BlitzBusiness Indian Podcast
Episodes
#77 - Varna Bhat, Blisswater Industries, maker of Indian vodka brand Rahasya and the whisky Yaksha
19 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
#77 - Varna Bhat, Blisswater Industries, maker of Indian vodka brand Rahasya and the whisky Yaksha
#76 - Rajesh Singla / Planify
06 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Planify Capital Private Limited is a fintech company that aims to build India's biggest private equity marketplace
#75 - Arjun Khanna
15 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Arjun Khanna is one of India's leading and avant-garde fashion labels. © Podcast by Ashish Airon on BlitzBusiness Indian Podcast. Reach out to u...
#74 - Arnav Kishore / Fire-Boltt
31 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
New episode with Arnav Kishore, Founder and CEO at Fire-Boltt © Podcast by Ashish Airon on BlitzBusiness Indian Podcast. Reach out to us on ...
#73 - Ranjan Reddy / Founder & CEO of Bureau.
28 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Bureau is on a mission to protect the growing banking and fintech sector along with ecommerce and mobile-first businesses in India, from the risks of ...
Trucknetic is a tech-first logistics company that is redefining digital freight services by establishing a marketplace for shippers and carriers
26 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Trucknetic is made of two words 'Truck' and 'Kinetic', thereby privileging a truck's kinetic energy and to be in constant motion.F...
MiQ is the leading programmatic media partner within the adtech domain.
18 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
About MiQ MiQ is the leading programmatic media partner within the adtech domain. MiQ does programmatic differently as Partner agnostic - Access to ...
FreshMenu started in 2014 and pioneered the concept of an online restaurant and delivery service
05 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Rashmi Daga laid the foundation of one of the most exciting food tech companies - FreshMenu in September 2014. Armed with a rich experience in spearhe...
The June Shop: a design-inspired lifestyle e-commerce home décor brand.
14 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Within a short span of 2 years since launch, The June Shop today boasts of an eclectic yet affordable 60+ sub-categories being retailed on their websi...
Rubans : with more than a million customers RUBANS is India’s most loved jewellery brand
01 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
About RUBANS: Established in 2014, Rubans Accessories is the fastest growing jewelry brand in the country, housing an enthralling combination of brill...
Tann-ed is a Noida based design studio offering premium, high quality leather goods that are modern, classic & sophisticated.
27 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A brainchild of Ritika Gupta, Konpal Batra & Rakshit Singh, the brand originated with the purpose of offering impeccable craftsmanship to its...
The Fair Trust : an ecosystem building a borderless and democratic community of investors funding the next generations of revolutionary blockchain projects
05 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Founded in 2022, The Fair Trust is an ecosystem building a borderless and democratic community of investors funding the next generations of revolution...
Mysore Deep Perfumery House (MDPH) : 15 Lacs (1.5 million) Incense pack sold everyday , 3,500 distributors, 5 Factories, 3000+ people with more than 70% women
17 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
About MDPH: Mysore Deep Perfumery House (MDPH) was started in year 1992 by Mr. Prakash Agrawal. Zed Black the flagship brand was launched and over tim...
FroGo - India’s first and largest online frozen food delivery company
10 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mira Jhala has built her career on the basis of some stellar food startups that have grown into notable brands under her guidance and vision. Over the...
Vaccine on Wheels: India’s 1st Doctor-based Mobile Vaccination Clinic - which has been developed in collaboration with IIT Hyderabad and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
13 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
About VaccineOnWheels: In collaboration with IIT Hyderabad and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Jivika Healthcare Private Limited (VaccineOnWheels...
Hyperface: simplifying launching credit card and BNPL products backed by Kunal Shah, Binny Bansal (021 Capital) and other notable founders
10 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
About R.V Ramanathan Founder of Hyperface, Ram started his career with Amazon after completing his BTech from NIT Tiruchirapalli. He turned entre...
Victorinox : a global company with five product categories: Swiss Army Knives, Household and Professional Knives, Watches, Travel Gear and Fragrances.
08 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Victorinox is a global company with five product categories: Swiss Army Knives, Household and Professional Knives, Watches, Travel...
Sleepyhead is a D2C lifestyle home décor brand made for the digital native Indian millennial & Gen Z headquartered in Bengaluru.
