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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

JD Kanani is the Co-Founder of Polygon. A global, sustainable web3 infrastructure on Ethereum. Polygon is one of the most valued web 3 projects globally. Show Notes 01:06 Intro to JD Kanani and Polygon Technology 02:33 JD’s First Angel Investment 04:48 How does JD pick deals and evaluate founders while investing. 12:07 What JD thinks of Twitter. 14:00 JD’s First angel investor. 17:08 Policies JD would like to see implemented for Web3 in India. 20:38 What JD is super obsessed about lately. 27:20 If Money and attention are not needed anymore what would JD work on 30:20 What JD’s friends know him for, who is he outside of work

Aakrit Vaish Aakrit Vaish is the Co-Founder & CEO of Haptik. Haptik is a part of the Reliance Jio family now. Aakrit is also a prolific operator investor. He has backed companies like Unacademy, Pepper Content, India gold, and 70+ more. Show Notes What drove him into angel Investing and what was his first investment (2:12) His advice to operator investors on how to go about angel investing (6:00) How does Aakrit evaluate founders (11:25) Outside of capital what motivates him to invest in other founders and operators (21:20) Learnings from investing (25:40) Superpower he sees in his investing partner Miten Sampat (33:35)

Rahul Khanna is the Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Trifecta Capital. Trifecta capital is where great companies meet great odds. Trifecta Capital’s maiden fund was India’s first Venture Debt Fund. Today Trifecta Capital manages one of the largest venture debt funds in India and it also runs a pre-IPO/ growth stage venture capital fund. Rahul has backed companies like Urban Company, Rivigo, BharatPe and Infra.market to name a few. Show Notes Rahul’s journey from growing up in India to moving to the US, and then moving back to India (1:54) The founding story of Trifecta Capital (12:00) The vision he holds for Trifecta Capital (17:00) Three guiding principles at Trifecta capital (21:30) What is something that he knows now he wishes he had known earlier (23:50) How does he make tough decisions (28:10) A change he would like to see in the ecosystem (33:50) What is he obsessed about both professionally and personally lately (36:50) His fitness schedule and eating patterns (40:30) If money and attention are not needed anymore what would he work on (42:00)

Sashank Rishyasringa is the Co-Founder of axio, India's leading consumer finance company offering pay later, credit and personal finance management under one seamless brand experience. Earlier axio was known as Capital Float. axio is backed by one of the best investors globally. The likes of Elevation Capital, Sequoia India, Lightrock, Creation Investments Capital Management LLC, Ribbit Capital, and Amazon. Show Notes Sashank’s journey from growing up in India to moving to the US, and then moving back to India (1:21) The founding story of axio (Capital Float) (3:40) The Aha moment at axio  (6:40) The evolution of credit and lending in India (11:30) What drives him (15:50) A superpower that he sees in his co-founder Gaurav Hinduja (20:10) What’s the magical outcome that he holds for axio (21:35) What’s his relationship with success (24:35) What has he changed his mind on recently (26:40) A change he would like to see in the ecosystem (29:45) If money and attention are not needed anymore what would he work on (32:40) Who is he outside of work (36:00)

Nithin Kamath is the founder of Zerodha and Rainmatter. Zerodha is an Indian financial services company (member of NSE, BSE, MCX) that offers brokerage-free equity investments, retail, institutional broking, currencies, and commodities trading. Rainmatter funds and incubates innovative Indian fintech startups. Show Notes What got him into angel Investing and what was his first investment (1:00) The biggest tipping point in Nithin’s life professionally (2:00) Officially Nithin started angel investing in 2015 (3:30) The genesis of Rainmatter and the value it brings to founders (5:30) How does Nithin evaluate founders (8:45) What’s something that he knows now he wishes he had known it earlier (16:25) Biggest wins and misses. What did he learn from those misses (17:30) What’s something that Nithin has recently changed his mind on and why (23:45) What is he most obsessed about lately (29:00) Who is he outside of work (34:12)

Dhruv Gupta is the Co-founder of Orange health. Orange Health is India's fastest diagnostic lab. Customers can get tested at home in 60 minutes. It is backed by funds like Accel, General Catalyst, and other top funds. SHOW NOTES: Dhruv’s journey from growing up in India to moving to the US, and then moving back to India (2:00) The journey after the move back to India (5:05) The founding story of Orange Health (9:55) The magical outcome he holds for Orange Health (12:32) A superpower he sees in his Co-founder (15:15) Evolution of the healthtech in India (16:30) What’s something he knows now he wishes he had known it earlier (19:30) What keeps him going (21:00) The frameworks he uses when things are not going in the right direction (22:50) If money and attention are not needed anymore what would he work on (25:11) A turning point in life (26:08) Who is he outside of work (27:31)

Pranav Pai is the Founding Partner and Chief Investment Officer at 3one4 Capital. Pranav leads investments and portfolio construction at 3one4Capital. As CIO, he has led over 70 seed and venture capital investments across several investment categories in India and the US. 3one4 capital has 4 unicorns in its portfolio. Licious, Jupiter, Open Bank, and Darwinbox SHOW NOTES: Pranav’s journey from growing up in India to moving to the US, and then moving back to India (1:42) Values he picked up from his family and during college years in India  (5:50) Experiences in the US  (9:20) The founding story of 3one4 Capital (11:15) Non-consensus bets (16:10) The magical outcome he holds for 3one4 Capital and the evolution of the Indian tech ecosystem (20:50) What’s something he knows now, he wishes he had known earlier (23:58) What’s something that is obvious to him and not obvious to most other people (26:00) What drives him (28:30) The framework he uses when things are not going in the right direction (31:20) A change he would like to see in the Indian tech ecosystem (34:00) Who is he outside of work (36:00)

Gajendra Jangid is the Co-Founder and CMO of CARS24. CARS24’s mission is to revolutionize the way used vehicles are bought and sold across the world. CARS24 was founded in 2015. A mere 7 years later, they have come a long way - 205 branches across India, a presence in 182 Indian cities, channel partners, and a global presence. SHOW NOTES: Gajendra’s journey from growing up in India to moving to the US, and then moving back to India (1:50) The founding story of CARS24  (13:40) How does he make difficult decisions (18:35) Learnings from Mahendra Singh Dhoni (23:31 - 24:41) Hard times Gajendra and his team overcame at CARS24 (25:35) The turning point in life (33:35) If money and attention are not needed anymore, what would he work on (38:10) Who is he outside of work (39:30)