Mundhe Banni Podcast

A delivery boy in India can earn ₹40,000 a month — but takes home only half. EV91 founder Arun Kumar reveals the hidden economics of India's gig economy, and the EV subscription model rebuilding it. From a small room in Mandya to 25 cities, 5,000 riders, and 2,000 vehicles — this is the story of how an auto driver's son became the founder of one of India's fastest-growing gig mobility...

By 2050, India will have 35 crore senior citizens — and almost no one is preparing for it. In this episode, Primus Senior Living founder Adarsh Narahari breaks down how to add years of healthy, independent life to your parents (and yourself) — and why ageing is quietly becoming one of the biggest business opportunities of our generation. This is a rare "double dhamaka" conversation on Mu...

He had ₹800 left in his bank account and two failed startups behind him. A few years later, Chaitanya Ramalingegowda took Wakefit public — a ₹1,300 crore company built on the one thing most founders ignore: sleep. This is the full Wakefit founder story. In one of the most honest conversations on Indian entrepreneurship, the Wakefit co-founder breaks down the bootstrapped startup journey from a tin...

Is AI about to wipe out Indian IT services — or quietly turn it into the biggest opportunity of the decade? Sidu Ponnappa, the engineer who helped scale Gojek into a $10B decacorn, breaks down what "AI-native IT services" really means — and why one engineer can now do the work of ten. In this episode, we go far past the usual "AI will take your job" panic. Sidu lays out a concr...

A Bengaluru founder failed two startups, moved to Germany, and built the first crowdfunded platform Germans actually used — until a German media house bought him out. This is Vittal Ramakrishna's full story. From walking into Gandhi Bazaar shops asking for ₹2,000 web design gigs in 2008, to being appointed Germany's Indo-German Startup Exchange Ambassador, to building Create — a platform t...

She left a top AI lab job to build the world's first AI-powered, radiation-free breast cancer screening — and 4 lakh women later, Dr. Geetha Manjunath is on a mission to bring breast cancer deaths to zero. In this episode of Munde Banni Podcast, we sit down with Dr. Geetha Manjunath, Founder, CEO & CTO of Niramai Health Analytix the IISc PhD and ex-Xerox AI Research Lab Director who turned...

A 24-year-old from Surathkal is building a 45,000-foot aircraft that could end India's dependence on foreign satellites and global investors are already betting big on him. Meet Shreepoorna Rao, founder of Arctus Aerospace and one of India's youngest deep-tech founders. Fresh out of IIT Madras, he's building unmanned aircraft that fly for 24 hours straight, capture centimetre-level ima...

He's stood next to hyenas, walked through bombed-out Syrian cities, and had a gun pulled on him in South Sudan — all with a camera in hand. This is ‪@DrBro‬ 's most honest interview ever. Kannada's most-loved travel vlogger Gagan Srinivas (Dr. Bro) sits down for his first real podcast — 50 countries, ₹600 tripod beginnings, and the untold story behind Go Pravasa. ‪@drbro_shorts‬ In the...

What should students study in the age of AI, and what truly makes a great university? Learn more about RV University Mysuru Campus: https://mundhebanni.short.gy/9FuioLIn this conversation with leaders from RV Educational Institutions and RV University, we explore the future of higher education, student success, employability, and why RV’s new Mysore campus could become a major opportunity for stud...

A Mysore boy with no business pedigree built Captain Fresh into a ₹10,000 crore global seafood company in just 7 years. From mafia threats in Bengaluru to bold acquisitions across the US and Europe, Utham Gowda’s story is one of the most audacious founder journeys to come out of Karnataka. In this episode of Mundhe Banni, Utham Gowda shares the complete Captain Fresh journey — from his early life...

Deepak Shenoy started his first company in 1998 from Malleshwaram, Bengaluru — with no money and no experience. Seven years later, he fired himself as CEO because the company wasn't growing. He borrowed money from his wife to buy a fridge. Today, he's the founder of Capitalmind, managing over ₹2000 Crore, and the author of Money Wise, one of the most recommended investing books in India. I...

Moonrider – World’s First Agriculture-Focused, High-Performance, Cost-Effective EV Tractor | Episode 16 | Ft. Anoop Srikantaswamy, Founder & CEO of MoonriderElectric tractors could transform farming in India. In this episode of Mundhe Banni, Moonrider founder Anoop Srikantaswamy explains how EV tractors could replace diesel tractors by drastically reducing operating costs while maintaining the...

From Courier Boy to ₹30 Crore Tea Franchise | Malgudi Amruth Chaha StoryIn this episode of Mundhe Banni Podcast, we feature the inspiring journey of Shivaraj Kumar, founder of Malgudi Amruth Chaha, one of Karnataka’s fastest-growing tea franchise brands. Born near Nyamati in Davangere district and raised in poverty, he worked as a courier boy, newspaper delivery agent, and hotel cook before comple...

Jyothirmayee JT (HiveMinds Founder) - Building a ₹1500+Cr Digital Marketing EmpireIn this Mundhe Banni episode, HiveMinds founder Jyothirmayee JT shares her startup journey from a small Karnataka village to running one of India’s top digital agencies. She bootstrapped HiveMinds after her first tech startup failed and left her nearly bankrupt. Working from a Bengaluru apartment (her roots are in ru...

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In this episode, we sit down with N. Ravishankar, Founder of Aim High Consulting, one of India’s most respected PR firms that has worked with 500+ companies across 200 categories, including 18 unicorns such as Flipkart, Swiggy, and Ola. Ravi brings together three rare worlds in one conversation — a founder who built and scaled a category-defining firm, an author and columnist deeply rooted in Kann...

From learning that “no job is too small” at The Oberoi Group to building companies from scratch, Vineet Patil’s journey is a lesson in smart, resourceful entrepreneurship. In this episode, discover how he:Built and exited a UK gaming startupScaled Laundro Kart to 140 outlets using idle hotel laundry unitsFounded VoizWorks, empowering Tier 2 & 3 Indians with remote telecalling jobsA sharp story...

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When COVID hit and wiped out her organic dairy business, Shwetha Rajashekar didn’t stop she turned adversity into opportunity. Using the milk from her farm, she built India Sweet House, now one of Karnataka’s fastest-growing food retail brands with 50+ outlets across the state and plans for an IPO soon. Meanwhile, Sowmya H S, a Mysuru-based entrepreneur, took a single bite of Mysore Pak that chang...

Why are hardware startups so rare in India? Can a deep-tech company really be built from a small town like Hubballi? And how do founders land deals on shows like Shark Tank? Meet Navajith Karkera, a Mangaluru boy who built Sonic Lamb in Hubballi — the world’s first subwoofer-based headphones, now exported to 40+ countries. His story is a masterclass for every dreamer who wants to build a deep tech...

Can you really build a career just by creating content? 🤔 How much does a YouTube creator in India actually earn if a video hits 100K views? What does it take to leave a safe IT job and go all in as a full time creator entrepreneur? And is there a playbook for building a team, scaling reach, and making viral content consistently on Instagram and YouTube? In this episode of Mundhe Banni, we explor...

In this episode, Supreeth Kashyap shares his journey of leaving a corporate career to build WellBi, a D2C bamboo apparel brand from Mysuru. We dive into social entrepreneurship, the challenges of starting up in a tier-2 city, and what it really takes to build a sustainable business around fashion and impact. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel & Follow us on Social Media https://linktr.ee/mundheb...