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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 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 shaped...
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 Product...
In this episode, we hosted a globally renowned and prolific guest Dr. Alok Aggarwal, founder, CEO, and Chief Data Scientist of Scry AI, the Author of the book "The Fourth Industrial Revolution & 100 Years of AI (1950-2050)" and an Inventor with 8 patents. Dr. Aggarwal pioneered the concept of “Knowledge Process Outsourcing (KPO)”, “co-founded” Evalueserve (4000+, employees), “founded” IBM’s India Research Laboratory, founded Scry AI that builds proprietary AI products for enter...
In this enlightening episode of the Prime Venture Partners Podcast, we delve into the transformative world of AI-powered healthcare monitoring with Gaurav Parchani, co-founder & CTO of Dozee. As India’s 1st AI-based Contactless Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) & Early Warning System (EWS), Dozee is FDA cleared, has monitored 250 Billion+ Heart Beats and saved 14 Million Nursing Hours! Dozee tracks vital parameters such as the Heart Rate, Respiratory Rate, Blood Pressure, Bloo...
Is culture really more important than strategy? We unpack this bold statement by diving deep into how to intentionally shape a startup's culture from day one. In this critical episode, get practical tips from Shripati & Amit on aligning company values with daily behaviors, decision-making processes, and hiring practices. Learn why the first 18 months are crucial for setting the tone and how even the smallest actions can significantly impact your company’s culture.Scaling a startup is...
In this #fintech special episode, we dive deep into the world of lending - our in-house investors Sanjay Swamy and Shivani Kulkarni discuss the massive $500 Billion Dollar Credit opportunity for entrepreneurs to leverage. Why Lending?- #india is the 3rd largest Fintech ecosystem in the world (behind US, China); We have 10,000 fintech startups, in this pure-play lending startups are 2500 (25%)!- Emergence of Co-lending as a business model will be a game-changer- Digital public infrastruct...
In this special episode, we hosted a very esteemed guest Dr.Pramod Varma, the Former Chief Architect Aadhaar, UPI, & India Stack, CTO EkStep Foundation, Co-Chair CDPI.dev, Co-Founder FIDE.org. He played an integral role in architecting India’s digital health infrastructure, vaccination and immunization infrastructure (Co-WIN & DIVOC). He is the Co-Founder of FIDE, co-creator of the open source Beckn Protocol, the base protocol for India’s new efforts such as Open Network for Digi...
In this special podcast episode, we talk about the massive AI opportunity - how it has evolved since the introduction of the first GPT models and what the future looks like and why we at Prime are super excited about it.Our in-house Artificial Intelligence (AI) experts Shripati Acharya and Pankaj Agarwal (Investments ‪@ PrimeVenturePartners‬) provide a comprehensive overview of the foundational technologies (LLMs, GPTs, Tokens) driving AI, the impact on startups and business models that will ...
In this exciting new episode, Shripati Acharya spoke to Jeff Maggioncalda, CEO of Coursera. @coursera is the world's leading online education company with 148 million registered learners globally, 7000+ courses from the top 325+ universities and companies. Jeff Maggioncalda joined Coursera as CEO in June 2017, he previously served for 18 years as the founding CEO at Financial Engines Inc., a company co-founded by economist and Nobel Prize winner William Sharpe. Financial Engines g...
In this exciting new episode, Shripati Acharyai spoke to Amit Dhakad - a new-age entrepreneur building ‘Punch’, a single screen trading platform making options trading accessible and safe for young Indians.Amit provides a nuanced explanation of the mechanics of futures and options specifically for retail and individual traders. He emphasizes the appeal of options trading due to its lower capital requirements, and how it serves as a gateway for wealth generation on a monthly basis. ...
In this podcast episode, we bring to you an exciting new episode on the IPL Ads of Niyo that went viral. Sanjay Swamy chats with Vinay Bagri, Co-Founder and CEO, Niyo who explains the backstory of each of the four (4) Ads for our viewers/listeners. Ad 1: Zero = Hero (No Forex Markup) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVT35es28SYAd 2: Trip Planned But No Visa? (Visa On Time, Every time) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUEfTnYii-8Ad 3: Hide & Seek (Free International ATM Withdr...
