A long deserving gratitude thread
I will start with the early days of Mech Mocha. Our first source of advice was @Anuj_Tandon from while he was kicking ass at rolocule to till about 10 minutes back - he has been a constant source of inspiration and a great sounding board. 1/n https://twitter.com/Arpita_Kapoor/status/1323515269877125122

We were fortunate to have @mehtasanjay, @kingdeven, @trivediravi and @samirbangara to be our first ever angel cheques while we were just figuring out the space. Though Samir is not with us any more- he was the 1 am friend I had and has taught me the most of deal making i know 2/n

Fondly remember the early days when @thesacharya decided to take a plunge and join us an intern. Then @shilpgupta, Gulshan and Vijay joining us in a small @bhiveworkspace office which could max fit 8 folks. Those were the days :) 3/n

Nothing would have been possible without the entire team of Mech Mocha who has backed us through thick and thin and fought battles that most people would give up. So proud and fortunate to work with each one of you. Couldn't have had a bigger and better family! 4/n

There are no words to describe the backing we got with @BlumeVentures as our seed investor (along with @Flipkart ) and being the partner in crime ever since. As a founder, I was fortunate to have @arpiit & @BKartRed believe in us so early & strongly 5/n

From tasty dosas to life advice, @arpiit has played a key role in how we grew as founders. Remember the meeting we had in CCD@Ahmedabad & haven’t looked back ever since. He was the first VC we pitched to in Mech Mocha and I hope that remains true for the next startup we do. 6/n

@BKartRed - for always being honest and composed and also never discussing shop when we meet for lunch. Always surprised at how he manages to pick up calls every-time and propose a quick solution - It's almost surreal. ‘Does Karthik ever sleep’ is something many wonder :) 7/n

@AshishFafadia is hands down the most creative investor I know of . When all CAs & lawyers have given up on a problem - he will be the guy with at least 3 practical solutions. Been hell of a ride! 8/n

Cheers to @Sanam_rawal & @_PassionConnect for handpicking the best of Mech Mocha & Mitul @urConstellation for always answering my queries on ‘what's what’ through all of our fundraises since Blume’s cheque. 9/n

Cheers to @altecremedy and @VenturAdventurs for beginning our relationship with @Flipkart back in 2016 - Backing us with real dollars then & being 1 call away even since :) 10/n

@Accel_India was not our first cheque like in most of their portfolio, but they always felt like one. Accel might just be the only other fund who can compete with @BlumeVentures for being the one with the biggest heart. Lucky for us, we have them both
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@prayanks has been a partner to us in the truest sense. Every high of @MechMocha was his celebration and every low was his heartbreak. There aren't many like him in the ecosystem (P.S. our next startup already has your name on the cap table )
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@_AnandDaniel has been the source of toughest questions which always helped us think big picture. From being a 27 year old founder who prepared heavily before every Anand meeting, to him now being a constant source of brainstorming - we have come a long way!
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Cheers to Vinod (Accel Legal) & Amit (Accel Finance) as exceptional partners who are always thinking the best of the founders. I can't begin to list the number of instances where they have stepped-in out of their way to support us as founders
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We were fortunate to have @tucklye and @Yixuan_Geng from @shunweicapital to open our doors to China & always help think 7 years ahead given the view they carry of being part of growth story of content in China
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Cheers to AET-fund for being the fastest moving foreign fund ever and Yuki for being one of the smartest investors I have had the pleasure of working with
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Kudos to all fellow founders who never felt bothered by my unscheduled calls. You always kept it real -
@TusharVashisht @deeppurpled @avlesh @aprameya @MayankBhangadia @GulatiSinghJ @frdahsan @harshamjty @siddharthaa7 @nav_agrawal @sumjain
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Cheers to the friends in Gaming Industry for continuous support- some of the warmest people you will meet
Rajesh (Dhruva), @rohithbhat @mittersain, @purple_blade @codeshepherd @Mr__Quickdraw - Cheers to our off-gdc and off-igdc meetings!

Special mention to @kabeersays - always 1 call away, always picks up , always resolves the dilemma and always has a smile that's important to cheer me up. 19/n