This is the era of vertical Saas - instead of building all-purpose Swiss army tools, successful companies are building focused tools that are the best in the world for one focused niche. IBS Fintech is disrupting the space of treasury management by offering a purpose-built Saas tool that is outcompeting global giants.

Don’t miss:-

• Founding thesis
• Making a treasury
• Unique brand positioning
• Future roadmap

Virtual Forest is a startup helping appliance companies build more energy-efficient products. Omer has had a fascinating journey- from first running a family business to now building a funded technology design startup. He talks about the impact that is possible just by adopting superior motor technology in products like air conditioners, fans, washing machines and Electric Vehicles.

What you must not miss:-

• Founding thesis
• Reasons for having co-founder
• Carbon capture technology
• Models of manufacturing

KPO or knowledge process outsourcing is a fast-growing industry that has been a major contributor to India’s services export revenue. It offers India a sustainable way to generate employment and grow the GDP. Ashish has had an amazing journey of building not just startups but also two of India’s most respected private universities - Ashoka University and Plaksha University. Benori Knowledge is a global provider of custom research and analytics solutions.

What you must not miss:-

• How did Evalueserve scale up?
• Finding the first customer.
• Revenue plans.

Once every 2-3 decades, we experience an era of technological change that completely transforms how we live. In the 90s it was the connected computing devices, and right now we are going through another such transformation in the space of mobility. Micelio was conceived as the first-of-its-kind catalyst in the electric mobility value curve. Its mission is to power innovation and drive long-term, sustainable change in the clean mobility space.

What you must not miss:-

• How does Micelio make it happen?
• Funding journey
• Passion for clean mobility.

Fashion is a two and a half trillion dollar industry globally, with a complex supply chain that includes diverse stakeholders ranging from yarn manufacturers to designers to apparel manufacturers to big brands like H&M and Zara. Locofast addresses the broken textile supply chain through a platform connecting vendors and suppliers. They have expanded rapidly and partnered with 700 plus suppliers.

What you must not miss:-

• Uniqueness of Locofast.
• Vision behind this startup.
• Finding the right solutions.

The older you get, the more you realize the importance of a good sleep in making you more productive. There are numerous flaws in the traditional mattress markets such as overhead costs, inflation and material information. To solve these, Kabir Siddiq built the digital first brand - SleepyCat. His aim was to offer a premium 'all-in-one mattress' product with a direct 'factory-to-consumer' model. Listen on to this insightful conversation about starting up and scaling up.

What you must not miss:-

• Learning consumer behavior.
• Challenges faced.
• Scaling up.

Water is an industry ripe for innovation and requires game-changing technologies to ensure a sustainable and better future for all. Uravu Labs literally creates water out of thin air. Swapnil talks about the journey of building the technology stack to make it possible and the business opportunities they are chasing. Listen on to this insightful conversation about building a deep-tech startup in India

What you must not miss:-

• The technology behind Uravu Labs.
• Challenges faced.
• Managing costs.

You would be surprised to learn that most companies outsource their payroll processing. Neeyamo started as an HR outsourcing firm and is now a leading technology-enabled global payroll and EOR solutions provider for MNCs worldwide. Rangarajan talks about the journey of building up Neeyamo and some of the fascinating disruptions we can expect to see in the space of payroll.

What you must not miss:-

• Productizing the payroll solution.
• How does the payroll platform work?
• Global Competitors.
• Diversifying journey.

Age is not a factor in trying to forecast entrepreneurial success but experience does and it often comes with age. D P Mangal started his entrepreneurial journey at the age of 62 with Lagnam Spintex, manufacturer of high-quality cotton yarn using the most advanced technologies in the world. The company now expects an annual turnover of 325 cr, of which 180 cr are from exports.

What you must not miss:-

• D P Mangal’s Journey - from Finance Specialist to C.E.O
• Supply chain of the textile industry
• Challenges in exporting

Seekho is a leading upskilling platform that plans to prepare Indians for the careers of tomorrow. The Gurgaon-based startup has created a novel AI engine to customize learning and make job matching more effective. Listen on as Arihant speaks about the platform bridging the gap between CVs of employees and JDs of employers!

What you must not miss:-

• Semester at sea
• Experiences at Freshworks
• Why industry professionals are keen to mentor