Vatsal Kanakiya is the CEO at 100X.VC, India’s first Fund to invest in early stage startups using iSAFE – India SAFE Notes. He is also a part of the Investment Team at Mehta Ventures. His role at Mehta Ventures is to have a unique view of what’s next due to his tech background. Vatsal has unparalleled research capabilities, ability to engage with experts to evaluate the target company’s technology including IPs.

He also performs valuation analysis via modelling and helps in preparing internal investment memos along with researching potential competitors to the target company. Vatsal helped Mehta Ventures get a permanent seat to co-invest at Plug N Play which funds over 250 startups a year. In the one year he has invested in 20+ early stage companies in the diverse tech and non-tech sectors. He was able to get Mehta Ventures investments in some very unique business models like: Miraculex (The best tasting, healthiest sweeteners are derived from exotic fruits that evolved to provide sweetness without sugar or negative health impacts), AuroraQ (A quantum computing startup that develops standardized and modular quantum components), YourChoice Therapeutics (Revolutionizing birth control options for women and men by developing hormone-free contraceptives) and few more.