Growth

From idea to PMF in the U.S. this founder did it without leaving Chennai.

08 May 2025

Penned by Z47 & SaaSBoomi
In January 2020, just as the world stood on the brink of a global pandemic, Vignesh Girishankar made a rare and difficult call. He turned down term sheets from top-tier VCs for his new idea. “We’ll come back when we’ve thought this through.” Vignesh, co-founder and Chief Product Officer at Rocketlane, told investors. It wasn’t his first high-stakes call. 

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Pranay Desai

Pranay Desai, Principal, Matrix Partners India