Events

For our 8th edition of #SpecialeTalks, we want to focus on all things “Creator Economy”— on 28th Feb 2022 (Monday) at 5.30 PM IST. The format of the talk will be a one hour moderated panel discussion moderated by Arjun Rao (GP at Speciale Invest) followed by a 15-20 Mins Q&A session with the audience.

About #SpecialeTalks: A platform for entrepreneurs & technologists to come together and learn from leaders at fast-growing tech companies. It will be a 1-hour deep-dive session where leaders go in-depth, revealing how they built & scaled their tech stacks and their business. We want #SpecialeTalks to become a forum for knowledge-sharing and open dialogue among the early stage ecosystem.

Churning the Creator Ocean #SpecialeTalks 

For our 9th edition of #SpecialeTalks, we want to focus on all things “Role of Communities in a Startup’s Growth”— on 31st March 2022 (Thursday) at 11:30 AM IST. The format of the talk will be a one hour moderated panel discussion moderated by Arjun Rao (GP at Speciale Invest) followed by a 15 Mins Q&A session with the audience.

Community-led Growth #SpecialeTalks

There are 1300+ paid developer tools and tens of millions of open source projects created by the 73M+ developers on platforms like GitHub. There have never been more options available to build, test, deploy, and manage software- Open-source Software is the developers’ favourite and has registered a 25% growth in 2021. 

To discuss this rising adoption of “Open-source Software”, we are excited to bring the 10th edition of #Specialetalks on 2nd May 2022 (Monday) at 11.00 AM IST. The format of the talk will be a one hour moderated panel discussion moderated by Arjun Rao (GP at Speciale Invest) followed by a 15 Mins Q&A session with the audience.

You will be hearing unique insights from:

#SpecialeTalks: Open-source Software

Join JJELLYFISH co-founder and partner Jen Abel for an in-depth discussion on B2B sales and go-to-market strategies for early-stage founders. This event is for 

JJELLYFISH embeds alongside seed-stage B2B SaaS Founders in the 0-1 journey. They specifically execute on 

 (i.e. validating: ideal customer profile and unmet market need assumptions), 

(i.e., acquiring initial 10 customers), and 

 (i.e., repeatable process for non-founders). 

Here are some case study examples of specific results Jen and her team drove: 

SAAS GTM Workshop

Are you a Deeptech startup @ CLIMAFIX? Meet the deeptech VC investor at the amphitheater next to auditorium, 11 am -1 pm, Nov 26.

Speciale Invest is a seed stage VC investing in deep science and enterprise technologies! 

We are early climate tech investors across Ultraviolette, ePlane Company, Uravu Labs, StepChange, Galaxeye, E-trnl Energy & Newtrace.

We are a sponsor of  CliMAFix Summit 2022, and are keen to meet deeptech startup founders between 11 am and 1 pm on 26th Nov 2022 at the amphitheater adjoining the summit auditorium.

If you wish to meet us, please sign up and we will reach out to you and calendar time!

Looking forward to meeting you all on the 26th!

Deep Tech Startup Meetup With Speciale Invest@Chennai

Speciale Annual Investors Meet 2022

Annual LP-Founders Meet 2022

Speciale Annual Meet 2022

Workshop on Product Marketing 0 to 1 & 1 to 5

Kyle Poyar, Operating Partner at OpenView VC joins us for Speciale Talks - Season 2 with Arjun Rao (Partner, Speciale Invest).

Kyle leads OpenView’s growth team, responsible for advising portfolio executive teams on strategies to increase revenue growth and dominate their markets. His team has helped OpenView’s portfolio companies generate over 100 Million in additional enterprise value in the last 3 years. 

Kyle specialises in product pricing & strategy, which is the most effective yet overlooked growth lever at a SaaS company’s disposal. He’s an expert in PLG, optimizing GTM, and SaaS metrics. 

As part of our many initiatives to engage the startup and VC ecosystem of India, we run a series of video casts called 

. We've hosted 30+ founders building exciting product-first companies of tomorrow on a range of topics from GTM strategy to Product Org to Customer Success. 

​Conversation points for this talk include - PLG overview, Growth, Product Pricing, Marketing, Virality, and Community.

Decoding Product Led Growth with Kyle Poyar

Speciale Invest <> Doral Energy / High Tea

Breakfast 8VC - Speciale - SAAS Founders

Dinner with 8VC Team & Speciale @ China XO, The Leela Palace

Join us for a very special High Tea with the Speciale and TDK Ventures teams! This is a great opportunity to network with other entrepreneurs and investors.

Hight Tea Invite with Speciale & TDK Ventures

Join us for an exclusive closed-door informal Speciale Breakfast with our Wingman Shruti and other Speciale's SaaS Portfolios Founders on March 19th at 8:30 AM IST 

Let's enjoy some breakfast and candid conversation with Shruti. 

Speciale SaaS Breakfast w Wingman Shruti Kapoor

, Managing Director of Hello Tomorrow, Asia Pacific and Indian deeptech ecosystem stakeholders for a 

The session will include a panel discussion on the 

 followed by a networking session (with light dinner and drinks) with deep-tech ecosystem stakeholders across startups, academia, and industry.

There is minimal parking at the venue. Request you all to plan accordingly.

Hello Tomorrow is a global non-profit that aims to accelerate the development of deep technologies to address the world's most pressing challenges. It was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Paris, France. 

Hello Tomorrow runs a number of programs and initiatives to support deep tech entrepreneurs, researchers, and startups. This includes an annual Global Challenge, which invites startups from around the world to showcase their deep tech innovations and compete for cash prizes, as well as mentorship, networking, and investment opportunities. The organization also offers an accelerator program, investor matchmaking, and community building events. 

