Sindhya Valloppillil

Thank you @techcrunch for publishing my latest article about the massive opportunities in beauty tech!

Sometimes there’s a cycle of BS in the media. Clients feed their PR agents BS. Sometimes the PR agent doesn’t care because they are getting paid $15-25K/month for their retainer. Then the PR spruce up the BS and cycle it to reporters and journalists. Bad reporters just take it as…

May is Menstrual Health Month! I’m proud to serve as a Board Member of the @DesaiFoundation , an organization driving menstrual equity and dignity for women and girls across India. Through education, access to menstrual products, and community empowerment, we’re breaking the…

We just raised $5M and launched our AI-powered platform to scale the future of autoimmune care. More in @Forbes via @Sindhya forbes.com/sites/sindhyav…

The indie beauty boom was supposed to deliver blockbuster exits. Instead, they’ve become a cautionary tale. Beauty M&A is drama! – REN: acquired, then quietly shut down – Dollar Shave Club: $1B exit, now a shadow of itself – Touchland: $700M for hand sanitizer? What went…

Doctors hate paperwork. Suki AI wants to kill it, with ambient voice AI. I spoke with founder @punitsoni on how Suki is taking on Nuance, Abridge & more and why VCs are doubling down. My latest for @Forbes: forbes.com/sites/sindhyav… #AI #HealthTech #Startups #Forbes #ambientAI

Anyone else notice how people are flooding LinkedIn with long posts that they had ChatGPT ghostwrite? Also it’s beginning to look a lot like IG with more personal pics. 🤔

Exclusive: Billionaire VC Jim Breyer just tapped Morgan Cheatham to lead healthcare & life sciences at Breyer Capital. A physician-informaticist. AI researcher. Former Bessemer VP. This hire is a signal—and a strategy. Story via @Forbes: forbes.com/sites/sindhyav… #VC #healthtech…

There’s a lot of hype and not enough medical science in the longevity space. Beauty brands are selling BS pills of fauxzempic and pills with claims to reverse hair graying. And then there’s this. #longevity #hype theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2…

I’m in India for a month. I don’t understand why companies like @zomato and @Swiggy require me to have an Indian phone number in order to place an order. Can’t they take a cue from Uber and Amazon? I can order things around the world on Amazon as long as I provide a local…

Maybe after getting shot at once and after being targeted today Trump should reconsider his stance and strengthen gun control.

Seems like there are more VCs fundraising at the Primary Summit than founders fundraising

"Despite the harsh fundraising reality, there are some female founders who are quietly crushing it." Honored to be included in your incisive @Forbes piece among some inspiring women! Thank you @Sindhya for saying it as it is. forbes.com/sites/sindhyav…

Trust and customer service are important for brand reputation. @BrevilleUSA I don’t understand why you sell espresso machines for $1500-2000 but don’t offer customer service of any kind. Your online chat doesn’t work, and I created a case with my phone number for a call back and…

Here’s my issue with Miami. This is a very typical Miami Tech Week party. Miami tech is a big joke.

Underdog founders, forget warm intros. This is a better method for getting meetings with VCs. My latest for @forbes forbes.com/sites/sindhyav…

Announcing Lucid Meet Up #1 in NYC (4/7): How do you manage FOMO? lu.ma/eg9uh0r3 Come by to: - connect with humans IRL - get a break from NFT NYC / work / daily stressors - reconnect to yourself

Many VCs overlooked Melanie Perkins when she was fundraising. She didn’t fit the pattern they are used to. She was a female founder with a non-technical background and a college dropout. Perkins said that 100 Silicon Valley investors rejected her before she finally got a bite. A…

Many male VCs have little understanding of products and services that women-founded businesses market to other women and the problems they are solving for. They don’t even want to take the time to learn, take a meeting, or look at our pitch decks. In one instance, a male VC told…