Convening Global Private Markets

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 2026
At a glance
Stride Forward 2026 brought together founders, investors, and leading institutions from across the globe in what was the summit's most expansive edition yet, anchored around the defining conversations shaping the future of private markets. Closed-door roundtables on day one, followed by a full mainstage programme on day two, examined how capital is being deployed in more selective cycles, what makes growth genuinely investible, and what it takes to build institutions that endure, among other conversations.
Panel discussion at Stride Forward 2026: Beyond the Launch, Building India's Space Economy
Panel Discussion
Beyond the Launch: Building India's Space Economy
Ronak Kumar Samantray, SP Singh, Anirudh Sharma and Awais Ahmed
Panel discussion at Stride Forward 2026: Powering India's Energy Transition
Panel Discussion
Powering India's Energy Transition: Founders, Capital, Road to Scale
Nakul Zaveri, Shalabh Tandon, Neeraj Jain, Swapnil Jain and Rajat Verma
Panel discussion at Stride Forward 2026: The Investability Playbook
Panel Discussion
The Investability Playbook: How Private Markets Are Reading Growth Across Sectors
Sonia Shenoy, Jonathan Yip, Apoorva Sharma, Rohit Chawla, Aakash Ohri and Ankush Nijhawan
Panel discussion at Stride Forward 2026: Attention is the New Capital
Panel Discussion
Attention is the New Capital: How Leaders Make Decisions in an Age of Infinite Noise
Shereen Bhan, Aditya Joshi, Ashish Dhawan, Vijay Shekhar Sharma and Ishpreet Singh Gandhi
Panel discussion at Stride Forward 2026: The Trust Economy
Panel Discussion
The Trust Economy: Building Institutions India Will Rely On
Shweta Rajpal Kohli, Rahul Ganjoo, Ajay Sharma, Deepak Sahni and Parthiv Neotia
Panel discussion at Stride Forward 2026: From Storefronts to Doorsteps
Panel Discussion
From Storefronts to Doorsteps: Building India's Next Global Consumer Commerce Model
Pratham Mittal, Kishore Biyani and Aman Gupta
Past Events
Stride 
Forward 2025
At a glance
Stride Forward 2025 spanned two purposeful days, with closed-door roundtables on day one covering global themes across private capital, legal frameworks, technology, and sustainability, followed by mainstage fireside dialogues and curated networking on day two, bringing together founders, investors, and policy voices from across the globe.
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Fireside chat
Value in the 4-IR: Building, Buying & Branding in the New Global Economy
Naveen Tewari  and Ishpreet Singh Gandhi
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Fireside chat
Leadership, Legacy, Patience & Long-Term Capital
Mohit Burman, Naveen Jindal and Fariha Ansari
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Panel Discussion
The New-age of Ultra-unicorns And The Indian Opportunity at the Global Stage
Niraj Singh, Souvik Sengupta, Asish Mohapatra, Gaurav Agarwal and Ishpreet Singh Gandhi
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Panel Discussion
Green Frontiers & Global Capital Corridors
Nishant Arya, Krishna Kumar Gangadharan, Manoj Mehta , Manoj Mehta R  and Anirban Mukherjee
Panel Discussion
Cross-sectoral Synergies to Scale in the AI Era
Laina Emmanuel, Aakrit Vaish, Prashant Warier andShweta Rajpal Kohli
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Panel Discussion
The Future of Consumption, Convenience & Connected Markets
Varun Alagh, Abhishek Kumar,  Deep Bajaj, Ishpreet Singh Gandhi and Apoorva Sharma
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.
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Fireside chat
Beyond the Wall
Rahul Dravid and Ishpreet Singh Gandhi
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Panel Discussion
Sustaining Success and Leadership in Entrepreneurship
Sunil Kant Munjal, Sanjeev Bikhchandani and Fariha Ansari
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Panel Discussion
India's Fintech Story: Fintech 2.0
Zarin Daruwala, Sanjeev Bikhchandani, Jaspal Bindra Madhusudanan R and Fariha Ansari
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Panel Discussion
Navigating Modern Consumer Behaviour in the Evolving Ecosystem
Kaushik Mukherjee, Shivam Tripathi, Amit Lakhotia, Rohit Bansal and Apoorva Sharma
Panel discussion with five professionals seated on stage, one speaking into a microphone in front of a blue digital backdrop.
Panel Discussion
India's New Age Entrepreneurs Capturing Global Opportunities
Vishal Mahadevia, Rajiv Memani, Udai Dhawan, Ishpreet Singh Gandhi and Shereen Bhan
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Panel Discussion
Scaling Indian Climate Innovation
Rajat Verma, Pulkit Khurana, Neeraj Jain, Vivek Jain and Ravneet Mann

Stride Select

Stride Select is an intimate, invite-only series spanning India, the GCC, and Europe, where the ecosystem's most exceptional founders and LPs come together for candid, unscripted conversations that go beyond the surface.
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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.
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Six smiling people posing closely at an indoor event, some holding drinks, wearing name tags.Two men smiling and talking at a social event with others mingling in a warmly lit room.Group of people socializing indoors, one man smiling and pointing while others listen attentively.Stride team off the clockThree people smiling and standing indoors in front of architectural black-and-white photos.Four people dressed in business attire posing and smiling indoors with wooden paneled background.Ten formally dressed young adults standing indoors in front of a decorative fireplace and smiling at the camera.People dining and socializing in a warmly lit restaurant with modern decor and large windows.Group of six adults dressed formally, standing outdoors at night with greenery and umbrellas behind them.