Shows
1947 Rise122: Why Gujaratis Are Born Entrepreneurs | AI & the Future of Logistics with Dhruvil of LogiNextDhruvil Sanghvi is the Co-founder and CEO of LogiNext, a prominent transportation automation platform optimizing logistics operations for enterprises globally. Since its inception in 2014, LogiNext has experienced significant growth, serving over 200 enterprise clients across more than 50 countries. Under Sanghvi's leadership, the company has raised approximately $50 million in funding across multiple rounds, with a valuation of around $100 million as of January 2020. 00:00 - Top Moments 01:35 - Introduction 03:19 - Dhruvil's influences and environmental factors during upbringing 08:06 - Dhruvil's decision to return to India and the founding story of LogiNext 13:20 - Co-founder selection, initial project, and first customer 16:05 - Key inflection point for...2025-03-2155 min
1947 Rise121: From Selling Modems Door-to-Door to Building a ~ $1 Billion SaaS Giant Ft Anand Jain - CleverTapAnand Jain is the co-founder of CleverTap, a leading customer engagement and retention platform serving 10,000+ brands globally. Under his leadership, CleverTap has raised over $100 million in funding and reached a valuation of $775 million. With a focus on data-driven marketing, he has helped businesses enhance user engagement at scale. His journey highlights innovation, entrepreneurship, and the role of technology in driving customer retention.00:00 - Top moments.01:38 - Introduction.02:53 - Anand's major influences during early years.05:48 - Anand's reasons for moving to the US.10:20 - Impact of US experience on Anand's skills and mindset for building a large company.15:36 - Anand's...2025-03-211h 15
1947 Rise120: India’s Most Important AI Company: ₹560 Crore Revenue in Just 16 Months – Sanket Shah of InVideoSanket Shah is the co-founder of InVideo, a leading online video creation platform with over 10 million users across 190+ countries. Under his leadership, InVideo has scaled rapidly, securing over $50 million in funding and reaching a valuation of nearly $500 million. With a vision to simplify video production, he has made high-quality content creation accessible at scale. His journey reflects innovation, entrepreneurship, and the power of technology in transforming digital storytelling.00:00 - Key highlights. 01:32 - Introduction. 03:08 - Sanket's major influences during early years. 08:09 - Impact of the U.S. environment on Sanket's thinking big. 13:16 - Sanket's decision to move back to India. 14:49...2025-03-061h 08
1947 Rise119: Why I Left Silicon Valley to Fix India’s Healthcare System | Gaurav Agarwal, co-founder of Tata 1mgGaurav Agarwal is the co-founder of Tata 1mg, India’s largest digital healthcare platform. He played a key role in revolutionizing India’s healthcare landscape. Returning from Silicon Valley, Gaurav leveraged his expertise to scale Tata 1mg, tackling cultural and operational challenges while driving strategic innovations. His journey offers deep insights into entrepreneurship, technology-driven impact, and business scaling in a complex market.00:00 - Key highlights. 01:42 - Introduction. 03:21 - Gaurav's major influences during early years. 10:05 - Gaurav's motivation for moving to the US and personal experience. 16:56 - Gaurav's return to India in 2013 and early challenges. 25:24 - Evolution of Tata 1mg and...2025-02-201h 04
1947 Rise118: Missed Swiggy, Backed Mamaearth – Rahul Chowdhri of Stellaris on India’s Next Big Startup | 1947 RiseRahul Chowdhri is the co-founder of Stellaris Venture Partners, one of India's leading venture capital firms. Stellaris has backed some of the country's most successful startups, including Mamaearth and Whatfix.00:00 - Top Moments 01:29 - Introduction. 02:51 - Rahul's major influences during early years. 06:11 - Early days and founding story of Stellaris Venture Partners. 08:33 - Rahul meeting Ritesh and Alok. 09:37 - First believer who supported the fund’s launch. 11:44 - Founders who backed the fund and critical inflection point. 13:04 - Evolution of the fund since 2017, investment thesis, check size, and founder profile. 16:16 - Notable investment examples. 18:58 - Future trends in startups an...2025-02-1348 min
1947 Rise117: Why Resilience Pays Off in India & The Truth About Starting Up in India | Ashish of FundamentumAshish Kumar is a co-founder and General Partner at Fundamentum Partnership, an early growth-stage fund launched in 2017 with Nandan Nilekani and Sanjeev Aggarwal. Fundamentum backs tech-driven startups with product-market fit, leading or co-leading $25M-$40M rounds. Its second fund closed in 2022 at $227M, with a portfolio including unicorns like Pharmeasy and Spinny. Collectively, its companies have raised over $1B in follow-on funding.
00:00 - Top moments
01:29 - Intro
03:20 - Key influences during Ashish's early years.
06:26 - Ashish's hometown and educational background.
08:38 - Ashish's journey from moving to the US to working at Microsoft.
11:16 - Ashish's self-discovery through professional experiences.
14:33...2025-02-051h 18
1947 Rise116: From Ahmedabad to Amazon: The Indian Diaspora Behind Amazon Music, Amazon Podcasts, and IMDbKintan Brahmbhatt is a prominent entrepreneur, operator, and investor who has built and scaled products and businesses from zero to nearly 100 million customers.
He is currently the Co-Founder and CEO of Olto, an AI platform for personalizing sales demos. Previously, he held key roles at Amazon, including GM & Co-Founder of Amazon Podcasts, Head of Product at Amazon Music, and IMDb.
00:00 - Top moments
01:37 - Introduction
02:43 - Kintan's influences during formative years.
07:46 - Kintan's motivation for moving to the US, college experience, and journey.
20:42 - Building trust and convincing leadership at Microsoft or Amazon.
24:41 - Inspiration behind Olto...2025-01-2354 min
1947 Rise115: Building a Healthcare Model That Keeps You Out of the Hospital, Ft Mayank BanerjeeMayank Banerjee is the co-founder and CEO of Even Healthcare, currently valued $100 Million. Even is a healthcare provider that offers 24/7, unlimited consultations with in-house clinical and wellness team to offer episodic care, lifestyle care and managed care to keep members healthy and out of hospitals.
00:00 - Top moments
01:33 - Intro
02:53 - Mayank's influences during upbringing.
06:44 - Mayank's transition to the UK and the journey.
09:40 - Mayank's reasons for moving back to India.
12:32 - Inspiration and origin of Even Healthcare.
16:39 - Meeting co-founders and early experiences.
19:27 - Initial phase of building Even Healthcare.
23:29 - Description of Mayank's new healthcare model.
27:49...2025-01-0954 min
1947 Rise113: From Garage to a ₹1000 Cr Exit! Story of Dineout from the Founder Sahil Jain | 1947 RiseSahil Jain is a prominent entrepreneur and the Co-Founder of Dineout, an online platform that allows users to reserve tables at restaurants across India. Swiggy Acquired Dineout for $120 Million in 2022.
00:00 - Top Moments
01:42 - Introduction
03:04 - Factors that shaped Sahil's growth during childhood
04:16 - Beginnings of Sahil's start-up journey
08:33 - Early journey of Dineout
13:43 - First believer and the fundraising journey
17:57 - Evolution of Dineout
26:20 - Four partners' experience of signing the term sheet
27:12 - Current scale of Dineout
29:02 - Influences on building Dineout
31:04 - Challenge that Sahil overcame that gives him confidence
35:43 - Evolution of dining out culture...2024-12-1258 min
1947 Rise108: Why Early-Stage Investing is the Hardest and the Most Rewarding Game, Ft. Elizabeth Yin | 1947 RiseElizabeth Yin is the co-founder and general partner at Hustle Fund, a pre-seed venture capital firm that focuses on investing in "hilariously early" startups. Prior to Hustle Fund, she was a partner at 500 startups.
