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Ahana Gautam is the CEO & Co-Founder at Open Secret. India’s leading Food and Beverages company Through Open Secret she is looking to Unjunk India. 0:00 - Early Life & Shaping Ahana: Ahana's upbringing and influences. 03:17 - Mother's Values: Development of Ahana's mother's values. 05:44 - Learning in the US: Ahana's experiences and lessons abroad. 09:11 - Conviction to Return: What inspired Ahana to move back from the US. 12:39 - First Believer in Funding: Ahana's initial support in funding. 14:31 - Rise of Homegrown Brands: Why Indian consumers prefer local brands. 17:57 - Open Secret's Vision: The future plans for Open Secret. 19:43 - Key Turning Point for Success: Milestones in Open Secret's journey. 21:23 - Financial Independence: Implementing Ahana's mother's values. 24:36 - Advice for Returning to India: Guidance for those considering a move back to India. 26:19 - Passion Beyond Work: Ahana's interests outside of her career. 28:10 - Unlimited Resources & Purpose: Would Ahana still pursue this path with unlimited resources? 29:28 - Daily Routine: Ahana's typical day-to-day schedule. 30:43 - Focus on Health: How Ahana prioritizes her health. 32:12 - Desire to Learn Something New: What Ahana is eager to learn. 33:01 - Gym Playlist: Ahana's go-to music for workouts. 33:24 - Dream Dinner Guests: Three individuals, dead or alive, Ahana would invite and why. 🔗 CONNECT WITH AHANA GAUTAM 👥 Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ahanagautam 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/GautamAhana 🔗 CONNECT WITH SHIVA 💌 Sign up to my weekly email newsletter - https://1947tech.substack.com/ 🎥 YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfiQ... 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/shivassangwan 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/1947Rise 👥 Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shiva-sin...

Aakrit is the Co-Founder & CEO of Haptik. Haptik is one of the world’s largest Conversational AI companies. Aakrit is also one of the most founder-friendly angel in India. He has invested in companies like Unacademy, MPL, Indiagold to name a few. Timestamps : 02:15 Founding story of Peercheque 06:51 How does Peercheque operate? 11:12 Specific sectors Peercheque is focused on 14:32 Changes for the Indian Venture Ecosystem 19:04 Prospects for Founders Becoming Investors 20:14 Changes in Investment strategies and lessons learned 23:10 Why COCKROACH MENTALITY for entrepreneurs 25:09 Founding Story of TEAM 31:43 Aakrit's Typical Day 34:32 Aakrit's relationship with health 36:32 Benefits of staying active 38:21 The three invitees to dinner with Aakrit

Howard Lindzon has more than 20 years of experience in the financial community acting in both an entrepreneurial and investing capacity. As an entrepreneur he founded Stocktwits. As an investor, he founded Social Leverage. As an LP he recently founded the Social Leverage Access fund. A FoFs that backs emerging fund managers. Timeline: 02:00 Founding story of Social Leverage Access Fund. 06:20 Portfolio construction of Social Leverage Access Funds. 07:46 Focus on emerging fund managers. 10:43 Selection criteria for evaluating fund managers. 13:43 Check sizes and criteria for investments. 14:41 Common mistakes in fund manager pitches. 16:19 One thing to know earlier. 18:17 Three advice for emerging fund managers. 23:13 Evaluating operators transitioning into investors. 24:22 Venture outlook in the next five years. 26:00 Staying relevant as an emerging fund manager. 27:02 Obsession outside of work. 28:40 Working towards not working. 29:38 Insight into the daily routine. 31:03 The most undesirable part of the day. 31:18 Sleeping habits. 32:01 Relationship with health. 33:06 Experience with pickleball. 33:55 Unexpected benefits of blogging. 36:26 Dream dinner guests, dead or alive. 🔗 CONNECT WITH HOWARD LINDZON 👥 Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/howardlindzon/ 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/howardlindzon 🔗 CONNECT WITH SHIVA 💌 Sign up to my weekly email newsletter - https://1947tech.substack.com/ 🎥 YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfiQ... 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/shivassangwan 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/1947Rise 👥 Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shiva-sin...

Sunil Chhaya is a Co-Founder and General Partner at Kearny Jackson. Kearny Jackson is an early-stage venture fund focused on backing SaaS, Infrastructure, and FinTech founders. Timeline : 00:00: Top Moments 00:33: Intro to Pod with Sunil 01:46: Influences and entering venture capital 03:22: Introduction to Sriram Krishnan 05:22: Decision to start a fund with Sriram Krishnan 07:02: Approach to portfolio construction 09:47: Portfolio construction for Kearney Jackson 10:41: Reaching out to LPs and raising capital 13:49: Insights on fundraising lessons learned 19:58: Advice for pursuing a path in venture capital 21:23: Perspective on the Indian tech ecosystem 23:04: A typical day's schedule 24:47: Most undesirable part of the day 25:41: What friends know him for 26:28: Preferred cuisine 26:55: Soccer team affiliations with Sriram Krishnan 27:40: Relationship with health 28:47: Recent focus on health 29:58: Guests for a dinner table discussion 🔗 CONNECT WITH SUNIL CHHAYA 👥 Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sunil-chhaya/ 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/sunilchhaya 🔗 CONNECT WITH SHIVA 💌 Sign up to my weekly email newsletter - https://1947tech.substack.com/ 🎥 YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfiQ... 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/shivassangwan 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/1947Rise 👥 Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shiva-sin...

