Welcome to ELI (Entrepreneur Lounge of India), where we bring you real stories and actionable insights to fuel your entrepreneurial journey. In this thought-provoking episode, our host Priya sits down with Sauvik Banerjjee, a multifaceted entrepreneur who has transitioned from playing professional cricket at an elite level to founding cutting-edge technology ventures.Key Discussion Topics 1. Early Beginnings and Cricket • Balancing sports and academics • Lessons in discipline, teamwork, and hand...
Apr 09, 2025•46 min•Season 1Ep. 444
Welcome to ELI - the place where you get your daily dose of entrepreneurial inspiration. In this episode, we chat with Anirudh V., the founder of Trailytics, an AI-powered data aggregation and analytics platform. Anirudh shares his journey from engineering to entrepreneurship, the challenges in the analytics domain, and how Trailytics is revolutionizing data insights across industries. 🔗 Subscribe for more inspirational stories! Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 00:43 - Anirudh’s background: From e...
Dec 19, 2024•23 min•Season 1Ep. 443
Welcome to ELI - the platform where you gain daily inspiration for entrepreneurship. In this episode, we speak with Dr. Sajeev Nair, the founder of Vieroots, a D2C brand specializing in personalized health, wellness, and nutrition solutions. Dr. Sajeev shares his journey from sales to pioneering breakthroughs in biohacking, AI-driven health insights, and blockchain-powered wellness ecosystems. 🔗 Subscribe for more entrepreneurial stories! Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 00:46 - Dr. Sajeev’s early...
Dec 19, 2024•24 min•Season 1Ep. 442
Welcome to ELI . In this episode, we talk to Nikhil Kurhe, the Co-Founder and CEO of Finarkein Analytics, about how his company is revolutionizing the financial services industry with their cutting-edge Flux platform. Discover insights about India’s fintech ecosystem, the Account Aggregator framework, and how Finarkein is enabling seamless data-driven journeys for enterprises. 🌟 Don’t forget to like, share, and subscribe for more inspiring entrepreneurial stories! Chapters 0:00 - Introduction M...
Dec 18, 2024•31 min•Season 1Ep. 441
Welcome to ELI (Entrepreneurship Learning Insights)! In this episode, we dive into the world of cybersecurity with Srinivas Shekar, the founder and CEO of Pantherun Technologies, a cybersecurity and data encryption innovator. Discover his entrepreneurial journey, insights into cybersecurity challenges, and how his patented solutions are safeguarding the digital world. 🌟 Don’t forget to like, share, and subscribe for more inspiring entrepreneurial stories! Chapters 0:00 - Introduction Meet Srini...
Dec 18, 2024•29 min•Season 1Ep. 440
Discover the inspiring journey of Pramod Kathuria, Founder & CEO of Easiloan.com, a digital home loan platform revolutionizing the mortgage industry. In this episode of ELI - 439, Pramod shares his transition from a 20-year career in banking and real estate to solving real-world problems with innovative tech solutions. 📌 Key Highlights: • Pramod’s early career and family background. • Challenges in the traditional home loan process. • How Easiloan.com uses AI to simplify loan matchmaking. •...
Dec 18, 2024•30 min•Season 1Ep. 439
In this episode of ELI, we host Paddy Raghavan, Co-founder of Multipl, a fintech startup pioneering the concept of “Spendvesting”. Paddy shares how Multipl bridges the gap between spending and saving by encouraging users to invest for their spends instead of relying on credit. Multipl offers a smarter way to plan for life goals—travel, shopping, insurance, or savings—by combining mutual fund returns with brand discounts, resulting in 7x to 10x better value compared to savings accounts or credit....
Dec 17, 2024•30 min•Season 1Ep. 438
In this episode of ELI, we feature Moiz Arsiwala, Co-founder of WorkIndia, India’s largest blue-collar and gray-collar job portal. Moiz shares how WorkIndia bridges the gap between job seekers and employers by solving information asymmetry and eliminating job fraud for millions of blue-collar workers. Discover the unique tech-driven solutions WorkIndia uses, including graph analytics, NLP, and machine learning, to ensure job authenticity while empowering job seekers with a simple, intuitive plat...
Dec 17, 2024•36 min•Season 1Ep. 437
In this episode of ELI (Entrepreneurial Learning Initiative), we sit down with Samuel Joy Cherian, Co-founder of HUNTR, an AI-driven mass hiring platform revolutionizing how enterprises recruit, train, and onboard blue-collar and gray-collar workers globally. Samuel shares his entrepreneurial journey from a secure corporate job in Dubai to solving the complex problem of high-volume, cross-border recruitment. Discover how HUNTR digitizes inefficient manual processes, uses AI for documentation, de...
Dec 17, 2024•27 min•Season 1Ep. 436
In this episode of ELI, we host Samudragupta (Sam) Talukdar, Founder & CEO of Relata, a real estate SaaS platform revolutionizing how properties are sold, managed, and optimized using technology. Sam shares his journey from working in tech to identifying critical problems in the real estate sector and building Relata – a platform that combines virtual sales tools, CRMs, analytics, and booking workflows to solve challenges in lead conversions and customer engagement. 📌 Key Takeaways: • How R...
