Venturing with Vishesh — Startup Founder Interviews on SaaS, AI, Fundraising & Venture Capital.

I'm joined by Will Betteridge, the Founder and CEO of Fair, a pioneering auto warranty company that has achieved $2M ARR. With a background in creative pursuits, Will has brought a unique perspective to the tech world, leveraging his experiences at Uber Eats and TikTok to drive growth and innovation at Fair. From humble beginnings in hospital parking lots to achieving $2M ARR, Will Betteridge...

I'm joined by Kat Wendelstadt, Growth Angel at Ada Ventures, a seasoned expert in go-to-market strategies and customer engagement. With a background in big tech and a passion for startup growth, Kat has helped numerous companies refine their messaging and scale their marketing efforts. She's also a thought leader in the space, frequently sharing her insights on the importance of empathy an...

I’m joined today by Peter Cooper. He has spent 25+ years leading security transformations across high-stakes industries like fintech, banking, and critical infrastructure. From scaling global teams at Adyen to navigating compliance across IPOs and banking licenses, Peter now helps early-stage and growth companies build pragmatic, trust-first security. This episode explores what founders can learn...

In this episode, I’m joined by Liam Collins — founder of Proxis (YC S24), your enterprise AI sales email autopilot. Liam’s built AI agents that behave like 24/7 interns, scaling cold email personalization and follow-ups without burning out your sales team. But Proxis wasn’t born overnight. From prior auth in healthcare to devtools for model distillation, Liam's founder journey is packed with p...

I'm joined by Alex M H Smith, Founder of Basic Arts, with a background in developing innovative business strategies and a passion for helping entrepreneurs succeed. Most startups are strategically bankrupt, meaning they lack a clear strategy, leading to generic and undifferentiated businesses. To succeed, founders need to develop a strategic hypothesis and create a differentiated choice. This...

Episode 42, I'm joined by Griffin Parry, the Founder and CEO of m3ter, a billing infrastructure company that helps software businesses drive revenue growth through usage-based pricing. This episode explores the transformative journey of a successful entrepreneur who exited his business to Amazon Web Services (AWS) and shares valuable insights on building a successful startup, navigating the ch...

I'm joined by Sudarshan Kamath, the Founder of smallest.ai, a research lab that aims to prove that smaller models can achieve intelligence. With a background in AI research, Sudarshan has led smallest.ai to develop custom voice agents for large enterprises, achieving the fastest voice agent in the world. This episode explores the challenges of building successful voice agents for enterprises a...

I'm joined by Shubham Choudhary, co-founder and CTO of FirstWork (YC S24), who is using his extensive experience at Rippling and Deel to reshape the frontline HR tech space. In this episode, we unpack how he’s using agentic AI, a custom rules engine, and battle-tested global compliance experience to outpace incumbents with lean teams and real-time automation — all while closing enterprise AI p...

I'm joined by Zach Shefska, President & Chief Executive Officer of CarEdge, a pioneering SaaS company in the auto industry. With a background in YouTube content creation and a passion for building community, Zach has led CarEdge from a small startup to a successful business with millions of dollars in revenue. He's a true innovator in the space, and I'm excited to share his insight...

I'm joined by Neel Balar, Co-Founder at Clueso (YC W23). Starting with 2 of his co-founders Akash and Prajwal in the final year at IIT Madras, Neel has led Clueso from a note-taking tool for students to a successful B2B SaaS startup serving 350+ B2B customers worldwide. Clueso helps product teams create stunning product videos and documentation in minutes. Key Discussion Points: 🔥 How did you...

I'm joined by Nicolai Thomson, Co-Founder & CEO of Jenesys, a company that's pioneering the use of AI in bookkeeping and cash flow management. With an impressive track record of selling B2B solutions across three continents and scaling companies from startup to multi-million pound revenue, Nicolai brings two decades of business wisdom to our conversation. Key Discussion Points: 🔥 Cash...

Episode 36: From scaling Carta to $300M ARR to showing you how the rich stay tax-free and build generational wealth. Alessandro Chesser helped build Carta from zero to $300M+ ARR as their first sales hire—before walking away to start Dynasty, they make billionaire-level wealth tools accessible to everyone. In this episode, we dig into the playbook behind Carta’s early sales engine, the contrarian...

I'm joined by Moksh Garg, Co-founder & CEO of Figr, an AI-powered design platform that helps design teams and product teams design and build products faster. Moksh shares insights on complex workflows, enterprise product design, and productivity boosts. Moksh also talks about the challenges of scaling a design system for large and complex products, and how Figr can help extract design syst...

