Podcasts by The Desi VC: Indian Venture Capital | Angel Investors | Startups | VC
The Desi VC is a weekly podcast hosted by Akash Bhat, devoted to interviewing angel investors and venture capitalists investing in tech startups in India across all sectors and of all check sizes.
Tune in to hear India's leading investors discuss current trends in venture capital and touch upon topics such as fund-raising, valuation, pricing, business models, exit scenarios, sustainable investing among others.
About the host: Akash Bhat works on the investment team at Scrum Ventures, a San Francisco based sector agnostic VC firm investing in Seed and Series A startups. Follow him on Twitter - @bhatvakash or visit https://www.thedesivc.com
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E127: Prayank Swaroop (Partner, Accel) from 2023-12-08T06:03:49
Prayank Swaroop is a Partner at Accel, and joined the firm in 20...
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E128: Priya Saiprasad (General Partner, Touring Capital) from 2023-12-05T03:00
Priya Saiprasad is a General Partner at Listen
E127: Prayank Swaroop (Partner, Accel India) from 2023-12-01T03:00
Prayank Swaroop is a Partner at Accel, and joined the firm in 20...
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E126: Rohit Bansal (Co-founder, Snapdeal) from 2023-11-27T03:15:05
Rohit Bansal is the Co-founder Snapdeal, one of the largest online marketplaces...
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E125: Shubham Goel (Co-founder & Co-CEO, Affinity) from 2023-11-26T00:00:51
Shubham Goel is the Co-foudner and Co-CEO of Affinity, a relationship in...
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E124: Sumeet Mehta (Co-founder & CEO, LEAD) from 2023-10-02T05:24:20
Sumeet Mehta is the co-founder and CEO of Listen
E123: Sankar Bora (Co-founder & COO, Dealshare) from 2023-07-20T06:51:13
Sankar Bora is the Co-founder & COO, Listen
E122: Aloke Bajpai (Co-founder & CEO, ixigo) from 2023-07-14T05:41:36
Aloke Bajpai is the Co-founder and CEO of Listen
E121: Rajat Tandon (President, IVCA) from 2023-07-10T01:39:43
Rajat Tandon is the President of Listen
E120: Rohit Sood (Partner, Bertelsmann India Investments) from 2023-06-26T23:38:50
Rohit Sood is the Partner at Listen
E119: Saurabh Saxena (Co-founder, Vedantu & Power Club) from 2023-06-21T20:50:20
Saurabh Saxena is a serial edtech entrepreneur who has co-founded Listen
E118: Nandini Mansinghka (CEO, Mumbai Angels) from 2023-06-16T21:26:42
Nandini Mansinghka is the CEO of Mumbai Angels, an investment firm that now operates under the 360 One umbrella. She came on board as the third Co-Founder, operating partner, and CEO in 2017. Sh...
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E117: Dr. Pankaj Jethwani (EVP, W Health Ventures) from 2023-06-12T04:09:40
Dr. Pankaj Jethwani is the Executive Vice President at W Health Ventures, a Boston-based venture capital firm focused on helping entrepreneurs build the future of healthcare delivery in the US a...
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E116: Saurabh Pandey (Co-founder & CEO, EloElo) from 2023-05-26T01:26:13
Saurabh Pandey, co-founder and CEO of EloElo. EloElo is an app that enabl...
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E115: Karan Desai (Managing Partner, Interface Ventures) from 2023-05-23T06:11:37
Karan Desai is the Founder and Managing Partner at Listen
E114: Yohei Nakajima (General Partner, Untapped Capital) from 2023-05-14T22:56:08
Yohei Nakajima is the General Partner at Listen
E113: Prateek Agarwal (Investments Lead, First Cheque) from 2023-04-30T23:53:25
Prateek Agarwal is the Investment lead at
E112: Nitin Jain (Co-founder & CBO, OfBusiness) from 2023-04-28T09:04:29
Nitin Jain is a well-known name in the Indian startup ecosystem as the co-founder and Chief Business Officer of Listen
E111: Beerud Sheth (Co-founder & CEO, Gupshup) from 2023-04-16T21:54:06
Beerud Sheth is the co-founder and CEO of Gupshup, the world's leading...
