Spin hating, honesty loving, thrills of learning, UKBAA Angel of the Year
Rajat Malhotra is a seasoned Invested Investor, which was recongised by the UK Business Angels Association in 2013 as he won their prestigious Angel of the Year award. In this podcast with The Invested Investor, Rajat expressed to Peter Cowley about the thrill of learning from the bottom up, the phenomenal people he meets and the marvellous ideas that stem from start-ups. His experience has taught him so many lessons including predicting positives not negatives and investing in where your expertise is.
Rajat Malhotra founded Wren Capital as full-time angel investor in 2011 together with university friend Richard Cameron. He was previously a competition lawyer in London and Brussels. Rajat acts as Wren's managing partner, responsible for deal sourcing, negotiation and ongoing support and monitoring of investments. Wren has invested in 48 companies over more funding rounds than he can count with 4 exits to date and 1 more coming very soon! Rajat was the UK Business Angels Association Angel of the Year in 2013.
Produced by Mark Cotton, Twitter.
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Podcast links:
Wren Capital - angel investor in early-stage science, engineering and software companies.
Monica Healthcare - has developed an advanced electrophysiological technology to produce fetal monitors that are beneficial for midwives, L&D nurses and expectant women.
Positive and Negative Predictions - (link)