Business Podcast by Roohi | VC, Startups

In this episode of BizPodRoohi I chat with Dhruv Sane on Malpani Ventures Investment Team We get into: 1) Malpani Ventures Investment Thesis- changed over time 2) How does Malpani Ventures source the companies 3) What does it take to get funded by a VC- and the evaluation process 4) How can they tell stories better 5) Best practices for Pitch Decks The guests social media handles, etc: Malpani Ven...

Today's episode is a new format/direction I want to try for the podcast In addition to the guest interviews with the legends and upcoming folks in startups and Venture Capital. I am planning to do a few episodes sharing the takeaways from reading business. startups related books This is the first episode based on The Book of Elon by Eric Jorgenson You can buy the book of Elon here: https://www...

Finally after months I am back with a new episode This one features Jeston Lu a legend- behind Grand Tour HQ, and more In this conversation we get into 1. Study Abroad 2. Grand Tour HQ You can follow Jeston below: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jestonlu787/ X: https://x.com/jestonlu?s=21&t=chThpLoxSfA_oCiLbEq5ng Jeston's Website here: https://jestonlu.com/ You can follow the host Ro...

After a few months break, I am back with a new episode of the podcast In this episode, I chat with Alysha Lobo, one of the most interesting writers on China and India's hardware and robotics scene We talk about: 1. Cobots 2. Physical AI space and more Guest Alysha Lobo's Handles  Alysha X: https://x.com/alysha_lobo LinkedIn: ⁠ https://www.linkedin.com/in/alysha-lobo-060685/ Host Roohi Kazi’s Handl...

Excited to share this episode Featuring Himanshu of Upsurge Grants During my conversation with Himanshu, we got into 1. How he manages all his projects- Only Functions, and more 2. Upsurge Grants- selection criteria - Whether the grant is self-funded or sponsored 3. Uspurge Labs 4. Ground Zero Podcast 5. How to keep up to date with the newest happenings in AI and ML Hope you enjoy this episode! Gu...

In this episode I cover some lessons learned from studying Ramp's journey The information in this episode is based on a podcast interview for BizPodRoohi with Mark Goldberger, and some publicly available information- like podcasts, YouTube videos newsletter and more Here are the sources: https://ramp.com/blog/ramp-raised-500m-to-build-the-future-of-finance https://www.forbes.com/companies/ramp...

Today's guest is Manish Patel of Nava Ventures Manish is a Silicon Valley Veteran, having worked at Google before IPO, and eventually found his way to Venture Capital at Nava Ventures This is a fantastic episode that dives into Google, his journey, and more You can connect with Manish below Nava Ventures Website Website: https://www.nava.vc/ Manish's email: manish@nava.vc Host Roohi's...

Excited to share this episode Featuring Kushal Bhagia of All In Capital During my conversation with Kushal we get into - All In Capital - Founder Archetypes and more topics Hope you enjoy this episode! Guest Kushal Bhagia's Handles  Kushal's X: https://x.com/kushalbhagia Kushal's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kushalbhagia Other links: All In Capital's Website: https://allin...

Stoked to say We had Tim Draper on Business Podcast by Roohi recently For one of the biggest and most interesting episodes till date During my conversation with Tim we got into - India - His background and more topics Hope you enjoy this episode! Guest Tim Drapers Handles⤵︎  Tim Draper X: https://x.com/TimDraper Tim Draper LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timothydraper/ Other links: Draper Un...

In this episode I chat with Rohit Beri of ArthAlpha - ArthAlpha recently raised 2M In this conversation with Rohit we get into: 1) Co Founder Fit 2) ArthAlpha and more Guest Rohit Beri's Handles⤵︎  LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/rohit-beri/⁠ Host Roohi Kazi’s Handles ⤵︎  LinkedIn:  ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ https://www.linkedin.com/in/roohi-kazi-53174113b/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠@roohik2 Twitter:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://x.c...

A few months ago  I had a chat with Harsh Gupta of Flourish Ventures India about the India story, their India operations, and more Thanks to his PR team for helping to set up this episode Guest Harsh Gupta's Handles⤵︎  X: https://x.com/Harsh_Gupta27 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harsh-gupta-6176728b/ Host Roohi Kazi’s Handles ⤵︎  LinkedIn:  ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/roohi-kazi-53174...

A few months ago  I had an amazing opportunity to chat with Cyan Banister: Co Founder of Long Journey Ventures Cyan has backed some incredible companies as an angel and now a VC And in this episode we chat about Long Journey Ventures Investment Thesis Skills to Break into Venture Capital Biggest wins or Anti Portfolio And more There's a bit of background noise in this episode Thanks to Kat on...

