1947 Rise
103 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago -Our purpose is to help startups go mainstream in 🇮🇳!
1947 Rise Podcast is helping in accelerating the speed of reverse brain drain
We do this by interviewing India-born, overseas-trained who have moved back to India and built massive tech companies themselves and/or helped enable the tech ecosystem
1947 Operators Podcast is helping in increasing the number of operator-angels in the startup ecosystem.
We do this by unpacking the investing journey of the best operator-angels in India.
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99: Why Jonathan Lacoste of Space VC is Betting Big on Space & Defense Technologies | 1947 Rise
July 05, 2024 12:30 - 37 minutes - 51.3 MB00:00 - Top moments 01:23 - Intro 02:56 - Investing in space and defense 06:03 - Raising the first fund and learnings 08:41 - Key introduction that changed trajectory 10:25 - Evolution of portfolio construction 12:27 - Evaluating startups in space and defense tech 15:52 - Sourcing, picking, and winning investments 20:23 - Pros and cons of being a solo GP 22:18 - Mistakes and changes in Fund Two 25:25 - Valuable lesson learned 27:14 - Biggest industry myths 30:16 - Investment in Indian startu...
98: Ruchit Agarwal moved back to India and built CARS 24 into a $3.3 Billion Company | 1947 Rise
June 27, 2024 04:20 - 57 minutes - 105 MBRuchit Agarwal is the co-founder and CFO of CARS24. CARS24 is a leading AutoTech company streamlining and revolutionizing the sale, purchase, and financing of pre-owned cars in India, Australia, Thailand, and UAE CARS 24 is currently valued at $3.3 Billion. 00:00 - Top Moments 01:03 - Intro 02:10 - What were few things, that shaped you while you were growing up? 19:41 - What were some company dying experiences? What has helped you overcome those challenges? 27:32 - What's the magical outcom...
97: From Engineer to Venture Capitalist: Leo's Journey with Susa Ventures & Humba Ventures
June 17, 2024 10:10 - 36 minutes - 66.4 MBLeo is a co-founder and General Partner at Susa Ventures and Humba Ventures. He writes $1m-$3m checks via Susa, mostly in B2B SaaS companies, and $250k-$500k checks via Humba, mostly in deep tech and in critical sectors (manufacturing, energy, defense, etc). Humba is a new early stage fund in the Susa fund family. 00:00 - Top moments 01:09 - Intro 02:30 - What led you into investing? What was the founding story of Susa Ventures? 04:43 - What was the portfolio construction and the thesis of...
96: Raw chat on Persistence, support system, loneliness & health Ft Prashant Pitti & Raghunandan G
May 09, 2024 09:40 - 1 hour - 88.8 MBPrashant is the co-founder of EaseMyTrip. Ease my trip is among very few consumer-startups in the world, that bootstrapped all the way till IPO & later even became a unicorn. Raghu is the founder of Zolve. Zolve is world's first cross-border Neobank. Before Zolve, Raghu built and sold ride hailing startup Taxi for sure to Ola for $200M dollars 00:00 - Top Moments 01:25 - Intro 03:41 - How are you both sleeping these days? 08:40 - What were the scariest moments while building your company?...
95: Building a global venture capital firm & learnings from Indian founders ft Vinny Pujji of Left Lane Capital
April 24, 2024 02:37 - 41 minutes - 57.1 MBVinny Pujji is the Managing Partner at Left Lane Capital. Left Lane Capital is a global venture capital firm that invests in high-growth internet and consumer technology companies. Notable investments include GoStudent, Jackpocket, Bilt Rewards and many more Before Left Lane Vinny was at Insight Partners - where he led insights investments in India 00:00 - Top moments 01:32 - Intro 03:16 - How did you get into the world of investing and What is the founding story of Left Lane Capital? 07:5...
94: Investing in people not in Ideas, -1 to 0, potential of India, Aditya Agarwal, South Park Commons
March 22, 2024 09:20 - 40 minutes - 56.3 MBAditya Agarwal is the Partner at South Park Commons. SPC is a community of technologists and builders dedicated to helping each other explore, learn, and get from -1 to 0. Prior to SPC Aditya was the CTO of Dropbox and he was one of Facebook’s first engineers. 00:00 - Top moments 01:22 - Intro 02:41 - What is the founding story of South Park Commons? 13:26 - What is the thesis and the portfolio construction of the fund? 15:12 - What type of check sizes are these and what is the portfolio ...
