In India’s startup ecosystem, a founder’s college can open doors. But it can’t build the company for them.

So what can founders outside the IIT network do to earn an investor’s attention and show they’re the right people to solve a meaningful problem?

Join Global Venture Play for a live conversation with Anagh Prasad, VP at Accel, on how investors assess early-stage founders.

We’ll get into questions many non-IIT founders are asking:

• Does your college shape an investor’s first impression?

• What can founders show when they don’t have a familiar network or pedigree?

• How do investors assess a founder’s understanding of the market and customer?

• What signals demonstrate that a team can learn, adapt, and execute?

• What should a founder do after a VC says “not now”?

This isn’t about pretending credentials never matter. It’s about understanding what else can earn an investor’s conviction and how founders can make those strengths visible.

Register before it's too late.

A live, podcast-style conversation with Anagh Prasad, VP at Accel, hosted by Jay Lee.

📌 Register here and bring questions with you

Mon, Sep 28, 7:30 - 8:30 PM

https://www.linkedin.com/events/7508531142258704384?viewAsMember=true

Most founders think of LinkedIn as a place to find customers, hire talent, or build a following.

But there’s another use for it that doesn’t get talked about enough: during a raise, it’s one of the few channels where an investor can get a real feel for you and your startup before you’re ever in the room together.

That’s what this session is about.

Jay Lee and Shamil are running a live webinar on September 6:

GET ON INVESTORS’ RADAR
A LinkedIn Fundraising Playbook for Founders

Here’s what we’ll actually cover:

• What investors are trying to figure out about you before a first call

• How to frame your founder profile and startup narrative so it lands

• What’s worth posting while you’re actively raising

• How to talk about market, traction, and your own story without it sounding like a pitch deck

• How to stay visible to the right investors, consistently, without overdoing it

To be clear: this isn’t about follower counts or chasing viral posts. It’s a practical look at how to use LinkedIn as one real lever in your fundraising strategy.

A bit about why we’re qualified to talk about this: Jay has featured 56+ Indian AI startups through GVP and helped nearly 10 of them get in front of investors. Shamil and the Blowlin team have worked with 30+ founders and investors across five countries, and their content has generated 10M+ LinkedIn impressions.

Between the two of us, we’ll walk through what actually catches an investor’s eye, and how to turn that into a story worth remembering.

Who this is for: early-stage B2B, SaaS, tech, and AI founders who are raising now or will be in the next few months.

📅 September 6, 12pm IST
👉 Save your spot: https://www.linkedin.com/events/7500540918609887232/?viewAsMember=true