Rohit Kapoor is the Chief Executive Officer of Swiggy, where he handles Food Marketplace. He is also an amazing Angel Investor. He has invested in companies like OfBusiness, Mosaic, Mokobara and 40 others. Timestamps: 00:00 Top moments 00:30 Intro to pod with Rohit Kapoor 01:37 Interest in angel investing, first investment? 02:51 His first angel investment? 05:09 Investing process and criteria? 14:31 Factors when evaluating founders? 15:48 Successful investments, missed opportunities? 21:17 Relationship building for college graduates? 27:45 His typical day? 31:01 Known for by friends? 32:27 Relationship with health? 35:37 Three guests for dinner? 🔗 CONNECT WITH ROHIT KAPOOR 👥 Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rohit-kapoor-99a30436/ 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/rohitisb 🔗 CONNECT WITH SHIVA 💌 Sign up to my weekly email newsletter - https://1947tech.substack.com/ 🎥 YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfiQ... 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/shivassangwan 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/1947Rise 👥 Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shiva-sin...

Gaurav Jain is the Co-founder of Afore Capital Afore Capital is one of the largest venture funds ($300M AUM) dedicated to super early stage investments. Before founding Afore Capital. Gaurav was an investor at A VC fund called Founder Collective. And before that, he was one of the first Product Managers for Android. Timestamps: 00:00 Top Moments 00:49 Intro for pod with Gaurav Jain 02:18 Gaurav's angel investing journey and Afore's founding story 06:07 Gaurav's partnership with his co-founder Anamitra Banerji 07:45 Gaurav's strategies for engaging LPs and raising capital 13:52 Gaurav's advice on fund modeling for emerging fund managers. 23:58 Afore's approach to staying relevant and reinventing themselves. 29:49 Top mistakes made by first-time fund managers. 32:38 Gaurav's perspective on the Indian tech ecosystem 36:57 What is Gaurav obsessed about outside of work 38:31 Gaurav's approach to prioritizing health and well-being. 🔗 CONNECT WITH GAURAV JAIN 👥 Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/gjainvc/ 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/gjain 🔗 CONNECT WITH SHIVA 💌 Sign up to my weekly email newsletter - https://1947tech.substack.com/ 🎥 YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfiQ... 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/shivassangwan 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/1947Rise 👥 Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shiva-sin...

Boris is the founding partner of Version One and one of the top tech early-stage investors in North America. He is a former board partner with Andreessen Horowitz. Version one has backed iconic companies like Coinbase, AngelList, Dapper Labs and Shippo to name a few. Before becoming an investor, Boris built an online marketplace for used and out-of-print books in 1999 called AbeBooks, selling the business Amazon Timestamps : 00:00 Top Moments 00:36 Intro to pod with Boris Wertz 01:56 Reason for angel investing & Founding story of VersionOne's 03:06 LP fundraising approach evolution & past mistakes. 06:06 Reinventing for long-term compounding effects. 08:28 Importance of portfolio construction 11:32 Evolution of VC with solo capitalists & industry changes. 14:10 Similarities between Indian & North American VC ecosystems. 15:08 India's growth & tech's role in the coming decades. 18:59 Reasons for investing in other funds & considerations. 20:38 Investing in emerging fund managers & key factors. 23:10 VersionOne's criteria for determining investment fit. 26:22 What's his typical day? 28:17 Potential edge in a smaller ecosystem. 30:30 Obsession outside of work. 31:17 Interest in running and fitness 32:07 Memorable non-work experience in India. 34:20 Three dinner guests (dead/alive) he would like to invite and why.

Sheel is the GP at Better Tomorrow Ventures. Better Tomorrow Ventures is one of the top seed-stage fintech investors. They have backed companies like Unit, Chippercash, Flexport, Mercury, Ramp to name a few. Timeline: 00:00 Top moments. 00:48 Intro to pod with Sheel Mohnot 02:55 What led Sheel to angel investing and the founding story of Better Tomorrow Ventures? 06:15 How did Sheel determine the portfolio construction of his fund, including fund size and check sizes? 07:22 How was he able to source LPs, build relationships with them and close LPs? 11:58 How does Sheel decide when to start investing if he is unsure about reaching the target raise? 13:19 How does Sheel keep LPs updated and engaged during the fundraising process? 14:13 What were the lessons learned from fundraising for the first fund and their impact on subsequent fundraising? 16:13 What advice would Sheel give to an emerging fund manager when fundraising from LPs for their first fund? 19:56 Did Sheel iterate and make changes his your pitch deck based on the feedback he received over time? 22:10 What is his relationship with India, particularly in terms of investments? 26:49 What fascinates him about the Indian tech ecosystem, especially in the FinTech sector? 28:50 Do learning from the Indian tech ecosystem help you evaluate companies based outside of India? 30:36 If not at BTV and if money and attention are not needed any more who would Sheel aspire to be? 34:50 If he could invite three people dead or alive for dinner, who would they be and why? 35:35 Which Indian individual would he love to meet and socialize with over dinner or drinks?

