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In September, Girish Mathrubootham, the founder of SaaS major Freshworks, said he would step down as executive chairman on December 1 to devote his time to Together Fund, a venture fund he had cofounded. In a video interview with Shine Jacob, Mathrubootham and Manav Garg, the two founders of Together Fund, talk about their plans. Edited excerpts:

 

You are leaving to focus on Together Fund. Have you lined up your plans?

 

Mathrubootham: It is an early-stage fund. We invest in seed and Series A stage only. It is a fund related to artificial intelligence (AI) and it invests