Founders Unfiltered

Brought to you by the Founders Unfiltered podcast by A Junior VC - Unscripted conversations with Indian founders about their story and the process of building a company. Hosted by Aviral and Mazin. Join us as we talk to Mazin about his journey and the experiences that shaped his path. He shared how A Junior VC evolved from a simple newsletter into a thriving community and eventually a fund, along...

🎙️Founders Unfiltered Ep-146:Brought to you by the Founders Unfiltered podcast by A Junior VC - Unscripted conversations with Indian founders about their story and the process of building a company. Hosted by Aviral and Mazin. Join us as we talk to Prashant Gupta, the co-founder of Wealthy about their story. Prashant earned his B.Tech from IIT Madras and later completed his master’s at IIM Ahmedab...

🎙️Founders Unfiltered Ep-145:Brought to you by the Founders Unfiltered podcast by A Junior VC - Unscripted conversations with Indian founders about their story and the process of building a company. Hosted by Aviral and Mazin. Join us as we talk to Sharad Bairathi, the Founder & MD of Embitel Technologies about their story. Sharad completed his B.Tech in Electronics & Telecommunications fr...

Brought to you by the Founders Unfiltered podcast by A Junior VC - Unscripted conversations with Indian founders about their story and the process of building a company. Hosted by Aviral and Mazin. Join us as we talk with Aviral Bhatnagar, the Founder and Managing Partner of A Junior VC, as he shares his predictions for the startup ecosystem in 2026.

Join us as we talk to Shantanu Gangal, the CEO of Prodigal about their story. Shantanu earned his B.Tech in Computer Science from IIT Bombay in 2009 and an MBA from The Wharton School in 2013. He then worked at BCG, Blackstone, and Fundbox before founding Prodigal in 2018.🏢 About Prodigal:Prodigal is a YC-backed AI company that helps lenders and debt collectors maximize recoveries using personali...

Brought to you by the Founders Unfiltered podcast by A Junior VC - Unscripted conversations with Indian founders about their story and the process of building a company. Hosted by Aviral and Mazin. Join us as we talk to Mayank Kumar, the co-founder of BorderPlus about their story. Mayank completed his B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Delhi and went on to pursue an MBA from ISB Hyderabad....

Brought to you by the Founders Unfiltered podcast by A Junior VC - Unscripted conversations with Indian founders about their story and the process of building a company. Hosted by Aviral and Mazin. Join us as we talk to Prasanna Rao, the Co-founder and CEO of Arya.ag about their story. Prasanna holds a PGDRM in Rural Management from the Institute of Rural Management Anand and is a Chevening Financ...

Join us as we talk to Sameer Merchant, the MD & CEO of Laxmi Dental Limited about their story. Sameer Merchant is a Certified Dental Technician (CDT) who began his entrepreneurial journey in 2001 by co-founding Laxmi Dental Limited with Rajesh. Over the years, he has travelled extensively to countries including Japan, Italy, Germany, the USA, the UK, and Liechtenstein to gain expertise in adva...

Brought to you by the Founders Unfiltered podcast by A Junior VC - Unscripted conversations with Indian founders about their story and the process of building a company. Hosted by Aviral and Mazin. Join us as we talk to Rajan Navani, the Founder of JetSynthesys about their story. Rajan Navani is the Vice Chairman & Managing Director of the JetLine Group of Companies and the Founder & CEO o...

Brought to you by the Founders Unfiltered podcast by A Junior VC - Unscripted conversations with Indian founders about their story and the process of building a company. Hosted by Aviral and Mazin. Join us as we talk to Anish Popli, the founder of ProcMart about their story. Anish completed his MBA from the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) after earning his engineering degree from GGSIP Un...

Brought to you by the Founders Unfiltered podcast by A Junior VC - Unscripted conversations with Indian founders about their story and the process of building a company. Hosted by Aviral and Mazin. Join us as we talk to Archit Gupta, the Founder & CEO of Clear about their story. Archit completed his B.Tech in Computer Science from IIT Guwahati, followed by a Master’s in Computer Science from t...

Join us as we talk to Krish Ramineni, the Co-founder and CEO of Fireflies about their story. Krish Ramineni is the co-founder & CEO of Fireflies.ai and one of the youngest product managers in Microsoft’s history. Before Fireflies, Krish built his career in product at Microsoft, then left to pursue the idea of turning conversations into knowledge. He’s a founder who embodies “doing things that...