In this episode, I'm joined by Ka Ling Wu, Co-Founder of Upsolve AI, a customer-facing analytics platform. Ka shares her background in rugby, working at Palantir, and more. We dive into Upsolve's mission to help companies build and offer analytics to their customers, using AI to create hyper-personalized dashboards. Ka also discusses the challenges of scaling from 0 to 20 customers, includ...

In this conversation, I’m joined by Axel Aigret 🚀 — serial entrepreneur, product strategist, and now founder of StorytoDoc.ai. Axel has spent 15+ years building SaaS that doesn’t just work, but *wows*. From selling ecommerce startups to leading immersive VR health tech, he now helps SaaS teams ship user-loved documentation, automatically. We dig into: 🧠 Why your *idea* isn’t the problem — your *...

This time, I’m joined by Sam Shames, the co-founder and COO of Embr Labs, an MIT-born startup that’s creating a whole new category of wearable tech—personal temperature regulation. Sam’s journey is a masterclass in building hardware startups that survive, scale, and serve a deeply underserved audience. We talk about: 🔥 Inventing a wearable that heats and cools 👩‍🦳 Solving real pain for the ther...

In this episode, I’m joined by Ohad Biron , Co-Founder & CEO of Bagel AI , a product intelligence platform that helps product managers bridge the gap between product and revenue. Ohad brings 18 years of experience at the intersection of R&D and business , having scaled startups from pre-revenue to multi-million ARR . We dive into: 🔍 Why Product and Go-To-Market Teams Are Often Misaligned...

AI is consuming the internet—scraping content, generating responses, and reshaping how we search for and interact with information. But there's a massive problem: who gets paid? In this episode, I sit down with Hirsh Pithadia , CEO & Co-founder of Valyu Networks , to discuss how content creators, publishers, and businesses can monetize their data in the age of AI . We talk about: 🔍 The AI...

In this episode, I sit down with Michael Bak, Head of Investor Relations at TechBBQ, founder of Nordic Investor Day, and a key player in shaping the Nordic startup ecosystem. With over 15 years of experience building communities and fostering investor-startup relationships, Michael shares the hidden rules of fundraising and building startup ecosystems. We talk about: 🌍 The rise of Copenhagen’s st...

This week, I’m joined by Duke Vu, co-founder & CEO of Fungies.io, a platform helping Indie SaaS and Game Developers sell globally without the headaches of payments, taxes, or compliance. Duke shares his journey from startup failures to big wins. We also talk about fundraising, scaling, and finding the right co-founder—without sugarcoating the hard parts. If you’re an indie founder looking to s...

In this episode, I’m joined by Mario Tarouca, co-founder of FrameDrop, a company that started by helping Twitch streamers automatically clip and repurpose their content but is now making a bold pivot from B2C to B2B. Mario shares his entrepreneurial journey, including the challenges of scaling a B2C SaaS product, and how his team identified a bigger B2B opportunity in media and broadcasting. We ta...

In this episode, I’m joined by Philip Johnston , founder of LumenOrbit , a company pioneering AI-powered data centers in space . Philip shares his insights into the radical shift happening in space infrastructure. We talk about: 🛰️ Why space? The key drivers pushing data centers beyond Earth 🌡️ The biggest technical challenge : Keeping GPUs cool in a vacuum 🚀 Upcoming launches : LumenOrbit’s firs...

In this episode, I’m joined by Gabriel Ferraz , co-founder of Creem , a company that helps SaaS founders and digital product creators sell globally without the headaches of tax and compliance . We dive into the complexities of scaling a business internationally, the hidden pitfalls of payment processing, and why building a Merchant of Record (MoR) is the next big thing for indie hackers and global...

In this episode, I speak to Nancy Harhut, a behavioral science and marketing expert, co-founder of HBT Marketing, and author of Using Behavioral Science in Marketing. Nancy shares her insights on how behavioral science can transform your marketing strategy and help you avoid common pitfalls. What We Cover: 🤔 The surprising mistake most founders make when pricing their product 🔍 Why being too pos...

In this episode, I’m joined by Yann Leger, co-founder and CEO of Koyeb, a cloud infrastructure company redefining how applications are deployed globally. Yann shares his incredible journey of building cloud service providers for over 14 years and the lessons he’s learned along the way. From scaling engineering teams to managing remote work and navigating competitive markets, this conversation is p...