🎙️ Podcast Episode: “This Platform is Changing How India Invests” | Ft. Ashi Anand (Founder & CEO, IME Capital)

In this powerful episode, we sit down with Ashi Anand, Founder & CEO of IME Capital, to decode how digital disruption, research-led investing, and transparency are transforming the Indian wealth management landscape. 🇮🇳💡With over 20 years in investment management, Ashi has been at the forefront of product innovation from launching India’s first institutional arbitrage and capital protection funds in the 2000s, to now building a next-gen, research-first platform that puts the investor truly at the center.Through this conversation, we explore not just markets — but mindsets, ethics, and evolution. Whether you're a retail investor, aspiring analyst, or finance enthusiast, this episode is packed with insights that’ll change how you think about investing in India. 🚀💬

In This Episode:1️⃣ Early Life & Inspiration

What sparked Ashi’s fascination with markets and money?

The “aha” moments that shaped his investing philosophy.

Lessons from early mistakes that every investor should hear.

2️⃣ Building IME Capital — From Idea to Innovation

Why he walked away from a successful corporate career at ICICI & Kotak to build IME Capital.

The frustration that led to the creation of the Research Management Solution (RMS) — a tool that gives investors direct access to research, without layers of sales filters.

How IME is redefining transparency in an opaque wealth management industry.

3️⃣ Investment Process & Philosophy

The balance between conviction and risk, especially in small and mid-caps. How the Digital Disruption PMS identifies real winners (and avoids hype).What keeps him grounded when market narratives go wild.

4️⃣ Behavioural & Ethical Edge

Why ethics and transparency are non-negotiable at IME. Walking away from great returns when values don’t align. How investor psychology in India is evolving post-pandemic.

5️⃣ Myth-Busting & Industry Truths

The uncomfortable realities of traditional wealth management no one talks about. How IME Capital is not “old wine in a new bottle” — but a truly different approach. The one PMS principle IME enforces, even when it’s hard.

6️⃣ Wisdom for Young Analysts & Retail Investors

How to think independently in a noisy market. The one skill that separates average analysts from exceptional ones. How retail investors can stay rational — and still capture inflection points.

7️⃣ Personal Fire & Vision 🔥What really drives Ashi Anand: passion, idealism, or disruption?The legacy he hopes IME Capital leaves — a transparent, research-first India where every investor has access to institutional-quality insight.

📈 Key Takeaways for Retail Investors: Don’t chase trends — understand the thesis. Transparency and access are the future of investing. Digital disruption isn’t just a tech story — it’s reshaping how wealth is built in India. Every investor deserves to think like an institutional one.

🔗 Connect with Ashi Anand & IME Capital🌐 Website: https://imecapital.in🔗 Ashi Anand (LinkedIn): https://in.linkedin.com/in/ashi-anand

🎧 About This Podcast

This show dives deep into the minds of India’s most visionary investors, entrepreneurs, and financial leaders — to decode how India is evolving from a saver’s economy to an investor’s nation

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Together, we explore decision-making frameworks, the realities of founder-investor relationships, female leadership in finance, and how the next generation of entrepreneurs can close the world’s biggest gaps.

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Welcome to 2024! This is our very 1st episode of the year, without a further do, here are top highlights of what we touched on:

Guest Profile:

Gaurav Phadke is senior leader at Adfactors PR. He works very closely with the management of listed equities in the Indian markets, advising them specifically on market perception and developing a strategic marketing communication strategy across all the stakeholders of the capital markets.

to be filled

Mihir a seasoned electricity trader works for the fund - Altop Energy!

In this episode, we touch on:

In this episode Jai and I talk about 5 things:

1) How the landscape of online gaming is shape-shifting: how is Coincade experience differentiation vis-a-vis peers?

2) The metaverse space is evolving towards B2B or B2C?

3) Do we wait for Indian cryptos before we start investing whilst adapting to changing regulatory norms?

4) The crypto 12-year cycle vs equity markets cycle

5) First virtual influencers in India and their use cases

In this episode, we address important questions with a little twist- 

1) How the M&A industry is in the African continent has evolved?

Tune in to find out the answers to the questions that you always wondered. I guarantee you this is by far the most entertaining episode that you'd witness on this show.

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