Prime Venture Partners Podcast
A podcast for entrepreneurs who are looking to build & grow their startups. Avoid common traps & learn uncommon strategies & tactics from makers & doers of startup ecosystem. Prime Ventures is a early-stage venture fund which focuses on startups that not only need capital but also require mentoring to transform them into disruptive companies. We share a passion for working closely with entrepreneurs and enjoy sharing their journey in a high-frequency, interactive and fun environment.Read more about us at http://primevp.in
Episodes
165 episodes
India & US Fintech in 2025: Sheel Mohnot from Better Tomorrow Ventures on PrimeVP Podcast
What’s next in fintech? In this high-signal episode, Sheel Mohnot (GP at @ Better Tomorrow Ventures) shares deep insight into the future of financial services, AI’s impact on SaaS, and how VC is evolving in 2025.🔍 In Sheel’s candid chat...
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How Zoho Cracked Global Markets with 3 Iconic Campaigns | Prime Venture Partners Podcast
What happens when creativity meets sharp market insight?In this episode, Raffic Aslam (ex-Creative Director at Zoho) breaks down the 3 campaigns that defined Zoho’s global marketing playbook:1️⃣UAE VAT Campaign – A masterclass i...
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The Inside Story of Quizizz’s Rise to 70M+ Users & Its Game-Changing Growth Strategy
How do you scale a product to 70M+ users without spending a dime on marketing?Deepak Joy Cheenath (Co-founder of Quizizz) reveals:✅ The moment Quizizz found its viral growth loop✅ How teacher-driven adoption fueled massive ...
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Why Private Equity Paid $8.4 BILLION for Smartsheet | Prime Venture Partners Podcast
💡 How do you scale a SaaS company from SMB customers to billion-dollar enterprise deals?In this Prime Venture Partners Podcast episode, we sit down with Praerit Garg, President of Product & Innovation at Smartsheet, to uncover the s...
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From $900 to ~$19B: How One Indian Entrepreneur Built 2 US Unicorn Giants
💡 What does it take to build 2 multi-billion-dollar companies?In this episode of the Prime Venture Partners Podcast, we sit down with Dheeraj Pandey, Co-Founder of Nutanix & DevRev, to unpack the real challenges, pivotal decisions, ...
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How Venture Capitalists Secure Billions to Fund Indian Startups? | Inside India’s Top VCs' Minds 🚀
💰How do VCs raise billions before they invest in startups? What happens behind the scenes when venture capitalists secure funding from Limited Partners (LPs)?📌 Timestamps:0:00 - Introduction 2:45 - How Gautam Mago &...
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The Mygate Story: How Abhishek Kumar Worked as a Guard to Build India’s Leading Home Security App
In this episode, Abhishek Kumar, co-founder & CEO of Mygate, takes us on the journey of building India’s largest community management platform. From spending a month working alongside security guards to understand their needs, to scaling My...
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2025 Predictions for Indian Startups, Funding, AI & IPOs | Prime Venture Partners Podcast
🔮 What does 2025 hold for Indian startups, venture capital, and innovation?In this special episode, Partners at Prime dive deep into the predictions and trends that will shape the world of Indian startups, venture capital, and sectors i...
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2024 Startup Rewind: AI, Fintech, and Quick Commerce | Prime Venture Partners Podcast
✨ How did Indian startups conquer 2024? What’s next in AI, fintech, and EdTech? Find out in this special year-end podcast with Prime Venture Partners’ top voices: Sanjay Swamy, Amit Somani, Shripati Acharya & Brij Bhushan🔥 What You’...
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Episode 156
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This Startup Legend built Magicpin, a 400 Crore Company & India's #1 Savings App - Brij Bhushan
In this podcast episode, Amit Somani speaks to Brij Bhushan, Co-founder & Ex COO of Magicpin, India's #1 Local Savings App & 3rd largest food delivery startup. Brij shares his extremely inspiring...
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Episode 155
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He dropped out of PhD to build Google, Facebook, Square, DoorDash - Masterclass with Gokul Rajaram
In the latest episode of our podcast, we sit down with Gokul Rajaram - a Product Leader, Operator and Board member who has helped build seven of the largest tech companies globally - Google, Facebook, Square, DoorDash, Coinbase, Pinterest...
