Manik Gupta is Corporate Vice President at Microsoft, leading product for Microsoft Teams, used by over 320 million monthly users. He sits on the Board of Directors at CarGurus and was previously Chief Product Officer at Uber, where he drove product strategy as the platform scaled to 100M+ users across 700+ cities. Before that, he spent over seven years at Google, helping scale Google Maps to over 1 billion users. With 20+ years of experience, Manik is known for building global consumer products...
Jun 19, 2025•45 min
Dhruvil Sanghvi is the Co-founder and CEO of LogiNext, a prominent transportation automation platform optimizing logistics operations for enterprises globally. Since its inception in 2014, LogiNext has experienced significant growth, serving over 200 enterprise clients across more than 50 countries. Under Sanghvi's leadership, the company has raised approximately $50 million in funding across multiple rounds, with a valuation of around $100 million as of January 2020. 00:00 - Top Moments 01:35 -...
Mar 21, 2025•56 min
Anand Jain is the co-founder of CleverTap, a leading customer engagement and retention platform serving 10,000+ brands globally. Under his leadership, CleverTap has raised over $100 million in funding and reached a valuation of $775 million. With a focus on data-driven marketing, he has helped businesses enhance user engagement at scale. His journey highlights innovation, entrepreneurship, and the role of technology in driving customer retention. 00:00 - Top moments. 01:38 - Introduction. 02:53 ...
Mar 21, 2025•1 hr 15 min
Sanket Shah is the co-founder of InVideo, a leading online video creation platform with over 10 million users across 190+ countries. Under his leadership, InVideo has scaled rapidly, securing over $50 million in funding and reaching a valuation of nearly $500 million. With a vision to simplify video production, he has made high-quality content creation accessible at scale. His journey reflects innovation, entrepreneurship, and the power of technology in transforming digital storytelling.00:00 - ...
Mar 06, 2025•1 hr 9 min
Gaurav Agarwal is the co-founder of Tata 1mg, India’s largest digital healthcare platform. He played a key role in revolutionizing India’s healthcare landscape. Returning from Silicon Valley, Gaurav leveraged his expertise to scale Tata 1mg, tackling cultural and operational challenges while driving strategic innovations. His journey offers deep insights into entrepreneurship, technology-driven impact, and business scaling in a complex market.00:00 - Key highlights. 01:42 - Introduction. 03:21 -...
Feb 20, 2025•1 hr 5 min
Rahul Chowdhri is the co-founder of Stellaris Venture Partners, one of India's leading venture capital firms. Stellaris has backed some of the country's most successful startups, including Mamaearth and Whatfix.00:00 - Top Moments 01:29 - Introduction. 02:51 - Rahul's major influences during early years. 06:11 - Early days and founding story of Stellaris Venture Partners. 08:33 - Rahul meeting Ritesh and Alok. 09:37 - First believer who supported the fund’s launch. 11:44 - Founders who backed th...
Feb 13, 2025•48 min
Ashish Kumar is a co-founder and General Partner at Fundamentum Partnership, an early growth-stage fund launched in 2017 with Nandan Nilekani and Sanjeev Aggarwal. Fundamentum backs tech-driven startups with product-market fit, leading or co-leading $25M-$40M rounds. Its second fund closed in 2022 at $227M, with a portfolio including unicorns like Pharmeasy and Spinny. Collectively, its companies have raised over $1B in follow-on funding. 00:00 - Top moments 01:29 - Intro 03:20 - Key influences ...
Feb 05, 2025•1 hr 19 min
Kintan Brahmbhatt is a prominent entrepreneur, operator, and investor who has built and scaled products and businesses from zero to nearly 100 million customers. He is currently the Co-Founder and CEO of Olto, an AI platform for personalizing sales demos. Previously, he held key roles at Amazon, including GM & Co-Founder of Amazon Podcasts, Head of Product at Amazon Music, and IMDb. 00:00 - Top moments 01:37 - Introduction 02:43 - Kintan's influences during formative years. 07:46 - Kintan's ...
