#DamaniTalks
Episodes
Episode 76: The Conscious Entrepreneur - The Jaipur Rugs Journey | Nand Kishore Chaudhary
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Some conversations teach you.Some transform you. My talk with Nand Kishore Chaudhary (NKC-ji) wasn’t about business - it was about consciousness.He ...
Episode 75: From MakeMyTrip to DeepTech - India's OG VC Story | Sandeep Singhal
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does it take to spot India’s startup wave a decade before it arrived, back the country’s earliest unicorns, and then pivot to building a clim...
Episode 74: From Jaipur’s Looms to India’s Cap Tables | Mahavir Pratap Sharma
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does it take to go from selling carpets in Jaipur to becoming the first Asian Chair of TiE Global and now raising a $20M venture fund? In Episode...
Episode 73: From Ranger Life to Risk Capital | Vineet Rai
06 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does it take to build India’s pioneering impact-investing platform from a ₹5,000 bank balance, a cold email, and sheer conviction? In Episode...
Episode 72: Scaling to ₹20,000Cr in Disbursals The InCredAble Story | Ram Kewalramani
04 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ram Kewalramani, Co-Founder and Managing Director of CredAble, has reimagined how working capital flows through India’s supply chains. With a career...
Episode 71: Million-Dollar Stock to Backing Indian Startups | Sandeep Murthy
21 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 71 of #DamaniTalks, Anirudh A. Damani is in conversation with Sandeep Murthy, Founding Partner at Lightbox, and one of the earliest cham...
Episode 70: The Legacy behind Vasmol, Streax & Streax Professional | Manish Chhabra
07 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does it take to build a ₹1,200 crore empire from a 1-bedroom home, no formal business training, and a handful of door-to-door sales? In Episode...
Episode 69: The VC Who Helped Build Aadhaar | Sanjay Swamy | #DamaniTalks
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sanjay Swamy, Managing Partner at Prime Venture Partners, is one of the earliest believers in India’s startup ecosystem and someone who’s helped s...
Episode 68: Rise, Fall, and Reinvention of LenDenClub | Bhavin Patel | #DamaniTalks
19 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when your startup loses 97% of its revenue overnight—and you still don’t shut down?Bhavin Patel, Co-founder & CEO of LendenClu...
Episode 67: Bootstrapped. Profitable. Listed – The RNFI Story | Simran Singh | #DamaniTalks
05 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of #DamaniTalks, we speak with Simran Singh who is the Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer at RNFI. It is one of India’s fastest-g...
Episode 66: How a ‘Taboo Product’ Made This Founder Millions! | Deep Bajaj | #DamaniTalks
22 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does it take to build a category-defining D2C brand, scale it profitably, and execute a multi-crore exit in India’s evolving startup ecosystem?...
Episode 65: Exits, Endowments & Entrepreneurship | Vikram Gupta | #DamaniTalks
08 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does it take to build a ₹5,500 crore venture fund with a uniquely Indian approach using a model inspired by Ivy League endowments? Vikram Gupta...
Episode 64: Learnings From His First Business Mistake | Ashish Tulsian | #DamaniTalks
22 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We're kicking off the new season of #DamaniTalks with a bang, featuring Ashish Tulsian, the founder of Posist, now Restoworks! From selling SMS se...
Episode 63: The Runaway Venturepreneur | Pearl Agarwal | #DamaniTalks
05 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this scintillating Season Finale of #DamaniTalks, we are joined by Pearl Agarwal, Founder and Managing Director of Eximius Ventures, one of India’...
Episode 62: How He Built and Sold India's Largest Online Ayurveda Brand | Arjun Vaidya | #DamaniTalks
04 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this special Diwali episode of #DamaniTalks, we’re joined by Arjun Vaidya, the founder of Dr. Vaidya’s and partner at V3 Ventures, who has rede...
Episode 61: Let's not get into the TAM, let's get into the Man | Archana Jahagirdar | #DamaniTalks
20 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this compelling episode of #DamaniTalks, we sit down with Archana Jahagirdar, a visionary leader in India's venture capital ecosystem. Archana shar...
Episode 60: The Curious Case of a SaaS VC | Kshitij Saxena | #DamaniTalks
29 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of #DamaniTalks, we sit down with Kshitij Saxena, founder of AutoNinja and now General Partner at Relentless VC, a venture fund specia...