00:00 - Top moments
01:12 - Intro
02:17 - Elizabeth's first steps into investing and the founding story of Hustle Fund
04:17 - Inspiration behind Hustle Fund
05:36 - The thesis behind Hustle Fund.
07:48 - Story behind, funding, Hustle Fund
10:01 - Portfolio construction & its evolution.
12:45 - Biggest learnings In terms of portfolio construction.
14:31 - Elizabeth's biggest learnings.
16:28 - Choosing between Sourcing, Picking, Winning and Helping.
19:19 - Brand building for Hustle F...2024-09-2634 min
1947 Rise107: What it takes to build $3.3 Billion Healthcare company in India | Viren Shetty, Narayana HealthViren Shetty is the Executive Vice Chairman of Narayana Health. Narayana Health is one of India's largest and most prominent healthcare organizations. It is currently valued at $3.3 billion.
00:00 - Top moments
01:09 - Intro
02:04 - Influential factors during Viren's upbringing
02:59 - Significant impactful experience during Viren's upbringing
04:34 - Impact of experiences and skills learned in the US on Viren
07:07 - Initial experiences upon returning to India
08:57 - Decision to join Narayana Health and subsequent journey
10:56 - Overview and evolution of Narayana Health
13:22 - Current scale of Narayana Health
14:52 - Innovations and differentiation in the healthcare sector
17:37 - Major challenges in...2024-09-2044 min
1947 Rise106: Reimagining how we pay for online commerce: a $100B opportunity in India Ft. Nitya Sharma | SimplNitya Sharma is the Founder and CEO of Simpl. Simpl is India’s fastest growing checkout and post purchase experience platform.
00:00 - Top Moments
01:14 - Intro
01:56 - Key influences during Nitya's childhood shaping development.
03:19 - Early experiences and people which shaped Nitya's worldview.
06:27 - Values and skills Nitya learned in the US.
08:41 - Reasons for moving back to India and starting a company.
10:46 - Evolution of the initial business thesis or idea.
17:10 - Inflection point during the development of Simpl.
26:16 - Desired outcome envisioned for Simpl.
28:49 - Future vision for Simpl.
31:15 - Strategies for overcoming difficult times.
35:52 - Challenges an...2024-09-2059 min
1947 Rise105: Why Investing in ‘Unsexy’ Industries is the Next Big Opportunity, Vijen Patel of 81 CollectionVijen Patel is the founder of The 81 Collection, a VC fund that invests in unsexy industries. Before that, Vijen founded Pressbox, a dry cleaning startup, in June 2013 and sold it to Procter & Gamble in July 2018.
00:00 - Top moments
01:16 - Intro
02:18 - What shaped the person the most while growing up.
03:24 - How the person got into the world of technology.
05:22 - The inspiration behind Pressbox and the journey until it got acquired.
06:49 - Founding story of Pressbox.
08:44 - The founding story of 81 Collection.
11:46 - The thesis behind The 81 Collection.
14:43 - The thesis behind investing in the portfolio companies.
20:37...2024-09-0546 min
1947 Rise102: Romita Moved Back to India and Built Foxtale into India's Fastest Growing Skincare Brand | 1947 RiseRomita is the founder and CEO of Foxtale, a D2C skincare brand that offers targeted solutions for a variety of skin concerns. It’s considered one of the fastest-growing D2C brands in India.
00:00 - Top Moments
01:08 - Intro
02:36 - Influences that shaped the guest during their formative years.
23:16 - The guest's decision to move back to India.
41:21 - The founding story of Foxtale as shared by the guest.
53:41 - Advice from the guest for those considering moving back to India.
58:24 - The guest's current obsessions outside of work.
01:01:00 - Potential projects the guest would pursue with sufficient re...2024-08-141h 10
1947 Rise101: How Abhijeet build Knya into India’s largest apparel company for medical professionals | 1947 RiseAbhijeet is the co-founder of Knya. Knya is India’s largest apparel company for medical professionals. Knya is protecting the protectors.
02:12 - Influences during upbringing
05:49 - Reason for joining Knya, invited by co-founder and wife
07:04 - Initial idea and the journey so far
11:42 - Memorable customer feedback that instilled pride
14:11 - Current scale of Knya
16:00 - Significant experiences shaping founders as builders
19:55 - Vision for Knya's future
22:17 - Perspective on the health care system and its evolution
28:19 - Typical daily routine
30:16 - Recent sources of happiness
31:16 - Known traits among friends
32:22 - Relationship with health
33:55 - Essential life hack
🔗 CONNE...2024-07-2435 min
1947 Rise100: How Amit Damani Built India's Largest Luxury Villa Brand | 1947 RiseAmit Damani is the co-founder of StayVista, the largest villa rental company in India.
StayVista is India's largest luxury villa rental brand, with a collection of over 800 handpicked holiday homes across 60+ destinations in the country.
00:00 - Top moments
01:13 - Intro
02:00 - Influences During Childhood
03:44 - Moving to the US
04:20 - Learnings in the US
06:46 - Decision to Return to India
11:42 - Inspiration for StayVista
19:21 - Turning Point in StayVista
25:14 - Vision for StayVista
26:22 - Evolution of Travel Hospitality in India
30:35 - Favorite StayVista Property
32:19 - A Day in the Life
33:59 - Advice on Returning to India
35:44 - Skills from...2024-07-1149 min
1947 Rise99: Why Jonathan Lacoste of Space VC is Betting Big on Space & Defense Technologies | 1947 Rise00:00 - Top moments
01:23 - Intro
02:56 - Investing in space and defense
06:03 - Raising the first fund and learnings
08:41 - Key introduction that changed trajectory
10:25 - Evolution of portfolio construction
12:27 - Evaluating startups in space and defense tech
15:52 - Sourcing, picking, and winning investments
20:23 - Pros and cons of being a solo GP
22:18 - Mistakes and changes in Fund Two
25:25 - Valuable lesson learned
27:14 - Biggest industry myths
30:16 - Investment in Indian startup Pixel
32:51 - Current obsessions outside of work
33:52 - Recent sources of happiness
34:33 - Essential life hack
35:42 - Persona outside of work
🔗 CONNECT WITH Jonathan Lacoste
👥 Linkedin - / jonathanl...2024-07-0537 min
1947 Rise98: Ruchit Agarwal moved back to India and built CARS 24 into a $3.3 Billion Company | 1947 RiseRuchit Agarwal is the co-founder and CFO of CARS24.
CARS24 is a leading AutoTech company streamlining and revolutionizing the sale, purchase, and financing of pre-owned cars in India, Australia, Thailand, and UAE
CARS 24 is currently valued at $3.3 Billion.
00:00 - Top Moments
01:03 - Intro
02:10 - What were few things, that shaped you while you were growing up?
19:41 - What were some company dying experiences? What has helped you overcome those challenges?
27:32 - What's the magical outcome, you as a team hold for Cars24?
29:50 - What was the topmost milestone you had set early on?
33:53 - How do you think people...2024-06-2757 min
1947 Rise95: Building a global venture capital firm & learnings from Indian founders ft Vinny Pujji of Left Lane CapitalVinny Pujji is the Managing Partner at Left Lane Capital. Left Lane Capital is a global venture capital firm that invests in high-growth internet and consumer technology companies. Notable investments include GoStudent, Jackpocket, Bilt Rewards and many more
Before Left Lane Vinny was at Insight Partners - where he led insights investments in India
00:00 - Top moments
01:32 - Intro
03:16 - How did you get into the world of investing and What is the founding story of Left Lane Capital?