01 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sleepyhead is a D2C lifestyle home décor brand made for the digital native Indian millennial & Gen Z headquartered in Bengaluru. Launched in 2017...
MyHealthcare Technologies is a digital health tech company that works with hospitals to build out an integrated, digital patient care ecosystem.
01 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Their main focus is to bridge the healthcare delivery gap using data-driven care. MyHealthcare platform helps connect doctors, nurses, patients,...
Lisén is India’s first Cosmeceutical brand that enables a new healthy relationship between you and your skin with scientifically advanced skincare backed by proven clinical benefits.
08 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ramandeep Singh, the founder and managing director, comes from a family that has been involved in the cosmetic industry for over 50 years. With consis...
Therapize India - Making mental healthcare easy
07 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Timestamp Knowing the founders - 0 - 3 mins Evolution of Therapize - 3 mins - 7:40 mins Destigmatising therapy - 8.20 mins - 14...
Pratik Gauri's 5ire is a blockchain ecosystem that brings forward Sustainability, Technology & Innovation to build the 5th industrial revolution (5IR)
22 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
About 5ire 5ire is a blockchain ecosystem that brings forward Sustainability, Technology & Innovation to build the 5th industrial revolution (5IR)...
All about M&A w/ Kison Patel Founder and CEO of M&A Science
22 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kison’s description: Kison Patel is the Founder and CEO of M&A Science, with a passion to drive the M&A industry forward. He was an M&A...
Smarak Swain - Discussion on Tax, Startups, Technology (blockchain, DAO, Cryptocurrency), and Policies.
13 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Podcast Timstamp Beginning - Intro and Smarak Swain journey (from IIT to IRS to being an author) 7 mins - Journey as as an author 15 mins ...
AISECT - India’s leading Social Enterprise that is working in the areas of Skill Development, Higher Education, Financial Inclusion, e-Governance, and other ICT-based services.
19 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
AISECT - India’s leading Social Enterprise that is working in the areas of Skill Development, Higher Education, Financial Inclusion, e-Governance, a...
Wonderla Holidays- India’s largest Amusement park chain!
10 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Wonderla Holidays Ltd., India’s largest Amusement park chain operates three amusement parks in Kochi, Bangalore, Hyderabad and a resort at Bangalore...
Mahabelly : The story of building an authentic Kerala cuisine restaurant.
02 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mahabelly is a specialty restaurant serving authentic Kerala cuisine located at DLF Avenue Saket, New Delhi & Gurgaon. Thomas Fenn ...
India’s #1 digital acquisition platform, 7 million + activated accounts, $100 million+ disbursed loans, managed 13 million+ leads and garnered 1 million+ application users
11 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Decimal Technologies, award-winning applications such as Kotak 811, AU Abhi and Aditya Birla Payments application, and banks such as IndusInd Bank, De...
GoKwik - an e-commerce enablement company, on a mission to democratize the shopping experience and increase GMV realization for e-commerce businesses.
02 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
GoKwik - an e-commerce enablement company, on a mission to democratize the shopping experience and increase GMV realization for e-commerce businesses....
Smytten- India's leading online platform for consumer product discovery and trials, hosting over 700+ brands partners and more than 5 million users, one of the largest D2C sampling platforms
26 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Swagat Sarangi, Co-Founder, Smytten Swagat has over 17 years of experience across various industries - Internet & Technology, FMCG, Management co...
Reynolds Pens – one of the most well-known and respected stationery brands, trusted by generations.
12 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Company Profile: Reynolds India, a brand owned by Newell brands, has been a household name in India for the last 40 years. It is one of the most well-...
Gilded – a new-age wealth-tech app offering long-term savings through fractional investment in gold.
09 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
About Gilded: Gilded offers an easy, cost-effective platform for buying, holding, selling, and sending digital gold for long-term savings via a mobile...
Asset Direct's CEO Adam Rice : Creating the world’s first global personal loan marketplace, and aspiring to connect up to six billion people.
14 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Adam is a seasoned executive with a history of launching and growing successful businesses. At the age of 19, he founded and ran a successful Chinese ...
Sasha Mirchandani : Managing Director and Founder of Kae Capital and Co-founder Mumbai Angels.
14 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sasha Mirchandani is Managing Director and Founder of Kae Capital and Co-founder Mumbai Angels. Previously, he was at Blue Run Ventures as Managing Di...