Episode 59: 100CR Monthly Recurring Revenue | Massive Milestone Achieved - Aditya Singh #DamaniTalks
15 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of #DamaniTalks, we chat with Aditya Singh, co-founder of BookMyForex and managing partner at All-In Capital. Aditya shares his journe...
Episode 58: A Real-Life, Bootstrapped Dotcom Millionaire – Deepak Daftari’s Journey | #DamaniTalks
26 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this enlightening episode of #DamaniTalks, we explore the incredible journey of Deepak Daftari, a self-made millionaire in India’s almost unknown...
Episode 57: Tarana Lalwani - Navigating the World of Venture Debt and Capital in India | #DamaniTalks
12 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this eye-opening episode, I sit down with 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐋𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐢, the dynamic Founding Partner at 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐕...
Mastering Wealth in a Growing Economy: Lessons from Srikanth | #DamaniTalks Episode 56
11 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 56 of #DamaniTalks! In this episode, I engage in a captivating discussion with Srikanth A.V., the founder of Neo Wealth Partners, ...
Revolutionizing Hiring: GetWork’s Journey with Rahul Veerwal 🌟 | #DamaniTalks Episode 55
20 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this captivating episode of #DamaniTalks, I have the privilege of sitting down with Rahul Veerwal, the visionary CEO and founder of GetWork. GetWor...
#DamaniTalks Episode 54 - Featuring Abhishek Agarwal, managing partner, Rockstud Capital
04 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 54 of Damani Talks! Dive into an enlightening conversation with Abhishek Agarwal, Managing Partner at RockStud Capital, as we expl...
#DamaniTalks Episode 53 - Featuring Mohit Gulati, Managing Partner ITI Growth Ventures
17 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
🌟 Out Now: #Damanitalks Ep. 53 with Mohit Gulati, managing partner at ITI Growth Ventures! 🌍 Mohit spills the beans on his life's rollercoa...
🎬 #DamaniTalks Episode 51 - Featuring Akshay Chaturvedi of LeverageEdu 🌟
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
🚀 Welcome to an extraordinary journey in this latest episode of #DamaniTalks. We're honored to host Akshay Chaturvedi, the visionary CEO of Lev...
Episode L: Shinjini Kumar, Co-Founder at Salt – mysaltapp
18 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As #DamaniTalks completes its 50th episode, we bring you a leading personality from the Fintech industry - Shinjini Kumar, Co-Founder of SALT (m...
Episode XLix - Ujjwal Jain, Founder & CEO of WealthDesk
07 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Luck is when hard work, preparation, and perseverance meet with opportunity. Most founders get the hard work and perseverance right, but very few achi...
Episode XLviii - Pankaj Jethwani of W Health Ventures
23 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As the heath-tech startup ecosystem sees increasing interest, funding, and valuations in India, We delved deep into a conversation with a Doctor turne...
Episode XLvii - Dhruv Toshniwal, Founder of The Pant Project
16 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Most people believe that an affluent entrepreneurial family provides one a leg up in the entrepreneurial journey. But like any star-kid will tell you,...
Episode XLvi - Akshay Chaturvedi, Founder & CEO of Leverage Edu
26 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In 2020, the pandemic resulted in a 55% dip in students traveling overseas to study. How did this university admissions platform grow by 4x even durin...
Episode XLv- Vivek Bajaj, Co-Founder of StockEdge
19 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Vivek Bajaj, co-founder of StockEdge impressed and convinced the crème de la crème of the VC universe to invest in his company, which was bootstrapp...
Episode XLiv- Dharmil Sheth, co-founder of PharmEasy
08 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
#DamaniTalks XLiv features Dharmil Sheth, co-founder of PharmEasy Dharmil Sheth is a serial entrepreneur, who has built India's first health tech unic...
Episode XLiii- Kailash Katkar, founder of Quick Heal
01 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode of #DamaniTalks I spoke to Kailash Katkar, Founder of Quick Heal a man who built a ₹1800 crore IT security company without a ...
Episode XLii- Prashant Pitti, co-founder of EaseMyTrip
17 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Episode XLii of #DamaniTalks featured Prashant Pitti, co-founder of EaseMyTrip. Prashant graduated from IIT Madras worked with HSBC and Capital One in...