07:56 - Founders were telling you, "hey, there's something that you're doing. Not many people are doing out there" What is...2024-04-2441 min
1947 Rise94: Investing in people not in Ideas, -1 to 0, potential of India, Aditya Agarwal, South Park CommonsAditya Agarwal is the Partner at South Park Commons.
SPC is a community of technologists and builders dedicated to helping each other explore, learn, and get from -1 to 0.
Prior to SPC Aditya was the CTO of Dropbox and he was one of Facebook’s first engineers.
00:00 - Top moments
01:22 - Intro
02:41 - What is the founding story of South Park Commons?
13:26 - What is the thesis and the portfolio construction of the fund?
15:12 - What type of check sizes are these and what is the portfolio construction like?
16:30 -What are some examples of companies that have gone from -1...2024-03-2240 min
1947 Rise93: Conquer Your Physical and Mental Health to Build Billion Dollar Business. ft.Nitin Jain & PrathamNitin is the co-founder of Ofbusiness, a $6 billion dollar company and Pratham is the founder of Masters Union - A leading technology-focused b-school led by veteran leaders, offering an industry immersive PGP.
00:00 - Top moments
01:28 - Introduction
02:27 - How are you both sleeping these days?
06:38 - How is Nitin able to persist through everything and do it?
10:00 - What's the secret behind Pratham's energy and persistence?
16:13 - What is Nitin's framework to make it big in life?
20:47- What is Pratham's framework to make it big in life?
23:01- How does Nitin manage the relationship with his support systems...2024-03-111h 01
1947 Rise92: A Billion Dollar Bet, Learnings from India, ft. Andreas of Remote First Capital.Andreas Klinger is a former CTO of Product Hunt, CoinList, Head of Remote at AngelList, and CTO at On Deck
He is also an investor via Remote First Capital.
He has backed some amazing companies like Remote, Mainstreet, Clubhouse and more.
Here are the topic we covered during our conversation
00:00 - Top moments
00:49 - Introduction
02:07 - What was the founding story of Remote First Capital?
05:18 - Did you have any mentors who helped you go about it?
06:11 - What's the portfolio construction like?
And how did you arrive to that portfolio construction?
10:35 -What's your thesis around your global investing...2024-02-2946 min
1947 Rise91: Why India is the next big thing & Building a Unique Venture Fund, Sahil Lavingia | 1947 VCSahil Lavingia is an entrepreneur, known as the founder and CEO of Gumroad, an investor, painter, and writer.
Through SHL Capital he Invests $10 million a year into early-stage technology startups, mostly via $100K-$250K checks.
00:00 - Top moments
00:42 - intro
01:54- What was the founding story of SHL Capital?
05:40 - What's the portfolio construction like for SHL capital?
08:09 - Are there examples in your portfolio of weird investments that turned out to be very good?
14:15- Any investors in particular who have really helped you become a better investor?
19:27 - Have you seen a pattern across your successful investments?
24:03...2024-02-1751 min
1947 Rise82: No one talks about this in venture capital | Jeff Morris Jr. of Chapter One | 1947 VCJeff Morris Jr. is the founder and Managing Director of Chapter One. Chapter One has invested in companies like Mercury, Supabase, Superhuman, Dapper Labs, and Pipe to name a few.
Morris was previously the VP of Product, Revenue at Tinder. In the role, he led the revenue team to the #1 top grossing app in the App Store globally.
Timestamps
00:00 Top Moments
02:27 - Entry into angel investing and Chapter One's founding story.
05:22 - Fundraising and portfolio changes between Fund 1 and Fund 2.
08:23 - Establishing a unique value proposition for Fund 2.
11:17 - Staying relevant in a rapidly changing industry.
13:23 - Recent insights...2023-11-0630 min
1947 Rise81: Should one start a VC fund or not? | Julia Lipton, Awesome People Ventures | 1947 RiseJulia Lipton is the founder of Awesome People Ventures.
Awesome People Ventures is an early-stage fund focused on Web3.
She is one of the top web3 investors globally.
Timestamps:
0:00 Top Moments
0029 Intro to pod with Julia Lipton
01:39 What led to founding Awesome People Ventures?
03:16 Fundraising journey and evolution of fund thesis?
05:13 Portfolio construction, check sizes, investment stages?
06:32 Mistakes in fund one and their influence on approach?
09:36 Future of Web3 in next 3-5 years?
11:09 LPs in fund one, key learnings, evolution in fund two?
13:15 Importance of brand building for fund managers?
15:04 Pros and cons of being a solo GP?
17:00 Advice...2023-10-2724 min
1947 Rise80: Cracking the Code: Indonesia's Top VC Investor Ft. Eddy Chan (Intudo Ventures)Eddy Chan is the Founding Partner at “Indonesia-only” Intudo Ventures, the only VC investing exclusively in Indonesia
Prior founding to Intudo Ventures, Eddy worked on venture investments in startups since the late 1990s, including PayPal, Palantir, and Affirm, founded and operated venture-backed technology companies
Timestamps :
00:00 Top Moments
00:31 Intro to pod with Eddy
02:04 Eddy's Entry into Venture capital and Intudo Ventures
07:13 His journey from first fund to current fund
17:21 Strategy to build LP relationships and closing deals.
27:36 Lessons learnt while fund raising
29:41 Evolution of Indonesian Tech Ecosystem since 2007
37:01 Eddy's Typical Day
41:48 Who is Eddy outside of work?
🔗 CONNECT WITH EDDY
👥 Linkedin...2023-10-1943 min
1947 Rise79: The Quest for the Perfect Deal: What Solo GPs Don't Want You to Know Ft. Robin HaakRobin Haak is a Solo GP based out of Berlin.
Through his fund, Robin Capital, Robin primarily invests in angel, pre-seed and seed stages of companies.
00:00 Top Moments
00:23 Into to pod with Robin Haak
01:58 Robin's journey to Angel Investing
15:45 Porfolio Construction of Robin Capital
20:59 Robin's approach to deal sourcing.
28:45 Robin's strategy to source LPs
35:56 Robin's experience as solo GP
39:50 Top three funds Robin would invest in.
42:40 Robin's daily routine
43:33 Challenging or undesireable parts of his day.
🔗 CONNECT WITH SHIVA
🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/RobinEricHaak
👥 Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/robinhaak/
🔗 CONNECT WITH SHIVA
💌 Si...2023-10-1245 min
1947 Rise76: From Factories to Boardrooms: Empowering Women | Ahana Gautam, Open Secret | 1947 RiseAhana Gautam is the CEO & Co-Founder at Open Secret.
India’s leading Food and Beverages company
Through Open Secret she is looking to Unjunk India.
0:00 - Early Life & Shaping Ahana: Ahana's upbringing and influences.
03:17 - Mother's Values: Development of Ahana's mother's values.
05:44 - Learning in the US: Ahana's experiences and lessons abroad.
09:11 - Conviction to Return: What inspired Ahana to move back from the US.
12:39 - First Believer in Funding: Ahana's initial support in funding.
14:31 - Rise of Homegrown Brands: Why Indian consumers prefer local brands.
17:57 - Open Secret's Vision: The future plans for Open Secret.
19:43 - Key Turning Po...2023-09-1437 min
1947 Rise74: Life of a VC: Navigating the World of Venture Capital with Nichole, Wischoff Ventures | 1947 VCNichole Wischoff is the solo GP of Wischoff Ventures where she’s investing into pre-seed & Seed stage unsexy businesses out of a $20M fund II.