The focus areas of Hello Tomorrow include a wide range of sectors such as energy, agriculture, transportation, healthcare, and materials science. The organization aims to foster innovation and entrepreneurship in these sectors to help address global challenges such as climate change, resource depletion, and disease.

Speciale Invest is an early stage VC fund focusing on deep-science and deep-tech startups. We are attracted to disruptive innovations that are deeply rooted in multiple streams of science, engineering and technology. We have invested in over 30 companies in sectors ranging from SpaceTech, Electric Mobility, Robotics, Batteries, Green Hydrogen, Water, Quantum Cryptography, Semiconductors amongst others.

Hello Tomorrow // Deep Science and Tech meet-up - Bengaluru

Speciale Invest will be hosting Xinyi Tow, Managing Director of Hello Tomorrow, Asia Pacific and Indian deeptech ecosystem stakeholders for a Deep Science and Technology meetup in Chennai on 21st April 2023

The session will include a panel discussion on the Building Deep Tech for India followed by a networking session (with dinner and drinks) with deep-tech ecosystem stakeholders across startups, academia, and industry. ​

This is a closed-door, invite-only event. 

​Hello Tomorrow is a global non-profit that aims to accelerate the development of deep technologies to address the world's most pressing challenges. It was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Paris, France. ​

​The focus areas of Hello Tomorrow include a wide range of sectors such as energy, agriculture, transportation, healthcare, and materials science. The organization aims to foster innovation and entrepreneurship in these sectors to help address global challenges such as climate change, resource depletion, and disease. 

​Speciale Invest is an early stage VC fund focusing on deep-science and deep-tech startups. We are attracted to disruptive innovations that are deeply rooted in multiple streams of science, engineering and technology. We have invested in over 30 companies in sectors ranging from SpaceTech, Electric Mobility, Robotics, Batteries, Green Hydrogen, Water, Quantum Cryptography, Semiconductors amongst others.

Hello Tomorrow // Deep Science and Tech meet-up - Chennai

Speciale Invest and TDK Ventures are delighted to host a dinner meet-up for deeptech founders at the ITC Grand Chola, Chennai on Thursday 29th June, 9.00pm onwards. 

Join us for an evening of insightful conversations on deeptech along with the senior leadership from various TDK verticals, TDK Ventures and Speciale Invest. 

This is an closed-door, invite-only event

Dinner Meet-Up: Speciale + TDK Ventures 

Speciale Invest invites you to the India - Singapore Spacetech Startup Mixer on 19th July in Bangalore. 

We will be hosting the team from the Singapore Space and Technology Ltd (SSTL), a leading body fostering the development of spacetech in the Asia Pacific region.

The event will feature a panel discussion and bring together various stakeholders from the Indian spacetech ecosystem including startups, academia, venture capitalists and industry.

Join us for an evening of insightful conversations and networking over light snacks and drinks.

Please note: This is a closed door, invite-only event.

Established in 2007, Singapore Space and Technology Ltd (SSTL) is Asia Pacific’s leading pioneer space organization, harnessing and advancing space technologies to benefit people, enterprises and the planet. SSTL connects the different players in the region’s growing space sector to government agencies in the region, B2B and B2C technology companies and non-government organizations. The focus is to accelerate the adoption and commercialisation of space-related innovations, and to cultivate space talent ahead of the curve.

We are India's leading investor in space tech startups, having been first investors in five companies - 

India-Singapore Spacetech Startup Mixer

Speciale Invest // India - Singapore Spacetech Startup Mixer

We are excited to be hosting an invite-only meetup for founders, data infrastructure folks and ML engineers focused on GenAI in Chennai. 

, Data Scientist at Glance and an Open Source Contributor at Llamaindex to deliver a working session on ‘Beyond the Basics: Leveraging LlamaIndex from Concept to Production”. 

LlamaIndex, previously known as the GPT Index, is a powerful data framework aimed at helping build applications with LLMs by providing essential tools that facilitate data ingestion, structuring, retrieval, and integration with various application frameworks.

With his expertise in the space, we are sure this will be an engaging and insightful meetup.

Additionally, If you are building something in the GenAI space and would like to present it during the meet-up, pls DM us. 

Chennai GenAI Meetup

Presenting Dheeraj Pandey, Co-founder & CEO of DevRev & Co-founder of the Nasdaq-listed Nutanix that had a $2B+ IPO, in conversation with Arjun Rao (Partner, Speciale Invest). 

Having witnessed and contributed to the trends in technology from the internet era to cloud computing and now artificial intelligence, this conversation with Dheeraj is sure to be an insightful one for any tech enthusiast. 

Generative AI : Unveiling The Next Technological Frontier

Get ready to let loose at the Speciale Founders' Mixer on Thursday, August 24, 2023! 

We're inviting all the movers and shakers of our portfolio to join us for an evening of fun, laughter, and drinks. The party kicks off at 7:00 PM and we'll be wrapping up around 10:00 PM. 

This is an opportunity to mingle with fellow founders, share your experiences, and maybe even spark some new collaborations. Mark your calendars, and looking forward to seeing you all on the 24th!

Venue: Ultraviolette Hangar, Domlur (Opp. Embassy Golf Links), Bangalore

Speciale Founders' Mixer

Presenting Kailash Nadh (hobbyist developer, open source contributor and CTO of Zerodha) in conversation with Arjun Rao (Partner, Speciale Invest)

Drawing on Kailash's vast experiences with tech systems, this talk will cover India's developer ecosystem and open source contributions, Zerodha's mode of product and org building, and so much more, and is sure to be insightful for any tech enthusiast.