Episode XLi- Ganesh Sonawane, co-founder of Arcatron Mobility
10 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Arcatron Mobility builds the next generation of innovative physical aid devices to enhance people's lives with limited mobility and elderly care needs...
Episode XL- AMA Anniversary special episode
04 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
#DamaniTalks has completed a glorious year! In last week's #AskMeAnything episode, I answered your queries on the journey of fundraising. From incepti...
Episode XXXix- Srikanth Sundararajan, General Partner at VenturEast
20 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode of #DamaniTalks we had Dr. Srikanth Sundararajan, General Partner at VenturEast. With over 33+ years of entrepreneurial and inv...
Episode XXXviii- Munaf Kapadia, Founder of The Bohri Kitchen
13 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the Damani Talks episode, we had Munaf Kapadia joining us. Munaf is an entrepreneur, writer, digital marketing maverick, and the founder ...
Episode XXXvii- #AskMeAnything on 'Business Continuity Amidst The Pandemic'
06 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In these trying times, entrepreneurs are eagerly trying to define the "new normal" for their respective businesses. We have come across numerous queri...
Episode XXXvi- Priya Goel Sheth, Co-founder of Hobspace
29 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
HobSpace is a platform for extracurricular activities (online and offline) for kids between 3-14 years. The brand has partnered with schools and speci...
#DamaniTalks - Ask Me Anything on 'Personal Finances for founders'
15 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Founders of early-stage startups face many financial constraints at the onset. Mismanagement of personal finance is a common reason why many companies...
Episode XXXiv- Abhishek Agarwal, Founder of Rockstud Capital
08 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Abhishek Agarwal is an angel investor-turned-fund manager with 13+ years in the Indian Financial Market and Start-up Ecosystem. He started his career ...
Episode XXXiii - Anindya Datta, Founder of Mobilewalla
01 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Anindya Datta is a PHD turned professor turned founder turned upcoming producer. He is a serial entrepreneur and the founder of Mobilewalla, a global ...
Episode XXXii- Pawan Raj Kumar, Co-Founder of Hoi Foods
25 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Pawan Raj Kumar is the co-founder of Hoi Foods and a serial entrepreneur with over 25 years of solid experience as an entrepreneur. With Pawan at the ...
Episode XXXi- Shelley Saxena, Founder of Sevamob
18 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sevamob is an AI-enabled mobile-based platform that provides comprehensive primary healthcare to organizations in India and the US. Sevamob's care inc...
Episode XXX- Women's Day special
08 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
To mark International Women’s Day 2020, we had some incredible women entrepreneurs on #DamaniTalks. This episode features Mahima Kaul - Co-founder o...
Episode XXix- Dinesh Kumar Kotha, Co-Founder of ConfirmTkt
11 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
ConfirmTkt is an online train ticket discovery and booking engine that delivers a seamless search and booking experience to travelers. They are now ac...
Episode XXviii- Shivalik Sen, Co-Founder of Vahanalytics
19 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Vahanalytics is a data analytics startup that allows organizations to track their vehicle fleet operations. The startup aimed to promote safe driving ...
Episode XXvii- Pavan Kushwaha, Founder of Kratikal
14 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kratikal is one of the leading cybersecurity companies known for its state-of-the-art security solutions which includes cyber-attack simulation a...
Episode XXvi- Omkar Shirhatti, Co-Founder of Karza Technologies
07 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mumbai-based Karza Technologies is a banking and business intelligence solution provider, set out to create products that empower lending institutions...
Episode XXv- Ramakant Sharma, Co-Founder of Livspace
23 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Livspace is an online retail platform for in-home designs & furniture for home improvement. The platform enables users to fill out forms, book pro...
Episode XXiv- Devendra Khandegar, Founder of Kredily
17 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kredily is a SaaS platform to help HR Professionals manage their data efficiently. Kredily aims to become India’s largest free platform for salaried...
Episode XXiii - Avinash Gupta, Co-founder of ASAPPP
26 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
ASAPPP provides customized products and services that have enabled them to deliver highly efficient business solutions to their worldwide clients thro...
Episode XXii - Ragini Das, Co-founder of leap.club
19 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
LeapClub is on a mission to get more women in leadership positions through a private and community-led professional network. Ragini founded LeapClub i...