Before venture, Nichole was an operator at 2 successful companies, one that was acquired by Walmart.
Timestamps :
00:00: Highlights of Key Moments
00:33: Introduction to the Podcast with Nichole
02:00: Initiation of Angel Investing and Creation of Wischoff Ventures
03:00: Founding of Wischoff Ventures Linked to Angel Investing Success
05:38: Application of First Fund Lessons to Second Fund
10:42: Clear Playbook Development for Solo GP Fund Building with Twitter's Aid
15:28: Evaluation of Nashville's Advantages and Drawbacks Compared to Tech Hubs
17:44: Influence of...2023-08-2440 min
1947 Rise73: Unveiling the Power of Electric Mobility & Angel investing | Vivek, Bounce Infinity | 1947 OperatorsVivek is the Co-founder & CEO of Bounce.
Bounce is a full-stack EV mobility company.
Vivek is also a prolific angel investor.
Timestamps:
02:28 Early Days and Challenges
07:04 Learning from Challenges
09:26 Support System
11:26 Bounce Infinity's Approach
16:13 Angel Investing Motivation
16:47 Backing Other Founders
20:07 Portfolio Companies
21:01 Missed Investment Opportunities
24:30 Building Deal Flow
26:42 Investing Approach
27:31 Daily Routine and Fitness
30:48 Movie and Friends' Perception
31:58 Friend's Perception of Vivek
33:38 Beyond Bounce
35:27 Dinner Guests
🔗 CONNECT WITH
👥 Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/vivekanan...
🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/vivekanandahr
🔗 CONNECT WITH SHIVA
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🎥 YouTube Channel - https://www.yout...2023-08-1837 min
1947 Rise71: Importance of Curiosity, writing and staying humble | Howard Lindzon of Social Leverage |1947 VCHoward Lindzon has more than 20 years of experience in the financial community acting in both an entrepreneurial and investing capacity.
As an entrepreneur he founded Stocktwits.
As an investor, he founded Social Leverage.
As an LP he recently founded the Social Leverage Access fund. A FoFs that backs emerging fund managers.
Timeline:
02:00 Founding story of Social Leverage Access Fund.
06:20 Portfolio construction of Social Leverage Access Funds.
07:46 Focus on emerging fund managers.
10:43 Selection criteria for evaluating fund managers.
13:43 Check sizes and criteria for investments.
14:41 Common mistakes in fund manager pitches.
16:19 One thing to know earlier.
18:17 Three advice for emerging fund...2023-07-2737 min
1947 Rise70: Highs and lows and less discussed aspects of VC Funds | Sunil Chhaya of Kearny Jackson | 1947 VCSunil Chhaya is a Co-Founder and General Partner at Kearny Jackson.
Kearny Jackson is an early-stage venture fund focused on backing SaaS, Infrastructure, and FinTech founders.
Timeline :
00:00: Top Moments
00:33: Intro to Pod with Sunil
01:46: Influences and entering venture capital
03:22: Introduction to Sriram Krishnan
05:22: Decision to start a fund with Sriram Krishnan
07:02: Approach to portfolio construction
09:47: Portfolio construction for Kearney Jackson
10:41: Reaching out to LPs and raising capital
13:49: Insights on fundraising lessons learned
19:58: Advice for pursuing a path in venture capital
21:23: Perspective on the Indian tech ecosystem
23:04: A typical day's schedule
24:47: Most undesirable part of the day
25:41: What friends know...2023-07-2032 min
1947 Rise69: Rohit Kapoor, CEO of SWIGGY, FM on Angel Investments and Relationship Building | 1947 OperatorsRohit Kapoor is the Chief Executive Officer of Swiggy, where he handles Food Marketplace.
He is also an amazing Angel Investor.
He has invested in companies like OfBusiness, Mosaic, Mokobara and 40 others.
Timestamps:
00:00 Top moments
00:30 Intro to pod with Rohit Kapoor
01:37 Interest in angel investing, first investment?
02:51 His first angel investment?
05:09 Investing process and criteria?
14:31 Factors when evaluating founders?
15:48 Successful investments, missed opportunities?
21:17 Relationship building for college graduates?
27:45 His typical day?
31:01 Known for by friends?
32:27 Relationship with health?
35:37 Three guests for dinner?
🔗 CONNECT WITH ROHIT KAPOOR
👥 Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rohit-kapoor-99a30436/
🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/rohit...2023-07-0634 min
1947 Rise68: Biggest mistakes first time fund managers make with Gaurav Jain of Afore Capital | 1947 VCGaurav Jain is the Co-founder of Afore Capital
Afore Capital is one of the largest venture funds ($300M AUM) dedicated to super early stage investments.
Before founding Afore Capital. Gaurav was an investor at A VC fund called Founder Collective.
And before that, he was one of the first Product Managers for Android.
Timestamps:
00:00 Top Moments
00:49 Intro for pod with Gaurav Jain
02:18 Gaurav's angel investing journey and Afore's founding story
06:07 Gaurav's partnership with his co-founder Anamitra Banerji
07:45 Gaurav's strategies for engaging LPs and raising capital
13:52 Gaurav's advice on fund modeling for emerging fund managers.
23:58 Afore's approach to staying relevant...2023-06-2942 min
1947 Rise66: Breaking Barriers with Radhika Gupta: India’s Only Female Asset Management CEO | 1947 RiseIn this engaging podcast episode, join the conversation with Radhika Gupta, CEO of Edelweiss Asset Management, as she shares her insights on India's economic growth, her personal journey, and the challenges and opportunities in the financial services industry. From discussing India's rapid progress in becoming a trillion-dollar economy to the development of India's first domestic hedge fund, Radhika's story is filled with inspiration and a deep understanding of the market. Discover why she believes now is the best time to be in India and how she manages money and expectations at scale. Don't miss her insights on the recently...2023-06-1530 min
1947 Rise64: Rishabh Mariwala (Sharrp Ventures) | 300 CR to 95K+ CR: Sharrp Ventures' Wins | 1947 RiseRishabh Mariwala is the founder of Sharrp Ventures - the Mariwala Family Office.
Sharrp Venture is known to be one of the top consumer-focused funds in India.
They have invested in companies like Nyakka, Mamearth, and Policybazaar to name a few.
Timeline :
00:00 Top Moments
00:30 Intro with pod with Rishabh Mariwala
02:10 What was Rishabh’s childhood environment like and what shaped him the most in his early life?
11:26 How did his time in the US during his undergraduate years shape and benefit him in the long run?
28:35 What is the founding story of Sharrp Ventures?
38:41 Where are we today in te...2023-05-2554 min
1947 Rise62: Sheel Mohnot (GP - BTV) |"Indian Startups are Shaping Emerging Markets " | 1947 VCSheel is the GP at Better Tomorrow Ventures.
Better Tomorrow Ventures is one of the top seed-stage fintech investors.
They have backed companies like Unit, Chippercash, Flexport, Mercury, Ramp to name a few.
Timeline:
00:00 Top moments.
00:48 Intro to pod with Sheel Mohnot
02:55 What led Sheel to angel investing and the founding story of Better Tomorrow Ventures?
06:15 How did Sheel determine the portfolio construction of his fund, including fund size and check sizes?
07:22 How was he able to source LPs, build relationships with them and close LPs?
11:58 How does Sheel decide when to start investing if he is unsure about...2023-05-1036 min
1947 Rise61: Aditya Virwani (Embassy Group) | " It's you vs your own mind" | 1947 RiseAditya Virwani is the promotor and COO of Embassy Group.
