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Livspace is an online retail platform for in-home designs & furniture for home improvement. The platform enables users to fill out forms, book professionals & receive quotes for the designs. The company provides installation services. Ramakant Sharma is the co-Founder of Livspace and an active angel investor. Before founding Livspace, Ramakant was a core team member and Vice President of E...

Kredily is a SaaS platform to help HR Professionals manage their data efficiently. Kredily aims to become India’s largest free platform for salaried employees. Devendra Khandegar is the Founder & CEO of Kredily. He is an IIT Kanpur alumnus who earned a B.Tech in Electrical Engineering from the institute & then went on to pursue his MBA from IIM Lucknow. He has leadership, fundraising, and...

ASAPPP provides customized products and services that have enabled them to deliver highly efficient business solutions to their worldwide clients through unmatched expertise and cutting edge technology. Avinash Gupta  took the 3rd plunge into entrepreneurship by founding ASAPPP  in 2017. In his early days, he started selling digital cameras below the market price in India. After pursuing...

LeapClub is on a mission to get more women in leadership positions through a private and community-led professional network. Ragini founded LeapClub in Jan 2020 along with her cofounder Anand Sinha. She was previously working in Zomato for 6 years, during her tenure there Zomato Gold was founded which broke the internet and redefined the path for Zomato. Here's what you can expect to learn from th...

Plum provides health insurance and benefits marketplace for employers. They offer coverage for employees, spouses, children, parents, and siblings. Employees can also customize insurance plans with multiple health benefits.   Abhishek co-founded Plum in 2019, the 3rd startup under his belt. He has previously worked at McKinsey, Google, Swaylo, and graduated from IIT Kanpur and Stanford Busine...

Alteria Capital is India’s largest Venture Debt fund, focused on innovative startups backed by strong VC sponsors. They provide financial solutions to help entrepreneurs transform and grow their businesses to their full potential.   Ajay Hattangdi founded the company in 2018 and has been an expert in the venture lending space since 2005. Alteria Capital marks the 3rd startup he has founded un...

Everest Fleet is a fleet management company of 800+ cars that run under Uber in Mumbai and Bengaluru. They are now one of the leading players in the fleet market in the short time since their establishment. Siddharth founded Everest Fleet in 2016. He is an angel investor-turned-philanthropist and entrepreneur, with 100+ startups in his portfolio. He strongly believes in social causes and giving ba...

Repup.co is a B2B SaaS hospitality platform that provides services from booking confirmations to upsells and all the way through to driving positive online volumes. Pranjal Prashar is a second-time founder who started Repup with his co-founder, Vineet in 2015. Repup recently merged with Hotelogix and AxisRooms. His first company, Piquor, provided photo booths for locations/functions such as malls,...

Posist  is a platform that lets owners automate their cloud kitchen operations and manage restaurant business efficiently. They are trusted by over 8000+ clients and are present in 20 countries. Ashish  co-founded Posist in 2011 with his wife, Sakshi . Posist has been his 3rd (and most successful) venture yet. Ashish is a fine example of the journey of a founder going against the grain. He started...

Indus Net Technologies is an award-winning, full-service, digital service company that helps enterprises with everything digital. They serve 4200+ clients worldwide across 40+ countries. Abhishek founded the company in 1997 and has traversed the entrepreneurial field bootstrapped from the start. He describes himself as an entrepreneur, software architect, marketing geek, angel investor, and vision...

Unicorn India Ventures was founded in 2016 and has made around 30 investments in that time. They mainly focus on startups in the technology space. Anil Joshi co-founded the fund in 2016 after his experience with Mumbai Angels. He believes in investing in founders and their team and backing technology risks. Going from marketing to being an EA, to President of Mumbai Angels, and founding Unicorn In...

Kabaddi Adda is the place for all enthusiasts looking for Kabaddi news, videos, players interviews, match reports, & insights! They also provide deep analytics and insights for cricket teams such as the Chennai Super Kings . Apart from being the co-founder of Kabaddi Adda, Suhail is a TV Presenter, Anchor, and Expert Analyst for over 15 different competitions, and is recognized by viewers acro...