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E110: Abhishek Goyal (Co-founder, Tracxn) from 2023-04-06T05:48:07
Abhishek Goyal is the Co-founder, Vice Chairman, and Executive D...
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E109: Sanam Rawal (Partner, Metamorph) from 2023-04-03T06:06:30
Sanam Rawal is the Founder and Partner at Metamorph...
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E108: Jen Abel (Co-founder, JJELLYFISH) from 2023-03-31T06:55:22
Jen Abel is the accomplished Co-Founder of JJELLYFISH, a Boston-base...
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E107: Rahul Chowdhury (Managing Partner, N+1 Capital) from 2023-03-20T05:08:54
Rahul Chowdhury is the Managing Partner at N+1 Capital, India’s fi...
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E106: Tarun Sharma (Managing Partner, MegaDelta Capital) from 2023-03-07T03:24:45
Tarun Sharma is Managing Partner at MegaDelta Capital Advisors...
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E105: Kanika Mayar (Partner, Vertex Ventures - SEA&I) from 2023-02-24T09:01:31
Kanika Mayar is a Partner at
E104: Aprameya Radhakrishna (Co-founder & CEO, Koo) from 2023-02-19T21:02:40
Aprameya Radhakrishna is a serial entrepreneur and the co-founder and CEO of
E103: Shyam Menon (Founding Partner, Bharat Innovation Fund) from 2023-02-14T08:55
Shyam Menon is the founding partner of
E102: Tushar Vashisht (CEO, HealthifyMe) from 2023-02-05T00:50:42
Tushar Vashisht is the Co-founder and CEO of Listen
E101: Upasana Taku (Co-founder & COO, MobiKwik) from 2023-01-30T05:02:03
Upasana Taku is the Co-founder, COO and Chairperson of
E100: Bipin Shah (Partner, Titan Capital) from 2023-01-23T02:42:51
Bipin Shah is the Partner at Ti...
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E99: Yash Jain (Founder & General Partner, Sparrow Capital) from 2023-01-16T01:55:15
E98: Milap Jadeja (Managing Partner, Openbook VC) from 2023-01-09T13:52:12
Milap Jadeja is the Managing Partner of Listen
E97: Shalini Chhabra (Managing Partner, 3i Partners) from 2023-01-04T19:02:21
Shalini Chhabra is the Managing Partner at Listen
E96: Mohit Gulati (Managing Partner & CIO, ITI Growth Opportunities Fund) from 2022-12-23T02:12:52
Mohit Gulati is the Managing Partner & CIO at The Investment Trust of India (ITI) Grow...
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E95: Abhishek Nag (Partner, Lightspeed India Partners) from 2022-11-13T08:20:14
Abhishek Nag is a Partner at Lightspeed India Listen
E94: Rahul Chowdhri (Managing Partner, Stellaris Venture Partners) from 2022-11-07T04:52:07
Rahul Chowdhri is the Managing Partner at <...
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E93: Chirag Gupta (Managing Partner, 8X Ventures) from 2022-11-02T02:42:16
Chirag Gupta is the Managing Partner at 8X V...
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E92: Gautam Patel (Founder & Managing Partner, Z3Partners) from 2022-10-28T07:32:37
Gautam Patel is the Founder and Managing Partner of Listen
E91: Gaurav Hinduja (Co-founder & MD, axio) from 2022-10-24T03:28:41
Gaurav Hinduja is the Co-founder and Managing Director of Listen
E90: Srikanth Iyer (Co-founder & CEO, HomeLane) from 2022-10-20T23:44:36
Srikanth Iyer is the Co-founder & CEO of Listen
E89: Chanakya Hridaya (Co-founder, BlackBuck) from 2022-10-08T03:46:38
Chanakya Hridaya is the co-founder of Listen
E88: Ketan Patel (CEO, Mswipe Technologies) from 2022-10-02T01:28:18
Ketan Patel is the Chief Executive Officer of Listen
E87: Mukesh Kalra (CEO, ET Money) from 2022-09-26T06:58:12
Mukesh Kalra is the CEO of ET Money Listen
E86: Ankit Kedia (Founding Partner, Capital-A) from 2022-09-19T07:36:17
Ankit Kedia is the Founding Partner of Ca...