Embassy Group is one of the top 10 largest real estate developers in India.
Timeline :
00:00 Top Moments
00:17 Intro to pod with Aditya Virwani
03:23 How was Aditya's environment growing up, and how it shaped him?
07:49 How did Aditya choose Real Estate?
11:53 What has been Aditya's current focus and his future aspirations?
17:08 How does Aditya keep himself updated with technology?
18:46 Evolution of real estate in India, future opportunities, and how is Embassy Group preparing for them?25:28 What is Aditya's day like?
28:47 What is the most crucial lesson that took Aditya the longest...2023-04-2741 min
1947 Rise60: James Beshara (Investor & Magic Minds) | "INDIA - A land of massive opportunities" | 1947 VCJames Beshara is a founder, investor, and encourager. He has started a few startups, sold one (Tilt, acq by Airbnb), and has invested in a few multi-billion dollar companies in his career.
He has written angel cheques into gusto, clubhouse, bolt, mercury, openAI, 50+. His portfolio companies have a market cap of $50Bn.
Timeline :
00:00 Top Moments
00:38 Intro to pod with James.
02:18 How did James get into angel investing, and what made him do the fund?
05:44 What made James take such a bold and risky bet into Gusto?
08:55 How did James decide the fund size, cheques, and investment stages during the...2023-04-2048 min
1947 Rise59: Ryan Hoover (Weekend Fund) | "101 Guide For Emerging Fund Managers" | 1947 VCRyan Hoover is the founder of the Weekend Fund.
Weekend fund is an early stage fund that writes $100k - $300k cheques into early stage starups around the world across consumer and B2B.
Weekend fund helps founders with product, community building, and GTM strategy alongside an LP collective of 350+ exceptional founders and operators.
Ryan also founded ProductHunt.
Timeline :
02:02 How did Ryan get into angel investing and what was the thought process behind staring weekend fund ?
03:46 How did Ryan decide on portfolio construction?
07:05 How did his portfolio construction evolve?
10:57 What is Ryan’s fund raising process?
17:36 What is...2023-04-1338 min
1947 Rise58 :Ankit Mehrotra (Dineout) | Sold Dineout to Swiggy for $100M and now building "Celebrity-led fund with Star Cricketer Shikhar Dhawan" | 1947 RiseAnkit Mehrotra is the Co-founder and CEO of Dineout. He started Dineout in early 2012 and through multiple acquisitions over the last eight years, has grown Dineout’s portfolio to include both B2C & B2B services and has been successful in positioning it as the Largest Dining Out and Restaurant Tech Platform in India.
Dineout was acquired by Swiggy, India's Largest On-Demand Delivery platform for $100M, in July 2022.
Ankit also recently co-founded a celebrity-led fund called Da One Global Ventures with the star cricketer Shikhar Dhawan
Timeline :
00:00 Top Moments
00:32 Intro to pod with Ankit
02:00 How did Ankit's upbringing and en...2023-04-0538 min
1947 Rise57: Naiyya Saggi (Good Glamm Group) | Community building and Women in tech | 1947 RiseNaiyya Saggi is the Co- Founder & Board Member at the Good Glamm Group - India’s fastest-growing and largest content-to-commerce D2C house of brands and she also Founded BabyChakra - India’s most trusted parenting platform.
Good Glamm Group is currently valued at $1.2Billion
Timestamps :
00:00 Top Moments
00:25 Intro to pod with Naiyya
01:42 How was Naiyya’s early life and her experience in US?
04:49 Is she an intuition-driven person?
05:28 How was her experience at Harvard in consulting?
08:32 Naiyya's framework of moving back to India and the founding story of BabyChakra.
12:31 What is the grand vision for MyGlamm moving forward?
14:47 How qu...2023-03-2929 min
1947 Rise56: Nitin Jain (OfBusiness) | It's the founding team that matters the most | 1947 RiseNitin Jain is the co-founder of OfBusiness and Oxyzo.
OfBusiness is a new-age b2b commerce and fintech startup that provides smart procurement and smart financing solutions to SMEs through its tech-enabled platform.
OfBusiness is currently valued at $5B.
Timestamps :
00:00 Top moments
00:30 Intro to pod with Nitin Jain
01:49 How was your early life and what made you move back to India?
03:28 What was the founding story of Ofbusiness?
05:17 How did Nitin and his team navigate through the difficult phases?
07:12 What is the grand vision for all three ventures?
08:36 How is Nitin’s day like?
09:46 How do...2023-03-2223 min
1947 Rise55: Harsh Shah (Fynd) | "Four ways of sourcing deals" | 1947 OperatorsHarsh Shah is the co-founder of Fynd.
Fynd is India's largest omnichannel platform helping retail businesses accelerate growth.
Fynd was acquired by Reliance in 2019. Harsh is a prolific angel investor. He has made over 60 investments till date.
Timeline:
00:00 Top Moments
00:13 Intro to pod with Harsh
01:21 What drove Harsh to angel investing and what was his first angel investment?
05:18 How does Harsh source, pick, and win deals?
07:48 What triggers Harsh to invest? 10:21 What were his biggest wins and misses and learning from them?
16:52 H...2023-03-1528 min
1947 Rise54: Ranjan Kant (Arthmate) | "View start up journey in four boxes" | 1947 OperatorsRanjan Kant is a co-founder of Arthmate.
Arthmate is enabling entrepreneurs of emerging Bharat.
He also co-founded Ofbusiness. Currently valued at $5B. And Ranjan is also a prolific angel investor.
Timeline:
00:00: Top moments
01:45: What drove Ranjan to angel investment and what was his first angel investment?
03:33: How does Ranjan pick and win deals?
07:24: What cheque sizes does he write and what sectors that Ranjan invests in?
08:52: What are the biggest wins and misses for Ranjan and his learnings from them?
12:26: Something Ranjan kn...2023-03-1031 min
1947 Rise53: Abhishek Goyal (Tracxn) | Empower the people around you | 1947 Operators00:00 Top Moments
00:32 Intro to pod with Abhishek
01:38 What drove Abhishek to angle investing and what was his first angel investment
03:35 How does Abhishek source and win deals?
06:06 How does Abhishek evaluate deals and his trigger to invest?
08:57 Cheque sizes that Abhishek writes and sectors he invests in.
11:00 What's something he knows now he wishes he knew earlier?
12:40 Biggest wins and misses of Abhishek.
16:40 What is the founding story of Tracxn?
19:10 Abhishek's suggestion to someone who is looking to start angel investing
22...2023-03-0329 min
1947 Rise52: Rahul Chandra (Arkam Ventures) | Enabling middle India | 1947 RiseRahul is Managing Director at Arkam Ventures, an early stage tech VC fund. Arkam portfolio includes incredible companies like SmallCase, Jaikisan, Jar, KrazyBee, Signzy, Jumbotail, BestDoc.
00:00 Top moments
00:33 Intro to pod with Rahul Chandra
02:20 Early life of Rahul and his move back to India.
11:00 Founding story and thesis of Arkam Ventures.
19:54 Some of Arkam’s investments and the thesis behind it
29:35 Advise for those that are thinking about moving back to India
32:20 If money and attention were not needed anymore what would Rahul work on? 35:48 How is Y...2023-02-2241 min
1947 Rise51: Saurabh Garg (NoBroker) | Build it for the right reasons | 1947 OperatorsSaurabh Garg is the co-founder of NoBroker.
NoBroker is a revolutionary real estate platform that makes it easier to buy, rent or sell a home without paying any brokerage. It's a One-stop shop for the entire Real Estate journey.