93: Conquer Your Physical and Mental Health to Build Billion Dollar Business. ft.Nitin Jain & Pratham
March 11, 2024 04:47 - 1 hour - 85.2 MBNitin is the co-founder of Ofbusiness, a $6 billion dollar company and Pratham is the founder of Masters Union - A leading technology-focused b-school led by veteran leaders, offering an industry immersive PGP. 00:00 - Top moments 01:28 - Introduction 02:27 - How are you both sleeping these days? 06:38 - How is Nitin able to persist through everything and do it? 10:00 - What's the secret behind Pratham's energy and persistence? 16:13 - What is Nitin's framework to make it big in life? 20:47...
92: A Billion Dollar Bet, Learnings from India, ft. Andreas of Remote First Capital.
February 29, 2024 05:49 - 46 minutes - 64.9 MBAndreas Klinger is a former CTO of Product Hunt, CoinList, Head of Remote at AngelList, and CTO at On Deck He is also an investor via Remote First Capital. He has backed some amazing companies like Remote, Mainstreet, Clubhouse and more. Here are the topic we covered during our conversation 00:00 - Top moments 00:49 - Introduction 02:07 - What was the founding story of Remote First Capital? 05:18 - Did you have any mentors who helped you go about it? 06:11 - What's the portfolio constructio...
91: Why India is the next big thing & Building a Unique Venture Fund, Sahil Lavingia | 1947 VC
February 17, 2024 01:32 - 51 minutes - 71.4 MBSahil Lavingia is an entrepreneur, known as the founder and CEO of Gumroad, an investor, painter, and writer. Through SHL Capital he Invests $10 million a year into early-stage technology startups, mostly via $100K-$250K checks. 00:00 - Top moments 00:42 - intro 01:54- What was the founding story of SHL Capital? 05:40 - What's the portfolio construction like for SHL capital? 08:09 - Are there examples in your portfolio of weird investments that turned out to be very good? 14:15- Any inve...
90: Giving Back and Angel Investing Insights from Akshay Chaturvedi, Leverage Edu
January 29, 2024 02:20 - 39 minutes - 74.5 MBAkshay Chaturvedi is the founder and CEO of Leverage Edu, a fast-growing study abroad platform startup that provides personalized mentorship and guidance for higher education and careers. He is also a prolific angel investor. Timestamps: 00:00: Top Moments 00:34: Intro with Akshay 02:25: Leverage Edu Overview 04:22: First External Investor 06:25: Akshay's Angel Investing Journey 08:15: Impact on Growth as Founder 12:26: Identifying Investment Opportunities 15:51: Angel Investing Learnings ...
89: Successful Strategies for Emerging Fund Managers by Charles Hudson, Precursor Ventures | 1947 VC
January 19, 2024 02:26 - 31 minutes - 58.2 MBCharles Hudson is the Managing Partner and Founder of Precursor Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm focused on investing in the first institutional round of financing for the most promising software and hardware companies. He is one of the pioneers of pre-seed investing. He is also an advisor and mentor to a number of emerging managers. Timestamps: 00:00 Top Moments 00:31 Intro to pod with Charles Hudson 02:21 Angel investing and Precursor Ventures' founding story 05:28 Evolution...
88: World's first and top fund investing in startups in highly regulated industries | Bradley Tusk, Tusk Ventures
January 12, 2024 11:24 - 36 minutes - 68.7 MBBradley Tusk is a venture capitalist, political strategist, philanthropist, and writer. He is the co-founder of Tusk Ventures, the world’s first venture capital fund that invests solely in early stage startups in highly regulated industries. TVP has raised three funds so far and proved its model by investing in major winners like FanDuel, Lemonade, Coinbase, Ro and more. Timeline : 00:00 Introduction 02:07 Founding story of Tusk Ventures 05:39 Evolution of portfolio construction from Fund...
87: Revolutionizing Communications in VC | Day One Ventures' Winning Formula, ft. Masha Bucher
December 22, 2023 04:21 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBMasha Bucher is the Founder of Day One Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm that’s pioneering a new model in VC by spearheading communications for its portfolio companies. The fund has backed backed 8 unicorns and one portfolio company went public They have invested in companies like Remote, Worldcoin, You.com, Simulate, Superhuman, Truebill (acq), Arcadia, DoNotPay, Atoms, Yumi, DuckDuckGo & others Before that, Masha was an angel investor and PR studio founder working with comp...
