DueDash, he drives global sales and strategy—helping corporates and funds adopt AI-driven, innovative growth solutions.