Saurabh is also a prolific angel investor
00:00 Top Moments
00:57 Intro to pod with Saurabh
02:20 What drove Saurabh to angel investing and his first angel investment.
06:24 Saurabh’s investing process.
09:56 Traits of a mediocre founder.
11:20 Industries that Saurabh invests in and cheque si...2023-02-1628 min
1947 Rise50: Anand Chandrasekaran (General Catalyst) | You are really betting on the founders | 1947 RiseAnand Chandrasekaran
Anand is a Partner at General Catalyst. In this role, he is focused on early-stage investing and leading the India/US practice across consumer, climate/agri, healthcare, software and crypto/fintech.
Show Notes
00:00 Top Moments
01:03 Intro to pod with Anand Chandrasekaran
02:33 Anand’s journey of growing up in India and what made him move to the US.
07:08 Anand’s framework of moving back and his learnings while working at companies in India.
12:00 What drove Anand to angel investing and what was his first angel...2023-02-0839 min
1947 Rise49: Arjun Vaidya (V3 Ventures) | The purpose keeps you going | 1947 OperatorsArjun Vaidya is a D2C founder & investor. He built Dr. Vaidya’s to India’s largest Ayurveda brand online. Dr. Vaidya’s was recently acquired by RP Sanjiv Goenka Group – making it one of India’s first D2C exits.
He now leads venture investing for V3 Ventures in India.
Show Notes
00:45 Intro to pod with Arjun.
02:20 What drove Arjun to angel investing and his first angel investment.
04:45 Arjun’s investing process.
10:25 What are the traits of a mediocre founder?
12:40 What kept Arjun going after 70 inv...2023-01-2630 min
1947 Rise48: Apaksh Gupta (One impression) | Build great relationships with great people | 1947 OperatorsApaksh is the co-founder of One Impression. One Impression is helping over 250 Enterprises and Fast-growing startups drive influencer-led campaigns
Apaksh is also a prolific angel investor.
Show Notes
00:35 Intro to the pod with Apaksh Gupta
02:16 What drew Apaksh to Angel Investing and his first angel investment.
04:06 Investing process of Apaksh.
10:02 Traits of a mediocre founder
12:16 Apaksh’s advice to someone who is starting to Angel Invest.
17:38 Biggest wins and misses of Apaksh.
22:41 What is something that Apaksh knows now but he wi...2023-01-1831 min
1947 Rise47: Ankur Warikoo (Entrepreneur) | For me Angel investing is a way of giving back | 1947 OperatorsAnkur Warikoo
Ankur is a tech entrepreneur, angel investor, author and one of India’s top content creators.
His aim through his content is to make sure all the choices you make in life come from a point of awareness and not ignorance.
Show Notes
00:00 Top Moments
00:42 Intro to pod with Ankur Warikoo
01:59 What drove Ankur into angel investing and what was his first angel investment
05:09 How Ankur does Ankur source deals and evaluates founders
07:52 What are the traits of a mediocre founder ac...2023-01-1135 min
1947 Rise46: Prabhu Rangarajan (M2P) | The real happiness is not in earning money. It's in creating wealth for others | 1947 OperatorsPrabhu 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
00:00 Top Moments of the episode
00:14 Intro to the episode with Prabhu
01:33 What drove Prabhu to Angel Investing and his first angel investment.
06:19 How does Prabhu source deals and evaluate founders and his cheque sizes.
09:48 What are the traits of a mediocre founder according to Prabhu.
2023-01-0436 min
1947 Rise45 : Pratekk Agarwaal (GrowthCap) | Sold his house to become a full time angel investor | 1947 OperatorsPratekk 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...2022-12-2139 min
1947 Rise44: Saahil Goel (Shiprocket) | My kids are saying India rocks. There is not better time to be in India | 1947 RiseSaahil 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.2022-12-1444 min
1947 Rise43: Mohit Sadaani (The Moms Co.) | Think of you cap table as a football team | 1947 OperatorsMohit 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 h...2022-12-0727 min
1947 Rise42: Umang Kumar (CarDekho) | Importance of Proprietary deal flow | 1947 OperatorsCo-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...2022-12-0136 min
1947 Rise41: Hemant Mohapatra (Lightspeed India) || Startups have become the most coolest thing to do in India || 1947 RiseHemant 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 on2022-11-2343 min
1947 Rise40 : Karan Mohla (B Capital Group) || Disruption from India for the world | 1947 RiseKaran 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...2022-11-1642 min
1947 Rise39: Matilde Giglio (Even) || India opportunity, operator angels, mental health || 1947 OperatorsMati 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...2022-11-1035 min
1947 Rise38: Rohit MA (Cloudnine & PeerCapital) || 1947 OperatorsRohit 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 it...2022-11-0344 min
1947 Rise37: Madhusudanan R (M2P) || 1947 OperatorsMadhu 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
2022-10-2034 min
1947 Rise36: Shashank Kumar (Razorpay)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...2022-10-1140 min
1947 Rise35: JD Kanani (Polygon) || 1947 OperatorsJD 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...2022-09-2333 min
1947 Rise34: Aakrit Vaish (Haptik) || 1947 OperatorsAakrit 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...2022-09-1235 min
The Pomp Podcast#1085 Shiva Singh Sangwan On If India The Next Silicon ValleyShiva Singh Sangwan is an Investor and Founder at 1947 Rise Fund.
In this episode, we discuss the country of India, population growth, why more tech companies are being founded in India, and the reverse "brain drain" of talent choosing to work for India-based tech companies.
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1947 Rise33: Rahul Khanna (Trifecta Capital)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 fo...2022-09-0544 min
1947 Rise32: Sashank Rishyasringa (axio)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...2022-08-3138 min
1947 Rise31: Nithin Kamath (Zerodha & Raimatter) | 1947 OperatorsNithin 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...2022-08-2338 min
1947 Rise30: Dhruv Gupta (Orange Health)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 know...2022-08-1531 min
1947 Rise29: Pranav Pai (3one4 Capital)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...2022-08-0637 min
1947 Rise28: Gajendra Jangid (CARS24)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...2022-08-0241 min
1947 Rise27: Gautam Chopra (BeatO)Gautam Chopra is the Co-Founder and CEO of BeatO. BeatO’s mission is to beat Diabetes in India. In the last 6 years, BeatO has expanded from being India’s first smartphone-connected glucometer kit to India’s first personalized health management ecosystem for people with chronic conditions.
SHOW NOTES:
Gautam’s journey from growing up in India to moving to Germany, and then moving back to India (1:40)
The founding story of BeatO (6:38)
The magical outcome he holds for BeatO (17:40)
What frameworks does he use when things are not going in the right direction (20:50)
Unpacking the healthcare ecosystem in India...2022-07-2237 min
1947 Rise26: Anirudh Pandita (Loco & Pocket Aces)Anirudh Pandita is the Founder of Loco & Pocket Aces. Loco is India's leading live game streaming platform. Loco is backed by KRAFTON Inc., Lumikai Fund, Hashed, Hiro Capital, Axilor Ventures, 3one4 Capital & North Base Media
SHOW NOTES:
Anirudh’s journey from growing up in India to moving to the US, and then moving back to India (0:50)
The founding story of Pocket Ace and Loco later (12:30)
The magical outcome he holds for Loco (22:40)
What frameworks does he use when things are not going in the right direction (29:40)
If money and attention are not needed anymore what would he...2022-07-1939 min
1947 Rise25: Ankit Wadhwa (Rario)Ankit Wadhwa is the Co-founder & CEO of Rario. Rario is Unleashing the non-fungible token revolution for everyone!
