Rahul Khanna is the Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Trifecta Capital. Trifecta capital is where great companies meet great odds. Trifecta Capital’s maiden fund was India’s first Venture Debt Fund. Today Trifecta Capital manages one of the largest venture debt funds in India and it also runs a pre-IPO/ growth stage venture capital fund. Rahul has backed companies like Urban Company, Rivigo, BharatPe and Infra.market to name a few. Show Notes Rahul’s journey from growing up in India to moving...
Sep 05, 2022•44 min
Sashank Rishyasringa is the Co-Founder of axio, India's leading consumer finance company offering pay later, credit and personal finance management under one seamless brand experience. Earlier axio was known as Capital Float. axio is backed by one of the best investors globally. The likes of Elevation Capital, Sequoia India, Lightrock, Creation Investments Capital Management LLC, Ribbit Capital, and Amazon. Show Notes Sashank’s journey from growing up in India to moving to the US, and then movin...
Aug 31, 2022•39 min
Nithin Kamath is the founder of Zerodha and Rainmatter. Zerodha is an Indian financial services company (member of NSE, BSE, MCX) that offers brokerage-free equity investments, retail, institutional broking, currencies, and commodities trading. Rainmatter funds and incubates innovative Indian fintech startups. Show Notes What got him into angel Investing and what was his first investment (1:00) The biggest tipping point in Nithin’s life professionally (2:00) Officially Nithin started angel inves...
Aug 23, 2022•38 min
Dhruv Gupta is the Co-founder of Orange health. Orange Health is India's fastest diagnostic lab. Customers can get tested at home in 60 minutes. It is backed by funds like Accel, General Catalyst, and other top funds. SHOW NOTES: Dhruv’s journey from growing up in India to moving to the US, and then moving back to India (2:00) The journey after the move back to India (5:05) The founding story of Orange Health (9:55) The magical outcome he holds for Orange Health (12:32) A superpower he sees in h...
Aug 15, 2022•31 min
Pranav Pai is the Founding Partner and Chief Investment Officer at 3one4 Capital. Pranav leads investments and portfolio construction at 3one4Capital. As CIO, he has led over 70 seed and venture capital investments across several investment categories in India and the US. 3one4 capital has 4 unicorns in its portfolio. Licious, Jupiter, Open Bank, and Darwinbox SHOW NOTES: Pranav’s journey from growing up in India to moving to the US, and then moving back to India (1:42) Values he picked up from ...
Aug 06, 2022•37 min
Gajendra Jangid is the Co-Founder and CMO of CARS24. CARS24’s mission is to revolutionize the way used vehicles are bought and sold across the world. CARS24 was founded in 2015. A mere 7 years later, they have come a long way - 205 branches across India, a presence in 182 Indian cities, channel partners, and a global presence. SHOW NOTES: Gajendra’s journey from growing up in India to moving to the US, and then moving back to India (1:50) The founding story of CARS24 (13:40) How does he make dif...
Aug 02, 2022•41 min
Gautam Chopra is the Co-Founder and CEO of BeatO. BeatO’s mission is to beat Diabetes in India. In the last 6 years, BeatO has expanded from being India’s first smartphone-connected glucometer kit to India’s first personalized health management ecosystem for people with chronic conditions. SHOW NOTES: Gautam’s journey from growing up in India to moving to Germany, and then moving back to India (1:40) The founding story of BeatO (6:38) The magical outcome he holds for BeatO (17:40) What framework...
Jul 22, 2022•38 min
Anirudh Pandita is the Founder of Loco & Pocket Aces. Loco is India's leading live game streaming platform. Loco is backed by KRAFTON Inc., Lumikai Fund, Hashed, Hiro Capital, Axilor Ventures, 3one4 Capital & North Base Media SHOW NOTES: Anirudh’s journey from growing up in India to moving to the US, and then moving back to India (0:50) The founding story of Pocket Ace and Loco later (12:30) The magical outcome he holds for Loco (22:40) What frameworks does he use when things are not goi...
Jul 19, 2022•40 min
Ankit Wadhwa is the Co-founder & CEO of Rario. Rario is Unleashing the non-fungible token revolution for everyone! Ankit is on a mission to build a digital cricket economy powered by NFTs. Rario recently raised a $100M round, led by Dream capital and other great investors. SHOW NOTES: Ankit’s journey from growing up in India to moving to the US, UAE and then moving back to India (1:20) What’s the magical outcome does he hold for Rario (14:30) Explaining NFTs to a 5-year-old (19:30) If money ...
Jul 12, 2022•31 min
Sumeet Mehta is the Co-Founder and CEO of LEAD. LEAD’s mission is to empower India by making excellent education, accessible and affordable to every child. LEAD is backed by WestBridge Capital, GSV Ventures and Elevar Equity. SHOW NOTES Sumeet’s journey from growing up in India to moving to Singapore, and then moving back to India (1:20) What led Sumeet to start LEAD and what’s the vision he holds for LEAD (6:00) What frameworks does he use when things are not going in the right direction (9:00)...
