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Shashank Randev at 100X.VC on being an optimist and why 2023 is a great year to startup
In this episode, Shashank Randev, founder and partner at 100X.VC, discusses some of the highlights of a new report that the early-stage venture capital firm has recently published on the outlook for various startup sectors in India — from software as a service to quick-service restaurants or cloud kitchens. Several factors are coming together to make the way ahead a promising one for tech-led ventures in India, Randev says, arguing that amid all the noise about a slowdown and tough times ahead, 2023 is a great year to startup
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InFocus: Abhay Singh and Vaibhav Domkundwar on how Eeki Foods could transform agriculture in India
In this episode, Abhay Singh, co-founder and CEO of Eeki Foods, and Vaibhav Domkundwar, founder and CEO of Better Capital, talk about Eeki's innovations in hydroponics. Abhay co-founded the company with his fellow IIT Bombay graduate Amit Kumar in 2018 after they'd both spent more than a decade in the tech and engineering industries. The entrepreneur and the investor also talk about plans to establish an Eeki farm within a day's trip's distance of any city or major town in India and the potential for an innovative fintech layer connecting Eeki with India's agri supply
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What happened after the dust of the IPO storm settled?
After an IPO frenzy 18 months ago, things appear to have cooled in the Indian startup ecosystem. But enthusiasts and hopefuls are still gearing up to list their companies in 2023. Times have changed now. Analysts believe that only those who have shifted their focus from aggressive growth to profitability will be rewarded in the volatile and cautious environment. Rajiv Singh talks about the cover story about companies that have taken a badgering since their IPO launch and also gives insight into other important stories to flip through
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Kumar Gaurav and Rajesh Dhiman unpack ThoughtSpot's $150 mln India expansion plans
In this episode, Kumar Gaurav, head of India and VP of engineering at ThoughtSpot, a data analytics specialist that won recognition for its search-based analytics solution, and Rajesh Dhiman, the company's senior director for global systems integrators, talk about a plan to invest in some significant expansion in India. The company's India-based workforce currently accounts for more than a third of its total strength of around 800 employees worldwide. Backed by investors including Lightspeed Venture Partners, Silver Lake and Snowflake, ThoughtSpot has a plan to invest $150 million in
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Apoorv Shaligram and Uttam Sen at e-Trnl Energy on reimagining cell technologies for India
In this episode, Apoorv Shaligram and Uttam Sen, co-founders of e-Trnl Energy, talk about the critical need for developing cell technologies and cell manufacturing technologies and processes locally, for the long-term sustainability of India's EV ecosystem. The entrepreneurs have just raised some funding to set up a full-fledged R&D centre in Bengaluru to turn their knowhow into a commercial product — a locally developed and manufactured cell with lower costs and higher quality than what is in the market today, they say
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Vishalini Paliwal on ambition to help developers debug their software in a jiffy at Zipy.ai
In this episode, Vishalini Paliwal, founder and CEO at Zipy.ai, talks about how developers often don't get the full picture when it comes to something that didn't work with their software code. Paliwal, a serial entrepreneur, has raised $2.8 million in funding from investors including Blume Ventures and Together to develop Zipy, an observability platform. The Silicon Valley-headquartered company, into its third year now, has a team of 20, working mostly out of Pune. Vishalini, a painter and a trained Kathak dancer, also talks about melding her artistic side and her passion for produc
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Kinner Sacchdev on helping creators 'crack the funnel' and plans ahead at Knorish
In this episode, Kinner Sacchdev, co-founder and CEO of Knorish, talks about how his company is growing, providing a SaaS platform for creators to go from showcasing and offering their knowledge and skills online, to winning paying customers. Knorish itself is sharpening its focus in this direction, to help creators "crack the funnel." The three-year-old Gurugram company has a team of 40 and $2.4 million in funding thus far. And a Series-A funding round is also around the corner, which will help Knorish strengthen its product, add leadership-level talent and grow faster
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Showstoppers 2022-23 edition: The making of
What are Showstoppers? And who are the 2022-23 Showstoppers? Delve into our latest cover story podcast with Forbes India's Divya J Shekhar to go behind the scenes and into the making our our first-ever Showstoppers list, which recognises 50 outperformers from the field of cinema, OTT and sports
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Best of 2022 Ep10: Rohan Murty at Soroco on the digital worker's last mile as a data problem
In this episode from November, Rohan N Murty, founder and CTO of Soroco, talks about bringing empathy to dealing with the last mile friction that the modern digital enterprise employee faces, by harnessing data. Soroco offers a 'work graph,' which in essence, is a map of how teams execute digital work, and it lies at the intersection of people, work, and technology. Once discovered, the work graph enables teams to collaborate and work more effectively, raising the overall productivity of the enterprise
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Best of 2022 Ep9: Ankit Jain and Sidhant Pai at StepChange on their SaaS platform to target carbon emissions
In this episode, from October, Ankit Jain and Sidhant Pai, co-founders of StepChange, talk about their enterprise software products that help businesses track and reduce their carbon footprints. They help companies attempting to build sustainable products get useful insights into the impact of their products and operations. Ankit and Sidhant are developing StepChange into a SaaS software platform that businesses can use to also specifically target what are called Scope 3 emissions, which the entrepreneurs say are the most difficult to curtail
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Best of 2022 Ep8: Sanjay Swamy and Anshul Rai on what founders should know about exits
In this conversation, from September, Sanjay Swamy, managing partner and co-founder at Prime Venture Partners and Anshul Rai, co-founder and CEO of Happay, which was acquired by CRED, talk about the central role of exits in the venture capital-driven startup model. The VC investor and the entrepreneur break down everything from the timing of an exit to what not being able to provide a good exit to stakeholders can do to founders. Rai also reflects on what life is like, after Happay's success and $180 million sale to CRED