Business Podcast by Roohi | VC, Startups

Excited to share this episodeFeaturing Himanshu of Upsurge GrantsDuring my conversation with Himanshu, we got into1. How he manages all his projects- Only Functions, and more2. Upsurge Grants- selection criteria- Whether the grant is self-funded or sponsored3. Uspurge Labs4. Ground Zero Podcast5. How to keep up to date with the newest happenings in AI and MLHope you enjoy this episode!Guest Himanshu Dubey:  Himanshu X:https://x.com/himanshustwtsLinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/himanshud2611/Podcast: Ground Zero on YouTubeHost Roohi Kazi’s Handles ⤵︎ LinkedIn:  ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/roohi-kazi-53174113b/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠@roohik2Twitter:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/roohi_kr?s=21&t=chThpLoxSfA_oCiLbEq5ng⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠E-Mail: bizpodroohi2@gmail.comTO GET FEATURED ON “Business Podcast by Roohi” Email at: bizpodroohi2@gmail.com

In this episode I cover some lessons learned from studying Ramp's journeyThe information in this episode is based on a podcast interview for BizPodRoohi with Mark Goldberger, and some publicly available information- like podcasts, YouTube videos newsletter and moreHere are the sources:https://ramp.com/blog/ramp-raised-500m-to-build-the-future-of-financehttps://www.forbes.com/companies/ramp/https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/paribushttps://ramp.com/customers#all-storieshttps://support.ramp.com/hc/en-us/articles/4417685250195-Ramp-overviewhttps://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ootmv0jubph2l88jgkr7h/Eric-Glyman-Hiring-Super-ICs-Transcript.pdf?rlkey=faxjs4sucdpkm7twb425dzck0&e=3&st=e7hruhhb&dl=0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrqo-dAQpfcWouter's Pod: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6LTBW8aQGoZnKUSNpBZL7y?si=c93ba51b6ad74c4aPacky's Newsletter: https://www.notboring.co/p/ramping-upListen to my episode with Mark from 2023 here: https://businesspodcast.transistor.fm/episodes/deep-dive-on-ramp-and-sales-ft-mark-goldbergerhead-of-enterprise-sales-at-rampHost Roohi's handles below: X:⁠https://x.com/roohi_kr?s=21&t=chThpLoxSfA_oCiLbEq5ng⁠LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/roohi-kazi-53174113b/⁠Other episodes of the pod here: ⁠https://businesspodcast.transistor.fm/Email: bizpodroohi2@gmail.com

Today's guest is Manish Patel of Nava VenturesManish is a Silicon Valley Veteran, having worked at Google before IPO, and eventually found his way to Venture Capital at Nava VenturesThis is a fantastic episode that dives into Google, his journey, and moreYou can connect with Manish belowNava Ventures Website Website: https://www.nava.vc/Manish's email: manish@nava.vcHost Roohi's handles below: X:https://x.com/roohi_kr?s=21&t=chThpLoxSfA_oCiLbEq5ngLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roohi-kazi-53174113b/Other episodes of the pod here: https://businesspodcast.transistor.fm/

Excited to share this episodeFeaturing Kushal Bhagia of All In CapitalDuring my conversation with Kushal we get into- All In Capital- Founder Archetypesand more topicsHope you enjoy this episode!Guest Kushal Bhagia's Handles Kushal's X: https://x.com/kushalbhagiaKushal's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kushalbhagiaOther links:All In Capital's Website: https://allincapital.vc/Host Roohi Kazi’s Handles ⤵︎ LinkedIn:  ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/roohi-kazi-53174113b/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠@roohik2Twitter:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/roohi_kr?s=21&t=chThpLoxSfA_oCiLbEq5ng⁠⁠⁠⁠E-Mail: bizpodroohi2@gmail.comTO GET FEATURED ON “Business Podcast by Roohi” Email at: bizpodroohi2@gmail.com

