Best Junior VC Podcasts (2025)

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Ep 141: India’s Only Listed Dental Company ft. Laxmi Dental 49:10

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Join us as we talk to Sameer Merchant, the MD & CEO of Laxmi Dental Limited about their story.Sameer Merchant is a Certified Dental Technician (CDT) who began his entrepreneurial journey in 2001 by co-founding Laxmi Dental Limited with Rajesh. Over the years, he has travelled extensively to countries including Japan, Italy, Germany, the USA, the UK…

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Ep 140: Powering India’s eSports Revolution ft JetSynthesys 37:57

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Brought to you by the Founders Unfiltered podcast by A Junior VC - Unscripted conversations with Indian founders about their story and the process of building a company. Hosted by Aviral and Mazin.Join us as we talk to Rajan Navani, the Founder of JetSynthesys about their story.Rajan Navani is the Vice Chairman & Managing Director of the JetLine Gr…

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Ep 139: Mastering Procurement ft. ProcMart 35:27

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Brought to you by the Founders Unfiltered podcast by A Junior VC - Unscripted conversations with Indian founders about their story and the process of building a company. Hosted by Aviral and Mazin. Join us as we talk to Anish Popli, the founder of ProcMart about their story. Anish completed his MBA from the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) …

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Ep 138: First Indian Company to crack Y Combinator ft. Clear 44:12

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Brought to you by the Founders Unfiltered podcast by A Junior VC - Unscripted conversations with Indian founders about their story and the process of building a company. Hosted by Aviral and Mazin.Join us as we talk to Archit Gupta, the Founder & CEO of Clear about their story.Archit completed his B.Tech in Computer Science from IIT Guwahati, follo…

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Ep 137: AI Will Replace Managers ft. Fireflies.ai 37:57

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Join us as we talk to Krish Ramineni, the Co-founder and CEO of Fireflies about their story.Krish Ramineni is the co-founder & CEO of Fireflies.ai and one of the youngest product managers in Microsoft’s history.Before Fireflies, Krish built his career in product at Microsoft, then left to pursue the idea of turning conversations into knowledge. He’…

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Ep 136: Disbursing Loans in 30 Seconds ft. Fine 50:39

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Join us as we talk to Akshay Mehrotra, the Co-Founder & CEO of Fibe.India (Formerly EarlySalary) about their story.Akshay holds an MBA in Marketing and Finance from Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies. He has led marketing and corporate communications at Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance, served as Chief Marketing Officer at Policybazaar and Big B…

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Ep 135: Cross border payments for MSMEs ft. BRISKPE 51:14

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Brought to you by the Founders Unfiltered podcast by A Junior VC - Unscripted conversations with Indian founders about their story and the process of building a company. Hosted by Aviral and Mazin.Join us as we talk to Sanjay Tripathy, the CEO and founder of BRISKPE about their story.Sanjay completed his bachelor's degree from Orissa University and…

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Ep 134: Reskilling India's workforce ft Imarticus learning 38:50

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Brought to you by the Founders Unfiltered podcast by A Junior VC - Unscripted conversations with Indian founders about their story and the process of building a company. Hosted by Aviral and Mazin. Join us as we talk to Nikhil Barshikar, the Founder and CEO of Imarticus Learning about their story. Nikhil holds a Bachelor's degree in Finance and Eco…

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Ep 133: Journey to a $200M exit ft Axio 33:17

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Brought to you by the Founders Unfiltered podcast by A Junior VC - Unscripted conversations with Indian founders about their story and the process of building a company. Hosted by Aviral and Mazin.Join us as we talk to Gaurav Hinduja, the co-founder of axio, about their story.Gaurav studied Commerce at Christ University and went on to pursue his MB…

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Deploying 100 Cr in Indian Startups ft. AJVC 32:33

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On this week’s episde we have a mid-year update on the fund that is on track to invest about 40 Cr in 25 companies this year. We talk about the 8,000+ companis that have applied from all over India, the problems founders are tackling and about AI and the future of work.Brought to you by the Founders Unfiltered podcast by A Junior VC - Unscripted co…

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Ep 132: India's Largest Fitness Network ft. FITPASS 55:32

