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I See IndiaI See India Podcast Ep 5 | Talking About Times Ahead for the Youth with Anirudh Damani #DamaniTalksOur very special guest for this episode, Anirudh Damani, has had an
insider's view of the venture capital industry - right from its
fledgling stages to its current evolved and mature state. He is Founder
of the Artha Group and Managing Director at Artha Venture Fund, and also
host of the #DamaniTalks podcast.
He talks among other things about the need to have the youth identify
early on what is it that they want their life to look like (choosing the
right mix from career, family friends, health, or personal growth)
which in turn will guide all other decisions...
2024-03-2944 min
1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast591st 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast with Anirudh Damani, Artha Venture FundAnirudh Damani is Managing Partner at Artha Venture Fund. We have a terrific discussion on the Indian Startup Ecosystem and its trends.
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2022-09-2538 min
Forbes India - The Startup Fridays PodcastStartup Fridays Season 2 Ep. 3: In entrepreneurship, as in life, breathe and know that this too shall pass — Anirudh DamaniOur guest today is Anirudh Damani, founder and managing partner of Artha Venture Fund. After a degree in Economics and Business Administration, he spent several years in the energy industry in the US. He returned to India in 2013 and started Artha Energy Resources, an advisory firm in Mumbai, and Artha India Ventures, his family office, through which he backed several noteworthy startups, before starting his own micro VC firm, Artha Venture Fund. Anirudh is also a certified scuba diver
2022-02-0454 min
#DamaniTalksEpisode L: Shinjini Kumar, Co-Founder at Salt – mysaltappAs #DamaniTalks completes its 50th episode, we bring you a leading personality from the Fintech industry - Shinjini Kumar, Co-Founder of SALT (mysaltapp)She had a 17-year stint with the RBI, Paytm Bank, and later led Citibank's consumer bank for India – each role would make the holder proud – a position that one would retire from.Yet, she found herself a challenge that got her jumping into the founder role.Key takeaways from this episode: Shinjini’s early days in Bihar. After studying English literature, what prompted her to move into the financial sector...
2021-11-181h 14
The Morning BriefCheck-in Time: Oyo's IPORitesh Agarwal's Oyo Rooms is entangled in many legal battles and controversies even as the hospitality sector was severely hit by the pandemic, yet, an ambitious IPO plan. What does the SWOT analysis say? Hear from our guests Anirudh A Damani, Managing Partner, Artha Venture Fund, S. Sundareswaran, former head of Morgan Stanley’s M&A team and ET’s Anumeha Chaturvedi on whether this is the right time for Oyo’s IPO and will it successfully check in to the bourses. Credits: Oyo Rooms, Dream On Aerosmith, CNBC TV18,See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2021-10-1420 min
#DamaniTalksEpisode XLix - Ujjwal Jain, Founder & CEO of WealthDeskLuck is when hard work, preparation, and perseverance meet with opportunity. Most founders get the hard work and perseverance right, but very few achieve all 3…On the XLix (49th) episode of #DamaniTalks, we had 1 such rare founder!Founder & CEO of WealthDesk, Ujjwal Jain's life journey is a series of forward-looking decisions that got him to founding a top-level fintech startup!Key takeaways from this episode: Ujjwal speaks about growing up in Kolkata, in a middle-class Marwari family. Why did he pursue engineering when he knew that Finance was his calling? After Jadavpur Un...
2021-10-071h 12
#DamaniTalksEpisode XLviii - Pankaj Jethwani of W Health VenturesAs the heath-tech startup ecosystem sees increasing interest, funding, and valuations in India, We delved deep into a conversation with a Doctor turned VC investor for a refreshing perspective on the space!Our guest Pankaj Jethwani, Executive Vice President of W Health Ventures, sheds light on the following: What motivated Pankaj to become a doctor? What was his trigger to change from being a doctor to becoming part of Management? What is the value of an MBA from Wharton? Pankaj’s experience in the non-profit, social & healthcare space. How did Pankaj get into Iora Health? What we...
2021-09-231h 19
#DamaniTalksEpisode XLvii - Dhruv Toshniwal, Founder of The Pant ProjectMost people believe that an affluent entrepreneurial family provides one a leg up in the entrepreneurial journey. But like any star-kid will tell you, these comparisons are for the outsiders who are looking in. The reality for someone like Dhruv Toshniwal, scion to the Banswara Syntex family and now the founder of The Pant Project, is vastly different.Watch this episode to learn: Why did Dhruv decide to go abroad and study finance? How did his US experience help him in his entrepreneurial journey? Why did Dhruv choose to move to Mexico from the...