86: Fixing Problems in the Indian Education System: Insights from Arjun Nair, Co-Founder of Great Learning
December 15, 2023 04:55 - 42 minutes - 78.7 MBArjun Nair is the Co-Founder and President of Great Learning. Great Learning is India's leading provider for online professional & higher education. In 2021, BYJU’S Acquired Great Learning for $600 Million. Great Learnings was bootstrapped. Timeline: 00:00: Top Moments 00:38: Intro to pod 02:00: Early life and shaping moments 09:56: Return to India and founding Great Learning 16:03: Evolution of online learning and its future 22:44: Key issues in Indian education and solutions 28:55: Advic...
86: Fixing Problems in the Indian Education System: Insights from Arjun Nair, Founder of Great Learning
December 15, 2023 04:55 - 42 minutes - 78.7 MBArjun Nair is the co-founder and COO of Great Learning. Great Learning is India's leading provider for online professional & higher education. In 2021, BYJU’S Acquired Great Learning for $600 Million. Great Learnings was bootstrapped. Timeline: 00:00: Top Moments 00:38: Intro to pod 02:00: Early life and shaping moments 09:56: Return to India and founding Great Learning 16:03: Evolution of online learning and its future 22:44: Key issues in Indian education and solutions 28:55: Advice for ...
85: How Nihal Mehta built Eniac Venture as New York's top VC fund | 1947 VC
December 07, 2023 13:00 - 39 minutes - 73.3 MBNihal Mehta is the co-founder of Eniac Ventures. One of the top Venture Capital funds in the US. Through Eniac they have invested in over 10 unicorns. Before founding Eniac, Nihal had built 5 tech companies. Some succeeded and some failed. People call Nihal the human Rolodex and Nihal is typically the life of the party. Timeline: 00:00 Top Moments 00:40 Intro to pod with Nihal Mehta 02:30 Foundational Thesis of Eniac Ventures 04:19 Portfolio construction and evolution over the years 06:44 ...
84: How Fabrice Grinda Built FJ Labs into the World's Most Active VC Fund | 1947 VC
November 30, 2023 06:56 - 43 minutes - 79.9 MBFabrice Grinda is among the world’s leading Internet entrepreneurs and investors. Fabrice was named the #1 Angel Investor in the world by Forbes. Fabrice founded FJ labs, and today FJ labs is one of the most active investors globally. FJ labs has invested in companies like Alibaba, Airbnb, Instacart, Flexport, and many more. Timeline : 00:00: Top Moments 00:34: Intro for Pod with Farbrice 01:57 : FJ Labs founding story 04:57: Portfolio and fund model evolved through experience and learni...
83: How He Built India's Leading Venture Debt Fund, Ishpreet Singh Gandhi, Stride Ventures | 1947 VC
November 23, 2023 02:23 - 42 minutes - 78.3 MBBack in 2015, when the start-up landscape in India was at a nascent stage, as a banker Ishpreet pioneered the first-ever debt solutions for startups in India. In 2018, Ishpreet founded Stride Ventures and today it has become —India’s leading venture debt fund. They have partnered with companies like Zepto, Bira, Sugar, Spinny, Zetwerk and many more. 00:00 Top Moments 00:26 Intro 02:31 Starting Stride Ventures in 2015 and pioneering venture debt in India 05:40 Thesis, portfolio, fundraising...
82: No one talks about this in venture capital | Jeff Morris Jr. of Chapter One | 1947 VC
November 06, 2023 07:14 - 30 minutes - 56.2 MBJeff Morris Jr. is the founder and Managing Director of Chapter One. Chapter One has invested in companies like Mercury, Supabase, Superhuman, Dapper Labs, and Pipe to name a few. Morris was previously the VP of Product, Revenue at Tinder. In the role, he led the revenue team to the #1 top grossing app in the App Store globally. Timestamps 00:00 Top Moments 02:27 - Entry into angel investing and Chapter One's founding story. 05:22 - Fundraising and portfolio changes between Fund 1 and Fun...
81: Should one start a VC fund or not? | Julia Lipton, Awesome People Ventures | 1947 Rise
October 27, 2023 05:58 - 24 minutes - 45.5 MBJulia Lipton is the founder of Awesome People Ventures. Awesome People Ventures is an early-stage fund focused on Web3. She is one of the top web3 investors globally. Timestamps: 0:00 Top Moments 0029 Intro to pod with Julia Lipton 01:39 What led to founding Awesome People Ventures? 03:16 Fundraising journey and evolution of fund thesis? 05:13 Portfolio construction, check sizes, investment stages? 06:32 Mistakes in fund one and their influence on approach? 09:36 Future of Web3 in next 3-5 ...
