Prime Venture Partners Podcast

✨ How did Indian startups conquer 2024? What’s next in AI, fintech, and EdTech? Find out in this special year-end podcast with Prime Venture Partners’ top voices: Sanjay Swamy, Amit Somani, Shripati Acharya & Brij Bhushan

🔥 What You’ll Discover:

•  #1 trend shaping startups in 2024
• Why AI adoption is revolutionizing business across industries
• Is quick commerce hype or here to stay?
• How startups like MyGate, PlanetSpark, and Dozee achieved profitability

Big predictions for 2025: EdTech’s comeback, vertical AI, and fintech’s next wave

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro: Reflecting on 2024
2:00 - How the Indian startup ecosystem matured this year
10:45 - AI: From consumer trends to enterprise adoption
20:30 - Quick commerce: Hype or here to stay?
30:15 - Stories of resilience: MyGate, PlanetSpark & Dozee
48:00 - 2025 Crystal Ball: What’s next for startups and investors

💬 We want to hear from you!

• What’s your top startup prediction for 2025?
• Which insights from this episode inspired you the most? Share your thoughts in the comments!

💡 Why Watch This?
This candid conversation offers entrepreneurs and investors actionable insights, inspiring success stories, and a strategic look at the future of innovation in India.

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In this podcast episode, Amit Somani speaks to Brij Bhushan, Co-founder & Ex COO of Magicpin, India's #1 Local Savings App & 3rd largest food delivery startup.         

Brij shares his extremely inspiring story going from a Tier 3 college to IIM Bangalore to building Magicpin to a 400 crore annual revenue company and being invested by Zomato.        

In this conversation, he talks about the 3 pivots/stages of company-building that shaped the tremendous success of Magicpin. He also expresses how GST, Jio and Covid19 have shaped the growth of Indian startups in the last decade.         

Tune into this episode to get inspired, learn and traverse across a marvelous entrepreneurial journey.        

Listen to the podcast to learn more about:        

0:00 - Brij's childhood and background        
7:00 - The Early days of Magicpin        
17:00 - GST, Jio, Pivots        
30:00 - The COVID Era        
38:00 - The Entrepreneurship Saga        

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 In the latest episode of our podcast, we sit down with Gokul Rajaram - a Product Leader, Operator and Board member who has helped build seven of the largest tech companies globally - Google, Facebook, Square, DoorDash, Coinbase, Pinterest and Trade Desk. 

He is popularly known as the 'Godfather of Google Adsense', here he grew it from zero to over $1 billion in revenue. Later, he founded an NLP company which was acquired by Facebook, where he then led the Ads Product team as Product Director, helping grow revenues from $0.75 billion to $6.5 billion, and helped Facebook transition its advertising business to become mobile-first. 

He helped Square, DoorDash and Coinbase go public (IPO) as management team and board member, additionally he is a prolific Angel Investor for 300+ startups including Airtable, Airtable, CRED, Curefit, Figma, Learneo, Pigment, Postman, Whatfix and more. 

In this episode, Gokul shares invaluable insights on how to grow from startup to scale-up quoting stories from his rich experience. He stresses the importance of product-market fit (PMF), exploring its critical link to monetization and sound unit economics.

He also addresses the formidable challenges startups face in the fiercely competitive AI sector and how can young entrepreneurs build in this exciting sector. 

In this podcast, below are the topics covered:

0:00 - Journey from India to Silicon Valley
8:10 - Three Stages of a Company: Start-up, Early-Growth, Scale-up
13:41 - Discovering Product Market Fit and Monetization
23:23 - Challenges for Startups in AI
28:20 - Vertical SaaS and Indian Tech Innovation

Gokul offers a masterclass in entrepreneurial excellence - his experiences and strategies provide a roadmap for navigating the complex and ever-evolving tech landscape, making this episode a must-listen for aspiring entrepreneurs and seasoned professionals alike.

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 In this episode, we hosted a globally renowned and prolific guest Dr. Alok Aggarwal, founder, CEO, and Chief Data Scientist of Scry AI, the Author of the book "The Fourth Industrial Revolution & 100 Years of AI (1950-2050)" and an Inventor with 8 patents. 

Dr. Aggarwal pioneered the concept of “Knowledge Process Outsourcing (KPO)”, “co-founded” Evalueserve (4000+, employees), “founded” IBM’s India Research Laboratory, founded Scry AI that builds proprietary AI products for enterprises globally. 

He has published 125 research articles, taught 2 courses at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), has a Ph.D from Johns Hopkins University and a B. Tech. from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi. 

In this conversation with Pankaj, with insights drawn from his book, "Fourth Industrial Revolution in 100 Years of AI from 1950 to 2050," Dr. Alok presents a compelling argument for why AI is not just another technological trend but a catalyst for a new industrial revolution. He delves into the history of industrial revolutions to understand what makes AI stand out. 

From steam engines to CPUs, each era has been marked by inventions that transformed societies. This episode offers a thorough analysis of how AI compares to these past innovations, while also cautioning against the hype that surrounds it. 

He explains how AI's unique capabilities in classification, pattern recognition, and data processing are reshaping industries from banking and technology to healthcare and heavy engineering.

For entrepreneurs, the episode highlights the risks of getting caught up in AI hype without developing robust intellectual property and suggests strategies for creating high-value AI products. 