2021-09-161h 05
#DamaniTalksEpisode XLvi - Akshay Chaturvedi, Founder & CEO of Leverage EduIn 2020, the pandemic resulted in a 55% dip in students traveling overseas to study. How did this university admissions platform grow by 4x even during these trying times?Our guest Akshay Chaturvedi, Founder and CEO of Leverage Edu has done it all! Today, Leverage Edu has over 3 Mn monthly users, 75,000+ 1:1 counseling sessions & 2000+ admission applicants, every month.Key takeaways from the episode: Why did Akshay decide to work at AIESEC before his MBA? Why did Akshay decide to pursue an MBA? How did his ISB experience shape him into the person he is today? Why di...
2021-08-261h 39
#DamaniTalksEpisode XLv- Vivek Bajaj, Co-Founder of StockEdgeVivek Bajaj, co-founder of StockEdge impressed and convinced the crème de la crème of the VC universe to invest in his company, which was bootstrapped for a decade while charting impressive growth!Today StockEdge is India's fastest-growing equity market and mutual fund research platform!Key takeaways from the episode: What was Vivek's role in JM financials? What was it like being the first commodity analyst for the firm and what led him to realize it was time to leave and start his trading desk? What was it like to come back to Ko...
2021-08-191h 08
#DamaniTalksEpisode XLiv- Dharmil Sheth, co-founder of PharmEasy#DamaniTalks XLiv features Dharmil Sheth, co-founder of PharmEasyDharmil Sheth is a serial entrepreneur, who has built India's first health tech unicorn with a valuation of $4 billion – PharmEasy. Prior to PharmEasy, he founded BoxPlay Sports, 91streets and Ekagrata. Dharmil holds an MBA from the Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad.The foundation of India's largest medicine delivery platform- PharmEasy, dates back to 2015 when Dharmil Sheth started a mobile application where users took a photo of their prescription and PharmEasy delivered their pharmaceutical requirements to their doorstep, at a 20% discount. Today, it is a unicorn with over 17 mi...
2021-07-0852 min
#DamaniTalksEpisode XLiii- Kailash Katkar, founder of Quick HealIn this week's episode of #DamaniTalks I spoke to Kailash Katkar, Founder of Quick Heal a man who built a ₹1800 crore IT security company without a college degree!Kailash created a global empire spread across 60+ countries starting from a small one-room bootstrapped computer repair services company – He has been an inspiration to many!Key takeaways from the episode: Why did Kailash drop out of school? Why did he decide not to pursue higher education? What sort of challenges did this bring about in his entrepreneurial journey? How did Kailash's interest in repairing calculators come abou...
2021-07-011h 34
#DamaniTalksEpisode XLii- Prashant Pitti, co-founder of EaseMyTripEpisode XLii of #DamaniTalks featured Prashant Pitti, co-founder of EaseMyTrip.Prashant graduated from IIT Madras worked with HSBC and Capital One in the United States before coming back to India and co-founding EaseMyTrip in 2008. Initially, a B2B travel brand, EaseMyTrip became a household name in the mid-2010s with its no-fee pricing and superior customer service. EaseMyTrip went public in 2021 at its current market cap is ₹4,500 crores (~$750m). EaseMyTrip provides a comprehensive range of travel-related products and services for end-to-end travel solutions. This includes airline tickets, hotels and holiday packages, rail tickets, bus tickets, and...
2021-06-1759 min
#DamaniTalksEpisode XLi- Ganesh Sonawane, co-founder of Arcatron MobilityArcatron Mobility builds the next generation of innovative physical aid devices to enhance people's lives with limited mobility and elderly care needs. Last year Arcatron launched a premium range of products to COVID-protect its customers. The success of this new line has wholly revolutionized the trajectory of the company, with its product consistently featuring at the top of eCommerce store product rankings!Ganesh Sonawane is the co-founder & CEO at Arcatron and is changing the game for those in need through his innovation. Before Arcatron, he was working with Bajaj Auto Ltd as an R&D Assistant Manager...