This month's episode features none other than Nick Huber(Sweaty Startup on X) Nick has built an audience and following of over 100 k + on X During the conversation with Nick we chat about 1. A few of the concepts from his new book 2. From Cornell University to Business and other topics Guest Nick Huber's Handles⤵︎  Ideas; https://sweatystartup.com/ideas Email: nick@sweatystartup X: https:/...

This months episode of BizPodRoohi features John Tay John grew up in a single income family home And worked different kinds of jobs like at a petrol pump, Mc Donalds and eventually found his way to Venture Capital and startups This episode is inspiring for anyone who wants to make it We chat about: 1. John's journey to Tin Men Capital 2. How to bring back the builders energy to SEA Guest John...

In this podcast I am joined by a dream guest Rohit Bhargava: Host of The Startup Playbook Podcast, The Founder of The Komo Club We chat about: Podcasting in 2025 and beyond The Komo Club Genesis The Startup Playbook Podcast Playbook Ventures Guest Rohit's Handles⤵︎  The Komo Club Website here: https://www.thekomoclub.com/ Email: rohit@startupplaybook.co Here’s Rohit’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedi...

In this podcast I am joined by Karna Shinde  Karna is a strategic angel investor We chat about red, and green flags in founders, advice on mentorship, and more topics Join the Whatsapp Group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DQ5OVsL6n9n8parDzdYG4a (Get Regular Updates on Podcasts guests, Events & More!) Guest Karna’s Handles⤵︎  LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/karna-d-shinde-55126621/ Email: kd...

One of the up and upcoming people in the micro grants space Suhas and Andrew Co Founded EVM Capital In this episode we get into 1. Early days of EVM Capital 2, What EVM looks for in builders Connect with Suhas below: X: https://x.com/suhasasumukh Email: suhasasumukh@gmail.com EVM Capital's Website: https://www.evm.capital/ Connect with the host Roohi below X: https://x.com/roohi_kr LinkedIn: h...

Waited for 3 years to make this episode happen It was worth the wait During this episode we spoke about: - Hanover and more Connect with Chris here: X: https://x.com/chrishlad Hanover's Website: ⁠https://www.hanover.co/ Connect with the host Roohi here: X:⁠⁠ https://x.com/roohi_kr⁠⁠ LinkedIn:⁠⁠ https://www.linkedin.com/in/roohi-kazi-53174113b/⁠ Big news We are planning to host two meet ups for Bus...

Today's episode features James Conde Investor Relations at Plug and Play APAC In this under 30 minute deep dive episode we get into: 1. Culture 2. Early days at Plug and Play Thanks to Jay Mahajan- for designing the epic thumbnails Special thanks to Fatima Abdullah for making the intro here, and this episode happen Connect with James Conde here: LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesconde/ P...

A few months ago I was lucky to get a chance to sit down with Akshat in Dubai Akshat is one of the people behind Arrayah Hacker House Hear more about his journey, and the vision behind starting Arrayah Hacker House Connect with Akshat here: X: https://x.com/lifeoftheshat LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/akshat418 Connect with the host Roohi here: X:https://x.com/roohi_kr LinkedIn:https://www....

In this episode I am joined by Ari Dutilh building Bagel Fund, and helping to grow Merge Club - Merge Club is a fantastic initiative of Julian Weisser and Team We chat about: 1. His life's work and many other topics Connect with Ari below: Ari's Website: https://www.aridutilh.com/ Merge Club grant guide: https://merge.club/guide You can connect with the host Roohi below:  Business Podcast by Roohi...

This week we are joined by Adrija of Sattva Ventures  We talked about: 1. Sattva Ventures 2. Building in India 3. YC Concept in India Connect with Adrija below LinkedIn: ⁠ https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrija-agarwal-366971a9/ You can connect with the host Roohi below:  Business Podcast by Roohi Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://businesspodcast.transistor.fm/ X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://x.com/roohi_kr⁠⁠⁠...

Today's guest is Sanjay Nath the Co Founder of Blume Ventures Had a super interesting discussion with Sanjay around Blume Ventures Blume Ventures is a top notch VC Fund in India and have an excellent content strategy Blume has invested in companies like Unacademy, Classplus, Purplle, and more- across various funds You can connect with Sanjay Below: X: https://x.com/sanjaynath LinkedIn: https:/...

Today's guest is the first repeat guest on the podcast Had a super interesting discussion with Juan Abundes: Solo GP at Aito Capital In this podcast we cover: GP’s leaving to start their own funds Creative ways of liquidity Secondary Funds Funds merging, and acquisitions and more You can connect with Juan Below: Juan's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juan-manuel-abundes Aito Capital...

This week's episode features Wei Yong of XVC We cover 1. Investing in China and more Connect with Wei below: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wy2024/ Check out the XVC Website here: https://www.xvc.com/en/ You can connect with Roohi here: Business Podcast by Roohi Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://businesspodcast.transistor.fm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://x.com/roohi_k...