Founders Unfiltered

By A Junior VCBusiness Entrepreneurship

Founders Unfiltered episodes

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.
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43 min
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.
53 min
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.
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46 min
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.

56 min
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.
41 min
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.
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59 min
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.
1 hr 4 min
August 25, 2024 Ep 112: Simplifying wealth creation for Indians ft. Scripbox
Join us as we talk to Atul Shinghal, the Founder and CEO of Scripbox about their story.
Atul completed his B.Tech from IIT Madras in 1991, followed by an MBA from IIM Bangalore in 1993.
He gained extensive experience working with companies such as Madura Coats, Standard Chartered, Capital One, Nedbank, and Old Mutual.
In 2010, he co-founded Probe Information Services and went on to establish Scripbox in 2012.
🏢 About Scripbox:
Scripbox, India’s leading digital wealth manager, manages ₹18,000+ Crores in AUM across 2,500+ cities.
Founded in 2012, it offers customized investment solutions using data, technology, and proprietary algorithms, covering mutual funds, equities, insurance, and financial advisory.
Scripbox is recognized as LinkedIn’s 2nd most influential financial services brand globally and has won the Financial Express’ Best Bank Award.
43 min
August 11, 2024 Ep 111: The Brain Behind Tata 1mg's Tech Stack ft. 1mg
Join us as we talk to Gaurav Agarwal, the Co-founder of 1mg (previously HealthKartPlus) about their story.
Gaurav completed his B.Tech in Computer Science from IIT Delhi in 2001.
He began his career as a software engineer at Decru Inc., then served as an engineering manager at Network Appliance, followed by a role as general manager at Zynga.
He later took on the position of CTO & Head of Product at HealthKart before co-founding 1MG in 2015.
🏢 About 1mg (previously HealthKartPlus):
Tata 1mg is India's leading consumer health platform, aiming to make healthcare accessible, understandable, and affordable.
It helps users learn about their medicines, find cost-effective alternatives, connect with doctors, and access transparent, affordable diagnostics.
Available as a web portal and mobile app, 1mg empowers Indians to choose the best healthcare services at the best prices.
56 min
July 28, 2024 Ep 110: Asia's First Credit Cards as a Service Platform ft. Hyperface
Join us as we talk to Ramanathan RV, the Co-founder of Hyperface about their story.
Ramanathan completed his B.Tech in Computer Science from NIT, Tiruchirappalli, in 2006. He then worked as a software engineer at companies such as Amazon and BankBazaar before founding JUSPAY in 2012.
In 2021, he co-founded Hyperface.
🏢 About Hyperface:
Hyperface empowers brands and fintechs to offer contextual banking products. Their Credit-Cards-as-a-Service platform simplifies credit card issuance for fintechs and e-commerce firms, providing a ready-to-use card solution.
53 min