Introducing Prime’s special series on ‘Fintech in India - Past, Present and the Future’. This is the 3rd episode titled ‘India Fintech 3.0 - UPI, Lending, Compliance, GenAI’ in a 3 part series.In this special series of episodes, Sanjay Swamy, our Managing Partner speaks with industry stalwarts Srikanth Rajagopalan and Anshul Rai. Srikanth is currently the CEO of Perfios Account Aggregation (AA), an off-shoot from the Perfios legacy. Anshul is the Co-Founder and ex CEO of Happay, his claim to ...
Introducing Prime’s special series on ‘Fintech in India - Past, Present and the Future’. This is the 2nd episode titled ‘India Fintech 2.0 - Wallets, E-commerce, Uber & PayTm’ in a 3 part series.In this special series of episodes, Sanjay Swamy, our Managing Partner speaks with industry stalwarts Srikanth Rajagopalan and Anshul Rai. Srikanth is currently the CEO of Perfios Account Aggregation (AA), an off-shoot from the Perfios legacy. Anshul is the Co-Founder and ex CEO of Happay, his cla...
Introducing Prime’s special series on ‘Fintech in India - Past, Present and the Future’. This is the 1st episode titled ‘India Fintech 1.0 - Pre Aadhaar & Smartphones’ in a 3 part series.In this special series of episodes, Sanjay Swamy, our Managing Partner speaks with industry stalwarts Srikanth Rajagopalan and Anshul Rai. Srikanth is currently the CEO of Perfios Account Aggregation (AA), an off-shoot from the Perfios legacy. Anshul is the Co-Founder and ex CEO of Happay, his claim...
In this special podcast episode, our in-house Gaming experts Shripati Acharya and Gaurav Ranjan (Investments @PrimeVenturePartners) share everything about the ‘Gaming’ sector in India. They share deep insights on the current state, the future, game categories and what kind of companies Prime is excited to invest in. Why is Prime bullish about the Gaming Market in India?No. of Gamers in India - 500 Million (50 Crore)No. of paying Gamers in India - 150 Million (15 Crore)Expected size of Ma...
In this podcast episode, Shivani Kulkarni (AVP, Investments @ Prime Venture Partners ) speaks to Nitin Agrawal (Founder & CEO @ Navadhan Capital), an IRMA graduate, a former CEO of Spandana Sphoorty and an inspiring leader passionate about rural India.Nitin highlights his journey from a lower middle class family in Meerut in Uttar Pradesh to CEO of India's leading micro-finance organisations. He encourages entrepreneurs by narrating personal stories in Rural India from his 20+ years ...
In this podcast episode, Amit Somani speaks to Gaurav Aggarwal the incredible Founder & CEO at Savaari Car Rentals who inspiringly led his company to be acquired by MakeMyTrip in 2023/2024. Savaari is India's largest premier chauffeur driven inter-city car rental service with presence in 2000+ Indian cities.Gaurav is a resilient, poster boy of Indian Startup M&A success story. He has silently built a ~₹100 Crore ARR startup by just raising 2 rounds of funding in a crowded space ...
In this podcast episode, Amit Somani speaks to Mukesh Singh a.k.a Mukri (Founder of ZopSmart) a winner of the ‘Economic Times Comeback Kid Award Winner, 2023’. Mukri is a maverick entrepreneur who has staged an unimaginable dramatic pivot shutting down a 70%-80% revenue business to focusing on a newer product based on market estimation and gut. He talks about his inspiration from ‘Lego’ and ‘Intel’ to have made the most important decision in building this mammoth ~800 Crore company ...
In this exciting new episode, Amit Somani spoke to Hemant Sahal - a missionary entrepreneur solving a critical problem of digitizing Indian universities and institutions. Hemant’s insights on the necessity for specialized enterprise software (SaaS) in education institutions are compelling, as he recounts his multifaceted experiences as a student, teacher, and administrator. These experiences shaped his realization of the significant gap in technology that educational institutions f...
In this podcast episode, Sanjay Swamy one of the first institutional investors in Bolt.Earth embarks on a reminiscent journey with Jyoti, as we uncover the story of India's most exciting EV charging startup. Jyoti shares insights from audacious beginnings selling EV software solutions to Chinese manufacturers and how COVID helped them 'Make in India' for India launching the world's most affordable EV charger during the pandemic. He explains the critical pivot, business strategy, tec...
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