Episode XXi - Abhishek Poddar, Co-founder of Plum
05 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Plum provides health insurance and benefits marketplace for employers. They offer coverage for employees, spouses, children, parents, and siblings. Em...
Episode XX - Ajay Hattangdi, F(o)under of Alteria Capital
29 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Alteria Capital is India’s largest Venture Debt fund, focused on innovative startups backed by strong VC sponsors. They provide financial solutions ...
Episode XiX- Siddharth Ladsariya, Founder of Everest Fleet
22 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Everest Fleet is a fleet management company of 800+ cars that run under Uber in Mumbai and Bengaluru. They are now one of the leading players in the f...
Episode XViii - Pranjal Prashar, Co-founder of Repup
15 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Repup.co is a B2B SaaS hospitality platform that provides services from booking confirmations to upsells and all the way through to driving positive o...
Episode XVii - Ashish Tulsian, Co-founder of Posist
08 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Posist is a platform that lets owners automate their cloud kitchen operations and manage restaurant business efficiently. They are trusted by over 8...
Episode XVi - Abhishek Rungta, Founder of Indus Net Technologies
01 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Indus Net Technologies is an award-winning, full-service, digital service company that helps enterprises with everything digital. They serve 4200+ cli...
Episode XV - Anil Joshi, Founder of Unicorn India Ventures
24 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Unicorn India Ventures was founded in 2016 and has made around 30 investments in that time. They mainly focus on startups in the technology space. An...
Episode XIV - Suhail Chandhok, Co-founder of Kabaddi Adda
03 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kabaddi Adda is the place for all enthusiasts looking for Kabaddi news, videos, players interviews, match reports, & insights! They also provide d...
Episode XIII - Mikhil Innani, Managing Director at Apollo Finvest
27 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Apollo Finvest is a technology company with an NBFC license. They enable fintech's to offer fully digital and compliant loans to their customers, like...
Episode XII - Manish Tewari, Co-founder of PiggyRide
20 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
PiggyRide provides mobility solutions for schools and children. They also offer parents the ability to pay the school tuition through easy EMIs. They'...
Episode XI - Bhavin Patel, Founder of LenDenClub
13 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
LenDenClub is India's largest peer-to-peer lending and borrowing platform. They provide personal loans from ₹5k up to ₹5L – all within 24 hours....
Episode X - Sanjay Mehta, Investor, Founder of 100X.VC
06 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sanjay Mehta is a man that needs no introduction to people familiar with the venture capital ecosystem in India. He has founded over 5 companies, and ...
Episode IX - Srinath Ravichandran, Co-founder of Agnikul
30 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Agnikul is an Indian aerospace start-up that aims to deliver small satellites to space - like a taxi for satellites. Their goal is to design a product...
Episode VIII - Naiyya Saggi, Founder of BabyChakra
23 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
BabyChakra is an online parent platform for pregnancy and childcare. They have over 6000 doctors on their platform and just launched a line of baby-sa...
Episode VII - Pranav Maheshwari, Co-founder of Vista Rooms
17 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Vista Rooms provides experiences to customers at exquisite properties across India. They started as a budget hotel platform like OYO Rooms but decided...
Episode VI - Pankaj Aswani, Co-founder of Coolberg
09 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Coolberg launched the first non-alcoholic beer in India with a vision of catering to a new category of drink that is modern, trendy, and aspirational....
Episode V - Ashutosh Valani, Co-founder of Beardo
02 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Beardo is a retailer of men's grooming products. Offers products such as beard oil & growth oil, beard wax, face wash, beard combs, soaps, lotions...
Episode IV - Avik Ashar, B2B Division Head at Zilingo
28 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Zilingo is an online marketplace offering a product catalog including apparel, home decor, beauty accessories, and more. Sellers can list their produc...
Episode III - Prerna Kalra, Co-founder of Daalchini
18 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Daalchini is an operator of smart vending machines. Their app allows users to discover Daalchini kiosks near them and place orders from the catalog. T...
Episode II - Jasmeet Thind, Co-founder of Coutloot
11 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Coutloot is a local language social commerce offline to online (O2O) platform which lets anyone sell online across the country directly to buyers who ...
Episode I - Harsh Shah, Co-founder of Fynd
04 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Fynd is the only platform in India that has been funded by Kae Capital, Google, and exited to Jio! They are an online retailer of multi-category...