1947 Rise
Our purpose is to help startups go mainstream in 🇮🇳! 1947 Rise Podcast is helping in accelerating the speed of reverse brain drain We do this by interviewing India-born, overseas-trained who have moved back to India and built massive tech companies themselves and/or helped enable the tech ecosystem 1947 Operators Podcast is helping in increasing the number of operator-angels in the startup ecosystem. We do this by unpacking the investing journey of the best operator-angels in India.
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Matt Chitharanjan, the Co-Founder and CEO of Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters, a prominent coffee brand based in New Delhi, India. Recently, Blue Tokai raised $35 million, valuing the company at approximately $180 million. 00:00 - Top moments 01:21 - Intro 02:44 - What shaped Matt the most while growing up. 04:13 - Matt's ed
109: World's Largest AI Health & Fitness App, The HealthifyMe Story from the founder Tushar Vashisht
Tushar Vashisht is the Co-Founder and CEO of HealthifyMe, the World's Largest AI Health & Fitness App, empowered by over 2000 coaches and trusted by over 40M users. Currently valued at ~ 1 Billion Dollars. 00:00 - Top moments 01:18 - Intro 02:35 - Description of the environment that had a significant impact. 04:29 - Tu
108: Why Early-Stage Investing is the Hardest and the Most Rewarding Game, Ft. Elizabeth Yin | 1947 Rise
Elizabeth Yin is the co-founder and general partner at Hustle Fund, a pre-seed venture capital firm that focuses on investing in "hilariously early" startups. Prior to Hustle Fund, she was a partner at 500 startups. 00:00 - Top moments 01:12 - Intro 02:17 - Elizabeth's first steps into investing and the founding story
107: What it takes to build $3.3 Billion Healthcare company in India | Viren Shetty, Narayana Health
Viren Shetty is the Executive Vice Chairman of Narayana Health. Narayana Health is one of India's largest and most prominent healthcare organizations. It is currently valued at $3.3 billion. 00:00 - Top moments 01:09 - Intro 02:04 - Influential factors during Viren's upbringing 02:59 - Significant impactful experience
106: Reimagining how we pay for online commerce: a $100B opportunity in India Ft. Nitya Sharma | Simpl
Nitya Sharma is the Founder and CEO of Simpl. Simpl is India’s fastest growing checkout and post purchase experience platform. 00:00 - Top Moments 01:14 - Intro 01:56 - Key influences during Nitya's childhood shaping development. 03:19 - Early experiences and people which shaped Nitya's worldview. 06:27 - Values and sk
105: Why Investing in ‘Unsexy’ Industries is the Next Big Opportunity, Vijen Patel of 81 Collection
Vijen Patel is the founder of The 81 Collection, a VC fund that invests in unsexy industries. Before that, Vijen founded Pressbox, a dry cleaning startup, in June 2013 and sold it to Procter & Gamble in July 2018. 00:00 - Top moments 01:16 - Intro 02:18 - What shaped the person the most while growing up. 03:24 - How th
