Tejeshwi Sharma grew up hearing stories from his grandparents who were active in India's independence movement, which shaped his investing philosophy around long-term national progress and his belief that technology will play an outsized role in India's development over the next 50 years. He deliberately left India for Silicon Valley in 2015 to study global development patterns before returning to focus on backing B2B SaaS, data, and fintech companies that can scale from India to the world, emphasizing founders with deep purpose over sector preferences and seeking companies durable enough to be "handed down to posterity as heirloom." Tejeshwi Sharma grew up hearing stories from his grandparents who were active in India's independence movement, which shaped his investing philosophy around long-term national progress and his belief that technology will play an outsized role in India's development over the next 50 years. He deliberately left India for Silicon Valley in 2015 to study global development patterns before returning to focus on backing B2B SaaS, data, and fintech companies that can scale from India to the world, emphasizing founders with deep purpose over sector preferences and seeking companies durable enough to be "handed down to posterity as heirloom."