BIC CELLO: India’s market leader for writing instruments in India, selling over five million pens a day in more than 70 w/ Tanveer Khan, Director, Marketing at BIC Cello India
31 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
BIC Cello, the manufacturer of Cello pens, is India’s market leader for writing instruments in India. The company focuses on developing innovative n...
Slurrp Farm's Meghana Narayan : With a mission to take Indian millets to global shelves, catering to a rapidly growing customer base from 100 to 7,00,000, and growing 300% ARR during the last 6 months
21 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Slurrp Farm, a brand that is driven by a strong vision of providing healthy snacks and mealtime options for young children and adults via revivi...
FabAlley & Indya's Co-Founder Tanvi Malik : Enhancing the D2C footprint, Entering into pandemic-proof categories, raising recently over INR 25.5 crore and strengthening its digital presence
04 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Since its inception in 2012, High Street Essentials Pvt. Ltd., has emerged as one of India’s leading Omni channel fashion houses. Aimed at the ...
Bobble AI's Co-Founder & CEO Ankit Prasad : an Artificial Intelligence innovation start-up that empowers billions of everyday conversations of over 50 Million users from India and around the world
24 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ankit Prasad- Co-Founder and CEO, Bobble AI Ankit Prasad founded Bobble AI; backed by 18 reputed angel investors, SAIF P...
Arata's Dhruv Madhok : a community-led lifestyle brand with an entire ecosystem built around the core philosophy of clean formulations, responsible practices, and sustainability
18 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Arata - a community-led lifestyle brand with an entire ecosystem built around the core philosophy of clean formulations, responsible practices, a...
Lightbox's Partner Sid Talwar : Discussion on Investment thesis, raising capital, building a startup, InnerHour deal discussion and much more
18 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sid Talwar Partner, Lightbox Sid is a co-founder and partner at Lightbox. He moved to India in 2001 to found Evolv, a vocational training company fund...
Floating Canvas Company's Founders : More art. At more places. In more ways. By more people. For more people.
07 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Floating Canvas Company is an art and design based startup that offers solutions in the space of interior decor, public art and street furniture. Inte...
Bili Hu's Founder Bharat Singhal : All about coffee
06 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Bharat Singhal, a retail designer by profession made a switch to entrepreneurship early in his career by creating a coffee brand called Bili hu coffee...
220 calls, a synthetic secondary fund but a first in India, learnings from one of the most aspirational investor Ram Shriram, Sandeep Murthy walks us through exactly why we love Lightbox Ventures
27 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Having pulled together the team over the last five years, Sandeep is the one responsible for keeping the machine moving as one. As an early inves...
Emoha Elder Care's Saumyajit Roy : The current landscape of India’s eldercare industry, elder-tech, state of elder care in India & the evolution of this space in the ‘New Normal'
26 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
About Emoha Elder Care Founded in January 2019, Emoha Elder Care is a technology powered community-based comprehensive platform en...
Backstage | FLYX's Founders : Building first streaming social network and disrupting audio conversation space, opportunities in social audio space, understanding the venture capital a founders lens
26 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
About Bakstage Bakstage is a fun casual space for people to interact with real people via audio conversations. You can talk or join conversations abou...
Orfium's Michael Petychakis: Understanding the rights management technology, building and scaling a technology company, and the future of Music label / Streaming industry
16 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Orfium Orfium is the only rights management technology business that brings a deep data engineering approach to solving the industry's royalty collect...
TRUSTDOCK's Azusa & Jeff : Building a global business from Japan, challenges and opportunities in KYC space, and future of digital identity
16 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
TRUSTDOCK Launched in Tokyo in 2018, TRUSTDOCK is already the most trusted name in KYC in Japan, having verified over 3 million identities to date for...
The Ayurveda Experience's Rishabh Chopra: The critical pivot, building a D2C brand w/right customer acquisition strategy, being ROI driven and having a gap focussed approach
28 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Rishabh has always been passionate about taking the ideas of India to the world. During and immediately after college, he travelled over 26 ...
Spaceman & company's Aditya: understanding AlcoBev market, building Samsara - Contemporary Indian Gin and Spaceman Spirits Lab, the world's first cloud distillery platform for beverage entrepreneurs
28 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Spaceman Spirits Lab is creating a unique range of progressive craft beverage brands and is also building India's first ever community of mixologists,...
