Fynd Out with Ragini

In this episode of Fynd Out With Ragini, we sit down with Anuj Sawhney, Managing Director of Swiss Military, to decode the strategy behind Swiss Military luggage in India and his journey from Bollywood actor to business leader. From nearly 2,500 auditions to the launch of Alpine Club, product research, pricing, retail distribution and different bags for online and offline channels, this conversati...

Smart kitchen appliances, kitchen chimney, gas stove with timer, pressure cooker seeti sensor, Android chimney and Made in India appliances: what will the future of Indian kitchens look like? In this episode of Fynd Out With Ragini, we sit down with Eshwar K Vikas, Co-founder & CEO of Beyond Appliances, to decode how an Indian appliance brand is building products specifically for Indian homes....

Gold price today, gold rate today, gold investment, gold ETF or old gold exchange: what should Indians really understand before buying gold? In this episode of Fynd Out With Ragini, we sit down with Saurabh Gadgil, Chairman and Managing Director of PNG, to decode how India buys, sells, exchanges and invests in gold. From the government’s advice around non-essential gold buying to old jewellery exc...

In this episode of Fynd Out With Ragini, we sit down with Abhijeet Kaji, Co-founder of Knya, to decode how Knya is building a medical lifestyle brand for doctors, nurses and healthcare professionals in India. From medical scrubs, doctor uniforms, lab coats, stethoscopes, Ecoflex fabric and doctor footwear to D2C brand building, offline retail, TVF, Ahsaas Channa, founder-led marketing and doctor b...

Before you trust a protein bar again, watch this conversation. In this episode of Fynd Out With Ragini, we sit down with Gayatri Chona, Founder of Phab, to decode the uncomfortable truth about India’s protein obsession and why high protein does not always mean healthy. From protein bars, protein shakes, no added sugar claims, dates, nuts, total sugar, calories, macros and back-label reading to whe...

How do you turn something as boring as a mattress into a brand people actually love? In this episode of Fynd Out With Ragini, we sit down with Kabir, Founder & CEO of SleepyCat, to decode how he built a D2C mattress brand in India around something every single person needs but almost nobody thinks about: better sleep. From selling the first few mattresses on Amazon, begging customers for revie...

Do you actually know what is inside your masala, dosa batter, chutney or “healthy” snack? In this episode of Fynd Out With Ragini, we sit down with Dr. Prithwi, Co-founder & CEO of Khetika, to decode the uncomfortable truth about food adulteration in India and why clean food brands can no longer ask consumers to blindly trust them. From spice adulteration, masala adulteration, marble powder, d...

Special Note: Apparently, this episode aged better than our skincare, so it deserved a comeback! We recorded Aminu’s story on 31st August 2024, long before the Nykaa acquisition. Now that the deal is official, we had to bring this one back from the archives. Back then, you knew us as Behind Closed Doors. A lot has changed since, including our name, and today we’re Fynd Out with Ragini. So, let’s r...

In this episode of Fynd Out With Ragini, we sit down with Siddarth CS, Founder of Wild Date, an Ironman triathlete and third generation entrepreneur who walked away from a four decade old automobile business to build India's most honest clean label snack brand from scratch, bootstrapped, community first, and with zero preservatives. From starting with pop up exhibitions in Tier 2 cities instead of...

Most D2C founders chase reach. Anuj Mundhra, Founder & MD of Jaipur Kurti chased cash flow. The result is a ₹100Cr brand that has never needed a single VC cheque. In this episode of Fynd Out With Ragini, we sit down with Anuj Mundhra, the Kurti King of India, to decode how he went from being a fabric salesman in Kalbadevi to building one of India's top women's kurta brands, why he list...

Did you know India's first geared electric motorcycle was built entirely in-house by a startup from Ahmedabad with zero imported technology? In this episode of Fynd Out With Ragini, we sit down with Mohal Lalbhai, Founder & Group CEO of Matter Motors, to decode how he built the world's only geared electric motorcycle from scratch, why he returned 40,000 pre-bookings because he could not delive...

Did you know India is quietly becoming one of the world’s most important toy manufacturing and export hubs ? Nilay Verma from Hasbro India reveals how Made in India toys are taking over global markets and why adults are becoming one of the fastest-growing segments of toy buyers. In this episode of Fynd Out with Ragini , we sit down with Nilay Verma, Country Head - India & South East Asia, Hasb...

In this episode of Fynd Out With Ragini, we sit down with Roma Datta Chobey, Managing Director of Connected Consumer Commerce at Google India, to decode the findings of Google and Deloitte's landmark report, The $250 Billion Commerce Frontier, and what it means for every brand, founder, and creator building in India right now. Read the full report here: https://www.deloitte.com/content/dam/assets-...

