Founder Thesis

This episode is a myth buster and a must-listen for founders who are seeking to build sustainable long-term businesses. Abhishek talks about his contrarian approach towards investing and his investment thesis built on the India's consumption story.Read the text version of the episode here.Read more about Carpediem Capital Partners:-1.’Great time to create long term portfolio’2.Indian mid-market PE firm Carpediem Capital looks to close Fund II by next month 3. Foundation PE executes secondary transactions with Carpediem Capital; deal valued at USD 10 million

Sagar, a veteran venture investor, has built one of India's pioneering fintech-focused venture capital firms. He talks about why he decided to focus on investing in fintech startups and how he identifies the most promising companies to invest in. This is a must-listen conversation for fintech founders who want to understand the investor psyche and evaluate how investable their business is.Read the text version of the episode here.Read more about Beams Fintech Fund:-1.How Beams’ fintech-focused approach helped create two more soonicorns in India2.Venture Catalysts’ Beams Fintech Fund Crosses Halfway Mark, Plans Two New Deals3.Fintech Funding Outlook Remains Cautiously Optimistic For FY23: Beams Fintech Fund’s Sagar Agarvwal4.India’s first Fintech-focused Growth Capital Fund, Beams FinTech Fund looks towards Middle East

PumPumPum is revolutionizing the car leasing industry in India. They have reimagined the traditional leasing model, making crucial tweaks to find a product-market fit at scale. Tarun and Sameer talk about the importance of perfect timing and utilizing technology as an enabler in an operation-heavy business.Read the text version of the episode here.Read more about PumPumPum:-1.How PumPumPum is making used-car rentals hassle-free for users2.Pumpumpum bets big on leased vehicles3.Used-car leasing firm PumPumPum raises $2 mn in equity funding4.PumPumPum: India's first Used Car Leasing platform

Viewlift is like the Shopify of the streaming industry- anyone can launch a streaming service and compete with the likes of Netflix and Disney Hotstar through their SaaS offering. Rick takes us through his 4-decade journey of building iconic American businesses and government institutions. This conversation is a peek into the evolution of the streaming industry from one of the pioneers in the space.Read the text version of the episode here.Read more about ViewLift:-1.Saurabh Saxena, ViewLift on what drives piracy in the OTT industry2.ViewLift and Google Open Up the Cloud for OTT: Platform To Offer Multiple Cloud Providers3.We are pioneers in developing native applications across all OTT devices: Manik Bambha, Co-Founder, ViewLift4. Personalisation of content is our core feature: ViewLift’s Manik Bamba

Neha Bagaria is a Wharton alumnus who started her first entrepreneurial venture soon after graduating. The experience of sitting at home after becoming a mother changed her mission in life and she decided to solve the problem of India’s low female workforce participation rates. She talks about her journey of building HerKey.Read the text version of the episode.Read more about HerKey:-1.How HerKey opens windows of opportunities for women2.Overcoming the challenges: What is holding back women’s employment in India3.Gender pay gap is a complex issue with no easy solutions, says JobsForher CEO4.Bengaluru Mom’s Platform Helps 3.5 Million Women Join the Workforce After Career Breaks5.Career engagement platform herkey secures $4m funding from kalaari, 360 one asset

No one better than Venkat to explain how the Venture Funding ecosystem works! He's a seasoned entrepreneur who launched his first business in the US nearly 20 years ago. Since then, he has successfully built and sold multiple companies. As a Venture Capitalist (VC), he has provided support and funding to over a dozen Indian startups with ambitious goals of creating big companies.Read the text version of the episode.Read more about Inflexor Ventures:-1.How Startups can Raise Funds from Inflexor Ventures2.Overfunding is a dangerous trend regardless of market conditions, says Inflexor Ventures3. LPs may wait for a few quarters before allocating capital to new GPs: Inflexor Ventures

Gramcover is the only insure-tech startup focused on expanding its insurance base in rural India. It is making use of some very unique strategies to sell low ticket-size insurance to the bottom of the pyramid. Dhyanesh shares some amazing insights from his two-decade-long journey in the field of insurance.Read the text version of the episode.Read more about GramCover:-1.How a missed opportunity in insuring rural India became the business model for Gramcover2.Delhi-based agri insurance startup gramcover is de-risking rural india with affordable products3.How parametric insurance breaks the mould of traditional insurance?4.This agri-fintech startup is redefining rural commerce by connecting bharat with india ‘phygitally’5.Interview: Dhyanesh Bhatt, co-founder and CEO of GramCover

BetterPlace is one of the most successful HR Tech companies in India. The startup has built a platform of products for companies with a large blue-collar workforce. They help companies manage their employees better and help them get access to financial products previously unavailable to them.Read the text version of the episode here.Read more about BetterPlace:-1.BetterPlace to offer loans to frontline workers on its platform2.BetterPlace acquires fintech lending startup Bueno Finance3.Workforce management software provider Betterplace enters Malaysia with Troopers acquisition

Vahak aggregates the 3 key stakeholders in the transportation transaction - the intermediaries, the truck owners and the companies buying the service. Karan talks about discovering the opportunity and finding the product-market fit to make Vahak a category leader.Read the text version of the episode.Additional links:-1.VAHAK: Tapping tech to bring order in logistics space2.Vahak aims to transform the Indian road logistics sector3.Bengaluru-based Vahak aims to transform road logistics sector using digitisation4.How Vahak Plans To Drive A Brighter Future For India’s Lorry Owners

Jiraaf is helping the common man tap into the exclusive investment deals previously reserved for the elite few. Saurav and Vineet talk about how Jiraaf lets you put your money to work directly in corporate debt instruments, bypassing the banks.Additional links:-1.How Fintech Startup Jiraaf Is Helping Indians Diversify Their Fixed Income Investments2.Debt mutual funds tweak helps alternate investment platform Jiraaf3.Bengaluru startup Jiraaf enables retail investors earn high-yield returns