Jan 23, 2025•54 min
Mayank Banerjee is the co-founder and CEO of Even Healthcare, currently valued $100 Million. Even is a healthcare provider that offers 24/7, unlimited consultations with in-house clinical and wellness team to offer episodic care, lifestyle care and managed care to keep members healthy and out of hospitals. 00:00 - Top moments 01:33 - Intro 02:53 - Mayank's influences during upbringing. 06:44 - Mayank's transition to the UK and the journey. 09:40 - Mayank's reasons for moving back to India. 12:32...
Jan 09, 2025•55 min
Neel Ghose is a renowned social entrepreneur and the Co-Founder of the Robin Hood Army, a volunteer-based organization dedicated to combating hunger and food waste across the globe. Over the past decade, the Robin Hood Army has grown into a massive network of volunteers, impacting millions of lives. Alongside his social initiatives, Neel has had a distinguished career with global companies like Zomato, Google Pay, and Skyscanner, where he made significant contributions to their growth and innova...
Jan 02, 2025•1 hr 16 min
Sahil Jain is a prominent entrepreneur and the Co-Founder of Dineout, an online platform that allows users to reserve tables at restaurants across India. Swiggy Acquired Dineout for $120 Million in 2022. 00:00 - Top Moments 01:42 - Introduction 03:04 - Factors that shaped Sahil's growth during childhood 04:16 - Beginnings of Sahil's start-up journey 08:33 - Early journey of Dineout 13:43 - First believer and the fundraising journey 17:57 - Evolution of Dineout 26:20 - Four partners' experience o...
Dec 12, 2024•59 min
Sailesh is the Managing Partner at Rocketship.vc. A global VC fund notable for data-driven investment approach. Prior to rocketship.vc, Sailesh was CTO and co-founder of LocBox which got acquired by Square before that Sailesh helped build Kosmix which they sold to Walmart. 00:00 - Top Moments 01:36 - Intro 03:15 - Factors that shaped Sailesh's personal development during childhood. 11:53 - Key instance that led Sailesh to pursuing a career in AI. 13:52 - Sailesh's experience of founding and runn...
Nov 22, 2024•54 min
Dheeraj Pandey is a standout Indian-born American tech entrepreneur and philanthropist. He founded Nutanix took it public in 2018, and it’s now worth $17 billion. These days, he’s the co-founder and CEO of DevRev , valued at $1.1 billion. 00:00 - Top moments 01:23 - Intro 02:43 - Factors that had the greatest influence on Dheeraj during his childhood. 05:44 - Dheeraj's motivation for relocating to the US and the journey details. 09:04 - Dheeraj's pathway into the technology industry. 15:29 - Cor...
Nov 15, 2024•52 min
Matt Chitharanjan, the Co-Founder and CEO of Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters, a prominent coffee brand based in New Delhi, India. Recently, Blue Tokai raised $35 million, valuing the company at approximately $180 million. 00:00 - Top moments 01:21 - Intro 02:44 - What shaped Matt the most while growing up. 04:13 - Matt's education, college and experience at work 05:52 - Reason to move back to India 06:53 - Life changing moment 12:17 - Early days of Blue Tokai 16:14 - Things that shaped Matt as a pers...
Nov 08, 2024•48 min
Tushar Vashisht is the Co-Founder and CEO of HealthifyMe, the World's Largest AI Health & Fitness App, empowered by over 2000 coaches and trusted by over 40M users. Currently valued at ~ 1 Billion Dollars. 00:00 - Top moments 01:18 - Intro 02:35 - Description of the environment that had a significant impact. 04:29 - Tushar's experience at Penn. 05:32 - Tushar's journey after Penn. 07:10 - Tushar's reasons for moving back to India. 10:00 - Founding story of HealthifyMe. 12:40 - Inflection poi...