Join us as we talk to Akshay Mehrotra, the Co-Founder & CEO of Fibe. India (Formerly EarlySalary) about their story. Akshay holds an MBA in Marketing and Finance from Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies. He has led marketing and corporate communications at Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance, served as Chief Marketing Officer at Policybazaar and Big Bazaar, and co-founded the Fintech Associatio...

Brought to you by the Founders Unfiltered podcast by A Junior VC - Unscripted conversations with Indian founders about their story and the process of building a company. Hosted by Aviral and Mazin. Join us as we talk to Sanjay Tripathy, the CEO and founder of BRISKPE about their story. Sanjay completed his bachelor's degree from Orissa University and an MBA from IRMA. He went on to hold manage...

Brought to you by the Founders Unfiltered podcast by A Junior VC - Unscripted conversations with Indian founders about their story and the process of building a company. Hosted by Aviral and Mazin. Join us as we talk to Nikhil Barshikar, the Founder and CEO of Imarticus Learning about their story. Nikhil holds a Bachelor's degree in Finance and Economics from Rutgers University and an MBA from Lon...

Brought to you by the Founders Unfiltered podcast by A Junior VC - Unscripted conversations with Indian founders about their story and the process of building a company. Hosted by Aviral and Mazin. Join us as we talk to Gaurav Hinduja, the co-founder of axio, about their story. Gaurav studied Commerce at Christ University and went on to pursue his MBA from Stanford. He later served as COO of Gokal...

On this week’s episde we have a mid-year update on the fund that is on track to invest about 40 Cr in 25 companies this year. We talk about the 8,000+ companis that have applied from all over India, the problems founders are tackling and about AI and the future of work. Brought to you by the Founders Unfiltered podcast by A Junior VC - Unscripted conversations with Indian founders about their stor...

Brought to you by the Founders Unfiltered podcast by A Junior VC - Unscripted conversations with Indian founders about their story and the process of building a company. Hosted by Aviral and Mazin. Join us as we talk to Akshay Verma, the Co-founder of FITPASS about their story. Akshay completed his bachelor's in Mathematics from St. Stephen's College, Delhi, followed by a master's in F...

Join us as we talk to Nilesh Patel, Founder & CEO, and Prashant Singh, Co-founder & COO of LeadSquared, about their story. Nilesh Patel graduated from Delhi University in 1999 and held leadership roles at IBM, Proteans, Symphony Services, and MarketXpander before founding LeadSquared, where he is the Founder and CEO.Prashant Singh completed his MS from IIT Delhi in 1999 and worked at TeleS...

Join us as we talk to Prachi Dharani, the Co-Founder and CEO of PayGlocal Technologies about their story. Prachi is a Chartered Accountant by profession. She has held leadership roles across the financial services and payments industry — having served as Chief Manager at ICICI Bank, Head of E-Commerce Projects at First Data India, and Senior Director at Visa. In 2021, she co-founded PayGlocal.🏢 A...

Join us as we talk to Eshwar K Vikas, the Co-founder of Beyond Appliances about their story. Eshwar holds a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from SRM University and later pursued Entrepreneurial Studies at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He began his career as an Associate at Ichiban Consultants, followed by a role as Executive Assistant to the CEO of Amar Group. Eshwar is...

Brought to you by the Founders Unfiltered podcast by A Junior VC - Unscripted conversations with Indian founders about their story and the process of building a company. Hosted by Aviral and Mazin. Join us as we talk to Sundeep Mohindru, the Founder Director of M1xchange about their story. Sundeep Mohindru is a visionary entrepreneur and Chartered Accountant with over 18 years of experience in con...

Join us as we talk to Gaurav Jalan, the Founder & CEO of mPokket about their story. Gaurav pursued his Bachelor's degree in Economics and Computer Science from Amherst College, US, followed by an MBA from Columbia Business School. He later worked at Bain & Company and Fidelity International before serving as the MD and Chief Investment Officer at Avant Garde Wealth Management. In 2015, he...

Join us as we talk to Srini Chinamilli, the Co-founder & CEO of Tessolve about their story. Srini earned his B.E. in Electrical & Electronics Engineering from BIT Mesra, followed by an M.S. in the same field from the University of Southern California. Later, he served as Director at Cirrus Logic and Director of Engineering at Centillium Communications before co-founding Tessolve in 2004.🏢...

Join us as we talk to Sachin Agarwal, the Co-founder of Bizongo about their story. This is yet another episode with a Bizongo co-founder! Last time, in March 2022, we had Ankit Deb. Today, we have Sachin, who completed his B.Tech in Chemical Engineering from IIT Bombay in 2012. He went on to work with leading companies like PepsiCo and Biocon before serving as a Risk Manager at Gravitas. In 2014,...