Stoked to sayWe had Tim Draper on Business Podcast by Roohi recentlyFor one of the biggest and most interesting episodes till dateDuring my conversation with Tim we got into- India- His background and more topicsHope you enjoy this episode!Guest Tim Drapers Handles⤵︎ Tim Draper X: https://x.com/TimDraperTim Draper LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timothydraper/Other links: Draper University: https://draperuniversity.com/Meet the Drapers: https://www.meetthedrapers.com/Draper Associates: https://www.draper.vc/Host Roohi Kazi’s Handles ⤵︎ LinkedIn:  ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/roohi-kazi-53174113b/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠@roohik2Twitter:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/roohi_kr?s=21&t=chThpLoxSfA_oCiLbEq5ng⁠⁠⁠E-Mail: bizpodroohi2@gmail.comTO GET FEATURED ON “Business Podcast by Roohi” Email at: bizpodroohi2@gmail.com

In this episode I chat with Rohit Beri of ArthAlpha- ArthAlpha recently raised 2M In this conversation with Rohit we get into:1) Co Founder Fit2) ArthAlpha and moreGuest Rohit Beri's Handles⤵︎ LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/rohit-beri/⁠Host Roohi Kazi’s Handles ⤵︎ LinkedIn:  ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/roohi-kazi-53174113b/⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠@roohik2Twitter:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://x.com/roohi_kr?s=21&t=chThpLoxSfA_oCiLbEq5ng⁠⁠E-Mail: bizpodroohi2@gmail.comTO GET FEATURED ON “Business Podcast by Roohi” Email at: bizpodroohi2@gmail.com

A few months ago I had a chat with Harsh Gupta of Flourish Ventures India about the India story, their India operations, and moreThanks to his PR team for helping to set up this episodeGuest Harsh Gupta's Handles⤵︎ X:https://x.com/Harsh_Gupta27LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harsh-gupta-6176728b/Host Roohi Kazi’s Handles ⤵︎ LinkedIn:  ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/roohi-kazi-53174113b/⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠@roohik2Twitter:⁠⁠ ⁠https://x.com/roohi_kr?s=21&t=chThpLoxSfA_oCiLbEq5ng⁠E-Mail: bizpodroohi2@gmail.comTO GET FEATURED ON “Business Podcast by Roohi” Email at: bizpodroohi2@gmail.com

A few months ago I had an amazing opportunity to chat with Cyan Banister: Co Founder of Long Journey VenturesCyan has backed some incredible companies as an angel and now a VCAnd in this episode we chat aboutLong Journey Ventures Investment ThesisSkills to Break into Venture CapitalBiggest wins or Anti PortfolioAnd moreThere's a bit of background noise in this episodeThanks to Kat on her team for helping to arrange this episodeGuest Cyan Banisters Handles⤵︎ X: ⁠https://x.com/cyantistLong Journey Ventures Website:https://www.longjourney.vc/Edge of Esmerelda: https://www.edgeesmeralda.com/Host Roohi Kazi’s Handles ⤵︎ LinkedIn:  ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/roohi-kazi-53174113b/⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠@roohik2Twitter:⁠⁠ https://x.com/roohi_kr?s=21&t=chThpLoxSfA_oCiLbEq5ngE-Mail: bizpodroohi2@gmail.comTO GET FEATURED ON “Business Podcast by Roohi” Email at: bizpodroohi2@gmail.com

This month's episode features none other than Nick Huber(Sweaty Startup on X)Nick has built an audience and following of over 100 k + on X During the conversation with Nick we chat about1. A few of the concepts from his new book2. From Cornell University to Businessand other topicsGuest Nick Huber's Handles⤵︎ Ideas; https://sweatystartup.com/ideasEmail: nick@sweatystartupX: https://x.com/sweatystartupNick’s Book: https://www.amazon.com/Sweaty-Startup-Doing-Boring-Things/dp/006338762XHost Roohi Kazi’s Handles ⤵︎ LinkedIn:  ⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/roohi-kazi-53174113b/⁠⁠⁠Instagram:  ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/roohik2/#⁠⁠⁠Twitter:⁠ ⁠⁠https://x.com/roohi_kr⁠⁠⁠E-Mail: bizpodroohi2@gmail.comTO GET FEATURED ON “Business Podcast by Roohi” Email at: bizpodroohi2@gmail.com

