Building a US-India robotics startup

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An Operator's Blog - with Soumitra Sharma

Soumitra Sharma

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An Operator's Blog is hosted by Soumitra Sharma, General Partner at Operators Studio, a micro-VC firm focused on the US-India corridor. This podcast takes you into the world of startups and venture capital, featuring candid conversations focusing on sharing real operating insights, tips, and playbooks that you can immediately start using to solve your biggest challenges as a founder and operator. Join Soumitra as he cuts through the BS & interviews top founders, operators, and investors who have built businesses in the trenches for decades.

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Building a US-India robotics startup

An Operator's Blog - with Soumitra Sharma

56 minutes 19 seconds

1 year ago

Building a US-India robotics startup

This episode goes in-depth into building a US-India robotics startup. We cover everything from how to build robotics MVPs, acquire early US design partners, structure and manage a global supply chain, US GTM approaches, hire deep tech talent, and finally, tips and playbooks for fundraising in Silicon Valley as an Indian robotics startup.

Joining me for this discussion is Abhinav Das, co-founder and CEO of Orangewood Labs, a YC-backed, US-India robotics startup that builds affordable robots that are easy to deploy and can be programmed with natural language prompts.

TIME STAMPS:

(01:20) Backstory of Orangewood Labs

(07:27) Acquiring US design partners

(16:31) The value of doing social media

(20:01) Building a Robotics MVP

(30:09) Structuring the supply chain

(37:10) US GTM approaches

(41:18) Leveraging content as a deep tech startup

(45:10) Hiring and org design

(48:25) Is YC relevant for US-India deeptech startups?

(50:07) Tips and playbooks for Indian deeptech founders to fundraise in the Bay Area

Connect with Abhinav Das - https://www.linkedin.com/in/abhinavdas1985/ and follow him on X - @Abhindas1

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I am a venture investor focused on the US-India corridor. Feel free to reach out on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/soumitrasharma5/) and follow me on X (@soumitra_sharma).