Founders Unfiltered

By A Junior VC

Unscripted conversations with Indian founders about their story and the process of building a company. Hosted by Mazin and Aviral.... more

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Founders Unfiltered episodes:

January 12, 2025 Ep 122: Surprisingly Predicting 2025 ft. Aviral Bhatnagar
Join us as we talk with Aviral Bhatnagar, the Founder and Managing Partner of A Junior VC, as he shares his predictions for the startup ecosystem in 2025.
Aviral Bhatnagar is the founder and managing partner at A Junior VC. He has spearheaded investments across SaaS, consumer, and AI sectors while also managing and expanding the student venture program at Venture Highway.
Previously, he played a pivotal role in establishing Guild Capital's India investing practice, leading investments and serving on the boards of companies in edtech, D2C, and SaaS.
Aviral holds an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad, where he was recognized on the Director's List (top 3% of the class), and a BTech in Engineering Physics from IIT Bombay. Notably, he ranked 9th nationally out of over 200,000 applicants in the prestigious Common Admission Test (CAT).
🏢 About A Junior VC:
A Junior VC was founded in 2018 with the belief that there was a gap in the conversations by venture capitalists within India’s startup ecosystem.
When Aviral started AJVC six years ago, he was a junior with limited knowledge of venture capital. The name "A Junior VC" reflects its core ethos: staying curious, hungry, and driven—remaining young at heart.
By 2024, AJVC had grown into AJVC Fund, a pre-seed fund designed to empower India’s entrepreneurs at the earliest stages—a vision first outlined in a 2022 piece about its future.

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December 29, 2024 Ep 121: 200 Cr Founder Who Does Not Own Anything ft. Rentomojo
Brought to you by the Founders Unfiltered podcast by A Junior VC - Unscripted conversations with Indian founders about their story and the process of building a company. Hosted by Aviral and Mazin.
Join us as we talk to Geetansh Bamania, the Founder of Rentomojo about their story.
Geetansh completed his B.Tech from IIT Madras and subsequently gained valuable experience working with renowned companies such as Flipkart, HopeMonkey, Pepperfry, and KPMG.
In 2012, he ventured into entrepreneurship by founding Click2Skill.com, a community-driven marketplace for skill exchange. Building on his innovative spirit, he established Rentomojo in 2014.
🏢 About Rentomojo:
Rentomojo simplifies relocations with affordable asset leasing and hassle-free packages, embracing "Smart Ownership" to revolutionize home setup.
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48min
December 15, 2024 Ep 120: You Shouldn't Startup ft. A Junior VC
Join us as we talk to Aviral Bhatnagar, the Founder and Managing Partner of A Junior VC about their story.
Aviral Bhatnagar is the founder and managing partner at A Junior VC. He has spearheaded investments across SaaS, consumer, and AI sectors while also managing and expanding the student venture program at Venture Highway.
Previously, he played a pivotal role in establishing Guild Capital's India investing practice, leading investments and serving on the boards of companies in edtech, D2C, and SaaS.
Aviral holds an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad, where he was recognized on the Director's List (top 3% of the class), and a BTech in Engineering Physics from IIT Bombay. Notably, he ranked 9th nationally out of over 200,000 applicants in the prestigious Common Admission Test (CAT).
🏢 About A Junior VC:
A Junior VC was founded in 2018 with the belief that there was a gap in the conversations by venture capitalists within India’s startup ecosystem.
When Aviral started AJVC six years ago, he was a junior with limited knowledge of venture capital. The name "A Junior VC" reflects its core ethos: staying curious, hungry, and driven—remaining young at heart.
By 2024, AJVC had grown into AJVC Fund, a pre-seed fund designed to empower India’s entrepreneurs at the earliest stages—a vision first outlined in a 2022 piece about its future.
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40min
December 01, 2024 Ep 119: 1,000 Cr Dark Horse Empowering Farmers ft. Akshayakalpa
Brought to you by the Founders Unfiltered podcast by A Junior VC - Unscripted conversations with Indian founders about their story and the process of building a company. Hosted by Aviral and Mazin.
Join us as we talk to Shashi Kumar, the Founder and CEO of Akshayakalpa Organic about their story.
Shashi completed his BE and Master's in Telecommunication and Software Engineering in 1995. He began his career as an MTS at CG-Smith Software, progressed to Lead Architect at Wipro Technologies, and ultimately founded Akshayakalpa Organic in 2016.
🏢 About Akshayakalpa Organic:
Akshayakalpa is India’s first certified organic dairy enterprise, blending science with traditional dairy farming to produce nutritious, chemical-free, and sustainable products.
With a farmer-first approach and free-roaming cows fed organic fodder, it ensures high-quality, sustainable products like milk, curd, ghee, and cheese.
🌐 For more visit - https://ajuniorvc.com/podcast/