Oct 29, 2024•44 min
Elizabeth Yin is the co-founder and general partner at Hustle Fund, a pre-seed venture capital firm that focuses on investing in "hilariously early" startups. Prior to Hustle Fund, she was a partner at 500 startups. 00:00 - Top moments 01:12 - Intro 02:17 - Elizabeth's first steps into investing and the founding story of Hustle Fund 04:17 - Inspiration behind Hustle Fund 05:36 - The thesis behind Hustle Fund. 07:48 - Story behind, funding, Hustle Fund 10:01 - Portfolio construction & its evo...
Sep 26, 2024•34 min
Viren Shetty is the Executive Vice Chairman of Narayana Health. Narayana Health is one of India's largest and most prominent healthcare organizations. It is currently valued at $3.3 billion. 00:00 - Top moments 01:09 - Intro 02:04 - Influential factors during Viren's upbringing 02:59 - Significant impactful experience during Viren's upbringing 04:34 - Impact of experiences and skills learned in the US on Viren 07:07 - Initial experiences upon returning to India 08:57 - Decision to join Narayana ...
Sep 20, 2024•45 min
Nitya Sharma is the Founder and CEO of Simpl. Simpl is India’s fastest growing checkout and post purchase experience platform. 00:00 - Top Moments 01:14 - Intro 01:56 - Key influences during Nitya's childhood shaping development. 03:19 - Early experiences and people which shaped Nitya's worldview. 06:27 - Values and skills Nitya learned in the US. 08:41 - Reasons for moving back to India and starting a company. 10:46 - Evolution of the initial business thesis or idea. 17:10 - Inflection point du...
Sep 20, 2024•59 min
Vijen Patel is the founder of The 81 Collection, a VC fund that invests in unsexy industries. Before that, Vijen founded Pressbox, a dry cleaning startup, in June 2013 and sold it to Procter & Gamble in July 2018. 00:00 - Top moments 01:16 - Intro 02:18 - What shaped the person the most while growing up. 03:24 - How the person got into the world of technology. 05:22 - The inspiration behind Pressbox and the journey until it got acquired. 06:49 - Founding story of Pressbox. 08:44 - The foundi...
Sep 05, 2024•46 min
Shripriya Mahesh is a General Partner at Spero Ventures, which invests in things that make life worth living: wellbeing, sustainability, learning, work, and play. 00:00 - Top moments 00:58 - Intro 02:02 - Influential factors during formative years. 04:04 - Journey of moving to the US. 05:11 - Initial experiences and transition to a professional career. 10:37 - Story of joining NextCard. 16:28 - Filmmaking career and its impact on current work. 24:28 - Founding story of Spero Ventures. 28:32 - Mo...
Aug 29, 2024•48 min
Akshay Kothari is the co-founder of Notion. The connected workspace for your docs, projects, and knowledge. Notion is currently valued at $10 billion dollars. 00:00 - Top moments 01:22 - Intro 02:18 - Experiences during upbringing in India led to the move to the US. 05:24 - Detailed account of the founding journey. 12:02 - Emotions felt when selling the company. 15:30 - Current state of Notion and vision for its future. 20:44 - Key reason for joining Notion. 23:54 - Pivotal story or experience t...
Aug 22, 2024•46 min
Romita is the founder and CEO of Foxtale, a D2C skincare brand that offers targeted solutions for a variety of skin concerns. It’s considered one of the fastest-growing D2C brands in India. 00:00 - Top Moments 01:08 - Intro 02:36 - Influences that shaped the guest during their formative years. 23:16 - The guest's decision to move back to India. 41:21 - The founding story of Foxtale as shared by the guest. 53:41 - Advice from the guest for those considering moving back to India. 58:24 - The guest...
Aug 14, 2024•1 hr 11 min
Abhijeet is the co-founder of Knya. Knya is India’s largest apparel company for medical professionals. Knya is protecting the protectors. 02:12 - Influences during upbringing 05:49 - Reason for joining Knya, invited by co-founder and wife 07:04 - Initial idea and the journey so far 11:42 - Memorable customer feedback that instilled pride 14:11 - Current scale of Knya 16:00 - Significant experiences shaping founders as builders 19:55 - Vision for Knya's future 22:17 - Perspective on the health ca...