80: Cracking the Code: Indonesia's Top VC Investor Ft. Eddy Chan (Intudo Ventures)
October 19, 2023 05:07 - 43 minutes - 61.5 MBEddy Chan is the Founding Partner at “Indonesia-only” Intudo Ventures, the only VC investing exclusively in Indonesia Prior founding to Intudo Ventures, Eddy worked on venture investments in startups since the late 1990s, including PayPal, Palantir, and Affirm, founded and operated venture-backed technology companies Timestamps : 00:00 Top Moments 00:31 Intro to pod with Eddy 02:04 Eddy's Entry into Venture capital and Intudo Ventures 07:13 His journey from first fund to current fund 17:...
79: The Quest for the Perfect Deal: What Solo GPs Don't Want You to Know Ft. Robin Haak
October 12, 2023 05:32 - 45 minutes - 64.5 MBRobin Haak is a Solo GP based out of Berlin. Through his fund, Robin Capital, Robin primarily invests in angel, pre-seed and seed stages of companies. 00:00 Top Moments 00:23 Into to pod with Robin Haak 01:58 Robin's journey to Angel Investing 15:45 Porfolio Construction of Robin Capital 20:59 Robin's approach to deal sourcing. 28:45 Robin's strategy to source LPs 35:56 Robin's experience as solo GP 39:50 Top three funds Robin would invest in. 42:40 Robin's daily routine 43:33 Challenging ...
78: The Power of Capital: How Mahila Money is Empowering Women Entrepreneurs in India | 1947 Operators
October 05, 2023 12:08 - 35 minutes - 49.4 MBSairee Chahal is the founder of Sheroes, Mahilay Money and Appreciate Capital. Sairee is responsible for bringing women in India to the internet. Today Sheroes has over 20 million users. Mahila Money is a full stack financial products and services platform for women in India. Apprecite capital is a vehicle through which she invests in other founders 00:00 Top moments 00:33 Intro with Sairee Chahal 03:11 MahilaMoney founding story? 10:04 Loan amounts & impact stories? 16:56 MahilaMoney's l...
How Practical VC is Redefining Liquidity for Venture Investments | Aman Verjee | 1947 VC
September 28, 2023 03:26 - 32 minutes - 44.8 MBAman Verjee is the Founder and General Partner at Practical Venture Capital. Practical Venture Capital is a VC secondary firm providing liquidity to LPs and GPs. 00:00 Top Moments 01:43 What led Aman to Venture Capital? 03:21 Founding story of Practical VC. 06:29 Evaluation process of GPs and LPs and portfolio construction 08:25 Focus on Venture Funds and not direct secondary companies. 09:31 Uniqueness of Practical VC 11:01 What type of LPs are targeted in Practical VC 12:59 Typical return...
77: How Practical VC is Redefining Liquidity for Venture Investments | Aman Verjee | 1947 VC
September 28, 2023 03:26 - 32 minutes - 44.8 MBAman Verjee is the Founder and General Partner at Practical Venture Capital. Practical Venture Capital is a VC secondary firm providing liquidity to LPs and GPs. 00:00 Top Moments 01:43 What led Aman to Venture Capital? 03:21 Founding story of Practical VC. 06:29 Evaluation process of GPs and LPs and portfolio construction 08:25 Focus on Venture Funds and not direct secondary companies. 09:31 Uniqueness of Practical VC 11:01 What type of LPs are targeted in Practical VC 12:59 Typical return...
76: From Factories to Boardrooms: Empowering Women | Ahana Gautam, Open Secret | 1947 Rise
September 14, 2023 03:35 - 37 minutes - 51.7 MBAhana 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 fundin...
75: From Operator to Investor: The Journey of an Angel Investor | Dhruv Dhanraj Bahl | 1947 Operators
September 08, 2023 03:55 - 54 minutes - 99.1 MBDhruv Bahl is the Former COO of BharatPe. Before that, he played an important role in helping PAYTM scale. And he is also a prolific operator angel investor in the Indian tech ecosystem. Timestamps : 00:00 Top Moments 00:29 Intro to pod with Dhruv 02:06 Transition from fintech to angel investing, first angel investment. 07:55 Self-education methods for angel investing. 14:08 Learning to distinguish good from bad deals as an angel investor. 19:43 Typical check sizes and sector focus. 20:52 M...