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Brought to you by the Founders Unfiltered podcast by A Junior VC - Unscripted conversations with Indian founders about their story and the process of building a company. Hosted by Aviral and Mazin.Join us as we talk to Akshay Verma, the Co-founder of FITPASS about their story.Akshay completed his bachelor's in Mathematics from St. Stephen's College…

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Ep 131: India's Quiet CRM Giant ft. LeadSquared 57:02

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Join us as we talk to Nilesh Patel, Founder & CEO, and Prashant Singh, Co-founder & COO of LeadSquared, about their story.Nilesh Patel graduated from Delhi University in 1999 and held leadership roles at IBM, Proteans, Symphony Services, and MarketXpander before founding LeadSquared, where he is the Founder and CEO.Prashant Singh completed his MS f…

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Ep. 130: One Platform 120 Currencies ft. PayGlocal Technologies 39:10

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Join us as we talk to Prachi Dharani, the Co-Founder and CEO of PayGlocal Technologies about their story.Prachi is a Chartered Accountant by profession. She has held leadership roles across the financial services and payments industry — having served as Chief Manager at ICICI Bank, Head of E-Commerce Projects at First Data India, and Senior Directo…

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Ep 129: Your Code Can Blow, Not The Pressure Cooker ft. Beyond Appliances 42:11

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Join us as we talk to Eshwar K Vikas, the Co-founder of Beyond Appliances about their story.Eshwar holds a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from SRM University and later pursued Entrepreneurial Studies at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.He began his career as an Associate at Ichiban Consultants, followed by a role as Executive A…

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Ep 128: Robinhood of MSMEs ft. M1xchange 54:30

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Brought to you by the Founders Unfiltered podcast by A Junior VC - Unscripted conversations with Indian founders about their story and the process of building a company. Hosted by Aviral and Mazin.Join us as we talk to Sundeep Mohindru, the Founder Director of M1xchange about their story.Sundeep Mohindru is a visionary entrepreneur and Chartered Ac…

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Ep 127: Lending To Borrowers New To Credit ft. mPokket 48:18

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Join us as we talk to Gaurav Jalan, the Founder & CEO of mPokket about their story.Gaurav pursued his Bachelor's degree in Economics and Computer Science from Amherst College, US, followed by an MBA from Columbia Business School. He later worked at Bain & Company and Fidelity International before serving as the MD and Chief Investment Officer at Av…

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Ep 126: Engineering The Future ft. Tessolve 44:45

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Join us as we talk to Srini Chinamilli, the Co-founder & CEO of Tessolve about their story.Srini earned his B.E. in Electrical & Electronics Engineering from BIT Mesra, followed by an M.S. in the same field from the University of Southern California.Later, he served as Director at Cirrus Logic and Director of Engineering at Centillium Communication…

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EP 125: From Packaging to Full-Stack Supply Chain ft. Bizongo 47:03

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Join us as we talk to Sachin Agarwal, the Co-founder of Bizongo about their story. This is yet another episode with a Bizongo co-founder! Last time, in March 2022, we had Ankit Deb. Today, we have Sachin, who completed his B.Tech in Chemical Engineering from IIT Bombay in 2012. He went on to work with leading companies like PepsiCo and Biocon befor…

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Ep 124: The Sri Lankan Unicorn ft. WSO2 54:59

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Brought to you by the Founders Unfiltered podcast by A Junior VC - Unscripted conversations with Indian founders about their story and the process of building a company. Hosted by Aviral and Mazin.Join us as we talk to Sanjiva Weerawarana, the founder of WSO2 about their story.Sanjiva earned his bachelor's and master's in Mathematics/CS from Kent S…

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Ep 123: How to Do an SME IPO ft. Veefin 45:25

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Join us as we talk to Raja Debnath, the Managing Director of Veefin about their story.Raja holds a BE from the Maharashtra Institute of Technology, an MMS in Marketing from the Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, and an MBA from Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. Over his career, he has held several prominent roles, including M…

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Ep 122: Surprisingly Predicting 2025 ft. Aviral Bhatnagar 17:24

