Episode 1 of The Offline Network — hosted by Utsav and Dhruv — dives deep into the biggest questions shaping India’s startup and tech future. Unlike polished LinkedIn posts or PR-filtered panels, this is an unfiltered newsroom-meets-coffee conversation with some of the sharpest voices in the ecosystem.

📰 This Week’s News Rundown

Gaming Ban Shockwave

– India outlaws real-money gaming. What happens to 400+ startups and Dream11’s future?

ET Awards

– Where top investors are quietly placing bets.

Reliance x Meta AI JV

– A $100M push. Is this the beginning of India’s AI stack?

Elevation Capital’s $400M Fund

– What does late-stage money mean for IPO-track scaleups?

🎙️Deep-Dive Conversations

India & AI Infrastructure – Can India lead in AI infra, not just adoption? (with Aakrit Vaish, IndiaAI)

New Venture Capital – Reinventing Venture Capital in India. (with Arjun Vaidya, V3 Ventures)

Network States & India’s Next 25 Years – From WhatsApp proto-states to IIT 2050, governance, and India’s hidden tech superpowers. (with Balaji Srinivasan, Network School)

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