74: Life of a VC: Navigating the World of Venture Capital with Nichole, Wischoff Ventures | 1947 VC
August 24, 2023 03:16 - 40 minutes - 73.9 MBNichole Wischoff is the solo GP of Wischoff Ventures where she’s investing into pre-seed & Seed stage unsexy businesses out of a $20M fund II. Before venture, Nichole was an operator at 2 successful companies, one that was acquired by Walmart. Timestamps : 00:00: Highlights of Key Moments 00:33: Introduction to the Podcast with Nichole 02:00: Initiation of Angel Investing and Creation of Wischoff Ventures 03:00: Founding of Wischoff Ventures Linked to Angel Investing Success 05:38: Applic...
73: Unveiling the Power of Electric Mobility & Angel investing | Vivek, Bounce Infinity | 1947 Operators
August 18, 2023 04:21 - 37 minutes - 68.2 MBVivek is the Co-founder & CEO of Bounce. Bounce is a full-stack EV mobility company. Vivek is also a prolific angel investor. Timestamps: 02:28 Early Days and Challenges 07:04 Learning from Challenges 09:26 Support System 11:26 Bounce Infinity's Approach 16:13 Angel Investing Motivation 16:47 Backing Other Founders 20:07 Portfolio Companies 21:01 Missed Investment Opportunities 24:30 Building Deal Flow 26:42 Investing Approach 27:31 Daily Routine and Fitness 30:48 Movie and Friends' Percept...
72: Mumbai's Hidden Tech Titans: Unveiling 50 Innovative Companies | Aakrit of peercheque | 1947 Operators
August 10, 2023 03:34 - 42 minutes - 78 MBAakrit 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 Inves...
71: Importance of Curiosity, writing and staying humble | Howard Lindzon of Social Leverage |1947 VC
July 27, 2023 03:15 - 37 minutes - 69.2 MBHoward 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. 10:4...
70: Highs and lows and less discussed aspects of VC Funds | Sunil Chhaya of Kearny Jackson | 1947 VC
July 20, 2023 03:11 - 32 minutes - 58.8 MBSunil 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 LP...
69: Rohit Kapoor, CEO of SWIGGY, FM on Angel Investments and Relationship Building | 1947 Operators
July 06, 2023 03:50 - 34 minutes - 64.2 MBRohit 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? 21:1...
68: Biggest mistakes first time fund managers make with Gaurav Jain of Afore Capital | 1947 VC
June 29, 2023 03:06 - 42 minutes - 78.8 MBGaurav 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-found...
67: Investing in Emerging Fund managers is a GREAT bet with Boris Wertz of Version One | 1947 VC
June 22, 2023 13:04 - 34 minutes - 63.9 MBBoris 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 Reas...
66: Breaking Barriers with Radhika Gupta: India’s Only Female Asset Management CEO | 1947 Rise
June 15, 2023 04:11 - 30 minutes - 56.3 MBIn this engaging podcast episode, join the conversation with Radhika Gupta, CEO of Edelweiss Asset Management, as she shares her insights on India's economic growth, her personal journey, and the challenges and opportunities in the financial services industry. From discussing India's rapid progress in becoming a trillion-dollar economy to the development of India's first domestic hedge fund, Radhika's story is filled with inspiration and a deep understanding of the market. Discover why she b...
65: Inside the Ring with "Annelie Ajami" : From Boxing Champion to Venture Capitalist | 1947 VC
June 01, 2023 12:54 - 40 minutes - 74.5 MBAnnelie Ajami is the Founder & Managing Partner of Anamcara Capital Anamcara Capital is a pre-seed & seed stage venture fund investing in B2B companies across Europe. They have backed companies like Nory, Bits Technology and Equipme to name a few. Timestamps : 00:00 - Podcast introduction. 00:27 - Annelie Ajami's background. 01:51 - Motivation for angel investing and founding story of Anamcara Capital. 04:42 - Journey after starting Anamcara Capital. 11:30 - Inspiration behind starting a...