Apollo Finvest is a technology company with an NBFC license. They enable fintech's to offer fully digital and compliant loans to their customers, like the AWS for loans. Mikhil is currently the Managing Director of Apollo Finvest, and his journey only gets more interesting the further back you go. He is the Cofounder of PharmEasy and has worked at Hotstar and CouponDunia (as the 6th employee)! Her...

PiggyRide provides mobility solutions for schools and children. They also offer parents the ability to pay the school tuition through easy EMIs. They're the perfect service for urban parents. Manish founded PiggyRide in 2019 as the third venture under his belt. He is the founder of Koovs , which is now a listed company on AIM stock exchange, and Pokkt . Here's what you will learn from this episode...

LenDenClub is India's largest peer-to-peer lending and borrowing platform. They provide personal loans from ₹5k up to ₹5L – all within 24 hours. Bhavin founded LenDenClub in 2014 when he identified the gap in the market while working with NBFCs. Here are some of the topics we discussed: How did Bhavin’s education help him in his entrepreneurial journey? What was the biggest learning for Bhavin fro...

Sanjay Mehta is a man that needs no introduction to people familiar with the venture capital ecosystem in India. He has founded over 5 companies, and invested in 100+ start-ups to date. 100X. VC  is Sanjay Mehta's latest venture that aims to invest in 100 start-ups using iSafe Notes in India - within a year. 100X.VC is sponsored by Sanjay's family office -  Mehta Ventures . In...

Agnikul is an Indian aerospace start-up that aims to deliver small satellites to space - like a taxi for satellites. Their goal is to design a product that makes getting to space easier, so we can focus on living in and working from there. Srinath founded Agnikul after cold-calling IIT professors while he was in LA, hoping to find someone who believes in his idea and shares his passion. After reac...

BabyChakra is an online parent platform for pregnancy and childcare. They have over 6000 doctors on their platform and just launched a line of baby-safe sanitary products. Naiyya Saggi is the founder and CEO of BabyChakra. She has incredible experience and a strong passion for her company, translating into the great work they're doing! In today's episode, you will learn: Naiyya grew up in Calcutta...

Vista Rooms provides experiences to customers at exquisite properties across India. They started as a budget hotel platform like OYO Rooms but decided to pivot their strategy, branding themselves as a luxury homestay brand. Pranav Maheshwari is the CTO at Vista Rooms. Market conditions forced Vista Rooms to pivot before discovering their right target audience, creating, and becoming a category lea...

Coolberg launched the first non-alcoholic beer in India with a vision of catering to a new category of drink that is modern, trendy, and aspirational. The idea of Coolberg came about when Pankaj wanted a beverage that made the customers feel like it was an experience, rather than the boring colas on the market. He co-founded Coolberg in 2016 with his wife, Yashika . In today's episode you will lea...

Beardo is a retailer of men's grooming products. Offers products such as beard oil & growth oil, beard wax, face wash, beard combs, soaps, lotions, and others through its platform. Ashutosh is the founder of Beardo, which Marico Limited just acquired! He started his journey with Beardo in 2015 with co-founder Priyank Shah. In this episode you will learn: How was the idea of Beardo conceptualiz...

Zilingo is an online marketplace offering a product catalog including apparel, home decor, beauty accessories, and more. Sellers can list their products on their platforms. Avik is the Head of B2B at Zilingo and is currently working on expanding their presence in the Middle East and Europe.  He started his journey as an angel investor with the Hiraco family office.  Here are some of the...

Daalchini is an operator of smart vending machines. Their app allows users to discover Daalchini kiosks near them and place orders from the catalog. They provide ready-to-eat Indian food to offices, apartments, and educational institutions through vending machines. Prerna discovered the technology on a trip to China, where she was surprised to see vending machines providing home-cooked food. She s...

Coutloot is a local language social commerce offline to online (O2O) platform which lets anyone sell online across the country directly to buyers who can simply bargain and shop online from the sellers. Jasmeet came up with the idea when he realized he didn't have any room left in his closet for his new clothes which he didn't use but didn't want to throw away either. His larger-than-life per...

Fynd is the only platform in India that has been funded by Kae Capital, Google, and exited to Jio!  They are an online retailer of multi-category fashion products. Fynd's product catalog includes apparel, footwear, innerwear, jewelry, accessories, and more. Harsh Shah is one of the three co-founders of Fynd. At Fynd, he brings his valuable experience in technology and entrepreneurship to the...