This months episode of BizPodRoohi features John TayJohn grew up in a single income family homeAnd worked different kinds of jobs like at a petrol pump, Mc Donalds and eventually found his way to Venture Capital and startupsThis episode is inspiring for anyone who wants to make itWe chat about:1. John's journey to Tin Men Capital2. How to bring back the builders energy to SEAGuest John Tay's Handles⤵︎ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johntyc/Tin Men Capital Website: https://www.tinmen.asia/Host Roohi Kazi’s Handles ⤵︎ LinkedIn:   ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/roohi-kazi-53174113b/⁠⁠Instagram:  ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/roohik2/#⁠⁠Twitter: ⁠⁠https://x.com/roohi_kr⁠⁠E-Mail: bizpodroohi2@gmail.comTO GET FEATURED ON “Business Podcast by Roohi” Email at: bizpodroohi2@gmail.com

In this podcast I am joined by a dream guestRohit Bhargava: Host of The Startup Playbook Podcast, The Founder of The Komo ClubWe chat about:Podcasting in 2025 and beyondThe Komo Club GenesisThe Startup Playbook PodcastPlaybook VenturesGuest Rohit's Handles⤵︎ The Komo Club Website here: https://www.thekomoclub.com/Email: rohit@startupplaybook.coHere’s Rohit’s LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/rohbhargava/Heres The Startup Playbook Podcast link: https://open.spotify.com/show/0pIPF1J8KiK0VnCq5XIl03?si=6db67403426c4e0cHost Roohi Kazi’s Handles ⤵︎ LinkedIn:   ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/roohi-kazi-53174113b/⁠Instagram:  ⁠https://www.instagram.com/roohik2/#⁠Twitter: ⁠https://x.com/roohi_kr⁠E-Mail: bizpodroohi2@gmail.comTO GET FEATURED ON “Business Podcast by Roohi” Email at: bizpodroohi2@gmail.com

In this podcast I am joined by Karna Shinde  Karna is a strategic angel investorWe chat about red, and green flags in founders, advice on mentorship, and more topicsJoin the Whatsapp Group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DQ5OVsL6n9n8parDzdYG4a(Get Regular Updates on Podcasts guests, Events & More!)Guest Karna’s Handles⤵︎ LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/karna-d-shinde-55126621/Email: kds@kdsglobal.inHost Roohi Kazi’s Handles ⤵︎ LinkedIn:   https://www.linkedin.com/in/roohi-kazi-53174113b/Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/roohik2/#Twitter: https://x.com/roohi_krE-Mail: bizpodroohi2@gmail.comTO GET FEATURED ON “Business Podcast by Roohi” Email at: bizpodroohi2@gmail.com

One of the up and upcoming people in the micro grants space Suhas and Andrew Co Founded EVM Capital In this episode we get into 1. Early days of EVM Capital 2, What EVM looks for in builders Connect with Suhas below: X: https://x.com/suhasasumukh Email: suhasasumukh@gmail.com EVM Capital's Website: https://www.evm.capital/ Connect with the host Roohi below X:https://x.com/roohi_kr LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/roohi-kazi-53174113b/ Email: bizpodroohi@gmail.com If you are in Mumbai we are hosting our first meet up for BizPodRoohi in Versova. On Jan 26th You can sign up for it here: https://lu.ma/l2m3k9zg

Waited for 3 years to make this episode happen It was worth the wait During this episode we spoke about: - Hanover and more Connect with Chris here: X: https://x.com/chrishlad Hanover's Website: ⁠https://www.hanover.co/ Connect with the host Roohi here: X:⁠⁠https://x.com/roohi_kr⁠⁠ LinkedIn:⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/roohi-kazi-53174113b/⁠ Big news We are planning to host two meet ups for Business Podcast by Roohi internationally in 2025 1) First one in Versova, Mumbai on Jan 26th, 2025 2) Second one in Bangalore, India around Feb/ March 2025 Huge thanks to everyone who agreed to be city hosts, on the ground folks Link to register for the Versova one here: ⁠https://lu.ma/l2m3k9zg⁠