Jun 18, 2022•19 min
Sandeep Patil is a partner at QED Investors. QED is a premier VC in the fintech space. Sandeep heads QED's investments in Asia and focuses on India and Southeast Asia. He is an investor, board member, and advisor at Jupiter, OneCard, Refyne, Financepeer, and UpSwing. SHOW NOTES Sandeep’s journey from growing up in India to moving to the US, UK, and then moving back to India (1:15) What led Sandeep to join QED and what’s the vision he holds for QED in India (9:40) As an investor what variables tr...
Jun 12, 2022•33 min
Sameer Brij Verma is the Managing Director at Nexus Venture Partners, where he opened & leads their Bangalore office. At NVP, he has led investments in Postman, Unacademy, Infra.market, Hasur a, Animall, Ultrahuman and about 70 others. SHOW NOTES Sameer’s journey from growing up in India to moving to the US and then moving back to India (1:15) The founding story of Nexus Venture Partners and the evolution of the Indian tech ecosystem (15:00) The best part about his job and the hardest part (...
Jun 02, 2022•41 min
Anshum Bhambri is the co-founder and CEO of FanCraze. FanCraze is creating the metaverse for cricket. It recently got funded by the likes of Insight Partners, Tiger Global, Sequoia Capital India, Cristiano Ronaldo’s fund, and others. SHOW NOTES Anshum’s journey from growing up in India to moving to the US and then moving back to India (1:15) What’s FanCraze and what’s the grand vision that he holds for FanCraze (11:20) Unpacking NFTs for a 10-year-old (20:30) What frameworks does he use when thi...
May 20, 2022•32 min
Aniket Jindal is the founder of Biconmy. Its mission is to make blockchain transactions simple. Prior to Biconomy, Aniket was an early employee at Binance. Aniket is also nurturing the Indian tech ecosystem by backing the web3 founders. SHOW NOTES Aniket’s journey from growing up in India to moving to China and then moving back to India (1:10) The origins of Biconomy (5:15) What’s Biconomy and what’s the grand vision that he holds for Biconomy (9:30) Overview of web3 in India, the origins, where...
May 04, 2022•27 min
Abhilash Inumella Abhilash is the Co-founder of Questbook. Prior to founding Questbook he worked as a Software Engineer at Facebook in the US, later founded Samosa Labs after moving back to India (sold to MPL) SHOW NOTES Abhilash’s journey from growing up in India to moving to the US and then moving back to India (1:10) The origins of Samosa Labs (4:00) What’s Questbook and what’s the grand vision that he holds for Questbook (9:45) Overview of web3 in India, the origins, where are we today and w...
Apr 25, 2022•27 min
Salone Sehgal is the Founder and GP of Lumikai Fund. Lumikai Fund is India’s first gaming and interactive entertainment venture fund. SHOW NOTES Salone's journey from growing up in India to moving to the US and then moving back to India (1:00) The origins of Lumikai Fund and the vision she holds for the fund (6:00) What’s the best part about her job (11:20) The hardest part about her job (16:40) Skills and experiences she brought back with her to India that ended up becoming valuable (19:00) Wha...
Apr 11, 2022•27 min
Arjun Vaidya is a D2C founder & investor. He built Dr. Vaidya’s to India’s largest Ayurveda brand online. Dr. Vaidya’s was recently acquired by RP Sanjiv Goenka Group – making it one of India’s first D2C exits. He now leads venture investing for Verlinvest in India SHOW NOTES Arjun’s journey from growing up in India to moving to the US and then moving back to India (1:00) The journey after moving back to India and repackaging of Dr. Vaidya’s (6:30) What made him join Verlinvest and the visio...
Mar 30, 2022•24 min
Nishchay AG is the Co-founder and CEO of Jar. A daily gold-savings app that saves spare change & auto-invests for you. Jar currently has 5M users and is backed by Tiger Global and others. SHOW NOTE: Nischay’s journey from growing up in India to moving to the US and then moving back to India (1:00) The journey after moving back to India and were there self-doubts at the beginning (2:30) What made him join Bounce (8:00) The origins of Jar (15:00) The magical outcome he holds for Jar (17:52) Fa...
Mar 24, 2022•38 min
Vaibhav Domkundwar is the CEO and founder of Better Capital. Better Capital is one of the best Pre-seed / seed-stage funds in India. Portfolio companies include Slice, Open, Teachmint Rupeek, Khatabook, and many more. The combined value of the portfolio companies is $5B+ SHOW NOTES Vaibhav’s journey from growing up in India to moving to the US and then moving back to India (1:00) The journey after moving back to India and were there self-doubts at the beginning (4:50) The origins of Better Capit...
Mar 15, 2022•36 min
Nitin Sharma is the General Partner, Co-founder, Antler India. Antler is a global early-stage venture capital firm that invests in the defining technology companies of tomorrow. SHOW NOTES Nitin’s journey from growing up in India to moving to the US and then moving back to India (1:25) The journey after moving back to India (First Principles and Antler India) (7:20) The vision that Nitin holds for Antler India (14:30) The evolution of the Indian tech ecosystem from 2013 to 2022 (19:00) Skills th...
