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Karthee Madasamy at MFV Partners on the global nature of deep tech and supporting it in India
Our guest today is Karthee Madasamy, founding partner at Mobile Foundation Venture Partners, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm focused solely on deep tech startups. In this episode, Karthee talks about why deep tech is inherently global. He also talks about his own career, going from a tech entrepreneur to a VC investor, through which he has backed investments in Indian tech startups from when the idea wasn't fashionable
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Forbes India Presents India Growth drivers powered by Barclays Private Client
Listen to the eminent panel discussion comprising of Jean Damien Marie, Managing Director & Co-Head of Investments Barclays Private Bank, Kallol Banerjee, Co-founder, Rebel Foods, Nitin Jain, Co-founder Ofbusiness , Aakrit Vaish, Co-founder & CEO, Haptik and Moderator Gautam Srinivasan, as they discuss on the New Age Economy - Unicorn Story in India sharing their valuable insights on what's driving it and is this phenomenon here to stay
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Srini Srinivasan at Aerospike on technology that can level the data management playing field for startups
Our guest today is Srini V Srinivasan, co-founder and CTO of Aerospike, a real-time data management technology company. In this episode, Srini talks about the idea that became Aerospike—a way of processing ever-larger volumes of data with less hardware, making it possible even for smaller companies and startups to tap the power of real-time data. He also talks about how the 12-year old Silicon Valley company, that has also had an Indian presence from fairly early on, has always found great talent in India
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Inside Forbes India's climate tech special issue
India has set the goal to reach net-zero emissions by 2070 with interim checkpoints. Policy measures from the government and heavy investments from the corporate sector will play a crucial role. In this podcast, detailing the climate special, Technology Editor Harichandan Arakali takes a 360-degree view of the climate crisis—from manufacturers like General Electric (GE) that are adapting to the need for a decarbonised world, to startups working on tech innovations, and investors and philanthropists backing for-profit and not-for-profit models
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Sanjay Swamy at Prime VP on the importance of staying focused on value creation as things get tougher ahead
Our guest today is Sanjay Swamy, managing partner at the VC firm Prime Venture Partners which has backed several well known Indian startups from an early stage. In this episode, Sanjay talks about how things will get tougher ahead for Indian startups, but also about how it's an opportunity for everyone to ignore the chimaera of the unicorn status and focus on real value creation by solving important problems for businesses and consumers alike
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Anand Anandkumar at Bugworks on how India could become a powerhouse of biotech research
Our guest today is Anand Anandkumar, CEO and MD of Bugworks Research, a clinical phase drug discovery company that is attempting to develop a new class of antibiotics to tackle what's called 'antimicrobial resistance,' arising out of infectious bugs evolving to become resistant to multiple drugs. In this episode, Anand talks about the many challenges of commercialising scientific breakthroughs from India. He also talks about the opportunity for this country to become a biotech powerhouse
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Transforming Workplace : Key Drivers for India
Long-term transformation requires redefining organizational mindsets, processes, and employee capabilities for the digital world. This discussion will take a deep dive into what are the key drivers for transforming workspaces in India
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Ritesh Arora and Nakul Aggarwal at BrowserStack on the ambition to become the default cloud testing infrastructure
Our Guests today are Ritesh Arora and Nakul Aggarwal, co-founders of BrowserStack. In this episode, Ritesh and Nakul talk about doubling in size every 18-24 months, blasting past the $100 million revenue mark, and the ambition to make their platform the default place for everyone to test their applications on the cloud. They also talk about the need for better governance among startups that are flush with "insane" amounts of funding
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Jesper Andersen, CEO of Infoblox, on the evolving world of enterprise security in the cloud
Our guest today is Jesper Andersen, president and CEO of Infoblox, a leader in enterprise security in the area known as DDI, which combines DNS, DHCP and IP address management — three important sets of rules that govern how devices connect and talk to each other on the internet. In this episode, Jesper talks about how the old security model of perimeter defence is breaking down as cloud computing becomes the norm, especially after the pandemic
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The big picture: Mahesh Palashikar at GE South Asia on why India needs to accelerate its climate efforts
Our guest today is Mahesh Palashikar, President of GE South Asia, who leads the company's operations in this region in areas including aviation, power, renewable energy and healthcare. In this episode, Palashikar talks about India's ambitious climate goals, and why everyone — from governments and corporate businesses down to individual consumers — needs to significantly step up their efforts, if we are to meet those targets
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Ezhil Subbian and Vinod Kumar at String Bio on the promise of bioengineering in sustainability
Our guests today are Ezhil Subbian and Vinod Kumar, co-founders of String Bio, in Bengaluru which is developing multiple products with applications ranging from animal nutrition to sustainable personal care products. In this episode, Ezhil and Vinod talk about plans for String Bio's next phase of growth as a full-stack tech company — from the bioengineering tools to multiple commercial products