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E85: Manish Taneja (Co-founder & CEO, Purplle) from 2022-09-12T04:24:32
Manish Taneja is the co-founder and CEO of <...
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E84: Parag Dhol (General Partner, Athera Venture Partners) from 2022-09-08T08:43:10
Parag Dhol is the General Partner at Ather...
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E83: Arun Chulani (Emerging Markets Analyst, First Water) from 2022-09-03T23:39:35
Arun Chulani is an Emerging Markets Analyst at Listen
E82: Chaitanya Ramalingegowda (Co-founder, Wakefit) from 2022-08-29T00:13:12
Chaitanya Ramalingegowda is the co-founder of Wakefit, India’s leading direct-to-consumer, mattress and sleep solutions company. He brings over 19 years of experience spanning entrepreneurship, man...
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E81: RK Rangan (Chairman, BLinC Invest) from 2022-08-22T06:14:59
E80: Sandeep Patil (Partner, QED Investors) from 2022-08-08T04:49:19
Sandeep Patil is a partner at QED Investors, a...
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E79: Abhishek Goenka (RPSG Capital Ventures) from 2022-08-04T18:44:10
Abhishek Goenka is the Head & CIO at ...
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E78: Madhu Shalini Iyer (Partner, Rocketship VC) from 2022-07-31T05:14:25
Madhu Shalini Iyer is a Partner at Rocketship...
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E77: Viral Jani (EVP & India Country Head, Times Bridge) from 2022-07-29T08:26:56
Viral Jani has been the driving force behind several challenging projects in Consumer Tech, Te...
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E76: Mohit Kumar (Co-founder & CEO, Ultrahuman) from 2022-07-18T06:19:06
Mohit Kumar is the Co-founder and CEO of
E75: Vinay Singh (Partner, Fireside Ventures) from 2022-07-07T01:53:13
Vinay Singh is a Partner at Fireside Ventures,
E74: Ankur Bansal (Executive Director, BlackSoil Capital) from 2022-06-27T07:21:47
Ankur Bansal is the Co-founder and Executive Director at BlackSoil Capital, a venture debt firm based in India.
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E73: Sunil Goyal (Founder & Managing Director, YourNest) from 2022-06-08T19:14:09
Sunil Goyal is the Founder and Managing Director of YourNest, a deep tec...
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E72: Sunit Gajbhiye (Co-founder, Financepeer) | Fundraising overview for founders from 2022-06-06T09:21:51
Sunit Gajbhiye is the Co-Founder, Business Head at Listen
E71: Swati Khanna (VP of Human Capital, Sequoia India) from 2022-05-26T22:28:56
Swati Khanna is the VP of Human Capital at <...
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E70: Varun Alagh (CEO, MamaEarth) from 2022-05-16T03:26:55
Varun Alagh is the CEO and co-founder of D2C unicorn, Listen
E69: Radhesh Kanumury (Managing Partner, Suvan Ventures) from 2022-05-10T03:38:07
Radhesh is amongst the most seasoned B2B investors...
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E68: Pranav Marwah (Director of Investments, Marwah Family Office) from 2022-04-29T18:31:26
Pranav Marwah is the Director of Investments at the Marwah Family Office, who are investors in a ...
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E67: Ravi Saxena (Managing Director&CEO, Wonderchef) from 2022-04-11T02:46:08
Ravi Saxena is the Managing Director and CEO of Wonderchef Listen
E66: Prashant Pitti (Co-founder&Director, EaseMyTrip) from 2022-03-31T07:12:59
Prashant Pitti is the Co-founder and Director at <...
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E65: Arjun Rao (Partner, Speciale Invest) from 2022-03-18T09:01:58
Arjun Rao is a Partner at Speciale Invest, one of India’s leading dee...
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E64: Jitesh Luthra (Community at Bridge&ex-Blume Ventures) from 2022-02-22T19:31:40
Jitesh Luthra is leads Community for Bridge Listen
E63: Anjali Bansal (Founder&General Partner, Avaana Capital) from 2022-02-15T07:51:48
Anjali Bansal is the Founder of Ava...
