Peeyush Upadhyay

The Scaleup Flight

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The Scaleup Flight , hosted by Peeyush Upadhyay, is a series of fireside chats encapsulating some of the most incredible, intriguing, and inspiring scaleup journeys of Founders, Investors, and Executives. Free of jargon, buzzwords, and PR stunts, these are real, authentic, relatable, and humane conversations through which we get a peek into the entrepreneurial pursuits of those who had the courage and conviction to take the long flight and the capability to make an impact on the big stage. Peeyush Upadhyay is the Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Pekamiar and serves as a trusted advisor to Tec...

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Why Tech Moats Are Dying in AI — and What Actually Scales Instead - In Conversation with Priya Saiprasad, GP at TC 05.01.2026 1:02:48

Guest: Priya Saiprasad — Co-Founder & General Partner, Touring Capital Host: Peeyush Upadhyay — Managing Partner, Pekamiar In this episode of The Scale Up Flight, Peeyush Upadhyay sits down with Priya Saiprasad, Co-Founder and General Partner at Touring Capital, a $330M early-growth fund backing SaaS and AI companies. Priya shares how her global upbringing—having lived in 12 countries by age 1...

Transforming Automotive Retail with Spyne AI - In Conversation with Sanjay Varnwal, Co-Founder & CEO 24.11.2025 49:32

In this episode, Peeyush Upadhyay, Managing Partner of Pekamiar, sits down with Sanjay Varnwal, Co-founder & CEO of Spyne, to explore how they’re transforming automotive retail — from shaky smartphone photos on crowded lots to studio-quality images, 3D spins, immersive video, and AI-led digital retail. Sanjay walks through Spyne’s hard pivot from a generic computer vision platform to a deep au...

The Building of Innovaccer's Healthcare Intelligence Cloud with Sandy Gupta, Co-Founder & COO 03.06.2025 56:54

In this episode, Peeyush Upadhyay interviews Sandy Gupta, Co-Founder and COO of Innovaccer, discussing the journey of building the largest intelligent healthcare cloud. They explore the importance of co-founder chemistry, the transition from research to healthcare, and the challenges faced in integrating healthcare data. Sandy shares insights on the decision-making process, the significance of tru...

'Focus on Winning Together' in Healthcare AI 25.03.2025 1:02:41

In this conversation, Ankit Jain, Co-Founder & CEO of Infinitus, discusses with Peeyush Upadhyay, Managing Partner at Pekamiar, the importance of vulnerability in leadership, the need to focus on people rather than titles in startups, and the journey of a serial entrepreneur transitioning from founder to investor. He emphasizes the significance of understanding customer needs and the potential...

Transforming Tech with Trmeric - In conversation with Siddharth Bohra, Founder & CEO. 11.03.2025 1:15:01

In this episode, Siddharth Bohra, Founder & CEO of Trmeric, talks about his journey starting out as a commerce graduate to leading multi-billion dollar businesses at Global Tech firms to founding Trmeric, emphasizing the importance of learnability and team building. He shares insights on navigating customer needs, the genesis of Trmeric, and the evolution of its product offerings. The discussi...

Affinity – The AdTech Rocketship - $10M to $100M in 5Y - With Lavin Punjabi, Co-Founder & CEO 14.01.2025 1:00:50

In this conversation, Lavin Punjabi, Co-Founder & CEO of Affinity, a hyper-growth $100M ARR AdTech firm, talks with Peeyush Upadhyay, Managing Partner at Pekamiar, about his entrepreneurial journey and Affinity's growth story detailing its evolution from a domain parking company to a leader in performance advertising. He shares insights on the company's evolution over the years through multipl...

The Resurgence of Travel & Resilience of ITILITE with Mayank Kukreja: From $0 Revenue during COVID to 4X Growth in 2024 23.12.2024 1:07:15

In this episode of The Scale Up Flight, Peeyush Upadhyay interviews  Mayank Kukreja ,  Co-Founder and CEO of ITILITE , discussing the challenges and triumphs of scaling a startup in the B2B Travel and Expense Management category. They explore Mayank’s journey from his Consulting days at McKinsey to entrepreneurship, the importance of identifying market needs, and the strategies for navig...