Aditya Virwani is the promotor and COO of Embassy Group. Embassy Group is one of the top 10 largest real estate developers in India. Timeline : 00:00 Top Moments 00:17 Intro to pod with Aditya Virwani 03:23 How was Aditya's environment growing up, and how it shaped him? 07:49 How did Aditya choose Real Estate? 11:53 What has been Aditya's current focus and his future aspirations? 17:08 How does Aditya keep himself updated with technology? 18:46 Evolution of real estate in India, future opportunities, and how is Embassy Group preparing for them?25:28 What is Aditya's day like? 28:47 What is the most crucial lesson that took Aditya the longest to learn? 31:18 What is Aditya's approach to maintaining mental health? 34:10 How is the status of his tennis practice? 34:02 If Aditya could have dinner with any three people, dead or alive, who would they be and why? 36:55 What do Aditya's friends know him for? 39:14 How does Aditya handle his ego and stay humble?

James Beshara is a founder, investor, and encourager. He has started a few startups, sold one (Tilt, acq by Airbnb), and has invested in a few multi-billion dollar companies in his career. He has written angel cheques into gusto, clubhouse, bolt, mercury, openAI, 50+. His portfolio companies have a market cap of $50Bn. Timeline : 00:00 Top Moments 00:38 Intro to pod with James. 02:18 How did James get into angel investing, and what made him do the fund? 05:44 What made James take such a bold and risky bet into Gusto? 08:55 How did James decide the fund size, cheques, and investment stages during the fund's inception? 14:14 What was James' strategy for differentiating from other investors, gaining access to deals, and targeting LPs for his first few funds? 20:39 What is James' deal sourcing process, his big wins and misses, and his learnings from that? 29:42 What is James' relationship with India? 35:27 If money and attention are not needed anymore, what would James work on? 38:08 What do James' friends know him for? 39:33 What is James most obsessed about lately, and what is draining him?

Ryan Hoover is the founder of the Weekend Fund. Weekend fund is an early stage fund that writes $100k - $300k cheques into early stage starups around the world across consumer and B2B. Weekend fund helps founders with product, community building, and GTM strategy alongside an LP collective of 350+ exceptional founders and operators. Ryan also founded ProductHunt.

Timeline : 02:02 How did Ryan get into angel investing and what was the thought process behind staring weekend fund ? 03:46 How did Ryan decide on portfolio construction? 07:05 How did his portfolio construction evolve? 10:57 What is Ryan’s fund raising process? 17:36 What is Ryan’s value proposition as a fund among the many in the US? 21:05 What is the optimal time to start investing after the first close according to Ryan? 24:31 What are the tactics used by Ryan to continue conversations with LPs who are interested to invest but prefer later funds? 26:28 When should one begin raising Fund 2? 27:39 What is something Ryan knows now he wishes he knew earlier? 30:36 What is Ryan most excited about of late? 33:21 How much of his success does Ryan attribute to luck? 34:54 If money and attention are not needed anymore what would he work on? 35:45 What changes have Ryan made in his diet and fitness routine? 37:03 What do Ryan’s friends know him for? 38:03 How attentive is he to Suzy?

Ankit Mehrotra is the Co-founder and CEO of Dineout. He started Dineout in early 2012 and through multiple acquisitions over the last eight years, has grown Dineout’s portfolio to include both B2C & B2B services and has been successful in positioning it as the Largest Dining Out and Restaurant Tech Platform in India. Dineout was acquired by Swiggy, India's Largest On-Demand Delivery platform for $100M, in July 2022. Ankit also recently co-founded a celebrity-led fund called Da One Global Ventures with the star cricketer Shikhar Dhawan Timeline : 00:00 Top Moments 00:32 Intro to pod with Ankit 02:00 How did Ankit's upbringing and environment shape him? 04:00 What valuable experience did he gain from working in the UK? 05:54 What made Ankit move back to India and the founding story of Dineout? 13:14 How did Ankit launch Dineout without Internet, Angels or VC? 18:52 What is Dineout today after selling it for over $100 million to Swiggy? 26:13 What lesson does Ankit share with new entrepreneurs? 27:17 What is the investment thesis of Da One Global Ventures? 31:46 How much of his success would he attribute to luck and why? 33:10 Is it money or power for Ankit? 33:31 What is his relationship with money? 34:14 If money and attention are not needed anymore what would he work on? 35:44 What do Ankit's friends know him for? 36:00 What is Ankit's day like?

