Manan Mehta

Believe in Aliens

Business EN ↓ 4 episodes

"Believe in Aliens" is a new podcast series dedicated to documenting the extraordinary resilience, inventiveness, and ambition of immigrant founders who are reshaping the American Dream. The podcast aims to unveil the unique perspectives of entrepreneurs who have successfully overcome the all forms of obstacles in pursuit of the American Dream and the creation of American jobs. These are individuals who possess fundamental, different belief experiences, insights, and solutions that others might be missing.

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Manan Mehta

Episodes

Energy Storage for Everyone to Save the Planet | Arpit Dwivedi, Cache Energy ~ Believe in Aliens Ep 4 08.04.2026 46:17

Manan sits down with Arpit Dwivedi, founder of Cache Energy, to explore how long duration energy storage can finally make renewable energy work 24/7. We unpack why lithium batteries can't scale for grid storage, how limestone—a material buried in the earth for millions of years—becomes the key to storing renewable energy, and what it takes to build a climate tech company with no plan B. Arpit...

Leading the Revolution in Psychedelic Assisted Therapy | Federico Menapace ~ Believe in Aliens Ep 3 25.03.2026 52:36

We sit down with Federico Menapace, former Deputy Director and COO of MAPS (Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies), to explore how psychedelic-assisted therapies are rewriting the mental health playbook. We unpack why traditional approaches often fail millions, how Fede went from building physical bridges in Italy to pioneering mental wellness pathways. Fede shares honest insights...

The Dutch "Alien" Reinventing Food with Ruby | Tony Martens, Plantible Foods ~Believe in Aliens Ep 2 09.03.2026 53:43

Manan Mehta sits down with Tony Martens, CEO and co-founder of Plantible Foods, to explore how two Dutch immigrants are disrupting the trillion-dollar food industry by extracting RubisCO—nature's most abundant protein—from duckweed. We unpack why complete plant proteins matter, how Tony and his co-founder moved into Breaking Bad-style trailers during the pandemic, and what it takes to challen...

Building the Hand Everyone Said Was Impossible | Tom Zhang, DAXO Robotics ~ Believe in Aliens Ep 1 19.02.2026 56:14

We sit down with Tom Zhang, founder and CEO of DAXO Robotics, to explore how embracing complexity—not avoiding it—unlocks breakthrough robotics capabilities in the real world. We unpack why conventional wisdom about simplification is failing, how DAXO's 108-actuator robotic hand challenges industry assumptions, and what it takes for immigrant entrepreneurs to build deep tech companies that ta...