64: Rishabh Mariwala (Sharrp Ventures) | 300 CR to 95K+ CR: Sharrp Ventures' Wins | 1947 Rise
May 25, 2023 04:15 - 54 minutes - 101 MBRishabh Mariwala is the founder of Sharrp Ventures - the Mariwala Family Office. Sharrp Venture is known to be one of the top consumer-focused funds in India. They have invested in companies like Nyakka, Mamearth, and Policybazaar to name a few. Timeline : 00:00 Top Moments 00:30 Intro with pod with Rishabh Mariwala 02:10 What was Rishabh’s childhood environment like and what shaped him the most in his early life? 11:26 How did his time in the US during his undergraduate years shape and ...
63: Tarun Mehta (Ather Energy) | " Shaping the Future Mobility with Ather Energy" | 1947 Operators
May 17, 2023 03:38 - 34 minutes - 63.2 MBTarun is the Co-founder & CEO at Ather Energy. He is also known as the Elon Musk of India for introducing EV scooters to the country. Ather is India's first smart and connected electric scooter, often referred to as the Tesla of two-wheelers in India. Ather is contributing to the growth of the EV ecosystem in India and inspiring the adoption of electric mobility. Timeline: 00:00 Top Moments 00:38 Intro to pod with Tarun Mehta 2:20 What was the founding story of Ather? 09:07 Who was the firs...
62: Sheel Mohnot (GP - BTV) |"Indian Startups are Shaping Emerging Markets " | 1947 VC
May 10, 2023 03:35 - 36 minutes - 67.7 MBSheel 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 ...
61: Aditya Virwani (Embassy Group) | " It's you vs your own mind" | 1947 Rise
April 27, 2023 03:40 - 41 minutes - 57.7 MBAditya 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 opp...
60: James Beshara (Investor & Magic Minds) | "INDIA - A land of massive opportunities" | 1947 VC
April 20, 2023 03:34 - 48 minutes - 66.3 MBJames 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 b...
59: Ryan Hoover (Weekend Fund) | "101 Guide For Emerging Fund Managers" | 1947 VC
April 13, 2023 13:14 - 38 minutes - 53.5 MBRyan 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 ...
58 :Ankit Mehrotra (Dineout) | Sold Dineout to Swiggy for $100M and now building "Celebrity-led fund with Star Cricketer Shikhar Dhawan" | 1947 Rise
April 05, 2023 04:09 - 38 minutes - 52.9 MBAnkit 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 V...
57: Naiyya Saggi (Good Glamm Group) | Community building and Women in tech | 1947 Rise
March 29, 2023 03:58 - 29 minutes - 53.7 MBNaiyya Saggi is the Co- Founder & Board Member at the Good Glamm Group - India’s fastest-growing and largest content-to-commerce D2C house of brands and she also Founded BabyChakra - India’s most trusted parenting platform. Good Glamm Group is currently valued at $1.2Billion Timestamps : 00:00 Top Moments 00:25 Intro to pod with Naiyya 01:42 How was Naiyya’s early life and her experience in US? 04:49 Is she an intuition-driven person? 05:28 How was her experience at Harvard in consulting? 0...
56: Nitin Jain (OfBusiness) | It's the founding team that matters the most | 1947 Rise
March 22, 2023 04:04 - 23 minutes - 42.7 MBNitin 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...
55: Harsh Shah (Fynd) | "Four ways of sourcing deals" | 1947 Operators
March 15, 2023 05:08 - 28 minutes - 52.7 MBHarsh 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? 10:2...
54: Ranjan Kant (Arthmate) | "View start up journey in four boxes" | 1947 Operators
March 10, 2023 03:59 - 31 minutes - 43.3 MBRanjan 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 misse...
53: Abhishek Goyal (Tracxn) | Empower the people around you | 1947 Operators
March 03, 2023 04:01 - 29 minutes - 40.4 MB00:00 Top Moments 00:32 Intro to pod with Abhishek 01:38 What drove Abhishek to angle investing and what was his first angel investment 03:35 How does Abhishek source and win deals? 06:06 How does Abhishek evaluate deals and his trigger to invest? 08:57 Cheque sizes that Abhishek writes and sectors he invests in. 11:00 What's something he knows now he wishes he knew earlier? 12:40 Biggest wins and misses of Abhishek. 16:40 What is the founding story of Tracxn? 19:10 Abhishe...
52: Rahul Chandra (Arkam Ventures) | Enabling middle India | 1947 Rise
February 22, 2023 04:46 - 41 minutes - 57.1 MBRahul 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...