Dec 17, 2024•31 min•Season 1Ep. 435
In this episode of ELI, we sit down with Jitin Bhasin, Founder & CEO of SaveIN, a healthcare financing platform that is transforming how Indians access and afford private healthcare. Jitin shares his journey from banking and fintech to launching SaveIN in 2022. With a unique focus on outpatient care, SaveIN offers no-cost EMI solutions to cover expenses like dental treatments, dermatology, IVF, mental wellness, and fitness — areas often ignored by insurance. 📌 Key Highlights: • The affordab...
Dec 17, 2024•35 min•Season 1Ep. 434
In this episode of ELI (Entrepreneur Lounge of India), we sit down with Jairaj Bhattacharya, Co-founder & CEO of ConveGenius, a social EdTech enterprise driving educational transformation in India. Jairaj shares his inspiring journey of building solutions that have reached 75+ million learners across 40% of India’s schools through platforms like SwiftChat and personalized learning tools. From starting in a garage in Mathura to building one of India’s largest AI-driven educational platforms, ...
Dec 17, 2024•24 min•Season 1Ep. 433
Welcome to ELI (Entrepreneurial Learning Initiative), the podcast that brings you your daily dose of entrepreneurial inspiration! 🚀 In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Sathvik Vishwanath, Co-founder and CEO of Unocoin, India’s leading Bitcoin and crypto trading platform. Sathvik shares his entrepreneurial journey, the challenges of building Unocoin, insights into India’s evolving crypto landscape, and key features that make Unocoin stand out. From starting Unocoin to navigating regulatory unc...
Dec 17, 2024•39 min•Season 1Ep. 432
In this episode of ELI (Entrepreneur Lounge of Inspiration), we dive into the fascinating journey of Sougata Basu, the founder of CashRich Investment App, a cutting-edge wealth management platform designed for retail investors. 🚀 Sougata shares his incredible entrepreneurial story, from early experiments with web development during his engineering days to managing over ₹12,000 crores in investments at Tata Group and eventually launching a fintech venture that’s transforming the way Indians mana...
Dec 17, 2024•34 min•Season 1Ep. 431
In this episode of ELI, we speak with Eric Fonseca, Co-Founder of IndoAI, a startup building AI-powered edge cameras and computer vision solutions. Inspired by platforms like iOS, Android, and cloud giants such as Azure and AWS, IndoAI is creating an open ecosystem where third-party developers can innovate and contribute their own AI models and applications. The company aims to revolutionize the way enterprises handle attendance, visitor management, security, and more—right at the edge, ensuring...
Dec 17, 2024•25 min•Season 1Ep. 430
In this episode of ELI, we sit down with Siva Balakrishnan, Founder of Vserve Ebusiness Solutions, a company that provides end-to-end services for e-commerce retailers worldwide. Siva discusses the evolving landscape of e-commerce—from the early days of small-scale stores to today’s mature market dominated by omnichannel retailers. He shares insights on how Vserve helps clients with everything from platform setup and product catalog management to digital marketing, supply chain optimization, and...
Dec 17, 2024•32 min•Season 1Ep. 429
In this episode of ELI, we sit down with Bruce Keith, CEO of Bridgeweave, a London-born entrepreneur based in India, who’s on a mission to democratize access to institutional-grade investment insights using AI. Bruce discusses the global problem of unadvised and underutilized investor segments, particularly in emerging markets like India. He explains how AI can help level the playing field, offering personalized guidance—short of direct financial advice—to individuals who may not have access to ...
Dec 17, 2024•40 min•Season 1Ep. 422
In this episode of ELI, we sit down with Siddhartha Chandurkar, Founder & CEO of Shephertz, a tech company focused on helping enterprises achieve agile and incremental digital transformation. Beginning as a provider of APIs, Big Data, and AI-driven tools, Shephertz pivoted during COVID-19 to create solutions like Work Anywhere (to facilitate secure, productive remote and hybrid working) and Talent Anywhere (an AI-enhanced recruitment platform). Siddhartha shares insights on how AI is reshapi...
Dec 17, 2024•35 min•Season 1Ep. 432
In this episode of ELI, we speak with Amar Shirsat, Co-founder & CTO of GrowthPal, a cutting-edge SaaS platform designed to streamline the mergers & acquisitions (M&A) process. Amar sheds light on how GrowthPal uses advanced AI-driven data analysis and insights to match buyers and sellers—especially in mid-market deal sizes ranging from $1 million to $50 million. He explains how they maintain confidentiality in a sensitive space, manage complex regulatory environments, and leverage t...
Dec 17, 2024•32 min•Season 1Ep. 423
In this episode, we sit down with Rahul Bajaj and Shitiz Ruhail, the founders of Digital Darwin—a deep-tech platform revolutionizing sports performance and athlete training through AI, computer vision, and integrated analytics. They share how their platform is helping elite athletes and coaches fine-tune training methods, predict performance improvements, and ultimately unlock human potential. From analyzing motion and form to providing nutrition insights via AI-driven models, Digital Darwin is ...
