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February 17, 2025

#39 Why we invested in NRT

India's defense modernization budgets have seen a substantial increase over the last four years, rising from ~0.9 lakh Cr a year in 2020 to an outlay of over ₹1.7 lakh Cr a year in 2024 on average representing a ~₹12.0 lakh crore ($145 billion) opportunity over the next seven years, to fortify deep tech technologies for defense purposes, aligning with the pursuit of 'Atmanirbharta' (self-sufficiency) within India's defense forces.
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#16 Investment Alert: Credit Nirvana

We’re extremely glad to announce yet another investment from our Fund - I !Credit Nirvana, an AI based NPA Prediction, Risk Management & Collections Automation platform for Lenders is now a portfolio company of Cornerstone Venture Partners Fund !
CORNERSTONE VENTURES
CORNERSTONE VENTURES
May 30, 2020
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#15 Tenacity to Commoditization

Much to our delight, the Indian startups ecosystem has evolved from the clone problem. In the process of Deal Evaluation, after having ticked the boxes for innovation, solving real business problems, impact scale; another tangible question for us to answer is – does the startup have tenacity to beat the risk of commoditization?
CORNERSTONE VENTURES
CORNERSTONE VENTURES
April 23, 2020
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#14 "Force Majeure" – Dealing with Black Swan Events like Covid-19

Few investors could have predicted that a viral outbreak would end the longest-running bull market in U.S. history. Now, the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed stocks far into bear market territory. From its peak on February 19th, the S&P 500 has fallen almost 30%.
CORNERSTONE VENTURES
CORNERSTONE VENTURES
April 19, 2020
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#13 Value-chain Controller: the Cornerstone of our Thesis

What do we at CSVP Fund, look for when we invest ?How do we identify the Super-Achievers ?The only question we ask ourselves is - does the Company have the potential to become a Value-chain Controller ?
CORNERSTONE VENTURES
CORNERSTONE VENTURES
April 16, 2020
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