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A podcast for entrepreneurs who are looking to build & grow their startups. Avoid common traps & learn uncommon strategies & tactics from makers & doers of startup ecosystem. Prime Ventures is a early-stage venture fund which focuses on startups that not only need capital but also require mentoring to transform them into disruptive companies. We share a passion for working closely with entrepreneurs and enjoy sharing their journey in a high-frequency, interactive and fun environment.Read more about us at http://primevp.in
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In this PrimeVP Podcast episode, we go back to the roots of the internet with Sabeer Bhatia, the man who gave the world Hotmail. 📧 From his Hotmail journey to his bold perspectives on today’s most pressing themes, Sabeer shares unfiltered insights on: 1️⃣ How an email problem at work sparked the idea that changed global communication forever 2️⃣ Why communication skills — not just capital — make or break founders 3️⃣ Why health & discipline matter more than hustle in the long run 4️⃣ Wh...
How do you pivot from an early idea that didn’t work ➝ to building a global SaaS leader trusted by 700+ enterprises? In this full episode of the Prime Podcast, Khadim Batti (Co-founder & CEO, Whatfix) reveals the raw founder journey: The pivot moment that sparked WhatfixHustling with 500 cold emails to close first customersLanding a Fortune 10 client at $25/month (and why logos matter more than price)Why product-market fit keeps evolvingScaling SaaS from India ➝ US with 85+ Fortune 500...
In this episode of the Prime Venture Partners Podcast, Sanjay Swamy hosts Mahesh Joshi, Head of Asia Private Equity at BlueOrchard and author of H.I.T. Investing. He shares powerful insights on how companies across India and Asia are solving critical problems like: Financial inclusion for underserved Kirana storesGender equity in small business financeClimate resilience through tech and EV adoptionLeveraging UPI, DPI, and IndiaStack to scale affordable services 📌 Key themes: - What HIT in...
From “Virat Kohli is the best preparer in the cricket world” to reminding startup leaders of the most important lesson - “Who I am and the results of what I do are different”, our podcast with Paddy Upton has it all! 🎯 What you’ll take away in this full episode with Paddy (mental coach to India’s 2011 World Cup-winning team): ✅ Why startup founders must evolve from individual contributors → captains → coaches ✅ How to build “personal mastery” through unsexy fundamentals ✅ The hidden costs o...
🎙️ Bala Parthasarathy - Chairman & Co-founder, Freo, Director at People+AI, Senior Adviser, EMK Capital (London) - joins us for one of our most insightful episodes. In this full conversation, Bala discusses: 🔹 Snapfish’s dotcom-era growth, crash, and acquisition by HP 🔹 Building Aadhaar from the ground up with Nandan Nilekani 🔹 The truth about raising and deploying venture capital 🔹 What’s broken (and what’s working) in fintech 🔹 The founder's mindset in the age of AI If you're a ...
What happens when a techie starts brewing in his garage and ends up building one of India’s most iconic craft beer brands? Just as refreshing as Geist’s beer, this episode has Narayan Manepally, CEO & Co-founder of Geist Brewing Co., chatting with Sanjay Swamy. It has all the flavours and ingredients - from sharing his journey as an Intel engineer in the U.S. to innovating and succeeding as a beer entrepreneur. What you’ll learn: 🍺 How one batch of California Golden Ale changed ev...
What happens when a founder builds and exits four companies, including a multi-million-dollar edtech company, before India even started talking about startups? In this episode, K. Ganesh (Author & Partner at Growth Story) - the man behind BigBasket, Portea, Bluestone, and more breaks down the hard truths, lucky accidents, and pivots that shaped his journey. 🎙️ Hosted by Sanjay Swamy | Prime Venture Partners 📘 Featuring: Mastering Disruption by K. Ganesh 🧠 What you’ll learn: How he wen...
What if your product manager, designer, developer, AND CEO were all AI? In this game-changing conversation, Xiaoyin Qu, Founder of HeyBoss, joins Pankaj Agarwal (VP @PrimeVP_in) to share how she’s building a startup where software is shipped in minutes, led entirely by AI agents. Before founding HeyBoss, Xiaoyin was a Product Manager at Facebook and Instagram. Today, she’s scaling her company with support from the OpenAI Startup Fund. What you’ll learn: 🤖 How HeyBoss evolved from a kids' g...
AI is no longer experimental—it's foundational. In this explosive episode, PrimeVP Founder & Partner Shripati Acharya and Principal Gaurav Ranjan unpack how AI is reshaping B2B software—and what that means for evaluating and investing in early-stage startups. What you’ll learn: ⚙️ The rise of Enterprise AI and its real-world applications 📈 Prime’s investment thesis in AI-first SaaS startups 🧠 What separates hype from defensible value in AI 🚀 Advice for founders building in vertical SaaS...
