CarDekho co-founderAmit Jain invests ₹10cr in 24 startups

Jaipur: Co-founder and CEO of CarDekho Group Amit Jain has invested Rs 10 crore in 24 startups, including three from Rajasthan. In a bid to empower these investee companies, Girnarsoft, parent of CarDekho, invited the founders to its headquarters in Jaipur for mentoring and helping them acquire necessary skills to scale. Jain said, “The most important thing these investee companies need is mentorship and guidance to scale their businesses in hyper growth trajectory. That’s the Girnar Elevate Summit was conceptualized.”Both co-founders of GirnarSoft, including Anurag Jain, shared their learnings gained from their 15-year entrepreneurial journey. Jain said, “We shared strategies and insights on when to raise funds, how to drive traffic, build a team and company structure etc to help them scale faster.” He said that as an entrepreneur, he would look around for good ideas or ventures to invest. “We want to be part of growth stories that will drive India’s economy and provide employment opportunities to the youths.” GirnarSoft already has an investment platform to fund startups. tnn