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Prime Venture Partners Podcast
Prime Venture Partners: Early Stage VC Fund
179 episodes
1 week ago

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

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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

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Episodes (20/179)
Prime Venture Partners Podcast
Apple, China, and the New Map of Global Power: What Patrick McGee’s Apple in China Teaches the World and India
1 week ago
36 minutes

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How Can India Build Its Own Global Smartphone Brand? Conversation with Ex-CEO of Realme and Founder of Ai+ | Madhav Sheth
1 month ago
33 minutes 44 seconds

Prime Venture Partners Podcast
Inside the VC Mind: Prime’s Fundraising Masterclass for Founders
1 month ago
1 hour 5 minutes 27 seconds

Prime Venture Partners Podcast
Why India Must Lead in Deep AI Research | Insights from Google DeepMind Director
1 month ago
54 minutes 47 seconds

Prime Venture Partners Podcast
How Humans + AI Will Reshape Startups & Enterprises? The Co-Intelligence Revolution with Prof. Venkat
2 months ago
48 minutes 43 seconds

Prime Venture Partners Podcast
The Man Who Built Hotmail and Sold it to Microsoft for $400M | Prime Venture Partners Podcast
In this PrimeVP Podcast episode, we go back to the roots of the internet with Sabeer Bhatia, the man who gave the world Hotmail. 📧 From his Hotmail journey to his bold perspectives on today’s most pressing themes, Sabeer shares unfiltered insights on: 1️⃣ How an email problem at work sparked the idea that changed global communication forever 2️⃣ Why communication skills — not just capital — make or break founders 3️⃣ Why health & discipline matter more than hustle in the long run 4️⃣ Wh...
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2 months ago
47 minutes 47 seconds

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How Khadim Batti Built Whatfix Into a ~$900 Million Global SaaS Leader | Podcast
How do you pivot from an early idea that didn’t work ➝ to building a global SaaS leader trusted by 700+ enterprises? In this full episode of the Prime Podcast, Khadim Batti (Co-founder & CEO, Whatfix) reveals the raw founder journey: The pivot moment that sparked WhatfixHustling with 500 cold emails to close first customersLanding a Fortune 10 client at $25/month (and why logos matter more than price)Why product-market fit keeps evolvingScaling SaaS from India ➝ US with 85+ Fortune 500...
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2 months ago
52 minutes 37 seconds

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Mahesh Joshi on H.I.T. Investing: Building Profitable & Impactful Startups
In this episode of the Prime Venture Partners Podcast, Sanjay Swamy hosts Mahesh Joshi, Head of Asia Private Equity at BlueOrchard and author of H.I.T. Investing. He shares powerful insights on how companies across India and Asia are solving critical problems like: Financial inclusion for underserved Kirana storesGender equity in small business financeClimate resilience through tech and EV adoptionLeveraging UPI, DPI, and IndiaStack to scale affordable services 📌 Key themes: - What HIT in...
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3 months ago
45 minutes 58 seconds

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He coached Virat, Dhoni, D Gukesh & 25+ World Champions - Paddy Upton's Secrets
From “Virat Kohli is the best preparer in the cricket world” to reminding startup leaders of the most important lesson - “Who I am and the results of what I do are different”, our podcast with Paddy Upton has it all! 🎯 What you’ll take away in this full episode with Paddy (mental coach to India’s 2011 World Cup-winning team): ✅ Why startup founders must evolve from individual contributors → captains → coaches ✅ How to build “personal mastery” through unsexy fundamentals ✅ The hidden costs o...
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3 months ago
20 minutes 49 seconds

Prime Venture Partners Podcast
Snapfish to Aadhaar to MoneyTap to AI: Bala Parthasarathy on Building Across Eras
🎙️ Bala Parthasarathy - Chairman & Co-founder, Freo, Director at People+AI, Senior Adviser, EMK Capital (London) - joins us for one of our most insightful episodes. In this full conversation, Bala discusses: 🔹 Snapfish’s dotcom-era growth, crash, and acquisition by HP 🔹 Building Aadhaar from the ground up with Nandan Nilekani 🔹 The truth about raising and deploying venture capital 🔹 What’s broken (and what’s working) in fintech 🔹 The founder's mindset in the age of AI If you're a ...
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4 months ago
34 minutes 32 seconds