Nitin Jain is the co-founder of OfBusiness and Oxyzo.

OfBusiness is a new-age b2b commerce and fintech startup that provides smart procurement and smart financing solutions to SMEs through its tech-enabled platform.

OfBusiness is currently valued at $5B. Timestamps : 00:00 Top moments 00:30 Intro to pod with Nitin Jain 01:49 How was your early life and what made you move back to India? 03:28 What was the founding story of Ofbusiness? 05:17 How did Nitin and his team navigate through the difficult phases? 07:12 What is the grand vision for all three ventures? 08:36 How is Nitin’s day like? 09:46 How does Nitin mentor founders? 11:18 What are Nitin’s strengths in Tennis? 12:33 Other than tennis players who inspires Nitin? 13:57 What framework would Nitin suggest to Indian diaspora looking at Indian Ecosystem in the long run? 15:50 If money and attention were not needed anymore what would he work on? 16:47 How much of his success does Nitin attribute to luck and why? 18:03 How was the feeling like after Zodius invested? 18:58 What is Nitin’s relationship with money? 20:19 Things that Nitin has changed about his health that is helping him. 21:39 Super Powers that Asish and Bhuvan have and they don't know about it. 22:35 What do Nitin’s friends know him for?

Harsh Shah is the co-founder of Fynd.  

Fynd is India's largest omnichannel platform helping retail businesses accelerate growth. 

Fynd was acquired by Reliance in 2019. Harsh is a prolific angel investor. He has made over 60 investments till date.  

Timeline: 

00:00 Top Moments 

00:13 Intro to pod with Harsh 

01:21 What drove Harsh to angel investing and what was his first angel investment? 

05:18 How does Harsh source, pick, and win deals? 

07:48 What triggers Harsh to invest? 10:21 What were his biggest wins and misses and learning from them? 

16:52 His advise to operators looking to start angel investing 

18:40 How would he go about constructing a cap table? 

22:25 If money and attention are not needed anymore what would he work on? 

24:12 How much of his success would he attribute to luck and why? 

24:50 What is his relationship with money? 26:12 Who is Harsh outside of work? 

27:21 What’s his favorite country?

Ranjan Kant is a co-founder of Arthmate.  

Arthmate is enabling entrepreneurs of emerging Bharat. 

He also co-founded Ofbusiness. Currently valued at $5B. And Ranjan is also a prolific angel investor.  

Timeline: 

00:00: Top moments 

01:45: What drove Ranjan to angel investment and what was his first angel investment? 

03:33: How does Ranjan pick and win deals? 

07:24: What cheque sizes does he write and what sectors that Ranjan invests in? 

08:52: What are the biggest wins and misses for Ranjan and his learnings from them? 

12:26: Something Ranjan knows now he wishes he knew earlier. 

16:48 His advice to operator angels looking to start angel investing 

21:00 What was the founding story of Arthmate? 

25:30 Who was the first believer of Arthmate? 

26:14 If money and attention are not needed anymore what would he work on? 

27:37 How much of his success would he attribute to luck and why? 

29:23 What is his relationship with money?

Rahul is Managing Director at Arkam Ventures, an early stage tech VC fund. Arkam portfolio includes incredible companies like SmallCase, Jaikisan, Jar, KrazyBee, Signzy, Jumbotail, BestDoc.

00:00 Top moments 

00:33 Intro to pod with Rahul Chandra 

02:20 Early life of Rahul and his move back to India. 

11:00 Founding story and thesis of Arkam Ventures. 

19:54 Some of Arkam’s investments and the thesis behind it 

29:35 Advise for those that are thinking about moving back to India 

32:20 If money and attention were not needed anymore what would Rahul work on? 35:48 How is Yoga helping Rahul? 

38:37 What do Rahul's friends know him for?

Saurabh Garg is the co-founder of NoBroker.

NoBroker is a revolutionary real estate platform that makes it easier to buy, rent or sell a home without paying any brokerage. It's a One-stop shop for the entire Real Estate journey.

Saurabh is also a prolific angel investor

00:00 Top Moments

00:57 Intro to pod with Saurabh

02:20 What drove Saurabh to angel investing and his first angel investment.

06:24 Saurabh’s investing process.

09:56 Traits of a mediocre founder.

11:20 Industries that Saurabh invests in and cheque sizes he writes.

13:22 What is something that Saurabh knows now he wishes he knew it earlier ?

14:29 Founding story of NoBroker

17:44 First Angel investor at NoBroker.

20:11 Rationale behind having operators on cap table.

23:18 How much of his success would Saurabh attribute to luck ?

24:54 If money and attention were not needed anymore what would Saurabh work on ?

25:29 Saurabh’s relationship with money.

26:25 What do Saurabh’s friends know him for?

27:28 The operator that Saurabh admires the most.

