Entrepreneurs from Iran, USA and India interest venture
capitalists at the Tigers’ Den session
Parinaz Gandhi
"Parsis are like tigers,” stated Jehaan Kotwal when introducing the session Tigers’ Den that was hosted by the youth wing at the global conclave of the World Zarathushti Chamber of Commerce (WZCC) in Poona on January 6, 2024. As explained the erstwhile global youth director, they could not use the domain name Shark Tank, the popular American television series where prospective entrepreneurs make a pitch hoping investors (Sharks) will finance them. For the WZCC equivalent they thought Tigers’ Den would be a good alternative.
The three Tigers selected for the session were Naushad Forbes, co- chairman of Forbes Marshall, India’s leading......