2021-06-1059 min
#DamaniTalksEpisode XL- AMA Anniversary special episode#DamaniTalks has completed a glorious year!In last week's #AskMeAnything episode, I answered your queries on the journey of fundraising. From inception to the ups and downs to the teamwork and the moment when it all comes together!Key takeaway's from the episode: What should be the exact time of fundraising? Does the team size matter to the investors? Is it ok to approach seed round before launching the product? Is it necessary for the founder to work full-time to raise the fund? How can solopreneurs raise pre-seed funding? What is the ideal turnaround...
2021-06-0453 min
#DamaniTalksEpisode XXXix- Srikanth Sundararajan, General Partner at VenturEastIn this week's episode of #DamaniTalks we had Dr. Srikanth Sundararajan, General Partner at VenturEast. With over 33+ years of entrepreneurial and investor experience, he has had an impressive journey! VenturEast is one of the longest-standing venture capital fund managers in India, investing since 1997 and managing close to $325+ million. They have 100+ investments in Technology, Healthcare, and Clean EnvironmentKey takeaways from this episode: How did Dr. Srikanth's education help him develop managerial skills? What was his role at Hewlett-Packard? What made Dr. Srikanth chose this role and the company in 1988? After working at Informix, why...
2021-05-201h 11
#DamaniTalksEpisode XXXviii- Munaf Kapadia, Founder of The Bohri KitchenThis week on the Damani Talks episode, we had Munaf Kapadia joining us. Munaf is an entrepreneur, writer, digital marketing maverick, and the founder and “Chief Eating Officer” (CEO) at The Bohri Kitchen.Munaf and Nafisa Kapadia have been instrumental in making The Bohri Kitchen a household name. This mother-son duo made Bohri cuisine famous by inviting patrons to their home on weekends, to enjoy home-cooked Bohri meals in a traditional Thaal.Key takeaways from this episode: What was Munaf's goal post-graduation at that time? How did his education help you in your entrepreneurial jour...
2021-05-1359 min
#DamaniTalksEpisode XXXvii- #AskMeAnything on 'Business Continuity Amidst The Pandemic'In these trying times, entrepreneurs are eagerly trying to define the "new normal" for their respective businesses. We have come across numerous queries on the fundamentals of maintaining business continuity in such uncertain times.In this week's #DamaniTalks #AskMeAnything special episode, I tried to answer as many questions as possible on "How to maintain business continuity amidst the global pandemic"Key takeaways from this episode: What is the outlook for the next 3-12 months? What are my thoughts on cutting salaries? How much should the pay cut be? How should entrepreneurs curtail cost without...
2021-05-0654 min
#DamaniTalksEpisode XXXvi- Priya Goel Sheth, Co-founder of HobspaceHobSpace is a platform for extracurricular activities (online and offline) for kids between 3-14 years. The brand has partnered with schools and specialist trainers to provide training and conduct lessons based on children's hobbies and sports requirements.Priya is the Co-founder of Hobspace and has over six years of experience working with corporate giants such as Goldman Sachs and S&P Capital IQ. After seeing an opportunity in experiential and cognitive building blocks-based models, she co-founded Hobspace, a platform to provide a holistic learning experience for children.Here's what you can take away from this...
2021-04-2959 min
#DamaniTalks#DamaniTalks - Ask Me Anything on 'Personal Finances for founders'Founders of early-stage startups face many financial constraints at the onset. Mismanagement of personal finance is a common reason why many companies are forced to wind up their businesses. So, I'm here to help you out!In this special episode, I covered the topic of 'Personal Finance for founders' Takeaways from this episode: Why did I choose this particular topic? What are some financial constraints that early-stage startup founders are unaware of? How do early-stage startups protect against mismanagement of funds? How should one know which functions to not invest in that drain and mi...
2021-04-1556 min
#DamaniTalksEpisode XXXiv- Abhishek Agarwal, Founder of Rockstud CapitalAbhishek Agarwal is an angel investor-turned-fund manager with 13+ years in the Indian Financial Market and Start-up Ecosystem. He started his career as a research analyst and is now the Founder of Rockstud Capital. He has a proven track record of successfully investing in both Startups and Listed Equities space.Rockstud Capital is India's first hybrid fund that invests in early-stage startups and listed equities traded on NSE in India.Key takeaways from the episode: What does Pioneer Investcorp do? What was Abhishek's role there? Why did he choose to specialize in the cement sector...