Anand is a Partner at General Catalyst. In this role, he is focused on early-stage investing and leading the India/US practice across consumer, climate/agri, healthcare, software and crypto/fintech.

00:00  Top Moments

01:03 Intro to pod with Anand Chandrasekaran

02:33 Anand’s journey of growing up in India and what made him move to the US.

07:08 Anand’s framework of moving back and his learnings while working at companies in India.

12:00 What drove Anand to angel investing and what was his first angel investment?

16:10 Something that Anand knows now he wishes he knew earlier about angel investing.

20:02 Anand’s transition to full-time venture capitalist and how did General Catalyst happen?

24:30 Thesis of GC for India.

29:34 What kind of change would Anand like to see in the Indian ecosystem?

32:32 Anand’s take on the layoffs happening in the US.

35:58 If money and attention were not needed anymore what would Anand work on?

39:30 Who is Anand outside of work?

Arjun Vaidya is a D2C founder & investor. He built Dr. Vaidya’s to India’s largest Ayurveda brand online. Dr. Vaidya’s was recently acquired by RP Sanjiv Goenka Group – making it one of India’s first D2C exits.

He now leads venture investing for V3 Ventures in India.

00:45 Intro to pod with Arjun.

02:20 What drove Arjun to angel investing and his first angel investment.

04:45 Arjun’s investing process.

10:25 What are the traits of a mediocre founder?

12:40 What kept Arjun going after 70 investors said no to him?

16:07 What are Arjun's biggest wins and misses and his learning from them?

20:40 How is Arjun looking at India through V3 Ventures?

24:21 Advice of Arjun for someone who is starting to build a brand in VC.

27:12 If money and attention were not needed anymore what would Arjun work on?

28:11 Money or Power?

28:15 What is Arjun’s relationship with money?

28:53 A founder that Arjun admires and why?

29:20 What is Arjun’s day like?

30:00 How much of his success does Arjun owe to luck?

Apaksh is the co-founder of One Impression. One Impression is helping over 250 Enterprises and Fast-growing startups drive influencer-led campaigns

Apaksh is also a prolific angel investor.

Show Notes

00:35 Intro to the pod with Apaksh Gupta

02:16 What drew Apaksh to Angel Investing and his first angel investment.

04:06 Investing process of Apaksh.

10:02 Traits of a mediocre founder

12:16 Apaksh’s advice to someone who is starting to Angel Invest.

17:38 Biggest wins and misses of Apaksh.

22:41 What is something that Apaksh knows now but he wishes he knew it earlier.

24:51 If money and attention are not needed anymore what would Apaksh work on.

26:45 Apakh’s relationship with money.

29:07 What do Apaksh’s friends know him for

Ankur is a tech entrepreneur, angel investor, author and one of India’s top content creators.

His aim through his content is to make sure all the choices you make in life come from a point of awareness and not ignorance.

00:00 Top Moments

00:42 Intro to pod with Ankur Warikoo

01:59 What drove Ankur into angel investing and what was his first angel investment

05:09 How Ankur does Ankur source deals and evaluates founders

07:52 What are the traits of a mediocre founder according to Ankur

07:53 Cheque sizes that Ankur writes and sectors that he invests in

14:56 Some of Ankur’s misses and his learnings from them

23:17 How should founders construct their cap table when raising the first round of funding

27:58 Advise on how to start angel investing

31:20 What would Ankur work on if money and attention are not needed anymore

31:45 How much of his success would Ankur attribute to luck

32:31 Ankur’s relationship with money.

34:08 What do Ankur’s friends know him for.

34:40 How to become a good listener.

Prabhu is the co-founder of M2P. M2P builds a stronger infrastructure for the financial world. They are backed by one of the best investors globally. The likes of BeeNext, Insight Partners, Tiger Global to name a few

00:00 Top Moments of the episode

00:14 Intro to the episode with Prabhu

01:33 What drove Prabhu to Angel Investing and his first angel investment.

06:19 How does Prabhu source deals and evaluate founders and his cheque sizes.

09:48 What are the traits of a mediocre founder according to Prabhu.

11:47 Biggest learnings from Angel Investing

15:24 Initiatives that Prabhu has taken to support founders from Tamil Nadu.

22:10 Prabhu’s advice to operator angels on Angel investing.

27:03 Entrepreneurs that Prabhu admires the most.

29:44 How much of his success does Prabhu attribute to luck.

31:10 What is Prabhu’s relationship with money.

34:59 Who is Prabhu outside of work.

Pratekk is an operator turned full-time operator-led fund manager.

He is a passionate entrepreneur and Fintech Expert with over 18 years of multi Industry expertise.

01:06 Intro to the pod with Pratekk Agarwaal

02:06 What drove Pratekk to angel investing and his first angel investment.

03:11 How does Pratekk build network and source deals.

05:08 Pratekk’s decision of either building one or enabling 100 others.

09:27 Prateek’s thought around high conviction of asset class.

12:50 Prateek’s investment process.

17:38 Something that Prateek knows now he wishes he knew earlier.