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Narayan Manepally’s Journey of Building Geist Brewing Co. |From Ex-Intel Engineer to Craft Beer Icon in India
What happens when a techie starts brewing in his garage and ends up building one of India’s most iconic craft beer brands? Just as refreshing as Geist’s beer, this episode has Narayan Manepally, CEO & Co-founder of Geist Brewing Co., chatting with Sanjay Swamy. It has all the flavours and ingredients - from sharing his journey as an Intel engineer in the U.S. to innovating and succeeding as a beer entrepreneur. What you’ll learn: 🍺 How one batch of California Golden Ale changed ev...
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4 months ago
46 minutes 6 seconds

Prime Venture Partners Podcast
From Accidental Entrepreneur to Startup Icon - K. Ganesh | Prime Venture Partners Podcast
What happens when a founder builds and exits four companies, including a multi-million-dollar edtech company, before India even started talking about startups? In this episode, K. Ganesh (Author & Partner at Growth Story) - the man behind BigBasket, Portea, Bluestone, and more breaks down the hard truths, lucky accidents, and pivots that shaped his journey. 🎙️ Hosted by Sanjay Swamy | Prime Venture Partners 📘 Featuring: Mastering Disruption by K. Ganesh 🧠 What you’ll learn: How he wen...
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5 months ago
55 minutes 16 seconds

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This Startup Doesn’t Just Use AI, It’s Run by AI | Xiaoyin Qu
What if your product manager, designer, developer, AND CEO were all AI? In this game-changing conversation, Xiaoyin Qu, Founder of HeyBoss, joins Pankaj Agarwal (VP @PrimeVP_in) to share how she’s building a startup where software is shipped in minutes, led entirely by AI agents. Before founding HeyBoss, Xiaoyin was a Product Manager at Facebook and Instagram. Today, she’s scaling her company with support from the OpenAI Startup Fund. What you’ll learn: 🤖 How HeyBoss evolved from a kids' g...
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5 months ago
35 minutes 27 seconds

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AI x SaaS: How PrimeVP Thinks About the Next Wave of Enterprise Innovation
AI is no longer experimental—it's foundational. In this explosive episode, PrimeVP Founder & Partner Shripati Acharya and Principal Gaurav Ranjan unpack how AI is reshaping B2B software—and what that means for evaluating and investing in early-stage startups. What you’ll learn: ⚙️ The rise of Enterprise AI and its real-world applications 📈 Prime’s investment thesis in AI-first SaaS startups 🧠 What separates hype from defensible value in AI 🚀 Advice for founders building in vertical SaaS...
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6 months ago
47 minutes 2 seconds

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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 with Sanjay Swamy, You’ll learn: • What US fintech can learn from India’s public infrastructure (UPI, DEPA, account aggregation) • Why SaaS isn’t dead—but must evolve beyond subscription revenue • How Sheel evaluates founder-market fit, ve...
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6 months ago
1 hour 4 minutes 18 seconds

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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 in cultural targeting that unlocked a new market via a single character: Kutty, the Malayali accountant. 2️⃣ Made in India for the World – A bold declaration of Indian innovation for a global SaaS audience. 3️⃣Super Bowl Ads – Frugal but fierce, this campaign helped...
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7 months ago
53 minutes 23 seconds

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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 organic scale ✅ The mistakes they made along the way—and what they learned ✅ Why they held off on monetisation for years (and why it paid off) Timestamps: 00:00 – Introduction 02:15 – The early days of Quizizz & WizenWorld 05:40 – The teacher-driven insight that c...
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7 months ago
54 minutes 24 seconds

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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 secrets of scaling SaaS, AI’s role in work management, and the game-changing lessons from Smartsheet’s journey. ⏳ Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction 01:28 - Praerit Garg’s Career Journey: From Microsoft → AWS → Smartsheet 04:46 - What is Smartsheet? Ho...
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8 months ago
43 minutes 55 seconds

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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, and insights behind building and scaling a successful enterprise tech company. 00:00 - Introduction 00:52 - Dheeraj’s Early Life 04:15 - Leaving IIT & Taking a Second Shot 07:40 - Studying Computer Science at IIT Kanpur 10:55 - Early Career: Oracle, UT A...
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8 months ago
51 minutes 6 seconds

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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 & Rahul Chowdhri Became VCs 4:55 - The Growth of India’s Startup & VC Ecosystem Over the Years 7:40 - How LPs Shape the Venture Capital Industry 12:08 - What VCs Look for in a Startup 16:35 - Fundraising Mistakes Founders Make & How to Avoid Them 21:20 - ...
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8 months ago
40 minutes 6 seconds

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