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E62: Misbah Naqvi (General Partner, i2i Ventures) from 2022-01-30T05:42:06
Misbah Naqvi is the Co-founder and General Partner at i2i Ventures, an early-stage ...
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E61: Arjun Vaidya (Venture Lead, Verlinvest India) from 2022-01-23T02:19:08
Arjun Vaidya is the Venture Lead for Listen
E60: Shashank Khade (Director&Chief Equity Advisor, Entrust Family Office) from 2022-01-07T04:46:31
Shashank Khade is the Equity specialist of Listen
E59: Nitin Sharma (General Partner, Antler India) from 2021-11-21T02:20:31
Nitin Sharma is the General Partner at Listen
E58: Deep Tech Investing in India (The Desi VC Summit Bonus) from 2021-10-18T23:02:01
This episode features Pranav Pai (3one4 Capital), Arjun Rao (Speciale Invest) and Chinnu Senthilkumar (Exfinity Ventures), and moderated by Akriti Dokania ...
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E57: Mohanjit Jolly (Co-Founder & Partner, Iron Pillar Fund) from 2021-10-18T22:10:16
Mohanjit Jolly is the Co-founder and Partner at Listen
E57: Mohanjit Jolly (Co-Founder&Partner, Iron Pillar Fund) from 2021-10-18T22:10:16
Mohanjit Jolly is the Co-founder and Partner at Listen
E56: Amit Garg (Managing Partner, Tau Ventures) from 2021-10-15T03:23:39
Amit Garg is the Managing Partner at Tau Ventures Listen
E56: Amit Garg (Managing Partner, Tau Ventures) from 2021-10-15T03:23:39
Amit Garg is the Managing Partner at Tau Ventures Listen
E55: Sameer Nath (Managing Partner, Truescale Capital) from 2021-09-22T06:33:19
Sameer is Managing Partner of TrueScale Capital and Iron Pillar Indi...
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E54: [Legal Series] Archana Balasubramanian (Founding Partner, Agama Law Associates) from 2021-09-07T02:34:54
Archana Balasubramanian is the founding partner of Listen
E54: [Legal Series] Archana Balasubramanian (Founding Partner, Agama Law Associates) from 2021-09-07T02:34:54
Archana Balasubramanian is the founding partner of Listen
E53: [Legal Series] Ankita Singh (Founder, Sarvaank Associates) from 2021-09-05T01:51:15
E53: [Legal Series] Ankita Singh (Founder, Sarvaank Associates) from 2021-09-05T01:51:15
E52: [Legal Series] Siddharth Mody (Partner, Desai&Diwanji) from 2021-08-19T06:36:19
Siddharth Mody is a Partner at Listen
E52: [Legal Series] Siddharth Mody (Partner, Desai&Diwanji) from 2021-08-19T06:36:19
Siddharth Mody is a Partner at Listen
E51: Anvesh Ramineni (Managing Director, MassMutual Ventures) from 2021-07-27T08:00:47
Anvesh is a Managing Director at MassMutual Ventures...
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E50: Raja Ganapathy (Founding Partner, Spring Marketing Capital) from 2021-07-22T00:47:32
Raja Ganapathy is the Founding Part...
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E49: Vaibhav Domkundwar (CEO, Better Capital) from 2021-07-13T06:13:24
Vaibhav Domkundwar is the CEO of Listen
E48: Pearl Agarwal (Founder&Managing Director, Eximius Ventures) from 2021-06-28T09:19:14
Pearl Agarwal is the Founder and Managing Director of Listen
E47: Anjali Sosale (Partner, WaterBridge Ventures) from 2021-06-21T02:24:35
Anjali Sosale is a Partner at WaterBridge...
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E46: Monica Mehta (EVP, Wadhwani NEN) from 2021-04-19T04:03:40
Monica heads the Wadhwani NEN and Inspire programs of the Foundation. An educa...
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E45: Salone Sehgal (General Partner, Lumikai Fund) from 2021-04-05T05:46:17
Salone has 14+ years of experience as an inter...