20:53 Cheque Sizes Prateek writes and industries of his interest.

24:48 Pratekk’s advice to operators on how to get started with Angel investing.

30:52 How much does Prateekk attribute his success to luck.

33:39 Operators and Investors Pratekk admires the most.

35:34 Who is Pratekk outside of work.

Saahil is the Co-founder and CEO of Shiprocket. Shiprocket is India’s largest eCommerce enablement platform providing digital retailers an end-to-end customer experience platform.

It is currently valued at $1.2 Billion dollars.

(01:57) Saahil’s journey from India to US and back to India and what made him move back.

(11:06) Founding Story of Shiprocket, its current status, and the way forward

(26:31) Frameworks used by Saahil 

(34:00) Saahil’s advice for folks thinking about moving back to India.

(39:40) How much of his success does Saahil attribute to luck.

(41:20) Entrepreneurs that Saahil admires.

(43:19) Who is Saahil outside of work.

Mohit Sadaani is the co-founder of The Moms Co. India's largest D2C Exit.

He is also an active operator investor.

(01:07) Intro to pod with Mohit Sadaani

(02:20) What drove Mohit into Angel Investing

(05:43) Who was the first angel investor in Moms Co.

(06:16) How does Mohit source deals and evaluate founders.

(09:49) Mohit’s cheque sizes and industries he is interested in.

(11:17) Importance of having operator angels on the cap table

(14:44) Stories behind Mohit’s angle investing.

(17:26) Thought process of having Sonam Kapoor as the Brand Ambassador.

(20:39) Mohit’s advice to other operator angels

(21:38) How much of Mohit’s success does he owe to luck and why.

(23:23) An entrepreneur that Mohit admires.

(24:53) Mohit’s choice between money or power.

(24:58) Mohit’s relationship with money

(25:46) Who is Mohit outside of work

Co-Founder & President of CarDekho. CarDekho is India's No. 1 Auto Tech Platform. Umang is also an active angel investor.

01:09 Intro to 1947 Operators pod with Umang Kumar

02:20 What drove Umang to Angel Investing and his first angel investment

03:38 How does Umang evaluate founders

06:48 Questions asked by Umang to get insights into the founders

09:49 Industries of Interest of Umang and the bandwidth of cheque sizes he writes.

12:30 Stories of Big wins of Umang.

15:20 Stories from misses of Umang

17:21 Learnings from the misses Umang had.

18:22 Some more reasons that motivate Umang to back founders.

21:34 Framework of investing for new angel investors.

25:52 How to construct cap tables for first-time founders.

30:55 How much of his success does Umang owe to luck.

33:13 A founder that Umang admires.

34:21 Who is Umang outside of work.

Hemant is partner at Lightspeed India and also happens to be a poet who excels at math. Before joining Lightspeed, Hemant worked at a16z, Google and AMD.

(00:41) Intro to the episode with Hemant Mohapatra

(02:24) Hemant’s early life in India

(03:46) Why did Hemant decide to move back to India and his framework

(10:40) How Hemant’s perspective about India has changed in the past 4 years

(23:45) How are Indian founders different from the founders in US

(26:16) Something that Hemant has recently changed his mind on

(26:48) Something Hemant has been obsessed about recently

(29:35) Heroes of Hemant’s life

(32:28) Values and framework utilized by Hemant in his journey.

(36:39) Practices that help keep the mind clear

(38:07) Favourite authors of Hemant

(42:00) Who is he outside of work

Karan Mohla is Currently Partner and Head of India and SEA for early-stage investments at B Capital Group.

Previously he was a Partner at Chiratae Ventures (formerly IDG Ventures India) and his investments included FirstCry, HealthifyMe, CropIn, Xpressbees, and Bounce among others.

00:46 Intro To Karan Mohla

01:43 Early life journey in India and moving back to India after being in the US

10:48 Key learnings of Karan Mohla from his investing experience

18:58 Karan’s views on India’s startup ecosystem now and way forward.

23:57 What’s the sweet spot for Karan and B Capital when investing in startups

28:21 Something Karan would want the Indian ecosystem to have.

34:01 Something Karan is super obsessed about.

40:10 What do Karan’s friends know him for.

Mati Giglio is the co-founder of Even. One subscription to cover all your healthcare needs

They are backed by some of the world's leading investors including Khosla Ventures and Founders Fund.

Mati is also an active operator angel investor.

01:11 Intro to the episode with Mati

02:31 What drove Mati into angel investing.

05:19 First few believers in Even and operator angels that helped with the company building

09:53 Stories of some investments by Mati and learnings from the misses

14:18 What is Mati’s pitch to founders

19:43 Mati's process of hiring.

24:29 Advice from Mati to operators that are looking to start angel investing

27:02 Thoughts on India

30:55 What would Mati work on if money and attention are not needed anymore.

32:50 Who is Mati outside of her work.

