Pratekk is an operator turned full-time operator-led fund manager. He is a passionate entrepreneur and Fintech Expert with over 18 years of multi Industry expertise. Show Notes 01:06 Intro to the pod with Pratekk Agarwaal 02:06 What drove Pratekk to angel investing and his first angel investment. 03:11 How does Pratekk build network and source deals. 05:08 Pratekk’s decision of either building one or enabling 100 others. 09:27 Prateek’s thought around high conviction of asset class. 12:50 Prateek’s investment process. 17:38 Something that Prateek knows now he wishes he knew earlier. 20:53 Cheque Sizes Prateek writes and industries of his interest. 24:48 Pratekk’s advice to operators on how to get started with Angel investing. 30:52 How much does Prateekk attribute his success to luck. 33:39 Operators and Investors Pratekk admires the most. 35:34 Who is Pratekk outside of work.

Saahil is the Co-founder and CEO of Shiprocket. Shiprocket is India’s largest eCommerce enablement platform providing digital retailers an end-to-end customer experience platform. It is currently valued at $1.2 Billion dollars. Show Notes (01:57) Saahil’s journey from India to US and back to India and what made him move back. (11:06) Founding Story of Shiprocket, its current status, and the way forward (26:31) Frameworks used by Saahil  (34:00) Saahil’s advice for folks thinking about moving back to India. (39:40) How much of his success does Saahil attribute to luck. (41:20) Entrepreneurs that Saahil admires. (43:19) Who is Saahil outside of work.

Mohit Sadaani is the co-founder of The Moms Co. India's largest D2C Exit. He is also an active operator investor. Show Notes (01:07) Intro to pod with Mohit Sadaani (02:20) What drove Mohit into Angel Investing (05:43) Who was the first angel investor in Moms Co. (06:16) How does Mohit source deals and evaluate founders. (09:49) Mohit’s cheque sizes and industries he is interested in. (11:17) Importance of having operator angels on the cap table (14:44) Stories behind Mohit’s angle investing. (17:26) Thought process of having Sonam Kapoor as the Brand Ambassador. (20:39) Mohit’s advice to other operator angels (21:38) How much of Mohit’s success does he owe to luck and why. (23:23) An entrepreneur that Mohit admires. (24:53) Mohit’s choice between money or power. (24:58) Mohit’s relationship with money (25:46) Who is Mohit outside of work

Co-Founder & President of CarDekho. CarDekho is India's No. 1 Auto Tech Platform. Umang is also an active angel investor. Show Notes 01:09 Intro to 1947 Operators pod with Umang Kumar 02:20 What drove Umang to Angel Investing and his first angel investment 03:38 How does Umang evaluate founders 06:48 Questions asked by Umang to get insights into the founders 09:49 Industries of Interest of Umang and the bandwidth of cheque sizes he writes. 12:30 Stories of Big wins of Umang. 15:20 Stories from misses of Umang 17:21 Learnings from the misses Umang had. 18:22 Some more reasons that motivate Umang to back founders. 21:34 Framework of investing for new angel investors. 25:52 How to construct cap tables for first-time founders. 30:55 How much of his success does Umang owe to luck. 33:13 A founder that Umang admires. 34:21 Who is Umang outside of work.

Hemant is partner at Lightspeed India and also happens to be a poet who excels at math. Before joining Lightspeed, Hemant worked at a16z, Google and AMD. Show Notes (00:41) Intro to the episode with Hemant Mohapatra (02:24) Hemant’s early life in India (03:46) Why did Hemant decide to move back to India and his framework (10:40) How Hemant’s perspective about India has changed in the past 4 years (23:45) How are Indian founders different from the founders in US (26:16) Something that Hemant has recently changed his mind on (26:48) Something Hemant has been obsessed about recently (29:35) Heroes of Hemant’s life (32:28) Values and framework utilized by Hemant in his journey. (36:39) Practices that help keep the mind clear (38:07) Favourite authors of Hemant (42:00) Who is he outside of work

