The UpstreamLife

Nicolas Sauvage of TDK Ventures and Arun Vinayak of Exponent Energy join Vishal Krishna and Shreyas Mishra to discuss rapid charging for commercial electric vehicles, customer economics and building an energy company. Arun explains why Exponent started with three-wheelers, how customer needs shape its charging and battery systems, and what it takes to expand into buses and vehicle retrofits. The c...

What can quantum technology do beyond building a faster computer? Professor Arindam Ghosh of IISc Bengaluru joins Shreyas Mishra to discuss quantum computing, sensing and communication, and how founders and students can find a way into the field. This conversation was made possible courtesy of the Infosys Science Foundation (ISF). The Foundation’s Infosys Prize recognises outstanding research and...

What does it take to turn research into a company that customers trust? In this press Q&A, Prof. V. Kamakoti, Director of IIT Madras, joins Bhaskar Majumdar, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Unicorn India Ventures, and Natarajan (Nat) Malupillai, Group CEO of IIT Madras Research Park, to discuss the growth of India's deep-tech startups. The panel discusses patient capital, opportunities...

A semiconductor startup went from a ₹100 crore valuation to ₹650–680 crore in nine months, and its auditors couldn't understand how. Bhaskar Majumdar, Managing Partner at Unicorn India Ventures, which has just launched a deep tech fund with IIT Madras, explains how deep tech actually gets valued, and why it needs different rules. On 26 September 2026, IIT Madras and Unicorn India Ventures ann...

In this episode we bring you a company that has been growing with all the startups and SMBs in India.  00:00 - Introduction 06:30 - Working Startups and SMEs 11:40 - Finding a solution for business. 15:51 - Finding the continuity for legacy business transformation. 22:47 - Building a consulting business. 35:31 - The evolution of technology and business: AI transformation. 48:17 - All things AI don...

In this episode I talk with Tejas Goenka, the Managing Director of Tally Solutions. TheUpStreamLife delves deeper into the soul of the company that has built India's accounting software story. Find out what the path of Tejas Goenka would be in making this company go deeper into the Indian and global SME industry. Already running into the millions of users, its one of the most valuable softwar...

In this episode we talk with Chairman of the IIMCIP, Ajay Jain, who has been through forty years of entrepreneurship and is now paying it forward as a professor and startup mentor. He talks about how the North-East part of India is going to attract several startups in the years to come and why IIMCIP is playing a vital role in its growth.  @iimcalcutta   00:00 - Introduction to the podcast 01:21 -...

In this episode I talk with Vivek Varshney, the founder of SpeEdLabs, a test prep company that has survived the test of being a startup and is now growing to become a preferred partner for schools in smaller towns. How did Vivek and team do this, lets find out. 00:00 - Introduction. 01:22 - Being an IIT/IIM grad and going on to set up a startup. 05:25 - Education is the only currency to come out o...

In this episode we talk about the growth of an idea, how Pradyumna went from being a back bencher to setting up an advisory/investment banking firm that works with the brightest startups and large corporations. This interview covers his student days and also covers how investment banking works. 00:00 - Introduction 00:34 - The objective of the Disha Series with Mentorsforkids.in - an introduction...

In this episode Ideaspring Capital's Naganand Doraswamy talks with deep tech startup LatentForce, which has a special combination of a research professor and his students who are building the business as founders. This fascinating story showcases how Indian science is scaling globally. 00:00 - Introduction 00:34 - Genesis of LatentForce 05:40 - From lab to business 06:59 - Keeping in touch wi...

In this short video I analyze where India is heading and how it has to reflect about its relationship between powerful nations. Here is a brief text of the essay: It is time for India to reflect on its position in the world order as the rupee slides further thanks to the USA’s adventures around the world. The USA’s war in Iran and its forceful tariff diplomacy has not bode well for the world.  The...

In this episode of theUpStreamLife I talk to Pavan Panchamukhi, the founder of RDEP.io which focuses on improving customer experiences with intelligent checkouts. Is this relevant? Let us find out more. 00:00 - Introduction 02:08 - Why serve retail? 04:46 - Focus is on experience and engagement. 08:40 - Physical Retail is evolving always. 13:30 - Personalising for customers dynamically. 19:08 - Ne...

In this interview with Sudhir Kesavan, the COO and Executive Director of CitiusTech, theUpStreamLife delves deep into the healthcare ecosystem of the U.S.A to understand why healthcare unlike other industries has so much data, and yet is slow to embrace new technologies. At the heart of it is regulation and insurance, lets find out more about what is changing. 00:00 - Introduction 01:09 - What is...