Rohit MA is the Co-Founder and Director of Cloudnine group of Hospitals - India’s leading maternity, women, and child care service hospitals. Cloudnine has recently filed for public listing.

To increase his impact, he is starting a new journey with PeerCapital.

PeerCapital is an early-stage tech-first multi-sector venture capital fund.

01:12 Intro to the podcast with Rohit MA

02:45 What drove Rohit into angel investing and what was his first angel investment

09:19 First believer in Rohit MA and Cloudnine

12:15 Founding story of PeerCapital and its thesis

19:04 How does Rohit Evaluate founders.

24:56 Rohit’s suggestions to Operator Angels on how to get started with Angel Investing.

30:47 Investments and misses of Rohit. And the learnings from the misses

37:22 Something that Rohit knows now that he wishes he knew earlier.

37:48 Importance of building the right team.

41:01 Who is Rohit outside of his work.

Madhu is the co-founder of M2P. M2P builds a stronger infrastructure for the financial world. They are backed by one of the best investors globally. The likes of BeeNext, Insight Partners, Tiger Global to name a few

Show Notes

01:12 Intro to Madhusudanan R co-founder of M2P

02:15 What drove Madhu to Angel Investing and what was his first Angel Investment

04:33 Who was the first believer in Madhu and M2P

06:00 How operators angels can fundamentally move the needle for you

09:05 How Madhu evaluates founders

12:17 Madhu’s investments; hits and misses, and his learnings from that.

14:30 How has angel investing made Madhu a better founder himself

18:37 Founding Story of M2P and its future prospects.

24:14 India will be the Fintech factory of the world

28:07 If money and attention are not needed anymore what would Madhu work on.

30:25 What is Madhu’s relationship with success.

32:11 Who is Madhu outside of work.

Shashank Kumar is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of Razorpay. Razorpay is India’s first full-stack financial solutions company. They are backed by one of the best investors globally and are currently valued at $7.5B.

00:39 Intro to Shashank Kumar and Razorpay

03:28 Shashank’s story of growing up in India

08:40 Shashank’s experience in the US

13:25 What led to the foundation of Razorpay

19:12 The story that led to the idea of Razorpay

22:07 Shashank’s conversation with his father regarding moving back to India

26:02 How family life in the US is different from that in India

27:57 The first Angel Investor for Razorpay

31:57 Shashank unfolds how the Fintech ecosystem has evolved and its future.

35:59 If money and attention were not needed anymore what would Shashank work on

37:31 What do Shashank’s friends know him for

JD Kanani is the Co-Founder of Polygon. A global, sustainable web3 infrastructure on Ethereum. Polygon is one of the most valued web 3 projects globally.

Show Notes

01:06 Intro to JD Kanani and Polygon Technology

02:33 JD’s First Angel Investment

04:48 How does JD pick deals and evaluate founders while investing.

12:07 What JD thinks of Twitter.

14:00 JD’s First angel investor.

17:08 Policies JD would like to see implemented for Web3 in India.

20:38 What JD is super obsessed about lately.

27:20 If Money and attention are not needed anymore what would JD work on

30:20 What JD’s friends know him for, who is he outside of work

Aakrit Vaish is the Co-Founder & CEO of Haptik. Haptik is a part of the Reliance Jio family now.

Aakrit is also a prolific operator investor. He has backed companies like Unacademy, Pepper Content, India gold, and 70+ more.

• What drove him into angel Investing and what was his first investment (2:12)
• His advice to operator investors on how to go about angel investing (6:00)
• How does Aakrit evaluate founders (11:25)
• Outside of capital what motivates him to invest in other founders and operators (21:20)
• Learnings from investing (25:40)
• Superpower he sees in his investing partner Miten Sampat (33:35)

Rahul Khanna is the Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Trifecta Capital. Trifecta capital is where great companies meet great odds.

Trifecta Capital’s maiden fund was India’s first Venture Debt Fund. Today Trifecta Capital manages one of the largest venture debt funds in India and it also runs a pre-IPO/ growth stage venture capital fund.

Rahul has backed companies like Urban Company, Rivigo, BharatPe and Infra.market to name a few.

• Rahul’s journey from growing up in India to moving to the US, and then moving back to India (1:54)
• The founding story of Trifecta Capital (12:00)
• The vision he holds for Trifecta Capital (17:00)
• Three guiding principles at Trifecta capital (21:30)
• What is something that he knows now he wishes he had known earlier (23:50)
• How does he make tough decisions (28:10)
• A change he would like to see in the ecosystem (33:50)
• What is he obsessed about both professionally and personally lately (36:50)
• His fitness schedule and eating patterns (40:30)
• If money and attention are not needed anymore what would he work on (42:00)

Sashank Rishyasringa is the Co-Founder of axio, India's leading consumer finance company offering pay later, credit and personal finance management under one seamless brand experience. Earlier axio was known as Capital Float.

axio is backed by one of the best investors globally. The likes of Elevation Capital, Sequoia India, Lightrock, Creation Investments Capital Management LLC, Ribbit Capital, and Amazon.