Jul 24, 2024•36 min
Amit Damani is the co-founder of StayVista, the largest villa rental company in India. StayVista is India's largest luxury villa rental brand, with a collection of over 800 handpicked holiday homes across 60+ destinations in the country. 00:00 - Top moments 01:13 - Intro 02:00 - Influences During Childhood 03:44 - Moving to the US 04:20 - Learnings in the US 06:46 - Decision to Return to India 11:42 - Inspiration for StayVista 19:21 - Turning Point in StayVista 25:14 - Vision for StayVista 26:22...
Jul 11, 2024•50 min
00:00 - Top moments 01:23 - Intro 02:56 - Investing in space and defense 06:03 - Raising the first fund and learnings 08:41 - Key introduction that changed trajectory 10:25 - Evolution of portfolio construction 12:27 - Evaluating startups in space and defense tech 15:52 - Sourcing, picking, and winning investments 20:23 - Pros and cons of being a solo GP 22:18 - Mistakes and changes in Fund Two 25:25 - Valuable lesson learned 27:14 - Biggest industry myths 30:16 - Investment in Indian startup Pi...
Jul 05, 2024•37 min
Ruchit Agarwal is the co-founder and CFO of CARS24. CARS24 is a leading AutoTech company streamlining and revolutionizing the sale, purchase, and financing of pre-owned cars in India, Australia, Thailand, and UAE CARS 24 is currently valued at $3.3 Billion. 00:00 - Top Moments 01:03 - Intro 02:10 - What were few things, that shaped you while you were growing up? 19:41 - What were some company dying experiences? What has helped you overcome those challenges? 27:32 - What's the magical outcome, yo...
Jun 27, 2024•57 min
Leo is a co-founder and General Partner at Susa Ventures and Humba Ventures. He writes $1m-$3m checks via Susa, mostly in B2B SaaS companies, and $250k-$500k checks via Humba, mostly in deep tech and in critical sectors (manufacturing, energy, defense, etc). Humba is a new early stage fund in the Susa fund family. 00:00 - Top moments 01:09 - Intro 02:30 - What led you into investing? What was the founding story of Susa Ventures? 04:43 - What was the portfolio construction and the thesis of Susa ...
Jun 17, 2024•36 min
Prashant is the co-founder of EaseMyTrip. Ease my trip is among very few consumer-startups in the world, that bootstrapped all the way till IPO & later even became a unicorn. Raghu is the founder of Zolve. Zolve is world's first cross-border Neobank. Before Zolve, Raghu built and sold ride hailing startup Taxi for sure to Ola for $200M dollars 00:00 - Top Moments 01:25 - Intro 03:41 - How are you both sleeping these days? 08:40 - What were the scariest moments while building your company? Ho...
May 09, 2024•1 hr 4 min
Vinny Pujji is the Managing Partner at Left Lane Capital. Left Lane Capital is a global venture capital firm that invests in high-growth internet and consumer technology companies. Notable investments include GoStudent, Jackpocket, Bilt Rewards and many more Before Left Lane Vinny was at Insight Partners - where he led insights investments in India 00:00 - Top moments 01:32 - Intro 03:16 - How did you get into the world of investing and What is the founding story of Left Lane Capital? 07:56 - Fo...
Apr 24, 2024•41 min
Aditya Agarwal is the Partner at South Park Commons. SPC is a community of technologists and builders dedicated to helping each other explore, learn, and get from -1 to 0. Prior to SPC Aditya was the CTO of Dropbox and he was one of Facebook’s first engineers. 00:00 - Top moments 01:22 - Intro 02:41 - What is the founding story of South Park Commons? 13:26 - What is the thesis and the portfolio construction of the fund? 15:12 - What type of check sizes are these and what is the portfolio constru...
Mar 22, 2024•41 min