In this episode of Fynd Out With Ragini, we sit down with Farooq Adam, Founder of Fynd, to decode how his AI-native design and sourcing platform is compressing India's 150-day fashion supply chain down to 21 days and why brands across India and globally are already manufacturing collections on it. We go deep into the design explosion model that generates hundreds of options from a single promp...

In this episode of Fynd Out With Ragini, we sit down with Sankalp Kathuria, Co-Founder and CEO of Broadway, to decode how he built India's most ambitious offline platform for D2C brands and why Rana Daggubati, Nikhil Kamath, and Vivek Biyani all bet on it. From six years at Zomato to opening a 40,000 sq ft store in Mumbai's Bandra that pulled 8,500 visitors in a single Sunday, Sankalp reve...

In this episode of Fynd Out With Ragini, we sit down with Sidhant Keshwani, Founder & CEO of Libas, to break down the exact systems behind the only Indian wear brand that has held the #1 spot on Myntra every single month for a decade — without dropping to #2 once. This isn't a founder origin story. It's an operator's blueprint. Sidhant built Libas to ₹1,000Cr bootstrapped, with a t...

In this episode of Fynd Out With Ragini, we sit down with Yash, Co-founder & CEO of Krvvy (StayKrvvy), to decode how he left London investment banking to build India's first shapewear brand redesigned from scratch — for Indian bodies, Indian weather, and Indian women who are done being uncomfortable. From cutting open old bras to understand the engineering, to scenting out a gap that Jocke...

In this episode of Fynd Out With Ragini, we sit down with Rishi Chhabria, the Founder & MD of Aéromé, to decode how he built a scent monopoly that dominates 85% of India’s luxury market. From a chance whiff in NYC to scenting the NMACC, Bangalore Airport (T2), and every Taj Palace, Rishi reveals the "insane" moves that turned an invisible product into a billion-dollar empire. We expl...

In this episode of Fynd Out With Ragini, we sit down with Vishal Gondal, the undisputed Father of the Indian Gaming Industry and Founder of GOQii, to decode the high-stakes evolution of India’s tech, gaming, and longevity landscape. From being the first to bring global licensing to India to selling his company, IndiaGames, to The Walt Disney Company in a landmark $100 million (₹500+ Crores) deal,...

In this episode of Fynd Out With Ragini, we sit down with Dr. Hrishikesh Salgaonkar, Consultant – Bariatric, Metabolic, and Robotic & Minimally Invasive Surgeon, Fortis Hospital, to decode the biological and economic reality of India’s weight loss and diabetes crisis. From the "Ozempic hype" to the "Thin-Fat" Indian body type, Dr. Salgaonkar shares how a simple biological insight why Indians g...

In this episode of Fynd Out With Ragini , we sit down with Abhijeet Anand, Founder of abCoffee, to decode how he’s rethinking the coffee business in India not as a luxury café experience, but as a daily habit for the masses. From having barely 10 cups of coffee in his life to building one of India’s fastest-growing grab-and-go coffee chains, Abhijeet shares how a simple insight, why is coffee so e...

What does it take to go from manufacturing for global giants like Zara and Mango to building one of India’s fastest-growing menswear brands? In this episode of FyndOutWithRagini, we sit down with Tanvi and Harsh Somaiya, Founders of The Bear House, to decode their journey from running a garment export factory in Bengaluru to building one of India’s most talked-about D2C fashion brands. From starti...

In this episode of FyndOutWithRagini, we sit down with Vineet Gautam, Founder of 91 Brands and former CEO of Bestseller India, to decode the evolution of the Indian retail landscape, the science of scale, and the future of premium branding. From managing the high-pressure metrics of Domino’s Pizza to building a fashion empire from scratch over 15 years, Vineet shares rare insights into the "Human...

What does it take to build retail infrastructure that powers thousands of brands across the world and position India at the forefront of AI-driven commerce? In this episode of FyndOutWithRagini, we sit down with Sreeraman Mohan Girija (SMG), Co-Founder of Fynd, to explore how AI, unified commerce, and intelligent systems are transforming global retail. From starting with a touchscreen kiosk idea i...

What does it take to build an activewear brand in India from scratch with no fashion background, no funding, and no team? In this episode, Harshita and Pravishta — co-founders of Mile Collective share the full story from solving a personal problem during COVID to bootstrapping Mile Active out of a single room, to rebranding into Mile Collective with Samantha Ruth Prabhu as co-founder and investor....