‘Prof gave ₹5 lakh grant, IIT seniors invested ₹4 crore’: Bengaluru CEO recalls startup journey

Countering the popular narrative that India is a low-trust society, a Bengaluru-based startup founder recently shared a heartwarming post about the immense institutional and community backing that fueled his entrepreneurial journey. Reflecting on his early days, the CEO detailed how his college professor handed him a ₹5 lakh grant just to quit his job and launch out, while seniors later backed him with ₹4 crore of their personal capital.Siddharth Dialani’s heartwarming post about his startup journey has gone viral. (LinkedIn/Siddharth Dialani)“I belong to a start-up community where my professor gave me a grant of INR 5L so that I quit my job and start up,” Bengaluru CEO Siddharth Dialani, who graduated from IIT Madras, wrote.Also Read: