Best Ankur Capital Podcasts (2024)

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E179 - Meet India's Biryani King: Vishal Jindal of Biryani By Kilo 1:05:19

4d ago1:05:19

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In this episode, we chat with Vishal Jindal, the co-founder of Biryani By Kilo (BBK), a leading food delivery service revolutionizing how India enjoys biryani. Vishal, who ventured into entrepreneurship at 40, shares his journey of turning a passion for biryani into a thriving business.We explore why biryani is so beloved, the consumer trends drivi…

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E178 - How Robin Hood Army Feeds 14 Crore People Worldwide: Neel Ghosh, Co-Founder 1:50:03

11d ago1:50:03

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In this episode, we speak with Neel Ghose of Robin Hood Army. Robin Hood Army is a volunteer-based organization that works to get surplus food from restaurants and communities to serve less fortunate people. They have a presence in multiple countries, including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and many others. They have successfully fed over 14 crore p…

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E177 - From Freelancer to Multi-Crore Agency Founder : Ayush Wadhwa of OWLED Media 1:45:17

18d ago1:45:17

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In this episode, we speak with Ayush Wadhwa of OWLED Media. OWLED is a leading marketing solutions company that works with the best companies in India, including the likes of Groww, Unacademy, PhonePe, Dezerv, Flipkart, Meesho and many others. They're the folks behind the Nikhil Kamath Podcast, Indian Business Podcast by Think School, Unacademy's N…

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E176 - 1000Cr+ Profits from Mamearth & Nykaa! 💸 | Rishabh Mariwala, Sharrp Ventures | ISV 55:50

1M ago55:50

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In this episode, we speak with Rishabh Mariwala - Managing Partner, Sharrp Ventures. He is a director at Marico and Kaya, alongside leading Sharrp Ventures into the premier consumer investing arm in the country. Rishabh's insights on consumer brands, his personal entrepreneurial experience and the past track record that he exhibits are all beyond p…

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E175 - The 1000 CR brand - VEEBA, India's most loved Sauce Company ft. Viraj Bahl 1:37:26

1M ago1:37:26

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In this episode of the Indian Silicon Valley Podcast, we host the Founder & Managing Partner of Veeba - India's most loved sauce brand. All of us find Veeba sauces in our kitchen and sachets in our deliveries. Veeba in the last 10 years has become all incumbent brands in its category and become the market leader, crossing a revenue mark of INR 1,00…

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E174 - The Man behind AKASA AIR & INDIGO - Aditya Ghosh, Legendary Indian Businessman | ISV 1:09:53

2M ago1:09:53

1:09:53

In this episode, we speak to Aditya Ghosh - the legendary Indian Business Figure. He has Co-Founded Akasa Air and he previously built INDIGO as its President. He is also the Founding Trustee of Ashoka University and is the Founder of Homage, his investing arm that invests across new-age companies, philanthropy and other noble initiatives. Watch an …

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E173 - Meet the man who manages your favourite celebrities - Vijay Subramaniam, Collective Artists Network 48:51

2M ago48:51

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In this episode, we speak with Vijay Subramanian - the leading man in the Artists Management space, building Collective Artists Network. They manage some of the best actors and creators in the country, championing the creator wave. They are also building a group company, as they have many underlying initiatives including the Gruhas Collective Fund …

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E172 - Ankur Warikoo Unfiltered On Money, Education Business, Content Creation & Life | ISV 1:45:11

2M ago1:45:11

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Ankur Warikoo is the legendary entrepreneur and content creator having more than 10Mn followers across social media. He is a celebrated entrepreneur who built Nearbuy in India and is now building a profitable, bootstrapped venture doing 27Cr+ in revenues every year. He is a content creator with more than 100Mn impressions with his posts every year,…

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E171 - Millionaire Investor turned Philanthropist ft. Ashish Dhawan - Chrys Capital, Ashoka, CSF | ISV 42:07

2M ago42:07

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In this episode, we speak to the Millionaire Ashish Dhawan, who is the CEO of Convergence. He is an institutional builder at its core, the best India has ever seen. He has built Chrys Capital, India's largest PE Firm (backed companies like Infosys, Axis Bank, YES Bank). He then exited the PE world at the age of 43 to pursue philanthropy and started…

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E170 - The Marketing Masterclass: Ft. Sahiba Bali - From Zomato to Acting | Indian Silicon Valley 1:00:20

3M ago1:00:20

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In today's episode, we speak to Sahiba Bali, the well renowned Marketer - the person who established Zomato's phenomenal presence on YouTube, alongside which she has continued her acting career and established a strong name in the acting ecosystem of India. She has also led Marketing for Unacademy, post Zomato. It was lovely to understand how a Mar…

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E169 - INR 500000 CR - Market Size for Devotion! ft. Sri Mandir, largest Faith-tech App in India 1:20:09

3M ago1:20:09

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In this episode, we speak to Prashant Sachan who is the Co-Founder of AppsForBharat - with its flagship product Sri Mandir (https://www.srimandir.com/). They are disrupting the entire space of religious tech in India. Prashant is a serial entrepreneur with great frameworks of building in social. I absolutely loved this conversation, I am sure you w…

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E168 - How to manage INR 5000 CR ft. E168 - Sandeep Jethwani, Co-Founder Dezerv | Indian Silicon Valley 1:19:41

4M ago1:19:41

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In this Episode, I speak with the Co-Founder of Dezerv (AUM of INR 5000 CR) - Sandeep Jethwani. Dezerv is a technology-enabled wealth management Fintech Startup, which has been backed by prolific institutional funds such as Matrix Partners, Elevation, Accel in India and others. We uncover a bunch of interesting aspects about the wealth management b…

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E167 - The ONLY Marketing Business School in India - Altera Institute of Management | Indian Silicon Valley 40:09

4M ago40:09

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In this episode, we speak to Aalekh Tripathi, Co-Founder of Altera Institute of Management (AIM). AIM is the ONLY Marketing focused Business School in India. We discuss all things Education in India and decode the need for AIM. Join in for a fascinating discussion around Higher Ed in India. Aalekh Tripathi LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/aal…

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Computation and AI: Building AI platforms with a deep tech approach 31:38

4M ago31:38

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Building a sector-specific AI platform, and in particular in a complex field like agriculture, is an involved journey. In this episode, we discuss the nuances of building such a platform at Cropin, a global pioneer in ag-intelligence and a company we’ve been proud to back. Join this discussion with Sujit Janardanan, chief marketing & customer offic…

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E166 - The Larges Healthcare Apparel Brand w/Abhijeet & Vanshika, Co-Founders of KNYA Med 1:04:50

4M ago1:04:50

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In this episode, we speak with Abhijeet & Vanshika, Co-Founders of KNYA Med - an apparel brand built for medical professional. KNYA is building for healthcare, what Nike is for athletes. They are a very unique brand with a very distinct journey and they are only just getting started. https://knyamed.com/ - you can check them out here. This was one …

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E165 - The Perfume Man of India w/Aakash Anand, Founder of Bella Vita (INR 600 Cr Annual Revenue) 1:07:29

5M ago1:07:29

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In this Episode, we host The Perfume Man of India - Aakash Anand, Founder & CEO of Bella Vitta - India's largest new-age perfume brand (INR 600 CR+ in revenue). Aakash is one of the most brilliant founders we have had an opportunity to host on the podcast and this episode is as fire powered as a conversations can possibly be. We understand his jour…

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E164 - Scaling Tribe Capital & Launching Tribe India w/Arjun Sethi, Co-Founder & CIO of Tribe Capital ($1.6Bn AUM) 1:12:48

5M ago1:12:48

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In this episode, we speak to Arjun Sethi - the Chief Investment Officer and Co-Founder of Tribe Capital. He has led Tribe to scale to $1.6Bn+ in AUM and has most recently launched an India focused fund to do Series A investments across the geography. Tribe is one of the most successful funds of this generation and they have invested in 13+ Unicorns…

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E163 - The Smartest Marketer in India w/Varun Duggirala, Founder of The Glitch & EMoMee 2:02:54

5M ago2:02:54

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Varun Duggirala is the Smartest Marketer of India having built The Glitch (acquired by WPP) as one of the largest creative agencies in the country and is the OG Indian podcaster having paved the way for numerous Indian creators & podcasters. His insights on marketing and company building are precious, combined with his views on life - fitness and s…

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E162 - The Father of Indian Startups ft. Sanjeev Bikhchandani, Founder of Info Edge Group (Naukri.com, Jeevansaathi.com) 1:14:56

6M ago1:14:56

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Sanjeev Bikhchandani is an Indian Billionaire, the Father of Indian Entrepreneurship. He built the first major digital-first company of our generation - Info Edge Group and successfully listed it into a phenomenal digital conglomerate Naukri.com, Jeevansaathi.com - INR 685.94 Billion. Info Edge is also a major investor in two of India's largest new…

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E161 - The #1 Business Creator of India w/Sarthak Ahuja, Founder + Creator + Author 1:39:33

6M ago1:39:33

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In this episode, we speak to the ultra phenomenal - Sarthak Ahuja.

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E160 - 15 Years in Indian Venture, Leading B Capital in India & SEA w/Karan Mohla, GP - B Capital 1:04:05

7M ago1:04:05

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In this episode, we speak to Karan Mohla, General Partner of B Capital India & SEA - leading early stage.

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E159 - The Healthcare Business of India w/Pristyn Care's Harsh Singh 1:28:11

7M ago1:28:11

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In this Episode, we speak with the Co-Founder of Pristyn Care - Harsimarbir (Harsh Singh) and decode everything about the Healthcare ecosystem of India.

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E158 - Revolutionising Coffee in India with SleepyOwl's Co-Founder Armaan Sood 1:00:15

7M ago1:00:15

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In this episode, we speak to Arman Sood, Co-Founder of SleepyOwl Coffee - which has disrupted the Coffee space completely.

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E157 - Decoding the $25 Million Micro Fund - Riverwalk Holdings w/Satveer & Jai, Co-Founders & Managing Partners 58:15

8M ago58:15

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In this episode, we speak with Satveer Singh Thakral and Jai Sumer Singh, Co-Founders and Managing Partners of Riverwalk Holdings.

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E156 - The Airbnb India & SEA journey w/Amanpreet Singh (India & SEA Head, Airbnb) 1:19:27

8M ago1:19:27

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The India head and Southeast Asia head of Airbnb, Amanpreet Singh Bajaj, appeared on the Indian Silicon Valley Podcast, discussing his career journey and the growth of Airbnb in India. Bajaj praised the sharing economy model of Airbnb and mentioned that although initially there were concerns about welcoming strangers into homes, the platform has ma…

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E155 - Building India's Leading Retail-Led Consumer Brand ($2Bn Exit) w/CaratLane's Avnish Anand 1:31:46

8M ago1:31:46

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The co-founder and CEO of CaratLane, Avnish Anand, discussed the jewelry company's unique approach to store openings and its focus on customer experience in an interview. He explained that CaratLane always invites a loyal customer to inaugurate a new store, rather than a celebrity. Anand also discussed how the company reached a revenue of 2.65 bill…

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E154 - India's Largest Private Network for Women Networking & Leadership w/leap.club's Ragini Das 1:11:30

9M ago1:11:30

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Ragini Das is a renowned Indian entrepreneur, celebrated for founding leap.club, a platform dedicated solely to women. This network aims to bolster and empower women to step forward and lead. Driven by her fervent mission to uplift women globally, Ragini has successfully established a platform that encourages women to thrive in all facets of their …

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E153 - India's Largest Homegrown Creative Agency w/Schbang's Harshil Karia 1:09:49

9M ago1:09:49

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We speak to Harshil Karia - Founder & CEO of SCHBANG, which is India's largest Creative Agency!!Through the episode we cover the nuances of how Schbang has scaled a services business successfully, while understanding core learnings of taking an agency business far. Harshil is also the Co-Founder of Level Supermind, a product business building the m…

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E152 - Building India's Largest Influencer Marketing Agency w/Monk-E's Viraj Seth 1:55:49

9M ago1:55:49

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Viraj Seth is the Co-Founder and CEO of Monk Entertainment, India’s largest influencer marketing agency. He sits at the intersection of the Creator Economy and Tech Startups, which is exactly what we decode in this episode. We speak at length on the creator business models, the dark sides of being a creator, how agencies succeed and what really wor…

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E151 - The Exit to Investor Journey w/Verlinvest's Arjun Vaidya 57:06

9M ago57:06

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Arjun Vaidya, a former founder, current investor, father, educator, and social influencer discusses his career and life journey with podcast host Jivraj. Arjun discusses the challenges of scaling his previous business, Dr Vaidya's, how he uses personal reflection periods, and his transition to venture capital. He reflects on the decision to sell Dr…

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E150 - The Truest & Most Loved New-Age Brand in the Country w/The Whole Truth's Shashank Mehta 1:09:39

9M ago1:09:39

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In this episode, we have a conversation with the Founder of the Phenomenal Brand - The Whole Truth - Shashank Mehta.Shashank Mehta, founder of The Whole Truth, reveals how the company creates new products. The process starts by identifying categories where "big food" brands have been misleading consumers, and where The Whole Truth can create a "100…

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E149 - India's Largest B2B Startup ($5Bn+ Valuation) w/OfBusiness & Oxyzo's Asish Mohapatra 1:21:27

10M ago1:21:27

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The Indian Silicon Valley Podcast recently did a podcast with Ashish Mohapatra, Co-Founder and CEO of OfBusiness, a platform aimed at making life easier for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) by facilitating new business, procurement of raw materials, and financing. Mohapatra discussed his transition from consulting to venture capital to entrepren…

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E148 - India's Largest Consumer Brand w/Mamaearth's Varun Alagh 50:02

10M ago50:02

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Varun Alagh is the Co-Founder & CEO of Mamaearth, India’s largest Consumer Brand valued at INR 10,000 Cr+ and more. Honasa is the parent company of Mamaearth, which is the house of brands with renowned consumer names such as Mamaearth, Bblunt, Dr. Sheth’s, Aqualogica, Derma Co. and others. The journey of building Mamaearth to INR 1500 Cr+ revenues …

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E147 - Global Leadership Learnings w/Panera Brands' Chairman - Niren Chaudhary 1:06:41

10M ago1:06:41

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Niren Chaudhary is the Chairman of Panera Brands. He has previously led some of the best F&B Brands globally, including being the President of KFC Global, COO and International President of Krispy Kreme, President of Yum India, and other leadership positions across the globe. Niren also has one of the most fascinating personal stories with a movie …

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Computation and AI: Next-Gen Materials Discovery 41:34

11M ago41:34

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Discovering new materials with innovative properties is key for a sustainable future. In this episode, we discuss the integration of computation-based approaches and machine learning/AI in material science research with Dr. Abhishek Singh, a professor at the Indian Institute of Science and the Founder/CEO of SciDentAI. Subscribe⁠ to ⁠TechSprouts⁠, …

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E146 - Operator (Founder of Cloudnine Hospitals) turned Institutional Investor w/PeerCapital's Rohit M A 1:23:19

11M ago1:23:19

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In this episode, we host Rohit M A, Managing Partner of PeerCapital and Co-Founder of Cloudnine Hospitals. Rohit M A is one of the OGs of the Indian Startup ecosystem, having Co-Founded Cloudnine Hospitals in 2006 and transforming maternity care. He is one of the few new age founders to have gone through institutional building, raising large scale …

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E145 - India's Largest Storytelling Platform w/JOSH Talks' Supriya Paul 56:03

11M ago56:03

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In this conversation, we speak with the Co-Founder & CEO of JOSH Talks, Supriya Paul.Supriya and Shobhit started JOSH Talks back in 2015 while both of them were still in college, studying in Delhi University. JOSH Talks is now India's leading content platform, with the greatest distribution business there is, followed by millions in the country. Th…

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Computational Biology: The Next Frontier- Dr. Debarka Sengupta 43:23

12M ago43:23

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Computation and AI has grown by leaps and bounds in recent times to become the backbone of Industry 4.0, and there is no looking back. Computational solutions are becoming commonplace and a matter of routine across the board. Listen to Dr. Debarka Sengupta, Associate Professor at IIIT-Delhi and head of the Infosys Center for Artificial Intelligence…

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E144 - Financial Planning Explained w/1Finance's Jeet Marwadi 1:01:07

12M ago1:01:07

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In this Episode, we speak to the Founder of 1 Finance - Jeet Marwadi, on understanding Financial Planning. Phenomenal episode on decoding Financial Planning and how an organisation is solving from it end to end. Very interesting learnings from a Founder who is building a super fascinating solution in a bootstrapped way. Subscribe to our YouTube Cha…

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The exit process, with Sherif El-Helw 38:44

1y ago38:44

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This week, we’re talking with Sherif El-Helw about the timing and considerations ahead of an exit, and the role of an external advisor to support the sale process. Sherif has worked with with firms such as Morgan Stanley, Booz & Co, Beltone Financial, Akanar Partners and is now Managing Director at Arqaam Capital. He has over 24 years of experience…

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E143 - India's Biggest Angel Investor w/Utsav Somani of Offline, AngelList India, iSeed, Galaxy 1:12:10

1y ago1:12:10

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In this Episode of the Podcast, we speak to Utsav Somani - India's Biggest Angel Investor and decode how he thinks. Utsav is the Founder of AngelList India, General Partner - iSeed and Founder of Galaxy. Tune in to hear Utsav unfiltered on a host of subjects, lets dive in!00:00 - Introduction01:32 - Starting AngelList India via a Cold Email06:15 - …

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E142 - India's Largest Social Company w/InShorts' Deepit Purkayastha 1:12:49

1y ago1:12:49

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In this Episode, we speak with Deepit Purkayastha, Co-Founder of India's leading Social Company. We uncover how to building Indian Social companies in this very eventful conversation, check it out!00:00 - Introduction01:57 - Dropping out and starting up InShorts06:37 - Insights on Consumer Social in India10:24 - Light bulb Moments for InShorts16:20…

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E141 - India's Largest Travel Tech Company (500 Cr Revenue, 16+ Years) w/Ixigo's Aloke Bajpai 1:20:06

1y ago1:20:06

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In this Episode, we speak with Aloke Bajpai, Co-Founder & CEO of Ixigo. Aloke Bajpai is one of the OGs of the Indian Startup Ecosystem, having built Ixigo through the last 16 years, scaling to 500+ Crores in Revenue, becoming India's leading travel company! Subscribe to our YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/IndianSiliconValley/ Also, do f…

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Learnings from both side of the aisle, with Mohammed Jaffar 33:08

1y ago33:08

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We’re joined today by Mohammed Jaffar. Mohammed is Chairman & CEO of Faith Capital Holding, a Kuwait-based venture capital fund. Prior to this, Mohammed was the CEO of Talabat.com, a leading e-commerce business they eventually sold to Delivery Hero in 2015. We talk about his learnings from being on both sides of the aisle, as a founder, and now as …

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Synthetic Biology: Winds of change in agriculture with Yara Growth Ventures 42:34

1y ago42:34

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Agriculture practices are undergoing a significant shift with new technologies in agri-inputs such as fertilizers, growth supplements and pesticides and advanced seed development with climate resistance taking prominence. The next decade will be crucial in the fight towards climate change and solving the food security crisis. In this conversation w…

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E140 - India's Largest Venture Debt Firm w/Stride Ventures' Ishpreet Singh Gandhi 1:04:23

1y ago1:04:23

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In this Episode, we host the Founder and Managing Partner of Stride Ventures, India’s leading Venture Debt Fund & Stride One, a leading financial services platform for Startups. Through the Episode, we discuss nuances of Venture Debt, What’s changing in the Global Landscape, Debt vis-a-vis Equity, and leading a debt fund at scale. Subscribe to our …

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E139 - The Largest (INR 500 Cr) D2C Exit in India /The Moms Co.'s Malika and Mohit Sadani 1:19:01

1y ago1:19:01

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In this Episode, we speak with the Co-Founders of The Moms Co. - having built one of India’s leading consumer brands and producing India’s largest Consumer Exit of INR 500 CR!!This is a masterclass of an episode for anybody thinking about running a brand in the future. Dive deep and let us know what you like about it :)00:00 - Introduction00:40 - T…

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Debt refinancing, with Mohamed Khalifa 26:46

1y ago26:46

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We’re joined today by Mohamed Khalifa, Group CFO of Middle East Glass, to talk about debt refinancing. Khalifa led MEG’s debt refinancing with the IFC and CIB as a way of securing the company’s balance sheet, in addition to steering the company through multiple devaluations of the Egyptian pound. We talk about the refinancing process, and the toolk…

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E138 - The Largest Healthcare Platform in India w/Prashant Tandon of Tata 1mg 1:02:33

1y ago1:02:33

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In this episode we host Prashant Tandon, CEO & Co-Founder of Tata 1mg, India's largest healthcare platform. We uncover how Prashant has had an early intuition for building in Healthcare in India and subsequently what it means to have a mindset to build a long-lasting institution. Tata is synonymous with Trust and the decision to partner with Tata h…

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Understanding Mergers & Acquisitions, with Mohamed Madani and Rick Dallas 39:09

1y ago39:09

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We’re joined today by Mohamed Madani and Rick Dallas to talk about mergers and acquisitions. Madani has led a number of unique buy-and-build platforms including Metamed, Middle East Glass, and CWB, which you’ll hear about on the episode. Rick, who’s our Senior Managing Director, has led investment execution and post-acquisition monitoring. We talk …

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