Gireendra Kasmalkar is a Founder and Managing Partner at Pentathlon Ventures, bringing 30+ years as an IT entrepreneur who built and exited Verisoft and Ideas to Impacts before turning his operator playbook into an investment thesis.

He writes on AI democratization in B2B SaaS, why founders should chase "Serviceable Leadable Markets" instead of TAM fantasies, navigating funding winters with grit over hype, and GenAI's India-specific challenges blending tech philosophy with pragmatic go-to-market thinking....

When he's not backing founders from Pune, you'll find him meditating or explaining why he doesn't own a TV because some distractions aren't worth the bandwidth. Read more