What’s next in fintech? In this high-signal episode, Sheel Mohnot (GP at @ Better Tomorrow Ventures) shares deep insight into the future of financial services, AI’s impact on SaaS, and how VC is evolving in 2025. 🔍 In Sheel’s candid chat with Sanjay Swamy, You’ll learn: • What US fintech can learn from India’s public infrastructure (UPI, DEPA, account aggregation) • Why SaaS isn’t dead—but must evolve beyond subscription revenue • How Sheel evaluates founder-market fit, ve...
What happens when creativity meets sharp market insight? In this episode, Raffic Aslam (ex-Creative Director at Zoho) breaks down the 3 campaigns that defined Zoho’s global marketing playbook: 1️⃣UAE VAT Campaign – A masterclass in cultural targeting that unlocked a new market via a single character: Kutty, the Malayali accountant. 2️⃣ Made in India for the World – A bold declaration of Indian innovation for a global SaaS audience. 3️⃣Super Bowl Ads – Frugal but fierce, this campaign helped...
How do you scale a product to 70M+ users without spending a dime on marketing? Deepak Joy Cheenath (Co-founder of Quizizz) reveals: ✅ The moment Quizizz found its viral growth loop ✅ How teacher-driven adoption fueled massive organic scale ✅ The mistakes they made along the way—and what they learned ✅ Why they held off on monetisation for years (and why it paid off) Timestamps: 00:00 – Introduction 02:15 – The early days of Quizizz & WizenWorld 05:40 – The teacher-driven insight that c...
💡 How do you scale a SaaS company from SMB customers to billion-dollar enterprise deals? In this Prime Venture Partners Podcast episode, we sit down with Praerit Garg, President of Product & Innovation at Smartsheet, to uncover the secrets of scaling SaaS, AI’s role in work management, and the game-changing lessons from Smartsheet’s journey. ⏳ Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction 01:28 - Praerit Garg’s Career Journey: From Microsoft → AWS → Smartsheet 04:46 - What is Smartsheet? Ho...
💡 What does it take to build 2 multi-billion-dollar companies? In this episode of the Prime Venture Partners Podcast, we sit down with Dheeraj Pandey, Co-Founder of Nutanix & DevRev, to unpack the real challenges, pivotal decisions, and insights behind building and scaling a successful enterprise tech company. 00:00 - Introduction 00:52 - Dheeraj’s Early Life 04:15 - Leaving IIT & Taking a Second Shot 07:40 - Studying Computer Science at IIT Kanpur 10:55 - Early Career: Oracle, UT A...
💰How do VCs raise billions before they invest in startups? What happens behind the scenes when venture capitalists secure funding from Limited Partners (LPs)? 📌 Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction 2:45 - How Gautam Mago & Rahul Chowdhri Became VCs 4:55 - The Growth of India’s Startup & VC Ecosystem Over the Years 7:40 - How LPs Shape the Venture Capital Industry 12:08 - What VCs Look for in a Startup 16:35 - Fundraising Mistakes Founders Make & How to Avoid Them 21:20 - ...
In this episode, Abhishek Kumar, co-founder & CEO of Mygate, takes us on the journey of building India’s largest community management platform. From spending a month working alongside security guards to understand their needs, to scaling Mygate to 25,000+ gated communities, Abhishek reveals the key decisions and insights that shaped their success. 🔥 What You’ll Discover: ✅ How Mygate’s founders lived the user experience to refine their product ✅ Cracking product-market fit and scaling a...
🔮 What does 2025 hold for Indian startups, venture capital, and innovation? In this special episode, Partners at Prime dive deep into the predictions and trends that will shape the world of Indian startups, venture capital, and sectors in 2025. Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction: 2025 Startup & VC Predictions 01:15 - Prime’s New Fund Launch & Global LP Interest 03:00 - Focus on Early-Stage Investments: Fewer Bets, Deeper Support 05:30 - The Role of AI in the 2025 Startup Landscape...
✨ How did Indian startups conquer 2024? What’s next in AI, fintech, and EdTech? Find out in this special year-end podcast with Prime Venture Partners’ top voices: Sanjay Swamy, Amit Somani, Shripati Acharya & Brij Bhushan 🔥 What You’ll Discover: #1 trend shaping startups in 2024Why AI adoption is revolutionizing business across industriesIs quick commerce hype or here to stay?How startups like MyGate, PlanetSpark, and Dozee achieved profitabilityBig predictions for 2025: EdTech’s c...
In this podcast episode, Amit Somani speaks to Brij Bhushan, Co-founder & Ex COO of Magicpin, India's #1 Local Savings App & 3rd largest food delivery startup. Brij shares his extremely inspiring story going from a Tier 3 college to IIM Bangalore to building Magicpin to a 400 crore annual revenue company and being invested by Zomato. In this conversation, he talks about the 3 pivots/stages of company-building that sh...
In the latest episode of our podcast, we sit down with Gokul Rajaram - a Product Leader, Operator and Board member who has helped build seven of the largest tech companies globally - Google, Facebook, Square, DoorDash, Coinbase, Pinterest and Trade Desk. He is popularly known as the 'Godfather of Google Adsense', here he grew it from zero to over $1 billion in revenue. Later, he founded an NLP company which was acquired by Facebook, where he then led the Ads Product team as Produ...
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