Heretopartner withlearn fromfounders.
Patang is not a fund. It is not full-time either. It is just the two of us, writing the occasional cheques, so we get to stay close to people building things we couldn't.
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What you can expect from us.
Our own money. No LPs, no committee.
We hold. We never ask when you'll exit.
One open thread. No noise.
What we can & can't do.
- 01Reply within a day
- 02Write a small personal cheque
- 03Make a warm intro when it helps
- 04Stay with you for years
- 01Lead or price your round
- 02Steer your strategy
- 03Run diligence theatre
- 04Promise the next cheque
Three small steps.
- 01
Write
A short note. No deck needed.
- 02
Decide
If it resonates, we take a small position on your terms.
- 03
Stay close
We pick up. We intro when it helps. That's it.
Two people. No fund.
Quite accidentally, at a Mont Pèlerin Society conference. We have been working together since.
What we share, roughly in this order: founders, books, fountain pens, and a stubborn relationship with coffee. Most of Patang still happens around those four things.
- 01
Rishi Khanna
Two decades operating · investing since 2011
Built and ran an industrial business for two decades, sold to Siemens, with multiple exits along the way. Still runs four operating companies. Has been writing personal cheques to early-stage founders since 2011.
- 02
Vaibhav Sharma
Learning to execute
3x founder with one exit. Currently building a platform to invest in B2B services companies in India. Earlier years across a VC fund and consulting.
A couple of honest notes.
Two short pieces on what Patang is for, and why we keep it small. Tap to read.