2021-04-0858 min
#DamaniTalksEpisode XXXiii - Anindya Datta, Founder of MobilewallaAnindya Datta is a PHD turned professor turned founder turned upcoming producer. He is a serial entrepreneur and the founder of Mobilewalla, a global leader in consumer intelligence solutions.Mobilewalla provides innovative data solutions that help data and marketing professionals better understand their customers. The offering enables their clients to build precise AI models that better analyse and predict consumer behavior and drive business results.Key takeaways from the episode: What was it like to be at IIT Karagpur at that time? What role did Anindya’s extensive education play in his entrepreneurial career? Ho...
2021-04-0157 min
#DamaniTalksEpisode XXXii- Pawan Raj Kumar, Co-Founder of Hoi FoodsPawan Raj Kumar is the co-founder of Hoi Foods and a serial entrepreneur with over 25 years of solid experience as an entrepreneur. With Pawan at the helm, Hoi Foods is building a strong network of cloud kitchens using a highly scalable and disruptive model of standardized food supply chainSince its inception in 2017, Hoi Foods has come a long way - with over 150 active cloud-kitchens serving 5,000+ meals in a day across Delhi-NCR and Bengaluru.Here's what you can learn from this episode: What industry was Pawan's family business into? Why was it important for...
2021-03-2558 min
#DamaniTalksEpisode XXXi- Shelley Saxena, Founder of SevamobSevamob is an AI-enabled mobile-based platform that provides comprehensive primary healthcare to organizations in India and the US. Sevamob's care includes general health, vision, dental, nutrition, cardio-metabolic, infectious disease and ENT.Shelley, an MBA degree holder from Cornell, is the Founder and CEO of Sevamob. He has previously worked with IBM and co-founded the profitable mobile technology companyKey takeaways from the episode: Being a part of IBM for 10 years, what were Shelley's key takeaways from his experience there? What was Shelley's motivation behind building his first startup, Saasmob? What were the biggest takeaways...
2021-03-181h 00
The VCpreneur: Startups | Venture Capital | Entrepreneurship | FundraisingEP#33 Anirudh Damani – The micro-VC investment model, cap table discipline by founders & learnings from investing in 85+ startupsIn this episode, Anirudh Damani, Managing Partner @Artha Venture Fund, joins our host Digjay, to talk about his path to VC, investing in startups through his family office before starting his own fund, benefits & mechanics behind managing a micro VC fund, Artha’s investment thesis, fund allocation & deal sourcing strategies, and how founders can keep their cap tables clean in their initial funding rounds.
Artha Venture Fund is an early-stage sector agnostic fund that has been investing in start-ups since early 2012. Prior to launching the fund, Anirudh was an active angel investor in many early-stage startups. Anirudh al...
2021-03-1440 min
#DamaniTalksEpisode XXX- Women's Day specialTo mark International Women’s Day 2020, we had some incredible women entrepreneurs on #DamaniTalks.This episode features Mahima Kaul - Co-founder of Coutloot, Priya Goel Sheth - Co-founder of HobSpace, Ankita Sheth - Co-founder of Vista Rooms and Prerna Kalra - Co-founder of Daalchini.Key takeaways from the episode: What were the 2 biggest challenges that they faced in becoming the founder they are today? What was the moment when it came together? The eureka moment. What is the most ridiculous question that they have gotten asked as a ‘founder’? How do these women manage to mai...
2021-03-081h 06
#DamaniTalksEpisode XXix- Dinesh Kumar Kotha, Co-Founder of ConfirmTktConfirmTkt is an online train ticket discovery and booking engine that delivers a seamless search and booking experience to travelers. They are now acquired by an online travel aggregator ixigo for an undisclosed amount. Dinesh Kumar Kotha is the Co-founder & CEO of ConfirmTkt. Before starting ConfirmTkt he was a Software Development Engineer in a company known as o9. He also worked as an Application Developer(Java) in IBM.Here's what you can learn from this episode: What was his role in o9 Solutions and IBM? How was the idea behind his first startup Meterup c...
2021-02-111h 09
#DamaniTalksEpisode XXviii- Shivalik Sen, Co-Founder of VahanalyticsVahanalytics is a data analytics startup that allows organizations to track their vehicle fleet operations. The startup aimed to promote safe driving behavior among drivers and fleet owners by utilizing sensor data from smartphones and from tracking hardware in-built into vehicles. In 2019 Bike taxi app Rapido acqui-hired Mumbai-based Vahanalytics. The entire tech team of Vahanalytics had been moved to Rapido to set up the data science department.Shivalik Sen is the co-founder of Vahanalytics. He is an engineer who set up his own driver analytics platform which was creating better drivers and safer roads by using cutting...