Ankit is on a mission to build a digital cricket economy powered by NFTs. Rario recently raised a $100M round, led by Dream capital and other great investors.
SHOW NOTES:
Ankit’s journey from growing up in India to moving to the US, UAE and then moving back to India (1:20)
What’s the magical outcome does he hold for Rario (14:30)
Explaining NFTs to a 5-year-old (19:30)
If money and attention are not needed anymore what would he work on...2022-07-1231 min
1947 Rise24: Sumeet Mehta (LEAD)Sumeet Mehta is the Co-Founder and CEO of LEAD. LEAD’s mission is to empower India by making excellent education, accessible and affordable to every child.
LEAD is backed by WestBridge Capital, GSV Ventures and Elevar Equity.
SHOW NOTES
Sumeet’s journey from growing up in India to moving to Singapore, and then moving back to India (1:20)
What led Sumeet to start LEAD and what’s the vision he holds for LEAD (6:00)
What frameworks does he use when things are not going in the right direction (9:00)
What needs to be true for India to democr...2022-06-1818 min
1947 Rise23: Sandeep Patil (QED Investors)Sandeep Patil is a partner at QED Investors. QED is a premier VC in the fintech space. Sandeep heads QED's investments in Asia and focuses on India and Southeast Asia. He is an investor, board member, and advisor at Jupiter, OneCard, Refyne, Financepeer, and UpSwing.
SHOW NOTES
Sandeep’s journey from growing up in India to moving to the US, UK, and then moving back to India (1:15)
What led Sandeep to join QED and what’s the vision he holds for QED in India (9:40)
As an investor what variables trigger him to Invest. What does he look...2022-06-1233 min
1947 Rise22: Sameer Brij Verma (Nexus Venture Partners)Sameer Brij Verma is the Managing Director at Nexus Venture Partners, where he opened & leads their Bangalore office. At NVP, he has led investments in Postman, Unacademy, Infra.market, Hasura, Animall, Ultrahuman and about 70 others.
SHOW NOTES
Sameer’s journey from growing up in India to moving to the US and then moving back to India (1:15)
The founding story of Nexus Venture Partners and the evolution of the Indian tech ecosystem (15:00)
The best part about his job and the hardest part (26:00)
What frameworks does he use when things are not going in the right direction (31:00)
If mo...2022-06-0241 min
1947 Rise21: Anshum Bhambri (FanCraze)Anshum Bhambri is the co-founder and CEO of FanCraze. FanCraze is creating the metaverse for cricket. It recently got funded by the likes of Insight Partners, Tiger Global, Sequoia Capital India, Cristiano Ronaldo’s fund, and others.
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Anshum’s journey from growing up in India to moving to the US and then moving back to India (1:15)
What’s FanCraze and what’s the grand vision that he holds for FanCraze (11:20)
Unpacking NFTs for a 10-year-old (20:30)
What frameworks does he use when things are not going in the right direction (26:00)
Who is he outside of work (292022-05-2032 min
1947 Rise20: Aniket Jindal (Biconomy)Aniket Jindal is the founder of Biconmy. Its mission is to make blockchain transactions simple.
Prior to Biconomy, Aniket was an early employee at Binance.
Aniket is also nurturing the Indian tech ecosystem by backing the web3 founders.
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Aniket’s journey from growing up in India to moving to China and then moving back to India (1:10)
The origins of Biconomy (5:15)
What’s Biconomy and what’s the grand vision that he holds for Biconomy (9:30)
Overview of web3 in India, the origins, where are we today and where are we headed to (11...2022-05-0427 min
1947 Rise19: Abhilash Inumella (Questbook)Abhilash Inumella
Abhilash is the Co-founder of Questbook. Prior to founding Questbook he worked as a Software Engineer at Facebook in the US, later founded Samosa Labs after moving back to India (sold to MPL)
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Abhilash’s journey from growing up in India to moving to the US and then moving back to India (1:10)
The origins of Samosa Labs (4:00)
What’s Questbook and what’s the grand vision that he holds for Questbook (9:45)
Overview of web3 in India, the origins, where are we today and where are we headed to (13:10)
What needs to be t...2022-04-2527 min
1947 Rise18: Salone Sehgal (Lumikai Fund)Salone Sehgal is the Founder and GP of Lumikai Fund. Lumikai Fund is India’s first gaming and interactive entertainment venture fund.
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Salone's journey from growing up in India to moving to the US and then moving back to India (1:00)
The origins of Lumikai Fund and the vision she holds for the fund (6:00)
What’s the best part about her job (11:20)
The hardest part about her job (16:40)
Skills and experiences she brought back with her to India that ended up becoming valuable (19:00)
What frameworks does she use when things are not going in the right...2022-04-1126 min
1947 Rise17: Arjun Vaidya (Dr. Vaidya's & Verlinvest)Arjun Vaidya is a D2C founder & investor. He built Dr. Vaidya’s to India’s largest Ayurveda brand online. Dr. Vaidya’s was recently acquired by RP Sanjiv Goenka Group – making it one of India’s first D2C exits.
He now leads venture investing for Verlinvest in India
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Arjun’s journey from growing up in India to moving to the US and then moving back to India (1:00)
The journey after moving back to India and repackaging of Dr. Vaidya’s (6:30)
What made him join Verlinvest and the vision he holds (14:26)
What’s the bes...2022-03-3024 min
1947 Rise16: Nishchay AG (Jar)Nishchay AG is the Co-founder and CEO of Jar. A daily gold-savings app that saves spare change & auto-invests for you. Jar currently has 5M users and is backed by Tiger Global and others.
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Nischay’s journey from growing up in India to moving to the US and then moving back to India (1:00)
The journey after moving back to India and were there self-doubts at the beginning (2:30)
What made him join Bounce (8:00)
The origins of Jar (15:00)
The magical outcome he holds for Jar (17:52)
Favorite part about his job (19:30)
The hardest part about his job (19:51)
His ad...2022-03-2437 min
1947 Rise15: Vaibhav Domkundwar (Better Capital)Vaibhav Domkundwar is the CEO and founder of Better Capital. Better Capital is one of the best Pre-seed / seed-stage funds in India. Portfolio companies include Slice, Open, Teachmint Rupeek, Khatabook, and many more. The combined value of the portfolio companies is $5B+
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Vaibhav’s journey from growing up in India to moving to the US and then moving back to India (1:00)
The journey after moving back to India and were there self-doubts at the beginning (4:50)
The origins of Better Capital (7:00)
The evolution of angel investing in India over the past decade (11:00)
The things that he...2022-03-1535 min
1947 Rise14: Nitin Sharma (Antler India)Nitin Sharma is the General Partner, Co-founder, Antler India. Antler is a global early-stage venture capital firm that invests in the defining technology companies of tomorrow.
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Nitin’s journey from growing up in India to moving to the US and then moving back to India (1:25)
The journey after moving back to India (First Principles and Antler India) (7:20)
The vision that Nitin holds for Antler India (14:30)
The evolution of the Indian tech ecosystem from 2013 to 2022 (19:00)
Skills that he picked up from his experience in the US that ended up becoming valuable in India (25:45)
His advice to...2022-02-0342 min
1947 Rise13: Monish Darda (Icertis)Monish Darda is the Co-founder and CTO of Icertis. Currently valued at $2.8B, Icertis is the contract intelligence company that pushes the boundaries of what’s possible with contract lifecycle management.