In this episode we talk with Priyanka Shah, the founder of Mohur.com, a platform that gives you a structure to source the right funds that are tailored for your company. Priyanka understands startup ecosystems along with the successes and the woes of running a company like no other. This is why Mohur was born, startups run out of funds although there are funds are available. Think about it - its a...

In this episode we talk to Xpheno's founder Kamal Karanth, who talks about Global Capability Centres and how the world of technology is gearing up for Artificial Intelligence. He talks about India and why it is poised for growth. 00:00 - Introduction to Kamal. 01:35 - What is Xpheno? 03:12 - Engineers, AI and India. 09:28 - How does Xpheno help GCCs? 18:32 - Advantage of India's leadersh...

In this episode, which is a long form, we talk with Meenu Subbiah and her daughter Adithi about the business diamonds, authenticity and continuity. If you want to understand how it takes to build a business that lasts for thirty years then find out how things work. 00:00 - A quick introduction to Meenu Subbiah Diamonds. 00:43 - Getting inspired by her mother. 03:00 - The love for history with jewe...

In this episode we talk to Author Paul Roehrig about how the world is going to be embracing AI at scale. 00:00 - Introduction 02:08 - The role of Ascendion's engineers. 06:44 - Evaluating AI at work. 07:51 - What are CEOs preparing for in this era? 12:56 - Platform engineering and data monetization. 16:29 - Markets that are leading with AI. 20:00 - Creating trusted outcomes. 28:10 - Knowing t...

In this episode of theUpStreamlife we bring India's foremost retail experts Mr Devangshu Dutta, the founder of Third Eyesight, who gives you insights into brand building and consumption in India. This is made for founders who want to be building for the long run in India. 00:00 - Introduction to context setting. 01:55 - What is Third Eyesight 03:30 - Organized retailing or modern trade - what...

In this episode of theUpStreamLife we bring to you stories from people who love a finance career and how they shaped it to learn about businesses. Shreya Ravi is a CA who is part of a sustainability fund called ZeCa Capital. 00:00 - Introduction 01:52 - Being inspired at home. 05:45 - Finding the right college. 13:36 - Teachers do influence you. 15:00 - Preparing to become a CA. 16:23 - Working wi...

In this episode of theUpStreamLife we bring to you Ankur Capital's Deep Science Report which outlines how the deep science startup ecosystem is progressing with increased industry participation.  @ankur_capital   In this episode Alysha Maria Lobo talks with Vishal Katariya and Suraj Nair of Ankur Capital. 00:00 - Introduction to why deep science is mainstream. 01:36 - Scientists and PhDs are...

In this episode of theUpStreamlife covering the  @ankur_capital Deep Science Forum we bring to you Professor B Gurumoorthy and Professor C V Natraj, from the IISc, who talk about the history of Indian innovation in tech and the startup world. 00:00 - Introduction to the discussion. 01:48 - Building while being capital strapped in 1947. 03:10 - Why there was a supply and demand gap in India. 04:24...

In this episode Ritu Varma, the founder of  @ankur_capital talks with Dr Vikram Rao about the importance of intellectual property to tell a story and create value. 00-00 - Ritu sets the context of building value in deep tech with IP 02:53 - Two buckets of intellectual property - patents and know-how. 08:25 - Do agreements hold when business of deep tech is across countries. 09:23 - Giving away pat...

In this episode of  @ankur_capital Ankur Capital's Deep Science Forum, Rishi Srivastava of OffGrid Energy Labs talks to Avishek Kumar, Co-founder, VFlowtech, Sri Sailaja Nori, Co-founder and CSO, Sea6 Energy, and Kedar Medhi, Innovation Advisor, ex-Director Philips Ventures about the value of deep tech in manufacturing and how to navigate regulation along with business. 00:00 - Rishi sets the...

In this episode we bring you Prashant Nair, one of the four astronaut's trained  at ISRO #isro for the #Gaganyaan Mission. Prashant talks about why India's space mission is built on inclusivity and furthering human collaboration. Ankur Capital's Deep Science Forum captured India's moment in making scientific ideas become mainstream businesses.  @ankur_capital  @IN-SPACe   00:00...

In this episode we capture why Deep Science ventures need to scale and how they are going to scale. Deep science startups are responsible to several stakeholders, but they also need several stakeholders to support them inorder to scale. In this panel discussion with Dr Renuka Diwan, the founder of BioPrime, and Deepak Shapeti from Morphing Machines we learn how deep science can prosper and progres...