Indian Silicon Valley with Jivraj Singh Sachar

In this Episode, we speak to the Founder of 1 Finance - Jeet Marwadi, on understanding Financial Planning. Phenomenal episode on decoding Financial Planning and how an organisation is solving from it end to end. Very interesting learnings from a Founder who is building a super fascinating solution in a bootstrapped way. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/IndianSiliconVall...

In this Episode of the Podcast, we speak to Utsav Somani - India's Biggest Angel Investor and decode how he thinks. Utsav is the Founder of AngelList India, General Partner - iSeed and Founder of Galaxy. Tune in to hear Utsav unfiltered on a host of subjects, lets dive in! 00:00 - Introduction 01:32 - Starting AngelList India via a Cold Email 06:15 - How Utsav started to Angel Invest? 15:23 -...

In this Episode, we speak with Deepit Purkayastha, Co-Founder of India's leading Social Company. We uncover how to building Indian Social companies in this very eventful conversation, check it out! 00:00 - Introduction 01:57 - Dropping out and starting up InShorts 06:37 - Insights on Consumer Social in India 10:24 - Light bulb Moments for InShorts 16:20 - Deciding the Form Factor of InShorts 1...

In this Episode, we speak with Aloke Bajpai, Co-Founder & CEO of Ixigo. Aloke Bajpai is one of the OGs of the Indian Startup Ecosystem, having built Ixigo through the last 16 years, scaling to 500+ Crores in Revenue, becoming India's leading travel company! Subscribe to our YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/IndianSiliconValley/ Also, do follow us on social media to stay updated w...

In this Episode, we host the Founder and Managing Partner of Stride Ventures, India’s leading Venture Debt Fund & Stride One, a leading financial services platform for Startups. Through the Episode, we discuss nuances of Venture Debt, What’s changing in the Global Landscape, Debt vis-a-vis Equity, and leading a debt fund at scale. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/In...

In this Episode, we speak with the Co-Founders of The Moms Co. - having built one of India’s leading consumer brands and producing India’s largest Consumer Exit of INR 500 CR!! This is a masterclass of an episode for anybody thinking about running a brand in the future. Dive deep and let us know what you like about it :) 00:00 - Introduction 00:40 - The Beginning/ Journey 03:22 - Unveiling the Unk...

In this episode we host Prashant Tandon, CEO & Co-Founder of Tata 1mg, India's largest healthcare platform. We uncover how Prashant has had an early intuition for building in Healthcare in India and subsequently what it means to have a mindset to build a long-lasting institution. Tata is synonymous with Trust and the decision to partner with Tata has shaped the company in interesting ways;...

In this episode of the Indian Silicon Valley Podcast, we speak with Pulkit Khurana, Co-Founder of Batter Smart - India's largest battery-swapping network. Battery Smart is a special company building the future of battery swapping in the country. While a lot has been said about Electric Vehicles, we are still split on what happens to be the best approach to building a clean mobility future. Bat...

In this Episode, we host Salone Sehgal - Founding General Partner of Lumikai Fund, India's First Gaming & Interactive Media Fund. This is a very unique conversation with a first time woman GP, breaking the glass ceiling of the VC World. Salone candidly shares multiple learnings from the first couple of years of building Lumikai, shedding light upon on the Indian Gaming Ecosystem. Tune in f...

In this episode, I (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@Jivraj Singh Sachar⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) speak with Pratham Mittal, Founder of Masters' Union. Masters' Union is transforming the Education Model in India, building a soon to become Top 10 Business School across the world. Pratham is a special founder and this conversation is an absolute delight! Tune in from incredible learnings on the Education space, as we decode the Masters' Union M...

Hello Listeners, we are glad to share that we are now a video first podcast :) Listen to our quick update and subscribe to your YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@IndianSiliconValley

In this episode, I (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@Jivraj Singh Sachar⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) speak with Saahil Goel, Co-Founder & CEO of Shiprocket.  Shiprocket is building India’s largest E-Commerce Enabler, with the wedge of being the leading player in logistics and now expanding into other ancillary categories that simplify the lives of independent e-commerce merchants.  Shiprocket is a special company and we decode much of their 10+...

In this Episode, I ( ⁠⁠⁠⁠@Jivraj Singh Sachar⁠⁠⁠⁠ ) speak with Bala Sarda, Founder & CEO of Vahdam India. Vahdam is one of India’s first consumer brands to go global from Day 1 and establish an incredible presence across global markets. Almost 90% of Vahdam’s revenues continue to come from international geographies with heavy presence in the US & Europe. With this global presence as the ce...