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Join us as we talk with Aviral Bhatnagar, the Founder and Managing Partner of A Junior VC, as he shares his predictions for the startup ecosystem in 2025.Aviral Bhatnagar is the founder and managing partner at A Junior VC. He has spearheaded investments across SaaS, consumer, and AI sectors while also managing and expanding the student venture prog…

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Ep 121: 200 Cr Founder Who Does Not Own Anything ft. Rentomojo 47:05

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Brought to you by the Founders Unfiltered podcast by A Junior VC - Unscripted conversations with Indian founders about their story and the process of building a company. Hosted by Aviral and Mazin.Join us as we talk to Geetansh Bamania, the Founder of Rentomojo about their story.Geetansh completed his B.Tech from IIT Madras and subsequently gained …

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Ep 120: You Shouldn't Startup ft. A Junior VC 39:57

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Join us as we talk to Aviral Bhatnagar, the Founder and Managing Partner of A Junior VC about their story.Aviral Bhatnagar is the founder and managing partner at A Junior VC. He has spearheaded investments across SaaS, consumer, and AI sectors while also managing and expanding the student venture program at Venture Highway. Previously, he played a …

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Ep 119: 1,000 Cr Dark Horse Empowering Farmers ft. Akshayakalpa 42:05

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Brought to you by the Founders Unfiltered podcast by A Junior VC - Unscripted conversations with Indian founders about their story and the process of building a company. Hosted by Aviral and Mazin.Join us as we talk to Shashi Kumar, the Founder and CEO of Akshayakalpa Organic about their story.Shashi completed his BE and Master's in Telecommunicati…

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Ep 118: Payments Business 101 FT. Cashfree Payments 52:29

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Brought to you by the Founders Unfiltered podcast by A Junior VC - Unscripted conversations with Indian founders about their story and the process of building a company. Hosted by Aviral and Mazin.Join us as we talk to Akash Sinha, the Co-founder and CEO of Cashfree Payments about their story.Akash completed his B.Tech in Computer Science from IIIT…

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Ep 117: Matchmaker for India Inc ft. Careernet 45:04

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Join us as we talk to Anshuman Das, the Co-Founder & CEO of Careernet, HirePro & Longhouse Consulting about their story.Anshuman completed his B.Tech at IIT Delhi in 1998. He went on to co-found Careernet in 1999, followed by HirePro in 2004, and LONGHOUSE Consulting in 2008.🏢 About Careernet:Careernet is India’s leading talent solutions provider, …

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Ep 116: India’s First Semi-Conductor Product Company ft. iVP Semi 55:33

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Join us as we talk to Raja Manickam, the Founder of iVP Semiconductor about their story.Raja completed his B.Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering from IIT Kharagpur in 1982. He has held key leadership roles throughout his career, including Engineering Manager at Texas Instruments, Director at National Semiconductor, Director of Sales a…

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Ep 115: How To Get Funded? ft. Aviral Bhatnagar 40:41

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Brought to you by the Founders Unfiltered podcast by A Junior VC - Unscripted conversations with Indian founders about their story and the process of building a company. Hosted by Aviral and Mazin.Join us on a special episode this week as we talk to Aviral about the A Junior VC fund and how it’s changing early stage startup investing.…

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Ep 114: Unicorn with Zero Marketing ft. Tiger Analytics 58:37

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Join us as we talk to Mahesh Kumar, the Founder & CEO, and Pradeep Gulipalli, the Co-founder and CEO (India) of Tiger Analytics about their story.Mahesh completed his B.Tech in Computer Science from IIT Bombay in 1999, followed by a PhD from MIT in 2003. He began his career as a summer associate intern at McKinsey & Company, then went on to serve a…

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Ep 113: Science + Ayurveda - ₹ 500 Cr D2C brand 1:03:29

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Join us as we talk to Arush Chopra & Megha Sabhlok, the Co-Founders of Just Herbs about their story.Arush Chopra is the co-founder and CEO of Just Herbs, while Megha Sabhlok serves as the co-founder and COO.Arush earned his bachelor’s degree from St. Xavier’s College before pursuing further studies at City University of London. He then gained valua…

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Ep 112: Simplifying wealth creation for Indians ft. Scripbox 42:27

