It's not just millions that big name entrepreneurs bring to a fledgling business but also timely tips, motivational messages and access to clients often very different from the assistance institutional investors provide
When Dhruvil Sanghvi, co-founder of logis tics analytics startup LogiNext, looked for funding last year, it came from two serial entrepreneurs: Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma and MAIA Intelligence founder Sanjay Mehta.Sharma put in $10 million, but for Sanghvi, a serial entrepreneur, what was more valuable than the money was the experience and expertise Sharma and Mehta brought to his business.