Burn rate was high. Spirits were low.
We were looking into the abyss—aka Excel sheets wondering if we should sell our fridge.
And then… a miracle phone call.
A VC investor called out of the blue and asked me to join a video call the next day.
Honestly? I didn’t want to.
After months of rejections, “not the right stage,” “circle back later” and the classic “you’re doing great, but…”
I was done.
But this person was persistent. Almost annoyingly hopeful.
So I showed up to the call.
And boom, the entire Investment Committee was on the screen. My first thought:
"They’re either going to fund us… or delete our Zoom account."
We pitched. We braced for another polite pass.
And then—magic.
A senior IC member smiled and said,
“We’d like to invest.”
That moment? It flipped everything.
From despair to hope.
From "can we survive this month?" to "what's our next growth bet?"
From almost shutting shop… to scaling year-on-year ever since.
That one call changed the course of The Indus Valley.
Sometimes, you just need one yes.
And one person who believes in you, especially when you’ve stopped believing in yourself.
To every founder staring at a spreadsheet and wondering if it’s over, hang in there. You never know which call will change your story. 💚
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