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E44: Kunal Khattar (General Partner, AdvantEdge) from 2021-03-29T00:19:11
Kunal is a serial entrepreneur & investor with 20+ years of global experie...
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E43: Kiran Mysore (Principal, UTEC Japan) from 2021-03-15T06:10:41
Kiran is the Principal at UTEC (Japan), a $550M...
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E42: The Rise of Operator-VCs (Bonus: The Desi VC Summit Panel) from 2021-03-10T00:30:44
Empathy is going to become a key undertone of investing. Investors who have run companies and raised capital bring empathy that an investor coming from a c...
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E41: Bonus (The Desi VC Summit Keynote): Building A Mature VC Ecosystem Ft. Kris Gopalakrishnan, Avnish Bajaj, Prashanth Prakash&Subba Rao from 2021-02-25T08:25:58
The startup ecosystem in India remains robust and is rapidly growing. The Indian government introduced several regulatory programs to boost the Indian star...
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E40: Vinod Shankar (Partner, Java Capital) from 2021-02-17T00:32:22
Vinod Shankar is the Co-Founder and Partner at Listen
E39: Pratik Poddar (Principal, Nexus Venture Partners) from 2021-02-08T09:22:38
Pratik Poddar is the Principal at Nexus Venture Partners.
As an entrepreneur turned VC, Pratik is excited abo...
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E38: Adith Podhar (Managing Partner, Gemba Capital) from 2020-12-27T12:08:04
Adith Podhar is the Managing Partner at Ge...
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E37: Munish Randev (Founder&CEO, Cervin Family Office) from 2020-12-21T10:27:41
Munish Randev is the Founder & CEO at
E36: Kris Gopalakrishnan (Ex-CEO Infosys&Chairman, Axilor Ventures) from 2020-12-14T02:32:02
Kris Gopalakrishnan is the co-founder and former CEO of Infosys, and currently serves a...
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E35: Rahul Chandra (Managing Partner, Arkam Ventures) from 2020-12-10T09:35:24
Rahul Chandra is the Co-founder and Managing Partner at Listen
E34: Venk Krishnan (CEO, NuVentures) from 2020-11-25T00:26:48
Venk Krishnan is the founder of Listen
E33: Rohit Goyal (Managing Partner, Windrose Capital) from 2020-11-12T09:12:34
Rohit Goyal is the Manager Partner at Listen
E32: Srikanth Sundararajan (General Partner, VenturEast) from 2020-11-03T11:24:20
Srikanth Sundararajan is the General partner at V...
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E31: Sasha Mirchandani (Managing Director&Founder, Kae Capital) from 2020-10-18T22:33:56
Sasha Mirchandani is Managing Director and Founder of Listen
E30: Utsav Somani (Partner, AngelList India and iSeed) from 2020-10-05T05:09:34
Utsav Somani is a Partner at Listen
E29: Rutvik Doshi (General Partner, Inventus Capital India) from 2020-09-14T07:19:39
Rutvik Doshi is the General Partner at Inventus Capi...
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E28: Vinay Bansal (CEO, Inflection Point Ventures) from 2020-08-24T02:15:23
Vinay Bansal is the CEO at Inflection Point ...
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E27: Melissa Frakman (Founder&Managing Partner, EMVC) from 2020-08-17T03:53:42
Melissa Frakman is the founder & managing partner of Emphasis Ventures ( Listen
E26: Pankaj Jain (Angel Investor&Ex-Partner, 500 Startups) from 2020-08-03T04:59:11
Pankaj Jain is an angel investor and Ex-Partner at 500 Startups, a California-based seed fund and acceler...
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E25: Ankur Warikoo (Angel Investor&Ex-CEO, Nearbuy) from 2020-07-28T04:16:42
Ankur Warikoo is an angel investor, entrepreneur, mentor and public speaker. He co-founded Nearbuy.com in 2015...
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E24: Shruti Gandhi (General Partner, Array VC) from 2020-07-20T08:16:10
Shruti Gandhi is the founder and General Partner of Array Ventures a data-driven venture capital firm. Six of her portfolio companies have exited to companies such as Apple, Paypal, and...
