Chai with Shai

Arpita Salve is the co-founder of TrendSync by Kridinify Tech , an AI tool that automates what SEO agencies charge Rs.25,000 a month to do, for Rs.2,000 a month. After watching her first blockchain startup die overnight from a government tax law, she pivoted into AI, won a government grant of Rs.15 lakh, and built her second company with the same two co-founders she has worked with since junior co...

Anurag Meena is the co-founder of NeoDocs , a healthcare startup building smartphone based diagnostic tools that allow people to run medical tests instantly using just their phones. A third time founder in the healthcare space and someone who grew up in a family of doctors, he was drawn to solving one of India’s biggest healthcare gaps: affordable and accessible diagnostics. The idea behind NeoDoc...

Suraj Shamnani is the founder of Dang! , a beverage startup building what he describes as a healthier alternative to traditional diet sodas by introducing prebiotic fibre based soft drinks tailored for Indian consumers. His journey into beverages began after working with fermentation in Michelin star restaurants like Gaggan and GAA, where he developed an interest in gut friendly drinks. He funded...

Akshit Mehta is the co-founder of Evolucion , an Indian based, premium athleisure brand for women focusing on versatile, comfortable clothing for daily wear, travel, and workouts. Instead of chasing trends, the team focused on solving practical problems, by designing comfortable, movement friendly clothing tailored for Indian settings while keeping quality comparable to global brands but at a more...

Shambhabi Raha is the founder of Fieldmobi , an enterprise SaaS startup making ERP accessible to the 99% of people who have never been trained to use it. In this episode, we talk about choosing entrepreneurship after an MBA, surviving the slow months when nothing seems to happen, hiring the right people early, avoiding the wrong customers, and what building a company really looks like behind the s...

Anshul Khurana is the co-founder of Entitled Solutions , a startup providing financial and health services to gig and blue collar workers such as security guards, drivers, and cleaners, where nearly 70% of the workers rely on informal borrowing and most have little to no savings. The idea emerged when he noticed frontline workers and the high churn driven by financial instability. Instead of waiti...

Pooja Gupta is the co-founder of NapChief, a direct-to-consumer children’s apparel brand built around the idea that clothing can help kids feel confident, expressive, and capable of anything they set their minds to. After completing her chartered accountancy exams and working as a consultant in Mumbai, she teamed up with her brother to explore the fast growing D2C opportunity in India’s underserve...

Tanmay Yadav is the founder of Crave Nicotine , a consumer health startup building nicotine candies designed to help smokers quit in a cleaner, more approachable way. The idea emerged shortly after his previous startup shut down, when he began exploring new problems to solve and returned to one that felt deeply personal. He is a cancer survivor and wanted to create a product that could help others...

Chanakya Shah founder of Up & Run started the company after struggling to find an effective electrolyte solution as a long distance runner. Frustrated by products that didn’t replenish sodium adequately and by the high cost of importing better alternatives, he decided to build a cleaner, performance focused hydration formula tailored for endurance athletes. Without overthinking the process or...

Shraddha Sheth is the founder of FitEduCoach , a skills focused education platform working to professionalize India’s fitness coaching industry by making high quality training accessible to aspiring instructors across the country. After spending over two decades in the fitness ecosystem, including leadership roles, driving operations, and growth at Gold's Gym India. She stepped away from a stable...

Krishna Tamaliya Vora is the founder of Mom’s Therapy , an Ayurvedic haircare brand built around traditional black sesame formulations passed down through generations of women in her family. A trained criminal lawyer who stepped away from the courtroom to share the magic o her grandmother’s recipes, she started the company in 2016 with just ₹12,000 and a belief that truly natural products should b...