2021-01-191h 02
#DamaniTalksEpisode XXvii- Pavan Kushwaha, Founder of KratikalKratikal is one of the leading cybersecurity companies known for its state-of-the-art security solutions which includes cyber-attack simulation and awareness tool, email authentication and anti-spoofing solution; anti-phishing, fraud monitoring & take-down solution; phishing incident response, risk detection & threat analysis and code risk review.Pavan Kushwaha is the co-founder of Kratikal. He is also an information security researcher, trainer and speaker. He has worked with National agencies and has been solving various Cybercrime cases. Pavan has trained over 10000 students from over 112+ nations on cybersecurity and has been acknowledged by many website companies as an information security professional.
2021-01-141h 25
Investor's CutSeason 1, Episode 105: Investors Cut with Mr. Anirudh Ashok Damani, Managing Partner ar Artha Venture FundAnirudh Damani is the Managing Partner at Artha Venture Fund one of India’s 1st early-stage Micro-VC Fund. He is also the founder of Artha India Ventures, the K-Damani Group’s Family Office and Artha Energy Resources, a company which invests in renewable assets.
Anirudh strongly believes in investing at an early stage to help the startups develop prototypes, find their first customer, decipher unit economics, achieve scale rapidly by using his expertise and also roping in a vast network of global mentors and advisors.
He has successfully invested in 85+ startups in multiple sectors, some of w...
2021-01-1228 min
#DamaniTalksEpisode XXvi- Omkar Shirhatti, Co-Founder of Karza TechnologiesMumbai-based Karza Technologies is a banking and business intelligence solution provider, set out to create products that empower lending institutions and corporates with cloud-based solutions for informed and intelligent decisions.Omkar Shirhatti is the co-founder of Karza Technologies. Before co-founding Karza Technologies, he served as a senior consultant at Ernst and Young, a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. he holds a prolific experience of over 12 years in the fields of fraud investigations and background checksHere's what you can learn from this episode:- How did Omkar's education help...
2021-01-0759 min
#DamaniTalksEpisode XXv- Ramakant Sharma, Co-Founder of LivspaceLivspace is an online retail platform for in-home designs & furniture for home improvement. The platform enables users to fill out forms, book professionals & receive quotes for the designs. The company provides installation services.Ramakant Sharma is the co-Founder of Livspace and an active angel investor. Before founding Livspace, Ramakant was a core team member and Vice President of Engineering at Myntra, leading fashion e-commerce. He has around 11 + years of experience in software product development, product management, entrepreneurship, and online marketing.Here's what you can learn from this episode:- Ramakant's journey from IIT-K...
2020-12-2359 min
#DamaniTalksEpisode XXiv- Devendra Khandegar, Founder of KredilyKredily is a SaaS platform to help HR Professionals manage their data efficiently. Kredily aims to become India’s largest free platform for salaried employees.Devendra Khandegar is the Founder & CEO of Kredily. He is an IIT Kanpur alumnus who earned a B.Tech in Electrical Engineering from the institute & then went on to pursue his MBA from IIM Lucknow. He has leadership, fundraising, and managerial experience from working in different roles with Axis Bank, GVFL Ltd, and Jasdan Wind EnergyHere's what you can learn from this episode: How did Devendra's education at II...
2020-12-1759 min
#DamaniTalksEpisode XXiii - Avinash Gupta, Co-founder of ASAPPPASAPPP provides customized products and services that have enabled them to deliver highly efficient business solutions to their worldwide clients through unmatched expertise and cutting edge technology.Avinash Gupta took the 3rd plunge into entrepreneurship by founding ASAPPP in 2017. In his early days, he started selling digital cameras below the market price in India. After pursuing his education in IIT Bombay he revived AVN Marketing, which was the same company that would later metamorphose into Bookmycab. He sold Book my cab in 2016 and is now a co-founder of ASAPPP.com and an investor.Here's what yo...
2020-11-2659 min
#DamaniTalksEpisode XXii - Ragini Das, Co-founder of leap.clubLeapClub is on a mission to get more women in leadership positions through a private and community-led professional network.Ragini founded LeapClub in Jan 2020 along with her cofounder Anand Sinha. She was previously working in Zomato for 6 years, during her tenure there Zomato Gold was founded which broke the internet and redefined the path for Zomato.Here's what you can expect to learn from this episode: Why did Ragini decide to go to the UK to study and not the US? (Lancaster University) How did Ragini's experiences growing up as an army child do...