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Episode 154
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The Truth about Artificial Intelligence (AI) with Dr.Alok Aggarwal (Author, Scientist, Entrepreneur)
In this episode, we hosted a globally renowned and prolific guest Dr. Alok Aggarwal, founder, CEO, and Chief Data Scientist of Scry AI, the Author of the book "The Fourth Industrial Revolution & 100 Years of AI (1950-2050)" and an Inv...
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Episode 153
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He is building the Future of Healthcare for the World from India - Dozee's Cofounder Gaurav Parchani
In this enlightening episode of the Prime Venture Partners Podcast, we delve into the transformative world of AI-powered healthcare monitoring with Gaurav Parchani, co-founder & CTO of Dozee. As India’s 1st AI-based Contactless...
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Episode 152
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How to build a Unicorn Startup - Culture, Roles, Equity Splits?
Is culture really more important than strategy? We unpack this bold statement by diving deep into how to intentionally shape a startup's culture from day one. In this critical episode, get practical tips from Shripati & Amit on ...
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Episode 151
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Fintech Startup Ideas for 50 Crore Indians with a $500 Billion Dollar Opportunity!
In this #fintech special episode, we dive deep into the world of lending - our in-house investors Sanjay Swamy and Shivani Kulkarni discuss the massive $500 Billion Dollar Credit opportunity for entrepreneurs to leverage. Why Lendin...
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Episode 150
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He quit his own company to build Aadhaar, UPI, ONDC for India - Dr.Pramod Varma
In this special episode, we hosted a very esteemed guest Dr.Pramod Varma, the Former Chief Architect Aadhaar, UPI, & India Stack, CTO EkStep Foundation, Co-Chair CDPI.dev, Co-Founder FIDE.org. He played an integral ro...
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Episode 149
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The AI Opportunity for Startups with Shripati Acharya, Pankaj Agarwal and Jerome Manuel
In this special podcast episode, we talk about the massive AI opportunity - how it has evolved since the introduction of the first GPT models and what the future looks like and why we at Prime are super excited about it.Our in-house Art...
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Episode 148
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How is AI changing Coursera and education? In conversation with Coursera CEO Jeff Maggioncalda
In this exciting new episode, Shripati Acharya spoke to Jeff Maggioncalda, CEO of Coursera. @coursera is the world's leading online education company with 148 mill...
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Episode 147
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Safe Futures & Options (F&O) trading with Punch's Amit Dhakad
In this exciting new episode, Shripati Acharyai spoke to Amit Dhakad - a new-age entrepreneur building ‘Punch’, a single screen trading platform making options trading accessible and safe for young Indians.Amit provides ...
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Episode 146
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The Story of Niyo's IPL Advertisements with Vinay Bagri (Co-founder & CEO, Niyo)
In this podcast episode, we bring to you an exciting new episode on the IPL Ads of Niyo that went viral. Sanjay Swamy chats with Vinay Bagri, Co-Founder and CEO, Niyo who explains the backstory of each of the four (4) Ads for our viewers/listen...
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Episode 145
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India Fintech 3.0 - UPI, Lending, Compliance, GenAI with Srikanth Rajagopalan, Anshul Rai & Sanjay Swamy
Introducing Prime’s special series on ‘Fintech in India - Past, Present and the Future’. This is the 3rd episode titled ‘India Fintech 3.0 - UPI, Lending, Compliance, GenAI’ in a 3 part series.In this special series of episodes, ...
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Episode 144
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India Fintech 2.0 - Wallets, E-commerce, Uber & PayTm with Srikanth Rajagopalan, Anshul Rai & Sanjay Swamy
Introducing Prime’s special series on ‘Fintech in India - Past, Present and the Future’. This is the 2nd episode titled ‘India Fintech 2.0 - Wallets, E-commerce, Uber & PayTm’ in a 3 part series.In this special series of episodes, Sa...
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Episode 143
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India Fintech 1.0 - Pre Aadhaar & Smartphones with Srikanth Rajagopalan, Anshul Rai & Sanjay Swamy
Introducing Prime’s special series on ‘Fintech in India - Past, Present and the Future’. This is the 1st episode titled ‘India Fintech 1.0 - Pre Aadhaar & Smartphones’ in a 3 part series.In this special series of episodes, Sanj...
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Episode 142
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