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Women in Venture CapitalA Conversation with Akriti Dokania | Partner, Ridge Ventures | ex-Octopus Ventures | ex- Amazon, Microsoft | Previously, founded Coderbhai | MBA, London Business SchoolAkriti is a Partner at Ridge Ventures, focusing on early-stage investments in enterprise technology companies. With a background in computer science and product management, she brings valuable insights to her role as an investor and board member. Akriti has led investments in various sectors, including AI, fintech, and SaaS, demonstrating her expertise in identifying promising startups. Her experience spans from founding a B2B accounting software company in India to working with tech giants like Microsoft and Amazon. As a Techstars Mentor and angel investor, Akriti continues to support and shape the future of technology entrepreneurship.In...
2024-10-1121 min
The Business of Open SourceInvesting and Monetizing a Start-up With Akriti DokaniaAkriti Dokania, a heavyweight in the venture capital business, is a partner at Ridge Ventures. With a background in computer sciences and building a B2B company from the ground up, it is no wonder Dokania is an expert in the complexities of developing software and understanding the lifecycle of a start-up.On this week's episodes of the Business of Open Source, Dokania shows her wealth of knowledge in investing in open source start-ups. She also explains what founders should look for in an investor and the struggles of monetization for an open source start-up. Lastly, Dokania...
2023-05-0323 min
This Week in Enterprise Tech (Audio)Better Fonts in the Breach Letters - T-Mobile data breach, Ridge Ventures on enterprise VC
T-Mobile data breach, auto industry rife with vulnerabilities, Ridge Ventures on enterprise VC space, and more.
Mailchimp says it was hacked — again
Critical manufacturing sector in the bull's-eye
1-in-3 organizations do not provide any cybersecurity training to remote workers despite a majority of employees having access to critical data
T-Mobile data breach compromised 37 million customers' data
Hackers discover that vulnerabilities are rife in the auto industry
Ridge Ventures partner Akriti Dokania talks about the enterprise VC space; what enterprise technologies she's excited about, what she sees founders struggle with the most, and her observations from working as an en...
2023-01-211h 11This Week in Enterprise Tech (Video)Better Fonts in the Breach Letters - T-Mobile data breach, Ridge Ventures on enterprise VC
T-Mobile data breach, auto industry rife with vulnerabilities, Ridge Ventures on enterprise VC space, and more.
Mailchimp says it was hacked — again
Critical manufacturing sector in the bull's-eye
1-in-3 organizations do not provide any cybersecurity training to remote workers despite a majority of employees having access to critical data
T-Mobile data breach compromised 37 million customers' data
Hackers discover that vulnerabilities are rife in the auto industry
Ridge Ventures partner Akriti Dokania talks about the enterprise VC space; what enterprise technologies she's excited about, what she sees founders struggle with the most, and her observations from working as an en...
2023-01-211h 11
The Desi VC with Akash BhatE58: Deep Tech Investing in India (The Desi VC Summit Bonus)This episode features Pranav Pai (3one4 Capital), Arjun Rao (Speciale Invest) and Chinnu Senthilkumar (Exfinity Ventures), and moderated by Akriti Dokania (Octopus Ventures), and was a panel at The Desi VC Summit 2021.The panel discusses India’s potential within the deep tech and the challenges in growing this space to its global counterparts.
2021-10-1951 min
Ride it Out_LBSAkriti Dokania, VC Investor at Octopus Ventures: Gaming IndustryAkriti discusses the massive boom in the gaming industry, fuelled by non gamers reaching for the console as a way to stay connected in a lockdown world. What do Travis Scott and UC Berkeley have in common? (hint: virtual reality game). Bonus: tips on how to get most of your VC coffee chats
Check out the full Octopus Ventures portfolio: https://octopusventures.com/portfolio/
2020-09-1415 min