Vithika Yadav, Member of Condom Alliance and Head of Love Matters: Using technology to break barriers on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in India, and building a global program
19 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Vithika Yadav is a Member of the Condom Alliance, a group of India’s most prominent condom manufacturers and marketers. The Alliance was established...
Fireside Ventures's Kanwaljit Singh : The courage of conviction, raising $118 million for second fund, co-building ventures, and understanding the consumer space.
18 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Courage of conviction: Kanwal’s journey in three words! Moving on from an exponentially successful fund he helped build, to starting his own, and m...
CAARA's Director Alice Helme : Journey of an accidental entrepreneur, and building a multifaceted food company in India with restaurants, cafes catering & delivery service.
14 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Alice Helme, director at CAARA, grew up on a farm in Wiltshire UK and attended Ballymaloe cookery school in Ireland. Both provided me with a passion f...
Ugaoo's Founder & CEO Siddhant Bhalinge : Building and scaling Ugaoo from seed to plant business, creating a niche brand, and understanding many different aspects of a Farm to Fork model.
13 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Siddhant Bhalinge is the Founder and CEO of Ugaoo – India’s premier plant company and gardening store. Armed with his Landscape Architecture degre...
Kabo's CEO/Founder Vino Jeyapalan: Building Canada's largest direct-to-consumer fresh dog food brand, Scaling over $3M ARR and pitching their idea to CBC's Season 15 Dragons' Den.
06 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Vino Jeyapalan is the Founder and CEO of Kabo Fresh Dog Food, a fresh dog food brand that uses data about your dog to deliver healthy and customi...
Kaze Living's Co-founder Shruti Jain: Understanding the hydroponics market - the future of urban farming, building a startup during the pandemic and the opportunities in fresh produce space.
30 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Shruti Jain is the co-founder of Kaze Living – a curated marketplace for sustainably grown fresh produce and artisan gourmet foods based in Delhi NC...
YourNest's Sunil Goyal : An Industry veteran, now conquering venture capital in the DeepTech domain. Learn about how he did it all !
31 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sunil K Goyal is the Managing Director of YourNest Venture Capital, an early-stage venture fund he co-founded in 2011, that manages YourNest Angel Fun...
Building a career in science and research, how to get into Oxford and the process of applying and finding the right scholarship with Clarendon Scholar & Postdoctoral Fellow Dr. Sounak Sahu.
27 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A special episode from our current theme focusing on a different aspect on how to build a career in research and science, getting different scholar Dr...
BOHECO - Bombay Hemp Company's co-founder Yash Kotak discusses the Indian's hemp and cannabis industry in depth, BOHECO's current positioning, challenges and new opportunities in the hemp segment.
27 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Bombay Hemp Company (BOHECO) is India's premier Industrial Hemp & Medical Cannabis organisation providing hemp based products through sustainable ...
Shell Ventures's Siddharth Mehta discusses investment methodology, details on Shell India accelerator program & Shell Ventures, and the thought process behind multiple investments
16 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Siddharth is an Investment professional with experience in private equity, venture capital and startup accelerator in India and US. Currently leading ...
FableStreet's Founder & CEO Ayushi Gudwani - building a premium workwear for women. understanding the fundraising process, raising $2.9 million and insights into D2C market
05 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
About FableStreet: Founded in 2016, FableStreet offers solution-driven styles that address the lifestyle needs of working women. As an organ...
Tethr's Matt Zerker journey from fighting depression to being an entrepreneur, building a mental health and well-being platform & the need to build such new support structures for men
23 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
77% of men suffer from some sort of stress, anxiety or depression, 40% of men in crisis admit that they won’t talk to anyone, often because they fee...
Green Panda's Fanis talks about building a consumer brand, solving a supply-side problem statement, raising €1.5M, and challenges/opportunities in a B2B vs B2C businesses
18 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Fanis is a serial tech entrepreneur out of Greece. He is the founder of GreenPanda.io (The fastest way to sell your smartphone) and Intale (Enter...
The Gourmet Jar's Apeksha Jain : The accidental entrepreneur, a fascinating journey, and building a farm to fork business
11 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Apeksha Jain, ex-French-teacher and Food Blogger-turned-entrepreneur, is the Founder of Th...
