Investing and mentoring
Early cheques. Unfashionable advice.
Sahil Jindal is an early-stage investor and startup mentor backing pre-seed to Series A Indian founders through SIORA Capital and Synergy Growth Labs.
I invest personally through SIORA Capital and alongside seven partners through Synergy Growth Labs. I write early cheques into Indian founders, usually in categories I have operated in or bought from.
Stage
Pre seed to Series A
Geography
India first
Sectors
Manufacturing, mobility, consumer
Structure
Direct and syndicate
What gets my attention
A founder who knows their gross margin without opening a spreadsheet. A market that is boring on the surface. Distribution that is defensible. A reason this has to exist now.
What does not
Category first thinking. A deck with no customers in it. Founders who will not say what has gone wrong.
Mentoring founders
I have spent twenty two years inside a business that could not fail quietly, because the family name was on the invoice. That changes how you think about risk, cash and reputation.
When I work with founders it is usually on the unfashionable parts. Unit economics before the raise. Distribution before the product refresh. Governance before the term sheet. How to build a team that stays when the market turns.
Where I add most value
Manufacturing and supply chain · Distribution and channel building · Consumer and D2C brand · Mobility and EV · Family business transition and governance
How I work with founders
One structured conversation to see if I am useful. If I am, we set a cadence. If I am not, I will say so in that first call and try to point you at someone better.
What I ask for
Preparation, honesty about the numbers, and a willingness to be argued with.