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Monish's journey from growing up in India to moving to the US and then moving back to India (1:00)
The journey after moving back to India (7:30)
The journey of building Icertis and multiple companies before Icertis (15:15)
His advice to those who are thinking about moving back to India (22:30)
Skills that he picked up from his experience in the US that ended up becoming valuable in...2021-12-1443 min
1947 Rise12: Nirmit Parikh (Apna)Nirmit Parikh is the founder and CEO of Apna. India's largest professional networking & job opportunities platform for the rising workforce.
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Nirmit's journey from growing up in India to moving to the US and then moving back to India (1:00)
The journey after moving back to India and how did the idea of building Apna come about (13:00)
What's the magical outcome Nirmit has for Apna (26:00)
What does he struggle with? What frameworks does he use when things are not going in the right direction? (31:00)
His advice to those who are thinking about moving back to India (38:00)
...2021-11-3050 min
1947 Rise11: Gautam Shewakramani (On Deck)Gautam Shewakramani is the Head of APAC and India; International Product and Growth at On Deck. Previously he built a company and headed International Product and Growth for Quora and Skillshare.
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The journey from growing up in India to moving to the US and then moving back to India (1:00)
The journey after moving back to India (5:30)
His company building experience which involved tons of highs and lows (8:25)
How did Quora come about? (14:00)
On Deck's visions for India (17:40)
On Deck and ODX are relevant to India. India is special for On Deck and On Deck...2021-11-2543 min
1947 Rise10: Amrit Acharya (Zetwerk)Amrit Acharya is the Co-Founder & CEO of Zetwerk. Currently valued at $1.33 Billion, Zetwerk is a universal manufacturing network powered by new-age technology.
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The journey from growing up in India to moving to the US and then moving back to India (1:00)
How did Zetwerk come about (6:20)
His advice to those who are thinking about moving back to India (8:15)
Skills that he picked up from his experience in the US that ended up becoming valuable in India (10:00)
Favorite stories at Zetwerk (13:00)
Where is Zetwerk today as a company (16:00)
His approach towards cold emails and planting seeds...2021-11-1437 min
1947 Rise9: Bradley Tusk (Tusk Ventures)Bradley Tusk is an American businessman, venture capitalist, political strategist, and writer. He is the founder and CEO of Tusk Ventures, the first venture capital fund focused on investing in early-stage startups in regulated industries
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Setting the context: Three waves of the internet (1:00)
A call from Travis Kalanick (Uber) was an inflection point for Bradley. He took Uber as his first client not knowing what equity was meant. Ignorance is good sometimes 😉(3:20)
What pushed Bradley to bet on Uber and take equity back when it was a year-old startup (9:40)
His investment in Coinbase (13:00)
They nee...2021-10-2757 min
1947 Rise8: Abhi Kumar (M12)Abhi Kumar heads M12 Asia, the venture arm of Microsoft. He leads series A-C venture equity investments for M12 in Asia (ex China), partnering with stellar entrepreneurs and teams to help amplify their growth. Develop the brand, ecosystem partnerships & peer engagement for M12 across APAC.
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The journey from growing up in India to moving to the US and then moving back to India (1:00)
M12's focus in India and its investments (8:40)
Favorite part about his job at M12 (10:40)
Skills that he picked up from his experiences in the US and Hong Kong that ended...2021-10-1831 min
1947 Rise7: Aakrit Vaish (Haptik)Aakrit Vaish is the Co-Founder & CEO of Haptik, a Reliance Jio Platforms company & he is also an Angel Investor in 50+ amazing founder
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The journey from growing up in India to moving to the US and then moving back to India (1:00)
What made him move back to India (6:46)
Evolution of the Indian tech ecosystem from 2011 - 2021 (14:30)
If he had recently moved back to India, what would he work on? India is a lot different than what it was back when he moved back? Advise to Indians living abroad and thinking about moving back to India (19:00)
...2021-09-1735 min
1947 Rise6: Prashant Tandon (1mg & Healthkart)Prashant Tandon is the co-founder of 1mg & Healthkart. Both companies have become household names in India.
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The journey from growing up in India to moving to the US and then moving back to India (1:00)
What made him move back to India (2:53)
His entrepreneurial journey back in India (5:20)
Was there a time when he thought this was it, if so, how did he manage to overcome it? (10:00)
If he had recently moved back to India, what would he work on? India is a lot different than what it was back when he moved back? Advise...2021-08-2426 min
1947 Rise5: Tejeshwi Sharma (Sequoia Capital)Tejeshwi Sharma is the managing director at Sequoia Capital India. He has led investments in companies like Byju's, Dream11, Bounce, CRED, Moglix, Purplle, Rebel Foods, Whatfix, Unacademy.
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The journey from growing up in India to moving to the US and then moving back to India (1:00)
Overview of the Indian tech ecosystem evolution starting from 2010 (5:15)
What is next for India? How can India reach the scale of the US and China, what needs to be true? (9:20)
Advice to Indians living abroad and are thinking about moving back to India (12:45)
Books that changed the way how...2021-08-1029 min
1947 Rise4: Sandeep Aggarwal (Droom)Sandeep Aggarwal has founded two marketplaces in India so far – ShopClues, India’s first managed marketplaces in 2011, which became the 5th Unicorn in Consumer Internet in India, and Droom, India’s first marketplace for automobiles in 2014, which is about to go public.
The journey from growing up in India to moving to the US and then moving back to India (1:20)
His thought process for making the move back to India (14:00)
How has the Indian tech ecosystem evolved from 2011 to 2021 (12.30)
In what ways the government can support the Indian tech ecosystem for it to get to the next level (24:30)
If he...2021-07-2939 min
1947 Rise3: Raghav Chandra (Urban Company)Raghav Chandra is the Co-Founder & CTO of Urban Company. Urban Company is the largest home services platform in India and UAE, with recent expansion to Australia and Singapore.
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The journey from growing up in India to moving to the US and then moving back to India (1:00)
His thought process for making the move back to India (7:00)
How did Buggi and later Urban Company come about (12.30)
Times, when he thought this could be it at Urban Company (19:20)
Skills that he picked up from his experience in the US that ended up becoming valuable in India (24:00)
...2021-07-1236 min
1947 Rise2: Mukund Kulashekaran (Urban Company)Mukund Kulashekaran is currently the SVP at Urban Company (valued at $2.1b). Previously he was the CBO at Zomato, which is looking to go public soon and is currently valued at $5.4b.
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Journey from growing up in India to moving to the US and then moving back to India (1:00)
His thought process for making the move back to India (2:25)
How did Zomato and later Urban Company come about (3:50)
Times when he thought this could be it at Zomato / Urban Company (8:30)
Favorite stories at Zomato / Urban Company (8:45)
His advice to India-born, US-trained Indians thinking about...2021-06-2735 min
1947 Rise1: Abhinav Sinha (OYO)Abhinav Sinha is currently the global COO & CPO at OYO. He launched and built OYO in SEA, UK, US and other foreign geographies.
Headquartered in Gurgaon, OYO is the fastest-growing and second-largest hotel chain in the world. OYO is spread across 800 cities in 80 countries. Most recently it was valued at $10 billion.
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Journey from growing up in India to moving to the US and then moving back to India (1:06)
His thought process for making the move back to India (4:59)
How did OYO come about (7:48)
Favorite stories at OYO (17:20)
His advise to India-born, US-trained...2021-06-1247 min
1947 Rise1947 Rise IntroductionIt’s a podcast that helps India-born, US-trained Indians get integrated into the Indian tech ecosystem and inspires them to move back to India to build massive tech companies and/or help enable the tech ecosystem.
We do this by interviewing India-born, US-trained Indians who have moved back to India and built massive tech companies themselves and/or helped enable the tech ecosystem.2021-06-0700 min