In this Episode, I ( ⁠⁠⁠@Jivraj Singh Sachar⁠⁠⁠ ) speak with Asad Khan, Co-Founder & CEO of Lambda Test. Asad is one of the most fascinating founders I’ve had on the show, as he exhibits the founder experience from both a bootstrapped mindset, having built a multi-million dollar services business and the venture mindset, building a global product giant currently. Lambda Test is working towards...

In this Episode, I ( ⁠⁠@Jivraj Singh Sachar⁠⁠ ) speak with Manish Chowdhary , Co-Founder of WOW. Manish is one of the OG Consumer Founders in the country, having built a very purposeful consumer brand in and from India, pioneering many of the brand building concepts that many Indian companies now follow. WOW has become a leader in the space, not just nationally but also internationally - proving t...

In this Episode, I ( @Jivraj Singh Sachar ) speak with Rangarajan Krishanan, CEO of Five Star Finance. Rangarajan’s persona is a bit beyond the norm on the podcast, as he is not a direct founder nor an investor. Rangarajan is the CEO who joined Five Star Finance as an outsider, but in the 7 years that he has been around he has led the company to a Public Listing on the NSE and is gearing up for a...

Today is 1st January and I felt it would be best to have a breezy message rather today & continue the series next Sunday onwards. As we get started with 2023, I am figuring out what I can do differently with the podcast. One exciting bit that I have been working upon is building Indian Silicon Valley Capital, more on that soon! Beyond ISV Capital, I am convinced that there should be more forma...

In this Episode, we take a look back at 2022, revisiting the year that it has been and some of the best episodes on the show.  Wishing everyone listening, Merry Christmas and a great close to the year, 2022. It’s been another year since the podcast has been running and I could not be more thankful to all of you for listening and supporting this journey. As we conclude the year, I figured it w...

In this Episode, I ( @Jivraj Singh Sachar ) speak with Mohit Sadaani, Co-Founder of The Moms Co.  The Moms Co. is one of India’s OG Consumer Brands, which has now gone through the entire circle of starting up, scaling and now exiting. I speak with Mohit on how this journey has unfolded and what it means to have gone through this roller coaster ride in full. Considering his vantage point, ther...

In this Episode, I ( @Jivraj Singh Sachar ) speak with Pratham Mittal, Founder & CEO of Masters' Union.  Pratham is transforming the face of Indian Higher Education by establishing a premier institution, which is championing the most advanced form of practitioner led education globally. Masters’ Union is an MBA equivalent for candidates who have completed under graduation and some years o...

In this Episode, I ( @Jivraj Singh Sachar ) speak with Raj Sarkar , Marketing Legend who has served as the ex-CMO at 1Password, Marketing Head at Atlassian and Google earlier.  In today’s ecosystem, while there are un-ending trade secrets to the world of B2C Marketing, B2B Marketing remains to be a black box. Raj has had a very interesting journey in the world of Marketing, standing out signi...

In this Episode, I ( @Jivraj Singh Sachar ) speak with Ankit Mehrotra, Co-Founder & CEO of Dineout ($200 Mn exit to Swiggy). Dineout is of the pioneers of the Indian restaurant industry having digitised multiple aspects of the value chain, uncovering massive restaurant footprint and value add. Ankit along with his co-founders has gone through a very interesting decade long journey to build out...

In this Episode, I ( @Jivraj Singh Sachar ) speak with Sandeep Nailwal, Co-Founder of Polygon. Sandeep & Team are leading the Web3 wave from India for the World. Polygon is by far the largest protocol built out of India, and it continues to raise the bar by leading many innovative breakthroughs in the Crypto Ecosystem. Through the next 60 minutes, we uncover how Sandeep & team have gotten...

In this Episode, I ( @Jivraj Singh Sachar ) speak with Vaibhav Domkundwar , Founder of Better Capital. Vaibhav is India’s leading Solo General Partner, having founded Better Capital and leading it to become one of the most promising early stage venture funds in the country. Built on top of fundamentals such as early conviction, phenomenal speed in decision making and compounded network effects, Be...

In this Episode, I ( @Jivraj Singh Sachar ) speak with MSR, CEO of T-Hub. T-Hub is India’s leading Innovation Hub paving the way for multiple ecosystems to connect and interact with each other in order to ensure the sustainable growth of startups coming from Hyderabad and around. Srinivas Rao Mahankali, popularly known as MSR has been a serial entrepreneur, having built successful companies in the...