Feb 03, 2022•43 min
Monish Darda is the Co-founder and CTO of Icertis . Currently valued at $2.8B, Icertis is the contract intelligence company that pushes the boundaries of what’s possible with contract lifecycle management. SHOW NOTES Monish's journey from growing up in India to moving to the US and then moving back to India (1:00) The journey after moving back to India (7:30) The journey of building Icertis and multiple companies before Icertis (15:15) His advice to those who are thinking about moving back to In...
Dec 14, 2021•43 min
Nirmit Parikh is the founder and CEO of Apna. India's largest professional networking & job opportunities platform for the rising workforce. SHOW NOTES Nirmit's journey from growing up in India to moving to the US and then moving back to India (1:00) The journey after moving back to India and how did the idea of building Apna come about (13:00) What's the magical outcome Nirmit has for Apna (26:00) What does he struggle with? What frameworks does he use when things are not going in the right...
Nov 30, 2021•51 min
Gautam Shewakramani is the Head of APAC and India; International Product and Growth at On Deck. Previously he built a company and headed International Product and Growth for Quora and Skillshare. SHOW NOTES The journey from growing up in India to moving to the US and then moving back to India (1:00) The journey after moving back to India (5:30) His company building experience which involved tons of highs and lows (8:25) How did Quora come about? (14:00) On Deck's visions for India (17:40) On Dec...
Nov 25, 2021•43 min
Amrit Acharya is the Co-Founder & CEO of Zetwerk. Currently valued at $1.33 Billion, Zetwerk is a universal manufacturing network powered by new-age technology. SHOW NOTES The journey from growing up in India to moving to the US and then moving back to India (1:00) How did Zetwerk come about (6:20) His advice to those who are thinking about moving back to India (8:15) Skills that he picked up from his experience in the US that ended up becoming valuable in India (10:00) Favorite stories at Z...
Nov 14, 2021•37 min
Bradley Tusk is an American businessman, venture capitalist, political strategist, and writer. He is the founder and CEO of Tusk Ventures, the first venture capital fund focused on investing in early-stage startups in regulated industries SHOW NOTES Setting the context: Three waves of the internet (1:00) A call from Travis Kalanick (Uber) was an inflection point for Bradley. He took Uber as his first client not knowing what equity was meant. Ignorance is good sometimes 😉(3:20) What pushed Bradl...
Oct 27, 2021•57 min
Abhi Kumar heads M12 Asia, the venture arm of Microsoft. He leads series A-C venture equity investments for M12 in Asia (ex China), partnering with stellar entrepreneurs and teams to help amplify their growth. Develop the brand, ecosystem partnerships & peer engagement for M12 across APAC. SHOW NOTES The journey from growing up in India to moving to the US and then moving back to India (1:00) M12's focus in India and its investments (8:40) Favorite part about his job at M12 (10:40) Skills th...
Oct 18, 2021•32 min
Aakrit Vaish is the Co-Founder & CEO of Haptik, a Reliance Jio Platforms company & he is also an Angel Investor in 50+ amazing founder SHOW NOTES The journey from growing up in India to moving to the US and then moving back to India (1:00) What made him move back to India (6:46) Evolution of the Indian tech ecosystem from 2011 - 2021 (14:30) If he had recently moved back to India, what would he work on? India is a lot different than what it was back when he moved back? Advise to Indians ...
Sep 17, 2021•35 min
Prashant Tandon is the co-founder of 1mg & Healthkart. Both companies have become household names in India. SHOW NOTES The journey from growing up in India to moving to the US and then moving back to India (1:00) What made him move back to India (2:53) His entrepreneurial journey back in India (5:20) Was there a time when he thought this was it, if so, how did he manage to overcome it? (10:00) If he had recently moved back to India, what would he work on? India is a lot different than what i...
Aug 24, 2021•26 min
Tejeshwi Sharma is the managing director at Sequoia Capital India. He has led investments in companies like Byju's, Dream11, Bounce, CRED, Moglix, Purplle, Rebel Foods, Whatfix, Unacademy. SHOW NOTES The journey from growing up in India to moving to the US and then moving back to India (1:00) Overview of the Indian tech ecosystem evolution starting from 2010 (5:15) What is next for India? How can India reach the scale of the US and China, what needs to be true? (9:20) Advice to Indians living ab...
Aug 10, 2021•30 min
Sandeep Aggarwal has founded two marketplaces in India so far – ShopClues, India’s first managed marketplaces in 2011, which became the 5th Unicorn in Consumer Internet in India, and Droom, India’s first marketplace for automobiles in 2014, which is about to go public. The journey from growing up in India to moving to the US and then moving back to India (1:20) His thought process for making the move back to India (14:00) How has the Indian tech ecosystem evolved from 2011 to 2021 (12.30) In wha...
Jul 29, 2021•40 min
