The ASYMMETRIC Crew today:

Revant: CEO, Mosaic Wellness

Shantanu: Founder, Bombay Shaving Co

Chirag: CEO, GoKwik

Aakrit Vaish: Advisor INDIAai, Ex-CEO Haptik

0:00 Coming Up

1:06 Intro and Welcome Aakrit!

2:35 DeepSeek - The Lesser Known Context

09:45 Insights for India & Learnings from DeepSeek

16:03 The Indian AI Ecosystem - What’s Missing?

20:13 All About IndiaAI & What It Means for Founders and Builders

24:23 New Opportunities for India with the Government’s Push

32:23 The Real Cost of DeepSeek AI

35:53 The Role of Academia in Economic Growth

41:37 Examining the StarGate Announcement

45:43 Wingify’s $200mn Buyout - A Non-Venture Path

51:36 The 3 Market Types and Where VCs Are Needed

1:08:59 EverStone and Wingify; Trends on Private Equity in India

1:12:53 Health Corner

Links referred to in the episode:

Exploring China's DeepSeek AI, Unlocking India's AI Potential, Wingify's $200mn Acquisition