The Kalaari Podcast
The Kalaari Podcast by Kalaari Capital brings you discussions that revolve around the India startup opportunity, technology, market trends, entrepreneurship lessons, and more. We feature industry experts, leaders, and founders from different domains, who bring their own unique perspectives to our conversations. We produce new episodes every month.Kalaari Capital is an early-stage, technology-focused venture capital firm based out of Bengaluru, India. Since 2006, Kalaari has empowered visionary entrepreneurs building unique solutions that reshape the way Indians live, work, consume and transact. Our ethos is to partner early with founders and works with them to navigate the inevitable challenges of fostering ideas into successful businesses 🚀 Follow our podcast and visit www.kalaari.com for more details. Follow us @kalaaricapital on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Clubhouse for regular updates
Episodes
68 episodes
Decoding Fundraising and Beyond
We hosted Ritish Reddy, Co-Founder of Zluri, along with Sateesh Andra, MD at
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SaaS from Scratch: Decoding Exits
One of the least discussed, yet most important, topics as a founder is exits – how do you manage company exits (IPO or M&A), deal with various stakeholders, and achieve the best outcome?Krishna Srinivasan, Founder at PALGenie Technol...
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SaaS from Scratch: Decoding Customer Success
Customer success is an essential part of sales for SaaS companies because it ensures that customers are not just purchasing a product but also receiving value from it. It is crucial for companies to build customer success as a core part of thei...
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SaaS From Scratch - Building SaaS for India
Nilesh Patel, Founder and CEO of LeadSquared, joins to share insights on the unique journey of Buildin...
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SaaS from Scratch: Decoding Product-Led Growth
Asad Khan, Co-Founder and CEO of LambdaTest, joins to share insights on the power of Product-Led Growth...
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'Play Forward' - Episode 2 : India - A Gaming Nation
The evolution of the gaming industry in India during the past 25 years has been gradual, yet it has made significant strides. From what started with a subscription to our telecom packs, it has now transformed into a digital realm where individu...
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Everything B2B, Session 2: Aniket Deb (Co-Founder, COO at Bizongo)
We are back with the next part of our ‘Everything B2B’ series. This time we have Aniket Deb, Co-Founder and COO at
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‘Play’ Forward - Episode 1: Streaming & Rise of Gaming Creators
We're hitting the play button on our new live series, 'Play' Forward! 🎮Join Vani Kola (vanik.eth) as we kickstart the series with
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Everything B2B, Session 1: Asish Mohapatra (Co-Founder, CEO at OfBusiness)
Did you know that India's 70M+ SMBs contribute to a staggering 30% of the country's GDP?However, the majority of these SMBs in India still operate offline and lag behind in technology adoption. This not only hampers their efficiency but...
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SaaS from Scratch - Decoding Unicorn DNA
For our next SaaS From Scratch speaker series, Baskar Subramanian, Co-Founder and CEO of Amagi Corpor...
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SaaS from Scratch - India’s AI Opportunity
A thriving startup ecosystem, the experience of building globally successful SaaS companies, and a large talent pool can help India generate a market value of $500B from AI applications and services by 2030. In this SaaS From Scratch sp...
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SaaS from Scratch - Decoding Product
Product success and customer success go hand in hand. Most successful SaaS companies today are able to build customer-centric products that collect insights about customer needs, provide transparent feedback, promote continuous innovation, and ...
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SaaS from Scratch - Decoding MVP
Successful apps like Instagram, Spotify, and Uber have all used a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) process in the beginning of their journeys. This not only helped them test the viability of their products, but also helped build functionality. Over...
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SaaS from Scratch - Decoding Early Founding Teams
Building the right founding team is make-or-break for startups.In this episode of SaaS From Scratch speaker series, Shruti Kapoor, CEO
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Kalaari Healthtech Roundtable: Scaling Healthtech Startups in India
While healthcare spending lags significantly behind developed nations, Indian startups are rapidly disrupting the nascent market – bringing affordability, access, and innovation to healthcare delivery in India. By 2023, the HealthTech market in...
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SaaS From Scratch - Decoding GTM
For our next SaaS From Scratch speaker series Niraj Ranjan Rout, CEO & Co-Founder of Hiver and
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SaaS From Scratch - Decoding Early Mentors
For our next SaaS From Scratch speaker series, Ram Gupta joins us to discuss insights on India SaaS & the role of early mentors. We discussed how to start sel...
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SaaS From Scratch - Decoding Product Market Fit
In the first quarter of 2022, 93 SaaS companies built out of India raised $2 billion in funding. As the next generation of Indian SaaS companies scale, we want to demystify the ‘zero-to-one’ process of building sustainable SaaS businesses.<...
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Web3 Talks: Navigating through Crypto Regulations
On our first episode of Web3 Talks, Ravinder Pal Singh (Kalaari Capital), Meyyappan (Nishith Desai) & Raphael (Brandl Talos) discuss the crypto bill and the best global practices for advancing India's crypto laws.Web3 Talks by Kalaa...
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#PayItForward - Founder insights on building Delhivery with Sahil Barua
Logistics is the lifeblood of the economy, bringing us crucial goods and resources wherever we need them. India’s e-commerce growth story has cast the spotlight on the logistics market - with the rise of D2C brands and quick commerce propelling...
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CXXO #NoCeiling with Lakshmi Potluri, Head of Asia Business Development, B Capital
Lakshmi Potluri, Head of Asia Business Development, B Capital Group, is among the few leaders toda...
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CXXO #NoCeiling with Kirthiga Reddy, President of Athena SPACs
Kirthiga Reddy has had a very interesting and unique career in her life. From being Facebook India’s first employee to her role at Softbank, and recently launching the Athena Technology II SPAC, Kirthiga has never been afraid to try new things ...
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CXXO #NoCeiling with Meeta Malhotra, Founder of The Hard Copy
Today, consumer-focused brands are moving digital and experiencing unprecedented growth. Acing every vertical of building a strong brand online, including design, marketing, and the product becomes critical for a hypergrowth company. Branding i...
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#PayItForward - Founder insights on building successful consumer-tech businesses with Mukesh Bansal
What does it take to build not one, but two category-defining companies that changed the landscape of consumer technology?It was a pleasure to host Mukesh Bansal, founder of Myntra ...
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#PayItForward - Founder Insights on building Lenskart with Peeyush Bansal
“The entrepreneur needs to be the biggest salesman of purpose of the organization”. -Peyush Bansal, Founder & CEO of Lenskart.We spoke to Peyush to get his thoughts on leadership, building a culture of performance and per...
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