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Join us as we talk to Atul Shinghal, the Founder and CEO of Scripbox about their story.Atul completed his B.Tech from IIT Madras in 1991, followed by an MBA from IIM Bangalore in 1993. He gained extensive experience working with companies such as Madura Coats, Standard Chartered, Capital One, Nedbank, and Old Mutual. In 2010, he co-founded Probe In…

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Ep 111: The Brain Behind Tata 1mg's Tech Stack ft. 1mg 55:30

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Join us as we talk to Gaurav Agarwal, the Co-founder of 1mg (previously HealthKartPlus) about their story.Gaurav completed his B.Tech in Computer Science from IIT Delhi in 2001. He began his career as a software engineer at Decru Inc., then served as an engineering manager at Network Appliance, followed by a role as general manager at Zynga. He lat…

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Ep 110: Asia's First Credit Cards as a Service Platform ft. Hyperface 52:38

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Join us as we talk to Ramanathan RV, the Co-founder of Hyperface about their story.Ramanathan completed his B.Tech in Computer Science from NIT, Tiruchirappalli, in 2006. He then worked as a software engineer at companies such as Amazon and BankBazaar before founding JUSPAY in 2012. In 2021, he co-founded Hyperface.🏢 About Hyperface:Hyperface empow…

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Ep 109: Saving Crores In Cross Border Payments ft. Skydo 52:58

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🎙️Founders Unfiltered Ep-109:Brought to you by the Founders Unfiltered podcast by A Junior VC - Unscripted conversations with Indian founders about their story and the process of building a company. Hosted by Aviral and Mazin.Join us as we talk to Movin Jain, the Founder of Skydo about their story.Movin completed his B.Tech in computer science at I…

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Ep 108: Enterprise Tech's Troubleshooter ft. Whatfix 42:19

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Join us as we talk to the co-founders of Whatfix - Khadim Batti and Vara Kumar Namburu about their story.Khadim earned his Bachelor's degree in Engineering from University of Mumbai and a post graduate degree in IT from IIIT Bangalore. Starting his career at CMC Ltd., he worked at Huawei, Applabs Technologies and Kenexa. He co-founded Whatfix in 20…

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Ep 107: We Patrol The Internet ft. IDfy 1:07:30

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Join us as we talk to Ashok Hariharan, the CEO of IDfy about their story.Ashok earned his Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from Penn State Engineering and went on to complete his MBA at the Indian School of Business. His career as a hardware engineer includes positions at Acterna, Coree Networks, Marconi Communications, Laurel Networks, …

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Ep 106: India's Latest Unicorn ft. Porter 51:10

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Join us as we talk to Uttam Digga, the Co-founder & CEO of Porter about their story.Uttam completed his integrated MSc in Economics at IIT Kharagpur in 2012. Following that, he held positions as an Analyst at both HSBC and J.P. Morgan before launching Porter in 2014.🏢 About Porter:Porter goes beyond logistics, fueled by their mission to 'move a bil…

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Ep 105: Lending Secrets Revealed ft. Kissht 55:35

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Join us as we talk to Ranvir Singh, the Founder and CEO of Kissht and Ring about their story.Ranvir completed his B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Bombay in 2001 and his MBA from IIM Bangalore in 2005. He served as an associate partner at McKinsey & Company, held the position of Managing Director at Si-Creva, and established Kissht in 2016…

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Ep 104: Unlocking Credit for the Next Billion Indians ft. FinBox 32:57

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Join us as we talk to Rajat Deshpande, the Co-founder and CEO of FinBox about their story.In 2009, Rajat completed his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Mechanical Engineering at IIT Bombay. His professional journey includes roles such as General Analytics Associate at ZS Associates, Senior Associate at Citigroup, Advisor at BookMyCab, and Vice Pr…

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Ep 103: India's Only School Ed-tech Unicorn ft. Lead Group 55:44

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Join us as we talk to Sumeet Mehta, the Co-Founder and CEO of LEAD Group about their story.Sumeet earned his Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering at PEC, followed by an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad in 1999.After his MBA, he delved into brand management at Procter & Gamble, Singapore, and later served as CEO at Zee Learn for almost five years.In 2012, he …

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Ep 102: Bringing Sourdough Bread to Indian Homes ft. The Baker's Dozen 57:03

