Stride brings together institutional investors, founders, and operators through a set of curated, invite-only convenings designed to enable dialogue, partnership, and long-term capital alignment.
Stride Forward is Stride's flagship, invite-only annual event that brings together the world's most influential investors, pioneering founders, and leading minds shaping the global startup and capital landscape. More than a conference, it is a curated forum designed to foster genuine dialogue, celebrate breakthrough innovation, and unlock cross-border opportunities uniting the most prominent UHNIs, institutional investors, and visionary founders from across the globe.
Past Events
Stride Forward 2024
At a glance
Stride Forward 2024 marked a landmark moment as Stride celebrated five years of its journey, from a single fund to a global venture debt leader. In a single day of celebration, industry leaders, innovators, and visionaries came together to reflect on the past and explore the future of entrepreneurship and investment.
Fireside chat
Beyond the Walll
Rahul Dravid and shpreet Singh Gandhi
Panel Discussion
Sustaining Success and Leadershipin Entrepreneurship
Rajat Verma, Pulkit Khurana, Neeraj Jain, Vivek Jain and Ravneet Mann
Past Events
Stride Forward 2025
At a glance
Stride Forward 2025 spanned two purposeful days, closed-door roundtables 01 day one covering global themes across capital, legal frameworks, technology,and sustainability, followed by mainstage fireside dialogues and curated networking on day 02. Bringing together founders, investors, and policy voices.
Fireside chat
Leadership, Legacy, Patience &Long-Term Capital
Naveen Tewari and Ishpreet Singh Gandhi
Fireside chat
Legacy & Patience Capital
Mohit Burman, Naveen Jindal and Fariha Ansari Javed
Panel Discussion
The New-age of Ultra-unicorns And The Indian Opportunity at the Global Stage
Stride Select is an intimate, invite-only series spanning Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Riyadh, Abu Dhabi, and London, where the ecosystem's most exceptional founders and LPs come together for candid, unscripted conversations that go beyond the surface.
Off The Clock
Off the Clock is a relaxed, invite-only evening where founders and VCs come together over dinner for candid, unscripted conversations that flow naturally with no agendas, no pitches, just the kind of honest dialogue that happens when the right people are finally off the clock.