2020-11-1959 min
#DamaniTalksEpisode XXi - Abhishek Poddar, Co-founder of PlumPlum provides health insurance and benefits marketplace for employers. They offer coverage for employees, spouses, children, parents, and siblings. Employees can also customize insurance plans with multiple health benefits. Abhishek co-founded Plum in 2019, the 3rd startup under his belt. He has previously worked at McKinsey, Google, Swaylo, and graduated from IIT Kanpur and Stanford Business School. Join us on Thursday at 9 pmKey takeaways from this episode: How did Abhishek's education help him in his entrepreneurial journey? What did Swaylo do? What was Abhishek's role there? How was his first experience with a startup w...
2020-11-0557 min
#DamaniTalksEpisode XX - Ajay Hattangdi, F(o)under of Alteria CapitalAlteria Capital is India’s largest Venture Debt fund, focused on innovative startups backed by strong VC sponsors. They provide financial solutions to help entrepreneurs transform and grow their businesses to their full potential. Ajay Hattangdi founded the company in 2018 and has been an expert in the venture lending space since 2005. Alteria Capital marks the 3rd startup he has founded under his belt. He has also founded a non-profit called Praja Foundation, which conducts research and provides information on civic issues to citizens, media, and government.Here's what you can expect to learn fro...
2020-10-2959 min
#DamaniTalksEpisode XiX- Siddharth Ladsariya, Founder of Everest FleetEverest Fleet is a fleet management company of 800+ cars that run under Uber in Mumbai and Bengaluru. They are now one of the leading players in the fleet market in the short time since their establishment.Siddharth founded Everest Fleet in 2016. He is an angel investor-turned-philanthropist and entrepreneur, with 100+ startups in his portfolio. He strongly believes in social causes and giving back to society.Here's what you can expect to learn in this episode:• How did growing up in an entrepreneurial family helped him learn about being a businessman every day, le...
2020-10-2259 min
#DamaniTalksEpisode XViii - Pranjal Prashar, Co-founder of RepupRepup.co is a B2B SaaS hospitality platform that provides services from booking confirmations to upsells and all the way through to driving positive online volumes.Pranjal Prashar is a second-time founder who started Repup with his co-founder, Vineet in 2015. Repup recently merged with Hotelogix and AxisRooms. His first company, Piquor, provided photo booths for locations/functions such as malls, weddings, etc.Here's what you can expect to learn in this episode:• Why is this the right time for startups with innovative technologies to test their resilience in the market? Ho...
2020-10-1557 min
#DamaniTalksEpisode XVii - Ashish Tulsian, Co-founder of PosistPosist is a platform that lets owners automate their cloud kitchen operations and manage restaurant business efficiently. They are trusted by over 8000+ clients and are present in 20 countries.Ashish co-founded Posist in 2011 with his wife, Sakshi. Posist has been his 3rd (and most successful) venture yet. Ashish is a fine example of the journey of a founder going against the grain. He started his first company with no prior work/management experience straight out of college. He exited the telecom space when most players were beginning to enter it. He wrote off his investment in running a rest...
2020-10-081h 07
#DamaniTalksEpisode XVi - Abhishek Rungta, Founder of Indus Net TechnologiesIndus Net Technologies is an award-winning, full-service, digital service company that helps enterprises with everything digital. They serve 4200+ clients worldwide across 40+ countries.Abhishek founded the company in 1997 and has traversed the entrepreneurial field bootstrapped from the start. He describes himself as an entrepreneur, software architect, marketing geek, angel investor, and visionary.Here's what you can expect to learn from this episode: How can completing a degree just for the sake it be more harmful than beneficial to your career? How did quitting engineering college to pursue B.Com change his outlook on the future...
2020-10-0159 min
#DamaniTalksEpisode XV - Anil Joshi, Founder of Unicorn India VenturesUnicorn India Ventures was founded in 2016 and has made around 30 investments in that time. They mainly focus on startups in the technology space.Anil Joshi co-founded the fund in 2016 after his experience with Mumbai Angels. He believes in investing in founders and their team and backing technology risks. Going from marketing to being an EA, to President of Mumbai Angels, and founding Unicorn India Ventures he has had an incredible journey so far!Here's what you can expect to learn from this episode: Why did Anil decide to start his career in marketing after...
