Manish Singhal is an operator-turned-investor who spent over two decades building video, compression, and communication systems at companies like Motorola and Sling Media before co-founding LetsVenture, one of India's earliest online marketplaces connecting startups with angel investors. At Pi Ventures, which he launched in 2016 as one of India's first AI-focused deep tech funds, he applies an unusually selective approach—meeting over 1,100 companies in three years to make just 11 investments—while championing a shift from market-share-led investing to IP and product-led venture thesis across areas like space tech, semiconductors, and quantum computing.