Prime Venture Partners Podcast

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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In this exciting new episode, Shripati Acharya spoke to Jeff Maggioncalda, CEO of Coursera.  @coursera is the world's leading online education company with 148 million registered learners globally, 7000+ courses from the top 325+ universities and companies. 

Jeff Maggioncalda joined Coursera as CEO in June 2017, he previously served for 18 years as the founding CEO at Financial Engines Inc., a company co-founded by economist and Nobel Prize winner William Sharpe. Financial Engines grew rapidly under Jeff's leadership, providing high-quality online investment advice that has helped millions of people save and prepare for retirement. 

Jeff has also worked as a consultant at McKinsey & Company and Cornerstone Research, and serves as a director of SVB Financial Group. He holds an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and a Bachelor's degree in Economics and English from Stanford University.

In this conversation, Jeff addresses three primary topics:

1) How GenAI and Coursera will transform education?
2) Future of Work and Education 
3) The India Opportunity

Listen/watch the podcast to learn more about:

0:00 - AI Integration in Coursera Education
11:32 - Changing Role of Universities in Education
20:22 - Industry Micro-Credentials in Education
24:13 - Future Skills for Workforce and Education
34:53 - Future Business With Generative AI
42:46 - India is the Future Workforce of the World!

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In this exciting new episode, Shripati Acharyai spoke to Amit Dhakad -  a new-age entrepreneur building ‘Punch’, a single screen trading platform making options trading accessible and safe for young Indians.

Amit provides a nuanced explanation of the mechanics of futures and options specifically for retail and individual traders. He emphasizes the appeal of options trading due to its lower capital requirements, and how it serves as a gateway for wealth generation on a monthly basis. 

Listen to the podcast to learn more about:

0:00 - Options Trading Platform Journey

12:10 - What are Options? Why is it important?

18:10 - Should you invest in Options?

28:10 - Why is investing in the US better than India?

32:00 - Why are GenZ the best investors?

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In this podcast episode, we bring to you an exciting new episode on the IPL Ads of Niyo that went viral. Sanjay Swamy chats with Vinay Bagri, Co-Founder and CEO, Niyo who explains the backstory of each of the four (4) Ads for our viewers/listeners. 

Ad 1: Zero = Hero (No Forex Markup)  | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVT35es28SY

Ad 2: Trip Planned But No Visa? (Visa On Time, Every time) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUEfTnYii-8

Ad 3: Hide & Seek (Free International ATM Withdrawals) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIbGxb3Lhd0

Ad 4: Are You A Rejection Magnet? (Accepted in 180+ countries) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUhhjcXjWxI

Vinay talks in detail about the efforts taken to get their Ads on the IPL platform and how it has benefited their business tremendously. Additionally, he provides interesting stats on the booming travel industry and insights about Indian travelers!

Tune into this episode to learn more about Ads, marketing and how to experience seamless global travel with Niyo. 

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Introducing Prime’s special series on ‘Fintech in India - Past, Present and the Future’. This is the 3rd episode titled ‘India Fintech 3.0 - UPI, Lending, Compliance, GenAI’ in a 3 part series.

In this special series of episodes, Sanjay Swamy, our Managing Partner speaks with industry stalwarts Srikanth Rajagopalan and Anshul Rai. Srikanth is currently the CEO of Perfios Account Aggregation (AA), an off-shoot from the Perfios legacy. Anshul is the Co-Founder and ex CEO of Happay, his claim to fame is Happay’s celebrated exit to CRED for $180M. 

In this episode the three fintech stalwarts chat about the impact of UPI’s 10-12 Billion transactions per month, the India Data Privacy Act, compliance for Fintech startups and the potential opportunities and impact with AI taking over. A special bonus tip is on the RBI Sandbox and its features that will benefit every Fintech entrepreneur in India today. 

0:00 - Gaps/Opportunities for Future Fintech Entrepreneurs

10:42 - Global Expansion Strategies and Data Privacy

14:36 - When should Fintech startups think of Compliance?

23:42 - Regulations, RBI, Sandbox

29:26 - Favorite Movies, Sports Person & Conclusion

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Introducing Prime’s special series on ‘Fintech in India - Past, Present and the Future’. This is the 2nd episode titled ‘India Fintech 2.0 - Wallets, E-commerce, Uber & PayTm’ in a 3 part series.

In this special series of episodes, Sanjay Swamy, our Managing Partner speaks with industry stalwarts Srikanth Rajagopalan and Anshul Rai. Srikanth is currently the CEO of Perfios Account Aggregation (AA), an off-shoot from the Perfios legacy. Anshul is the Co-Founder and ex CEO of Happay, his claim to fame is Happay’s celebrated exit to CRED for $180M. 

In this episode, Sanjay from his personal experience of working on the ‘Aadhaar’ project explains how the growth of the fintech sector is fueled by the revolutionary implementation of the world’s largest biometric ID system. Srikanth talks about how Amazon solved the ‘cash-on-delivery’ problem using wallets bringing it from ~70% to ~15%. And Anshul narrates the remarkable journey with humble beginnings of building ‘Happay’ with multiple pivots to eventually exiting to CRED. 

This episode sets the stage for a perfect finale in the next episode where we dive into the world of ‘UPI’, ‘Lending’,’Compliance’ and ‘GenAI’, stay tuned!

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Introducing Prime’s special series on ‘Fintech in India - Past, Present and the Future’. This is the 1st episode titled ‘India Fintech 1.0 -  Pre Aadhaar & Smartphones’ in a 3 part series.

In this special series of episodes, Sanjay Swamy, our Managing Partner speaks with industry stalwarts Srikanth Rajagopalan and Anshul Rai. Srikanth is currently the CEO of Perfios Account Aggregation (AA), an off-shoot from the Perfios legacy. Anshul is the Co-Founder and ex CEO of Happay, his claim to fame is Happay’s celebrated exit to CRED for $180M. 

Watch this episode to learn firsthand experience from 2 of India’s first mobile payments entrepreneurs Sanjay (mChek) and Shrikant (ngpay). They share memorable anecdotes and valuable lessons on frugal innovation such as how IRCTC and Telcos helped solve distribution at scale. 

This episode ends as a great segue to the 2nd generation of Fintech in India that will be highlighted in episode 2, stay tuned! 

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In this special podcast episode, our in-house Gaming experts Shripati Acharya and Gaurav Ranjan (Investments @PrimeVenturePartners) share everything about the ‘Gaming’ sector in India. They share deep insights on the current state, the future, game categories and what kind of companies Prime is excited to invest in. 

Why is Prime bullish about the Gaming Market in India?

• No. of Gamers in India - 500 Million (50 Crore)
• No. of paying Gamers in India - 150 Million (15 Crore)
• Expected size of Market - $3.5 Billion - $4 Billion

Watch the full episode to learn more about how today is the best time to be a ‘Gaming’ Entrepreneur in India and what kind of startup you should be building:

​​0:00 - Evolution and Future of Indian Gaming

4:12 - Evolution and Growth of Gaming Market

16:58 - Monetization Strategies in Mobile Gaming

25:09 - The Future of Gaming Investments

34:55 - Building Organic Distribution for Video Games

40:48 - Evolution of Web3 Gaming

52:53 - Gaming Entrepreneurship Opportunities in India

P.S: you’ll learn why we invested in our portfolio companies like Hitwicket and Glip. 

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