• Sashank’s journey from growing up in India to moving to the US, and then moving back to India (1:21)
• The founding story of axio (Capital Float) (3:40)
• The Aha moment at axio  (6:40)
• The evolution of credit and lending in India (11:30)
• What drives him (15:50)
• A superpower that he sees in his co-founder Gaurav Hinduja (20:10)
• What’s the magical outcome that he holds for axio (21:35)
• What’s his relationship with success (24:35)
• What has he changed his mind on recently (26:40)
• A change he would like to see in the ecosystem (29:45)
• If money and attention are not needed anymore what would he work on (32:40)
• Who is he outside of work (36:00)

Nithin Kamath is the founder of Zerodha and Rainmatter.

Zerodha is an Indian financial services company (member of NSE, BSE, MCX) that offers brokerage-free equity investments, retail, institutional broking, currencies, and commodities trading.

Rainmatter funds and incubates innovative Indian fintech startups.

• What got him into angel Investing and what was his first investment (1:00)
• The biggest tipping point in Nithin’s life professionally (2:00)
• Officially Nithin started angel investing in 2015 (3:30)
• The genesis of Rainmatter and the value it brings to founders (5:30)
• How does Nithin evaluate founders (8:45)
• What’s something that he knows now he wishes he had known it earlier (16:25)
• Biggest wins and misses. What did he learn from those misses (17:30)
• What’s something that Nithin has recently changed his mind on and why (23:45)
• What is he most obsessed about lately (29:00)
• Who is he outside of work (34:12)

Dhruv Gupta is the Co-founder of Orange health. Orange Health is India's fastest diagnostic lab. Customers can get tested at home in 60 minutes. It is backed by funds like Accel, General Catalyst, and other top funds.

• Dhruv’s journey from growing up in India to moving to the US, and then moving back to India (2:00)
• The journey after the move back to India (5:05)
• The founding story of Orange Health (9:55)
• The magical outcome he holds for Orange Health (12:32)
• A superpower he sees in his Co-founder (15:15)
• Evolution of the healthtech in India (16:30)
• What’s something he knows now he wishes he had known it earlier (19:30)
• What keeps him going (21:00)
• The frameworks he uses when things are not going in the right direction (22:50)
• If money and attention are not needed anymore what would he work on (25:11)
• A turning point in life (26:08)
• Who is he outside of work (27:31)

Pranav Pai is the Founding Partner and Chief Investment Officer at 3one4 Capital.

Pranav leads investments and portfolio construction at 3one4Capital. As CIO, he has led over 70 seed and venture capital investments across several investment categories in India and the US.

3one4 capital has 4 unicorns in its portfolio. Licious, Jupiter, Open Bank, and Darwinbox

• Pranav’s journey from growing up in India to moving to the US, and then moving back to India (1:42)
• Values he picked up from his family and during college years in India  (5:50)
• Experiences in the US  (9:20)
• The founding story of 3one4 Capital (11:15)
• Non-consensus bets (16:10)
• The magical outcome he holds for 3one4 Capital and the evolution of the Indian tech ecosystem (20:50)
• What’s something he knows now, he wishes he had known earlier (23:58)
• What’s something that is obvious to him and not obvious to most other people (26:00)
• What drives him (28:30)
• The framework he uses when things are not going in the right direction (31:20)
• A change he would like to see in the Indian tech ecosystem (34:00)
• Who is he outside of work (36:00)

Gajendra Jangid is the Co-Founder and CMO of CARS24.

CARS24’s mission is to revolutionize the way used vehicles are bought and sold across the world.

CARS24 was founded in 2015. A mere 7 years later, they have come a long way - 205 branches across India, a presence in 182 Indian cities, channel partners, and a global presence.

• Gajendra’s journey from growing up in India to moving to the US, and then moving back to India (1:50)
• The founding story of CARS24  (13:40)
• How does he make difficult decisions (18:35)
• Learnings from Mahendra Singh Dhoni (23:31 - 24:41)
• Hard times Gajendra and his team overcame at CARS24 (25:35)
• The turning point in life (33:35)
• If money and attention are not needed anymore, what would he work on (38:10)
• Who is he outside of work (39:30)

Gautam Chopra is the Co-Founder and CEO of BeatO. BeatO’s mission is to beat Diabetes in India. In the last 6 years, BeatO has expanded from being India’s first smartphone-connected glucometer kit to India’s first personalized health management ecosystem for people with chronic conditions.

• Gautam’s journey from growing up in India to moving to Germany, and then moving back to India (1:40)
• The founding story of BeatO (6:38)
• The magical outcome he holds for BeatO (17:40)
• What frameworks does he use when things are not going in the right direction (20:50)
• Unpacking the healthcare ecosystem in India and how can it be democratized for the masses (23:35)
• Advice that left a big impact (27:55)
• What has he recently changed his mind on (30:10)
• Who is he outside of work (34:10)