Sanjeev Aggarwal, a Venture Capital Titan: An upscale journey, with enviable numbers and 3 unicorns! Tune in to hear about his $600 million fund, and where it all started 30 years ago.
01 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Behind The Deal is a new podcast series from BlitzBusiness focusing on the intricacies of venture capital. Sanjeev has spent three decades in the Indi...
The incredible entrepreneurial journey of Jimmy Mistry on building diverse businesses. A pioneer in Adventure parks, conceptualizing, designing, and operating India’s largest Adventure Park.
30 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jimmy Mistry is a Designer, Hotelier, Serial Entrepreneur, Adventurer, & Developer. He founded Della Group in 1991 with a core belief that anythin...
Raising $150+ million in equity, executing 500+ acquisition in k-12 space & understanding the Education/Edtech future in M&A w/ Sridhar Balaraman
25 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sridhar is a Chartered Accountant and Company Secretary with 35 years experience as Global CFO across multiple industries primarily in services sector...
Honey Twigs's Paras Fatnani: Understanding the honey market, retail customer acquisition strategies and on how to build B2B partnerships with big brands.
24 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
strategiesParas Fatnani is the Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder at Nectwork Foods Private Limited. The company aims to help consumers adopt he...
India's First Certified Tea Sommelier Snigdha Manchanda founder of TeaTrunk: Building a global tea brand, growing 8x during pandemic and understanding the tea market.
14 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Snigdha Manchanda is India's First Certified Tea Sommelier, trained under Japanese tea master Nao Kumekawa. She's the Founder & CEO at www.teatrunk.co...
Pidge's Co-founder Rushil Mohan: Understanding city logistics space, the future of logistics and Pidge's unique proposition
06 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Rushil is the co-founder and head of product at Pidge. He is committed towards building brand-led businesses with strategic and data driven solut...
Miam's Bani Nanda: From physics graduate to being a baker, the importance of delegation, understanding the right way to build a trusted brand, scaling without marketing budget and much more!
27 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bani Nanda’s love affair with pâtisserie goes back to when she first experienced a taste of her mother’s delectable home made cakes. Armed with a...
Drover's Alex Nesic journey from working in Hollywood to Tech startup, understanding the micromobility space, building partnerships, finding the right product-market fit & when to start a startup
17 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Alex is the co-founder and CBO of Drover, a continuation of his journey in the micromobility space having previously co-founded CLEVR Mobility and bee...
Happy Jars’s co-founder Surabhi Talwar: Setting up a health brand, establishing a supply chain for procuring quality ingredients, and building a sticky customer base
11 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hello everyone, Welcome to another episode of BlitzBusiness. Today with me I have Surabhi Talwar, co-founder of Happy Jars. Happy Jars is a health foo...
Understanding India's education market in depth, the challenges & opportunities in managing schools, The ‘Manchise’ model, blended learning & future of EdTech w/ Edunation's Jairam Balakrishna
09 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hello everyone, Welcome to another episode of BlitzBusiness. Today with me I have Jairam Balakrishnan, CEO of Edunation Services Pvt Ltd. Edunation is...
Building a retail analytical solution, finding the product-market fit, the right sales strategy and why letting the fire burn is a good idea w/Envolve.ai's Brett Mather
02 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Envolve is a revenue optimization tool for brick and mortar retailers and their suppliers. They help stores grow the top and bottom line, without hiri...
Building a pet care brand with passion, having 32 retail outlets across India with over 7,000 SKUs, and winning the Lufthansa Runway To Success w/Heads Up For Tails's Rashi Narang
25 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today with me I have Rashi Narang, founder of Heads up for tails. A prominent go-to brand for all your pets needs having products ranging from a wide ...
How to build a business with no rulebook, scaling to 20,000+ members w/IvyPlus Network's Swati Sahni
20 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today at Blitzbusiness we have Swati Sahni, Founder of IvyPlus network. a professional network of more than 20,000 alumni from top global universities...
DeepSea's Roberto Coustas: Raising $3 million dollars, the importance of story and scaling in times of covid.
18 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Greece owns 20% of global fleets, owning more vessels than whole of China. A fascinating story of a Greek startup to disrupt marine industry wit...