Founders Unfiltered

RainCan, now called BB Daily, started off as hyper-local grocery delivery but it really took off due to a freak incident. The milkman in his colony went away, so Abhijeet decided to offer milk delivery as an experiment. He realized that even though milk is a low margin product it was the start of a relationship with his customers. He could then sell other products to customers once they knew that...

The AJVC team gets together to discuss Postman, a SaaS used to test and develop APIs (Application Programing interface). Postman started off as a niche product built by developers for developers but as the usage of APIs exploded so did Postman’s popularity. Join us for a behind the scenes peek at the A Junior VC piece “Will Postman Deliver Tech to Build Software’s Global Bridges?” More info on: aj...

Varun first started playing poker in his college. After graduating, he worked in a variety of roles and continued playing poker online. As his love for poker grew he realized that there is an opportunity to create a better poker playing experience. In just 3 years, he built one of India's largest poker platforms. Join us as we talk to Varun about his journey and the importance of finding...

Sanchit started his company in 2013, right after he graduated from college. Today, Townscript is a market leader that operates in several countries helping event organizers issue over 3M tickets per year. Join us as we talk to Sanchit about his journey and how he built the Townscript marketing machine. More info on: ajuniorvc.com/podcast

Anuradha started her business as a hobby, teaching people English from Hindhi through simple animations on a Facebook page. Today, Multibhashi has over 1M+ downloads on the play store and offers a variety of service in 10+ languages. Join us as she reflects on her journey and talks about how to build for Bharat, specifically the lower-income but higher volume segment of society which is just start...

Rohit and his company Trancelestial are using lasers to transmit data. They have already piloted a project with SK Telecom in South Korea to launch a 5G network at a fraction of the cost. Just one step on their journey to connect earth to deep space using a space laser communication network. Join us as Rohit talks about his journey, the challenges he encountered, the incentives for deep-tech found...

We talk to Neerav Jain the Co-founder and CEO of CityFurnish.  His start-up journey began with simple but effective advice - talk to customers and validate assumptions. An idea that is still crucial to the company today and an integral part of their continuous pursuit to delight customers. We conclude the episode by discussing a listener's business idea and with that example, shed some light...

We talk to Suyash Sinha the Co-founder and CEO of MyScoot. Join us as Suyash reflects on the transition from the corporate world to a startup, the challenges of building a company and the constantly evolving roles and relationships amongst the founding team. We conclude the episode by introducing the final segment and ask listeners to submit their startup ideas and MVP plans. More info on: ajunior...