Visa Kannan is a Partner at Saison Capital. Visa comes with extensive experience scaling companies in the eCommerce industry, having been a zero-to-one operator at two unicorns: Grofers (now blinkit) and Lazada. She was most recently an SVP at Grofers (now blinkit), the largest quick commerce player in India. Prior to Grofers, she was a consultant at BCG and before that an M&A lawyer.
Visa is a champion for diversity in the venture and startup ecosystem. She holds weekly hours to connect, support and mentor female founders. Visa sees a distinct opportunity to bring more experts into the sector by identifying ways to include more women and minority groups.
Hall 4, Singapore EXPO
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In this session, dive into the realm of corporate venture capitals (CVCs). Are they truly able to help startups thrive with the weight and support of an established parent company? Or does that connection only serve as a hindrance to the agility needed for startups to scale?
Hear from a panel of CVCs as they shed light on their investment thesis, biggest wins and regrets, and gain real-world insights on their strategies to fuel a startup's growth.
Hall 4, Singapore EXPO
Open
Hear from the leading VCs about the current fund-raising climate and challenges that continue to widen the gender gap in VC and startup ecosystem. In the spirit of SFF's commitment to diversifying entrepreneurship, we bring you a thought provoking discussion in partnership with She Starts Up. Join us to get a closer view on implications of gender imbalance for global competition. The panel will discuss strategies to revolutionise gender balance and impact of diverse founding teams from fundraising to scale .
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