Karan Mohla is Currently Partner and Head of India and SEA for early-stage investments at B Capital Group. Previously he was a Partner at Chiratae Ventures (formerly IDG Ventures India) and his investments included FirstCry, HealthifyMe, CropIn, Xpressbees, and Bounce among others. Show Notes 00:46 Intro To Karan Mohla 01:43 Early life journey in India and moving back to India after being in the US 10:48 Key learnings of Karan Mohla from his investing experience 18:58 Karan’s views on India’s startup ecosystem now and way forward. 23:57 What’s the sweet spot for Karan and B Capital when investing in startups 28:21 Something Karan would want the Indian ecosystem to have. 34:01 Something Karan is super obsessed about. 40:10 What do Karan’s friends know him for.

Mati Giglio is the co-founder of Even. One subscription to cover all your healthcare needs They are backed by some of the world's leading investors including Khosla Ventures and Founders Fund. Mati is also an active operator angel investor. Show Notes 01:11 Intro to the episode with Mati 02:31 What drove Mati into angel investing. 05:19 First few believers in Even and operator angels that helped with the company building 09:53 Stories of some investments by Mati and learnings from the misses 14:18 What is Mati’s pitch to founders 19:43 Mati's process of hiring. 24:29 Advice from Mati to operators that are looking to start angel investing 27:02 Thoughts on India 30:55 What would Mati work on if money and attention are not needed anymore. 32:50 Who is Mati outside of her work.

Rohit MA is the Co-Founder and Director of Cloudnine group of Hospitals - India’s leading maternity, women, and child care service hospitals. Cloudnine has recently filed for public listing. To increase his impact, he is starting a new journey with PeerCapital. PeerCapital is an early-stage tech-first multi-sector venture capital fund. Show Notes 01:12 Intro to the podcast with Rohit MA 02:45 What drove Rohit into angel investing and what was his first angel investment 09:19 First believer in Rohit MA and Cloudnine 12:15 Founding story of PeerCapital and its thesis 19:04 How does Rohit Evaluate founders. 24:56 Rohit’s suggestions to Operator Angels on how to get started with Angel Investing. 30:47 Investments and misses of Rohit. And the learnings from the misses 37:22 Something that Rohit knows now that he wishes he knew earlier. 37:48 Importance of building the right team. 41:01 Who is Rohit outside of his work.

Madhu is the co-founder of M2P. M2P builds a stronger infrastructure for the financial world. They are backed by one of the best investors globally. The likes of BeeNext, Insight Partners, Tiger Global to name a few Show Notes 01:12 Intro to Madhusudanan R co-founder of M2P 02:15 What drove Madhu to Angel Investing and what was his first Angel Investment 04:33 Who was the first believer in Madhu and M2P 06:00 How operators angels can fundamentally move the needle for you 09:05 How Madhu evaluates founders 12:17 Madhu’s investments; hits and misses, and his learnings from that. 14:30 How has angel investing made Madhu a better founder himself 18:37 Founding Story of M2P and its future prospects. 24:14 India will be the Fintech factory of the world 28:07 If money and attention are not needed anymore what would Madhu work on. 30:25 What is Madhu’s relationship with success. 32:11 Who is Madhu outside of work.

Shashank Kumar is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of Razorpay. Razorpay is India’s first full-stack financial solutions company. They are backed by one of the best investors globally and are currently valued at $7.5B. Show Notes 00:39 Intro to Shashank Kumar and Razorpay 03:28 Shashank’s story of growing up in India 08:40 Shashank’s experience in the US 13:25 What led to the foundation of Razorpay 19:12 The story that led to the idea of Razorpay 22:07 Shashank’s conversation with his father regarding moving back to India 26:02 How family life in the US is different from that in India 27:57 The first Angel Investor for Razorpay 31:57 Shashank unfolds how the Fintech ecosystem has evolved and its future. 35:59 If money and attention were not needed anymore what would Shashank work on 37:31 What do Shashank’s friends know him for