Dec 17, 2024•56 min•Season 1Ep. 430
In this insightful conversation, we sit down with Neha Juneja, the Co-founder & CEO of IndiaP2P, to explore the world of peer-to-peer lending in India. Neha shares her entrepreneurial journey, starting from her early ventures in fintech and clean energy solutions to founding IndiaP2P, a platform that enables everyday individuals to lend directly to vetted borrowers and potentially earn high returns. We dive deep into how IndiaP2P sources borrowers, the unique focus on women-led businesses, r...
Dec 17, 2024•35 min•Season 1Ep. 424
In this episode, we dive into the world of fintech innovation with Ryan Malhotra, the founder of NeoFinity. Ryan’s ventures are redefining the payment and banking landscape with cutting-edge solutions tailored for digital-first customers. 🔑 Key Highlights: • Neo Zap: A revolutionary NFC-based payment solution that eliminates the need for physical cards, offering secure, tap-to-pay functionality for offline, online, and public transport payments. • Neo X: An AI-powered money management app that ...
Dec 17, 2024•41 min•Season 1Ep. 423
🎥 Welcome to another inspiring episode of our podcast! Today, we dive deep into the world of event planning with Vishal Puri, the founder of Spalba, a cutting-edge SaaS-enabled marketplace transforming the way venues and event planners operate. Discover how Vishal’s journey—from a seasoned tech consultant to a successful entrepreneur—led him to create a platform addressing some of the biggest pain points in the event industry. In this episode, we explore: 🔹 How Spalba leverages digital twins a...
Dec 17, 2024•41 min•Season 1Ep. 422
In this episode of ELI, we sit down with Kavitha Kanaparthi, founder of Soulverse, a groundbreaking decentralized identity creation platform. Kavitha unpacks the vision behind Soulverse, which is designed to empower individuals and enterprises with secure and universal access to digital identities. Join us as we explore: 🛠️ The role of self-sovereign identities (SSI) in the Web3 revolution. 📱 How blockchain is redefining digital identity management. 💡 The challenges and triumphs of building a...
Dec 17, 2024•41 min•Season 1Ep. 421
In this episode of ELI, we speak with Vishal Chopra, founder of Umwelt AI, an AI-powered employee experience management platform. Vishal shares how Umwelt AI helps companies listen to employees, analyze their experiences, and take actionable steps to enhance engagement, reduce attrition, and boost overall business outcomes. Tune in to explore: 🔍 The challenges of managing employee experience in large organizations. 🤖 How AI-powered conversational tools like Nikki are transforming HR processes....
Dec 09, 2024•33 min•Season 1Ep. 420
Welcome to ELI, your daily dose of entrepreneurship inspiration! In this episode, we speak with Karan Ahuja, co-founder and CEO of AiVANTA, a cutting-edge B2B SaaS platform that helps enterprises optimize video production costs by up to 80%. Karan shares his insights on leveraging AI for video production, bridging the gaps in enterprise-grade solutions, and the future trends in video communication for businesses. Karan discusses AiVANTA’s innovative approach to AI-driven video production, the pl...
Dec 09, 2024•37 min•Season 1Ep. 419
Welcome to ELI, the place where you get your daily dose of inspiration for entrepreneurship. In today’s episode, we have an enlightening conversation with Dr. Sat Kumar Tomar, the founder and CEO of Satyukt Analytics. Satyukt is an AgTech platform that leverages satellite data and machine learning to provide precision agriculture solutions to farmers. Join us as we delve into Sat’s journey from his farming background in Western Uttar Pradesh to building a cutting-edge technology platform that ai...
Dec 09, 2024•30 min•Season 1Ep. 418
In this episode of ELI, I had the pleasure of speaking with Dave Esra, the founder and CEO of BobiHealth AI, an innovative pregnancy tracking platform leveraging artificial intelligence to predict and prevent complications during and after pregnancy. 🌸 Dave shares the inspiration behind BobiHealth AI, born out of research on the effects of COVID-19 vaccines on pregnancy, and how their platform helps expecting mothers monitor their health in real-time, enabling early intervention to avoid compli...
Oct 17, 2024•32 min•Season 1Ep. 417
In this episode of ELI, we sit down with Manish M., founder of Learning Spiral, a leading online examination solution provider, to explore the evolution of digital assessments and the future of education technology. Manish takes us through Learning Spiral’s journey, from the startup days in 1999 to becoming a pioneer in transforming university assessments and admission processes across India. We delve into: • 📈 The challenges universities face in meeting academic calendar deadlines. • 📊 Assess...
Oct 17, 2024•35 min•Season 1Ep. 416
In this episode of ELI, we are joined by Suresh Bansal, the Founder & CEO of DCGpac, India’s leading packaging material supplier. Suresh takes us on an inspiring journey through his decades-long entrepreneurial experience, from founding an IT company in the 90s, listing it on the stock exchange, to joining the board of DTDC and expanding the supply chain giant globally. Now with DCGpac, Suresh is revolutionizing the packaging industry with innovation, technology, and scalable solutions for b...
Oct 17, 2024•31 min•Season 1Ep. 415