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E23: Chinnu Senthilkumar (General Partner&CTO, Exfinity Venture Partners) from 2020-07-13T03:26:13
Chinnu Senthilkumar is the General Partner and CTO at Listen
E22: Anup Jain (Managing Partner, Orios Venture Partners) from 2020-07-07T01:55:18
E21: Sushma Kaushik (Partner, Aavishkaar Capital) from 2020-06-29T01:05:32
Sushma Kaushik is a Partner at
E20: Piyush Puri (Vice President, Brand Capital International – The Times Group) from 2020-06-15T00:44:54
Piyush Puri leads the Brand Capital Inte...
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E19: Rohan Malhotra (Managing Partner, Good Capital) from 2020-06-08T03:33:35
Rohan Malhotra is the co-founder and Managing Partner at Listen
E18: Vinod Murali (Co-Founder&Managing Partner, Alteria Capital) from 2020-06-01T01:25:29
Vinod Murali is Managing Partner and Co-founder of Listen
E17: Alex Lazarow (Investment Director, Cathay Innovation) from 2020-05-25T03:33:48
Alex Lazarow is the Investment Director at Cathay Innovation. Prior to joining ...
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E16: Pankaj Makkar (Managing Director, Bertelsmann India Investments) from 2020-05-18T02:17:55
Pankaj Makkar is the Managing Director, Bertelsma...
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E15: Ankita Vashistha (Founder&Managing Partner, Saha Fund) from 2020-05-11T03:57:47
Ankita Vashistha is the Founder and Managing Partner at Listen
E14: Ishpreet Singh Gandhi (Founder&Managing Partner, Stride Ventures) from 2020-05-04T00:00:22
Ishpreet Singh Gandhi is the Founder and Managing Partner at Listen
E13: Ritu Verma (Co-Founder&Managing Partner, Ankur Capital) from 2020-04-27T00:14:41
Ritu Verma is one of the co-founders at Ankur ...
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E12: Bhaskar Majumdar (Founder&Managing Partner, Unicorn India Ventures) from 2020-04-19T21:04:20
E11: Mark Kahn (Managing Partner, Omnivore) from 2020-04-13T00:14:39
Mark Kahn is the Managing Partner at Omnivore Listen
E10: Abhishek Prasad (Managing Partner, Cornerstone Venture Partners) from 2020-04-06T01:23:59
Abhishek Prasad is the Managing Partner at Cornerstone Venture Partn...
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E9: Sajith Pai (Director, Blume Ventures) from 2020-03-30T02:36:48
Sajith Pai is the Director at Blume Venture...
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E8: Rama Bethmangalkar (Director, Qualcomm Ventures) from 2020-03-22T23:37:03
Rama Bethmangalkar is the Director at Listen
E7: Karan Mohla (Executive Director, Chiratae Ventures, formerly IDG Ventures) from 2020-03-15T22:01:17
Karan Mohla is Executive Director and Head of Consumer Media & Technology sector at Listen
E6: Dheeraj Jain (Managing Partner, Redcliffe Capital) from 2020-03-09T02:38:21
Dheeraj Jain is the Founder and Managing Partner at Redcliffe Capital, an inv...
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E5: Anirudh Damani (Managing Partner, Artha Venture Fund) from 2020-03-02T02:32:33
Anirudh Damani is the Managing Partner at Listen
E4: Pranav Pai (Founding Partner, 3one4 Capital) from 2020-02-24T04:00:49
Pranav Pai is the Founding Partner at 3one4 Capital Listen
E3: Dev Bajaj (Venture Partner, Kalaari Capital) from 2020-02-17T00:48:31
Dev Bajaj is a Venture Partner at Kalaari Capital<...
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E2: Naganand Doraswamy (Founder and Managing Partner, Ideaspring Capital) from 2020-02-09T11:45:31
Naganand Doraswamy is the Founder and Managing Partner at Listen
E1: Sanjay Mehta (Founder and Partner, 100X VC) from 2020-02-01T01:35:55
Sanjay Mehta is the Founder and Partner at 100X VC, an early stage venture fund headquartered in Mumbai. Prior to 100X VC, Sanjay was Listen