Sara Deshpande brings 'tough love' to seed investing &mdash; and why she's not backing down in a turbulent market

Sara Deshpande brings 'tough love' to seed investing — and why she's not backing down in a turbulent market

Courtesy of Sara Deshpande, Ava Horton/BI

Sara Deshpande first met Rene Caissie, the CEO of Medeloop, in 2022 at Startup Garage, the Stanford business school class she helps teach. He pitched her a fledgling startup idea.

Sara Deshpande brings 'tough love' to seed investing — and why she's not backing down in a turbulent market

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