In this podcast episode we spoke about the below topics, dive in:

03:55 - Historical Analysis of Industrial Revolutions
19:11 - The Impact of AI on Industries
34:05 - Navigating AI and Intellectual Property
45:27 - AI Transforming Services in India

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In this enlightening episode of the Prime Venture Partners Podcast, we delve into the transformative world of AI-powered healthcare monitoring with Gaurav Parchani, co-founder & CTO of Dozee. 

As India’s 1st AI-based Contactless Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) & Early Warning System (EWS), Dozee is FDA cleared, has monitored 250 Billion+ Heart Beats and saved 14 Million Nursing Hours! 

Dozee tracks vital parameters such as the Heart Rate, Respiratory Rate, Blood Pressure, Blood Oxygen Saturation, and Skin Temperature with clinical grade accuracy, and tracks sleep quality while flagging indicators of sleep apnea.

In this podcast episode we spoke about the below topics, dive in:

00:00 - Revolutionizing Healthcare With AI Monitoring
07:50 - Reimagining Patient Monitoring With Dozee
11:13 - Transforming Patient Monitoring With AI
21:42 - Advancing Healthcare Monitoring With AI
28:13 - Doctor Skepticism vs Real World Evidence
40:44 - World's 1st Non-Contact Blood Pressure Invention

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Is culture really more important than strategy? We unpack this bold statement by diving deep into how to intentionally shape a startup's culture from day one. 

In this critical episode, get practical tips from Shripati & Amit on aligning company values with daily behaviors, decision-making processes, and hiring practices. Learn why the first 18 months are crucial for setting the tone and how even the smallest actions can significantly impact your company’s culture.

Scaling a startup isn’t just about growth; it's about maintaining and evolving your culture. We discuss the unpredictable journey to achieving significant exits, stressing the need for adaptability and continuous performance evaluation. Learn how to foster a culture of radical candor and open communication, essential for long-term success.

Tune in to learn more:

0:00 - Building Startup Culture and Team Dynamics

8:28 - Founders' Roles and Equity Split

16:58 - Navigating Founder Equity and Company Exits

23:39 - Scaling Culture and Organizational Performance

30:15 - Establishing Feedback Culture in High-Growth Startups

From defining roles and distributing equity to maintaining and evolving culture, this episode provides valuable insights for founders at every stage of their journey.

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In this #fintech special episode, we dive deep into the world of lending - our in-house investors Sanjay Swamy and Shivani Kulkarni discuss the massive $500 Billion Dollar Credit opportunity for entrepreneurs to leverage. 

Why Lending?

- #india is the 3rd largest Fintech ecosystem in the world (behind US, China); We have 10,000 fintech startups, in this pure-play lending startups are 2500 (25%)!

- Emergence of Co-lending as a business model will be a game-changer

- Digital public infrastructure like #aadhaar , #upi will help Indian entrepreneurs build large 

- AI will enable new verticals to create several #unicorn like healthcare, travel, agriculture and many more

Listen/watch the podcast to learn more about:

0:00 - Opportunities and Challenges in Lending

7:43 - The Digital Infrastructure Revolution in India

15:33 - Segmentation and Opportunities in Fintech

26:29 - The Evolution of Co-Lending in India

34:16 - Opportunities in Lending and Finance

46:23 - Revolutionizing Fintech Infrastructure and Automation

Whether you're a fintech enthusiast, an entrepreneur, or just curious about how lending is evolving, this episode is packed with valuable insights you won't want to miss!

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In this special episode, we hosted a very esteemed guest Dr.Pramod Varma, the Former Chief Architect Aadhaar, UPI, & India Stack, CTO EkStep Foundation, Co-Chair CDPI.dev, Co-Founder FIDE.org. 

He played an integral role in architecting India’s digital health infrastructure, vaccination and immunization infrastructure (Co-WIN & DIVOC). He is the Co-Founder of FIDE, co-creator of the open source Beckn Protocol, the base protocol for India’s new efforts such as Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC.org), Kochi Open Mobility Network, Namma Yatri, and ONEST.

He is an advisor to Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), National Payment Corporation (NPCI), Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN), National Health Authority (NHA), Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC), Turing Institute Identity Initiative in the UK. 

Pramod holds a Master’s and Ph.D. degree in Computer Science along with a second Master’s in Applied Mathematics. He is passionate about technology, science, society, and teaching.

In this podcast episode we spoke about the below topics, dive in:

0:00 - Journey of Aadhaar's Chief Architect

10:45 - The Impact of Aadhaar on India

26:45 - India's role as Global Leader in Technology

35:43 - The Role of AI in India

40:30 - Tips for Indian Entrepreneurs

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In this special podcast episode, we talk about the massive AI opportunity - how it has evolved since the introduction of the first GPT models and what the future looks like and why we at Prime are super excited about it.

Our in-house Artificial Intelligence (AI) experts Shripati Acharya and Pankaj Agarwal (Investments ‪@ PrimeVenturePartners‬) provide a comprehensive overview of the foundational technologies (LLMs, GPTs, Tokens) driving AI, the impact on startups and business models that will create and reshape trillion dollars worth of economic value in the process.

If you are an entrepreneur today, this is a pot of gold as we unravel why $50B venture money was invested in AI startups globally since 2023. Did you know since the launch of GPT in 2022, $100B+ have been invested in AI startups!

Listen/watch the podcast to learn more about:

0:00 - The Evolution of Artificial Intelligence
5:36 - Understanding Machine Learning and AI
13:20 - Why $100B+ is invested in AI since 2022!
27:17 - Which AI startups will get funded?
37:22 - Future of AI Applications and Workforce

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