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Akshay Singhal at Log9 on the imperative for India to seek self-reliance in commercial EV cells
Our guest today is Akshay V Singhal, founder and CEO of Log9 Materials, which is building quick-charging, longer-lasting batteries for electric vehicles in the country. In this episode, Singhal offers an update on the pilot plant Log9 opened in April, in Bengaluru, for local cell manufacturing, India's first, and the plan to expand it into a full-fledged commercial 'Giga factory,' with a capacity of cells worth 5GWh (Giga watt-hour), over the next 3-5 years
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Jatin Desai and Venkat Vallabhaneni at Inflexor on the way ahead for India's deep tech startups
Our guests today are Jatin Desai and Venkat Vallabhaneni, managing partners at Inflexor Ventures, a VC firm focused on deep tech ventures in India. In this episode, the duo talk about how India's engineering based ventures are beginning to mature, in areas ranging from augmented reality to rocket fuel; they also talk about their own aspiration to make Inflexor a pre-eminent technology-focused VC firm in India
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SolarSquare's co-founders on the $50 billion opportunity to bring solar power to Indian homes
Our guests today are Neeraj Jain, Nikhil Nahar and Shreya Mishra, co-founders of SolarSquare, which became the first Indian startup investment for well-known US investor Chris Sacca's Lowercarbon Capital. The entrepreneurs are betting they can differentiate themselves with their idiot-proof tech and superior after-sales service to bring solar power to millions of homes in India, which they say is a $50 billion opportunity
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The Big Picture: Sauvik Banerjjee at Tata Digital and Anand Chandrasekaran at Mad Street Den on 'whither personalisation'
Our guests today are Sauvik Banerjjee, founding CTO of Tata Digital, and Anand Chandrasekaran, co-founder and CTO of Mad Street Den, whose AI platform blox.ai plays an important role in the personalisation features of the Tata Group's new consumer app, Tata Neu. In this episode, Sauvik and Anand talk about bringing the power of AI to the evergreen quest for understanding the individual consumer's behaviour more intimately. They also have a non-techie piece of advice for aspiring CTOs
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What the future of work looks like for India?
The future of work—has its own set of challenges and anticipations for enterprises, especially from a work perspective enabling hybrid work models, and enhancing organisational agility and resilience
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Samit Mitra at Smart Power India on the role mini-grids and renewable power could play in boosting small businesses
Our guest today is Samit Mitra, senior director of programme implementation at Smart Power India, a subsidiary of the Rockefeller Foundation. In this episode, Samit, who's an expert on mini electricity grids, talks about how such grids connected to renewable sources such as solar power could help local businesses in large parts of the country where the main grid power isn't reliable
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Shailesh Vickram Singh at Climate Angels on the need for 'SIDBI-like' LPs in climate tech in India
Our guest today is Shailesh Vickram Singh, founder of Massive Mobility, an EV charging infrastructure company, and founder of Climate Angles, a syndicated climate tech investment platform, backed by other entrepreneur-investors including Phanindra Sama and Vijay Shekhar Sharma. In this episode, Shailesh talks about the need for large institutional investors to enter India's climate tech funding scene, similar to what SIDBI did for the earlier generations of startups in this country
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Decoding Dream11
If you are into fantasy sports or if you simply follow the action of the Indian Premier League, you are no stranger to the name Dream11. Co-founders Harsh Jain and Bhavit Sheth launched the gaming company in 2008. Come 2022, parent company Dream Sports has become a fantasy sports juggernaut. In this podcast, Naini Thaker talks about what makes the company tick
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Ariel Assaraf at Coralogix on the journey from almost shutting shop to a high-growth data observability venture
Our guest today is Ariel Assaraf, co-founder and CEO of Coralogix, an Israeli data observability startup that sets itself apart with its technology for analysing data in-stream rather than after it's been stored. In this episode, Ariel talks about takeaways from the early years of the company when they came close to shutting shop; changing roles from CPO to CEO, an innovative Indo-Israeli initiative, and a $142 million fundraise that was closed in just a month
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Madhumita Agrawal and Dinkar Agrawal at Oben EV on how India's EV ecosystem is beginning to mature
Our guests today are Madhumita Agrawal and Dinkar Agrawal, co-founders of Oben Electric Vehicles, whose first motorcycle Rorr was launched in March—with deliveries expected to start from July. In this episode, Madhumita, the CEO, and Dinkar, the COO, talk about how India's EV ecosystem is beginning to mature and why their next round of funding may not be too difficult even in the current downturn
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Vivek Mishra at FibroHeal on his mission to reduce India's import dependence for advanced 'wound care' dressings
Our guest today is Vivek Mishra, co-founder and CEO at FibroHeal, a startup working on sustainable biomaterials, based on silk proteins, for what is known as 'wound care' in hospitals and clinics. In today's episode, Mishra talks about expanding FibroHeal's operations with a new manufacturing facility in Bengaluru and his mission to help reduce India's import dependence for some of these products