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43min
November 17, 2024 Ep 118: Payments Business 101 FT. Cashfree Payments
Brought to you by the Founders Unfiltered podcast by A Junior VC - Unscripted conversations with Indian founders about their story and the process of building a company. Hosted by Aviral and Mazin.
Join us as we talk to Akash Sinha, the Co-founder and CEO of Cashfree Payments about their story.
Akash completed his B.Tech in Computer Science from IIIT Hyderabad in 2012 and began his career as a Software Engineer at Amazon.
In 2015, he took the entrepreneurial leap and founded Cashfree Payments.
🏢 About Cashfree Payments:
Cashfree Payments is a leading payments and banking technology company in India, empowering over 6,00,000 businesses with online payment collections and seamless payouts.
Trusted by top brands like Cred, BigBasket, Zomato, and HDFC Ergo, it facilitates solutions for vendor payouts, loan disbursements, e-commerce refunds, and more.
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53min
November 03, 2024 Ep 117: Matchmaker for India Inc ft. Careernet
Join us as we talk to Anshuman Das, the Co-Founder & CEO of Careernet, HirePro & Longhouse Consulting about their story.
Anshuman completed his B.Tech at IIT Delhi in 1998. He went on to co-found Careernet in 1999, followed by HirePro in 2004, and LONGHOUSE Consulting in 2008.
🏢 About Careernet:
Careernet is India’s leading talent solutions provider, committed to helping organizations build effective teams while enabling candidates to pursue their dream careers.
Whether catering to global employers entering the Indian market, local startups, or large enterprises scaling their operations, Careernet places talent needs at the forefront of its mission.
🌐 For more visit - https://ajuniorvc.com/podcast/
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46min
October 20, 2024 Ep 116: India’s First Semi-Conductor Product Company ft. iVP Semi
Join us as we talk to Raja Manickam, the Founder of iVP Semiconductor about their story.
Raja completed his B.Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering from IIT Kharagpur in 1982.
He has held key leadership roles throughout his career, including Engineering Manager at Texas Instruments, Director at National Semiconductor, Director of Sales and Marketing at STATS ChiPAC, and VP of Business Development at DTS.
He served as CEO of Tessolve Semiconductor for nearly 20 years, later became CEO of TATA Electronics, and founded AJK NexSemi.
In 2024, he founded iVP Semiconductor.
🏢 About iVP Semiconductor:
iVP Semi's mission is to localize semiconductor chip production, empowering Indian companies to enhance product development and achieve technological autonomy.
This will strengthen the chip supply chain and encourage semiconductor partners to establish locally, enabling Indian tech solutions to address global challenges.

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56min
October 06, 2024 Ep 115: How To Get Funded? ft. Aviral Bhatnagar
Brought to you by the Founders Unfiltered podcast by A Junior VC - Unscripted conversations with Indian founders about their story and the process of building a company. Hosted by Aviral and Mazin.
Join us on a special episode this week as we talk to Aviral about the A Junior VC fund and how it’s changing early stage startup investing.
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41min
September 22, 2024 Ep 114: Unicorn with Zero Marketing ft. Tiger Analytics
Join us as we talk to Mahesh Kumar, the Founder & CEO, and Pradeep Gulipalli, the Co-founder and CEO (India) of Tiger Analytics about their story.
Mahesh completed his B.Tech in Computer Science from IIT Bombay in 1999, followed by a PhD from MIT in 2003.
He began his career as a summer associate intern at McKinsey & Company, then went on to serve as an assistant professor at the R.H. Smith School of Business and Rutgers Business School, as well as a faculty research associate at MIT Sloan School of Management.
In 2011, he founded Tiger Analytics.
Pradeep completed his B.Tech from IIT Madras in 2003, followed by an MS from The University of Texas at Austin.
He began his career as a Data Scientist at Marketing and Planning Systems in Boston. In June 2012, he co-founded Tiger Analytics and became the India CEO.
🏢 About Tiger Analytics:
Tiger Analytics is a global leader in AI and analytics, helping Fortune 1000 companies tackle complex challenges.
With over 4000 experts across the US, UK, Canada, India, Singapore, and Australia, they serve industries including CPG, Retail, Insurance, BFS, Manufacturing, Life Sciences, and Healthcare.
Ranked among the ‘Best’ and ‘Fastest Growing’ analytics firms by Inc., Financial Times, Economic Times, and Analytics India Magazine.
🌐 For more visit - https://ajuniorvc.com/podcast/
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59min
September 08, 2024 Ep 113: Science + Ayurveda - ₹ 500 Cr D2C brand
Join us as we talk to Arush Chopra & Megha Sabhlok, the Co-Founders of Just Herbs about their story.
Arush Chopra is the co-founder and CEO of Just Herbs, while Megha Sabhlok serves as the co-founder and COO.
Arush earned his bachelor’s degree from St. Xavier’s College before pursuing further studies at City University of London. He then gained valuable experience working with prominent organizations such as Financial Times, Bloomberg News, The Asian Banker, and Duxton Asset Management.
In 2014, he co-founded Just Herbs, channeling his diverse expertise into the skincare industry.
Megha holds a bachelor’s degree from Sophia Girls' College, Mumbai, and an MSc in Management from Lancaster University. She previously worked with Burson-Marsteller and Tenon Group before co-founding Just Herbs, contributing her management and leadership skills to the brand’s success.
🏢 About Just Herbs:
Just Herbs is an Ayurvedic skincare and haircare brand offering pure, plant-based products made from organic herbs.
Free from sulphates, parabens, and animal testing, their customizable formulations cater to specific skin concerns. Certified by Ayush, they combine Ayurvedic principles with natural ingredients for effective, results-driven care.
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