2020-09-2454 min
#DamaniTalksEpisode XIV - Suhail Chandhok, Co-founder of Kabaddi AddaKabaddi Adda is the place for all enthusiasts looking for Kabaddi news, videos, players interviews, match reports, & insights! They also provide deep analytics and insights for cricket teams such as the Chennai Super Kings.Apart from being the co-founder of Kabaddi Adda, Suhail is a TV Presenter, Anchor, and Expert Analyst for over 15 different competitions, and is recognized by viewers across the nation. In the past, he also has experience as a cricket coach and a professional cricketer.Here's what you will learn in this episode: What was it like for Suhail growing up...
2020-09-0356 min
#DamaniTalksEpisode XIII - Mikhil Innani, Managing Director at Apollo FinvestApollo Finvest is a technology company with an NBFC license. They enable fintech's to offer fully digital and compliant loans to their customers, like the AWS for loans.Mikhil is currently the Managing Director of Apollo Finvest, and his journey only gets more interesting the further back you go. He is the Cofounder of PharmEasy and has worked at Hotstar and CouponDunia (as the 6th employee)!Here's what you can expect to learn from the discussion: What was Mikhil’s role at CouponDunia? What was the culture like there? What did Mi...
2020-08-2756 min
#DamaniTalksEpisode XII - Manish Tewari, Co-founder of PiggyRidePiggyRide provides mobility solutions for schools and children. They also offer parents the ability to pay the school tuition through easy EMIs. They're the perfect service for urban parents.Manish founded PiggyRide in 2019 as the third venture under his belt. He is the founder of Koovs, which is now a listed company on AIM stock exchange, and Pokkt.Here's what you will learn from this episode: Why did Manish choose to start his own company instead of pursuing an engineering degree? How did his education help him in his entrepreneurial journey? What was his...
2020-08-2049 min
#DamaniTalksEpisode XI - Bhavin Patel, Founder of LenDenClubLenDenClub is India's largest peer-to-peer lending and borrowing platform. They provide personal loans from ₹5k up to ₹5L – all within 24 hours.Bhavin founded LenDenClub in 2014 when he identified the gap in the market while working with NBFCs.Here are some of the topics we discussed: How did Bhavin’s education help him in his entrepreneurial journey? What was the biggest learning for Bhavin from his first experience in a start-up? What's the difference between being an executive and being a founder? What prior experience does he think all founders should have? What does LenDenClub do? Why...
2020-08-1352 min
#DamaniTalksEpisode X - Sanjay Mehta, Investor, Founder of 100X.VCSanjay Mehta is a man that needs no introduction to people familiar with the venture capital ecosystem in India. He has founded over 5 companies, and invested in 100+ start-ups to date.100X. VC is Sanjay Mehta's latest venture that aims to invest in 100 start-ups using iSafe Notes in India - within a year. 100X.VC is sponsored by Sanjay's family office - Mehta Ventures.In today's episode you will learn: What were the challenges Sanjay faced when he decided that he was going to take up entrepreneurship over an established job? What has Sanjay learned from...
2020-08-0646 min
#DamaniTalksEpisode IX - Srinath Ravichandran, Co-founder of AgnikulAgnikul is an Indian aerospace start-up that aims to deliver small satellites to space - like a taxi for satellites. Their goal is to design a product that makes getting to space easier, so we can focus on living in and working from there.Srinath founded Agnikul after cold-calling IIT professors while he was in LA, hoping to find someone who believes in his idea and shares his passion. After reaching out to 150 people, he finally got a reply from one of them, and the rest is history.In today's episode you will learn:...
2020-07-3049 min
#DamaniTalksEpisode VIII - Naiyya Saggi, Founder of BabyChakraBabyChakra is an online parent platform for pregnancy and childcare. They have over 6000 doctors on their platform and just launched a line of baby-safe sanitary products.Naiyya Saggi is the founder and CEO of BabyChakra. She has incredible experience and a strong passion for her company, translating into the great work they're doing!In today's episode, you will learn: Naiyya grew up in Calcutta. How did she land up as a founder and CEO of Baby Chakra? In between, she became a lawyer, got into consulting, and even went to Harvard on a full...
2020-07-2348 min
#DamaniTalksEpisode VII - Pranav Maheshwari, Co-founder of Vista RoomsVista Rooms provides experiences to customers at exquisite properties across India. They started as a budget hotel platform like OYO Rooms but decided to pivot their strategy, branding themselves as a luxury homestay brand.Pranav Maheshwari is the CTO at Vista Rooms. Market conditions forced Vista Rooms to pivot before discovering their right target audience, creating, and becoming a category leader!In today's episode, you will learn: What was the genesis of this idea? How did he meet his co-founders? What was it like launching in a start-up space filled with well-funded competitors? How...
