Giri Malpani (@MalpaniGiri) profile picture

Investor, Founder - Climber Capital.

Mumbai, India
Joined June 2020
🚨 ALERT: Your first investor check is the most expensive dilution ever! 🚨 Blind trust is the new smart. Your first cap table is forever—don't fill it with bureaucrats.
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It's about giving away a vote, a voice, and a seat at your most critical decision-making table. Would you invite that person to your wedding? If not, don't invite them to your cap table.
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Founders: When negotiating your first round, you're not just haggling over valuation. You're negotiating your future quality of life. A few points of extra dilution for peace of mind is the best bargain you'll ever make.
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Please. Be Interesting. Applies to both investors and founders!
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Being an investor in 2025: 80% filtering noise. 15% faking excitement on Zoom. 5% actually investing.
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The premise of being heard with the pretext of controversial posts is a sure shot way to damage the long term brand as a creator.
How many of you would agree with me for all the hardwork @vijayshekhar did for almost paving the path for Indian online payments industry there could have been a better analogy than surf Atleast ?
One of the finest speeches delivered by Hon FM @nsitharaman ... Don't you agree @vijayshekhar and a big Congratulations to you! #lokmatmaharashtrianoftheyear
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Join us at 10:30 PM every day to discuss what is trending in the Indian startup ecosystem - with the founders and investors making news! @Akshay001 and @radhika_agar will take us through LeverageEdu's journey today! @ashishdave @puneetiitm @RMantri joinclubhouse.com/event/M51n…
Catch @Akshay001 chat about the higher education and international admissions space and about the future of @leverageedu 🚀 On @joinClubhouse today: joinclubhouse.com/event/M51n… @anagh_prasad @SaSarthaksingh @BlumeVentures
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