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Join us as we talk to Sneh Jain, the Co-founder of The Baker’s Dozen about their story.Sneh Jain completed his B.Tech degree at UDCT, Mumbai, and subsequently an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad in 2009.He gained professional experience at renowned firms such as Cipla and Orchid Pharma before serving as a consultant at McKinsey & Company post his MBA.In 2012…

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Ep 101: The Invisible Force Behind 3 Lakh Enterprises ft. Vayana 54:40

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Join us as we talk to Ramaswamy Iyer, the Founder and CEO of Vayana Network about their story.Ramaswamy completed his Bachelor of Engineering at VJTI, Mumbai, followed by an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad. Subsequently, he gained experience as a senior consultant at Accenture. Additionally, he played a pivotal role as a Co-founder of CashTech Solutions, la…

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Ep 100: India’s First App to Offer Credit on UPI ft. Kiwi 51:48

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Join us as we talk to Mohit Bedi, the co-founder of Kiwi about their story.Mohit pursued his MBA degree from the Symbiosis Institute of Management in 2000. Subsequently, he held positions such as Product Manager at GE, AVP and Product Head at Citi Bank, Head of Bancassurance at Barclays, Head of Credit Cards at Standard Chartered Bank, SVP and Busi…

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Ep 99: Scaler Is Giving 1M+ Engineers A Second Chance ft. Scaler 46:00

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Brought to you by the Founders Unfiltered podcast by A Junior VC - Unscripted conversations with Indian founders about their story and the process of building a company. Hosted by Aviral and Mazin.Join us as we talk to Anshuman Singh, the Co-Founder of Scaler about their story.Anshuman graduated with a B.Tech in Computer Science from IIIT Hyderabad…

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Ep 98: Berkshire's favourite sales engagement tool is from India ft. Vymo 39:35

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Brought to you by the Founders Unfiltered podcast by A Junior VC - Unscripted conversations with Indian founders about their story and the process of building a company. Hosted by Aviral and Mazin.Join us as we talk to Yamini Bhat, the Co-founder & CEO of Vymo about their story.In 2004, Yamini completed her Bachelor's degree in Computer Science fro…

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Ep 97: Keeping Vigil While You Sleep ft. 56 Secure 39:17

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Join us as we talk to Sacheth Kadam, the Co-founder of 56 Secure about their story.Sacheth completed his Bachelor of Engineering at Visvesvaraya Technological University in 2010 and pursued Executive Education in Business Administration at the University of Notre Dame.His professional experience includes roles such as a research assistant at the In…

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Ep 96: Selling soap door to doors to software worth crores ft. CleverTap 1:13:12

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Join us as we talk to Anand Jain, the Co-founder of CleverTap about their story.In 1996, Anand completed his Bachelor of Commerce degree at Sahajanand Arts & Commerce College. Despite having a commerce education, he gained experience as a software engineer at various companies, including Compoint Computers, Cyberworld Technologies, Software Frontie…

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Ep 95: Hyperloop, Elon Musk & World's First Multi-Sensor Satellite | GalaxEye 48:39

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Join us as we talk to Suyash Singh, the Co founder & CEO of GalaxEye of about their story.Suyash completed his undergraduate studies in mechanical engineering at LNCT College, followed by his postgraduate studies in aerospace engineering at IIT Madras in 2019.He gained experience as a data analyst and machine vision researcher at TCS and also found…

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Ep 94: With Great Learning Comes Great Responsibility ft. Great Learning 50:29

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Join us as we talk to Hari Krishnan Nair, the Co-founder of Great Learning about their story.Hari completed his computer science engineering degree at SCT College of Engineering, followed by an MBA from MDI, Gurugoan. He gained experience at various firms, such as Asian Paints and Withya, and held the role of Associate Director at the Great Lakes I…

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Ep 93: India's Fastest Fresh Produce Delivery Platform ft. Otipy 1:00:15

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Join us as we talk to Varun Khurana, the Founder of Otipy about their story.Varun completed his B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering at IIT Delhi in 2001. Following this, he held the position of a lead engineer at a network appliance company. Subsequently, he established Wirkle Technologies, which was later acquired by Location Labs. Afterwa…