Today's episode features James Conde Investor Relations at Plug and Play APAC In this under 30 minute deep dive episode we get into: 1. Culture 2. Early days at Plug and Play Thanks to Jay Mahajan- for designing the epic thumbnails Special thanks to Fatima Abdullah for making the intro here, and this episode happen Connect with James Conde here: LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesconde/ Plug and Play APAC here: https://www.plugandplayapac.com/ Connect with the host Roohi here: X:⁠https://x.com/roohi_kr⁠ LinkedIn:⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/roohi-kazi-53174113b/ Big news We are planning to host two meet ups for Business Podcast by Roohi internationally in 2025 1) First one in Versova, Mumbai on Jan 26th, 2025 2) Second one in Bangalore, India around Feb/ March 2025 Huge thanks to everyone who agreed to be city hosts, on the ground folks Link to register for the Versova one here: https://lu.ma/l2m3k9zg

A few months ago I was lucky to get a chance to sit down with Akshat in Dubai Akshat is one of the people behind Arrayah Hacker House Hear more about his journey, and the vision behind starting Arrayah Hacker House Connect with Akshat here: X: https://x.com/lifeoftheshat LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/akshat418 Connect with the host Roohi here: X:https://x.com/roohi_kr LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/roohi-kazi-53174113b/

In this episode I am joined by Ari Dutilh building Bagel Fund, and helping to grow Merge Club - Merge Club is a fantastic initiative of Julian Weisser and Team We chat about: 1. His life's work and many other topics Connect with Ari below: Ari's Website: https://www.aridutilh.com/ Merge Club grant guide: https://merge.club/guide You can connect with the host Roohi below:  Business Podcast by Roohi Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://businesspodcast.transistor.fm/⁠ X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/roohi_kr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/roohi-kazi-53174113b/

This week we are joined by Adrija of Sattva Ventures  We talked about: 1. Sattva Ventures 2. Building in India 3. YC Concept in India Connect with Adrija below LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrija-agarwal-366971a9/ You can connect with the host Roohi below:  Business Podcast by Roohi Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://businesspodcast.transistor.fm/ X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/roohi_kr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.linkedin.com/in/roohi-kazi-53174113b/

Today's guest is Sanjay Nath the Co Founder of Blume Ventures Had a super interesting discussion with Sanjay around Blume Ventures Blume Ventures is a top notch VC Fund in India and have an excellent content strategy Blume has invested in companies like Unacademy, Classplus, Purplle, and more- across various funds You can connect with Sanjay Below: X: https://x.com/sanjaynath LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanjaynath/ Blume Ventures Website: https://blume.vc/ Blume Ventures Podcast: https://blume.vc/podcasts/blume-podcast You can connect with Roohi here: Business Podcast by Roohi Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://businesspodcast.transistor.fm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/roohi_kr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/roohi-kazi-53174113b/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join the Business Podcast by Roohi WhatsApp group here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://chat.whatsapp.com/EaW4eKQ3qU64ifwf17UTIT

Today's guest is the first repeat guest on the podcast Had a super interesting discussion with Juan Abundes: Solo GP at Aito Capital In this podcast we cover: GP’s leaving to start their own funds Creative ways of liquidity Secondary Funds Funds merging, and acquisitions and more You can connect with Juan Below: Juan's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juan-manuel-abundes Aito Capital website: https://aito.my.canva.site/ Aito Capital Portfolio: https://invited-pepper-ce9.notion.site/Aito-Capital-Portfolio-d490376b01b64d0284af7ef99be0a243 You can connect with Roohi here: Business Podcast by Roohi Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://businesspodcast.transistor.fm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/roohi_kr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/roohi-kazi-53174113b/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join the Business Podcast by Roohi WhatsApp group here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://chat.whatsapp.com/EaW4eKQ3qU64ifwf17UTIT