2020-07-1751 min
#DamaniTalksEpisode VI - Pankaj Aswani, Co-founder of CoolbergCoolberg launched the first non-alcoholic beer in India with a vision of catering to a new category of drink that is modern, trendy, and aspirational.The idea of Coolberg came about when Pankaj wanted a beverage that made the customers feel like it was an experience, rather than the boring colas on the market. He co-founded Coolberg in 2016 with his wife, Yashika.In today's episode you will learn: Why did Pankaj work for a multinational bank before becoming an entrepreneur? What is his advice to any entrepreneur that is just starting off their career...
2020-07-0959 min
#DamaniTalksEpisode V - Ashutosh Valani, Co-founder of BeardoBeardo is a retailer of men's grooming products. Offers products such as beard oil & growth oil, beard wax, face wash, beard combs, soaps, lotions, and others through its platform.Ashutosh is the founder of Beardo, which Marico Limited just acquired! He started his journey with Beardo in 2015 with co-founder Priyank Shah.In this episode you will learn: How was the idea of Beardo conceptualized? When did Ashutosh know it was the right time to start a men's grooming brand like Beardo? How did he produce the strategy behind his business model? What were the...
2020-07-0259 min
#DamaniTalksEpisode IV - Avik Ashar, B2B Division Head at ZilingoZilingo is an online marketplace offering a product catalog including apparel, home decor, beauty accessories, and more. Sellers can list their products on their platforms.Avik is the Head of B2B at Zilingo and is currently working on expanding their presence in the Middle East and Europe. He started his journey as an angel investor with the Hiraco family office. Here are some of the topics of discussion: What was it like to advise a family building wealth through diamonds to invest in tech companies? What were the roadblocks Avik faced in getting acce...
2020-06-2858 min
#DamaniTalksEpisode III - Prerna Kalra, Co-founder of DaalchiniDaalchini is an operator of smart vending machines. Their app allows users to discover Daalchini kiosks near them and place orders from the catalog. They provide ready-to-eat Indian food to offices, apartments, and educational institutions through vending machines.Prerna discovered the technology on a trip to China, where she was surprised to see vending machines providing home-cooked food. She specializes in Product Management. Conceptualisation & Building innovative products in Indian Payment industry.Here are some of the topics of discussion: When did Prerna join Paytm? What was her intrapreneur role inside Paytm? What was it l...
2020-06-1852 min
#DamaniTalksEpisode II - Jasmeet Thind, Co-founder of CoutlootCoutloot is a local language social commerce offline to online (O2O) platform which lets anyone sell online across the country directly to buyers who can simply bargain and shop online from the sellers.Jasmeet came up with the idea when he realized he didn't have any room left in his closet for his new clothes which he didn't use but didn't want to throw away either. His larger-than-life personality is always a breath of fresh air as you'll find out in this talk. Here's are some of the topics we discussed: What is Cou...
2020-06-1153 min
#DamaniTalksEpisode I - Harsh Shah, Co-founder of FyndFynd is the only platform in India that has been funded by Kae Capital, Google, and exited to Jio! They are an online retailer of multi-category fashion products. Fynd's product catalog includes apparel, footwear, innerwear, jewelry, accessories, and more.Harsh Shah is one of the three co-founders of Fynd. At Fynd, he brings his valuable experience in technology and entrepreneurship to the table and oversees the supply side of operations, including managing partnering brands and stores. Harsh completed his graduation from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. He's also an active angel investor with a p...
2020-06-041h 12
Fintech-XThe Impact of COVID-19 On Businesses and Technology AdoptionIn episode 8 of Get Fintech-ED podcast, Mr. Devang Mundhra, CTPO, KredX (Host) is in conversation with Mr.Anirudh Damani,Managing Partner,Artha Venture Fund and Mr.Jinesh Shah,Managing Partner,Omnivore , on the topic- 'The Impact of COVID-19 On Businesses and Technology Adoption'
2020-04-2359 min
Lifeselfmastery's podcast I Startups I Venture CapitalHow Artha Fund aims to tap into India's growth story with Anirudh DamaniIn this episode, Anirudh talks about the investment thesis behind Artha Fund and what does he think about portfolio construction.
2020-03-0733 min