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Kalaari Unplugged 2025
Kalaari Unplugged 2025 was inspiring, refreshing, and real — spent in the company of our amazing portfolio founders.
EVENTS
kindlife Raises $8 Million Series A
We are thrilled to announce that our portfolio company, kindlife, has successfully raised $8 million Series A round.
BLOGS
Mumbai Mixer 2025
The Kalaari Mumbai Mixer 2025 is an exclusive, invite-only event catering to startup founders, investors, and business leaders a to network and engage with the city's tech ecosystem.
EVENTS
My Life at Kalaari is Applied Curiosity in Action
My professional journey began with a fundamental curiosity about what truly separates successful businesses from the rest. This question guided me to read eagerly about capital market, learn value investing and to begin investing with my very first articleship stipend. The CA journey was demanding, instilling a deep sense of rigor, discipline, and the value of hard work.
BLOGS
My Unconventional Path to Venture: Lessons Beyond the MBA
The day I cleared Level 3 of the CFA, I was certain about one thing – I wanted to build a career in venture capital. My trajectory seemed crystal clear: finish my stint at EY, pursue an MBA, then dive into venture capital.
BLOGS
New Wave: AI Agents
In a world where technology is advancing at lightning speed, AI is driving a profound transformation.
BLOGS
Nuclear Goes Private: India’s SHANTI Announcement
In this edition, we unravel India's SHANTI Bill - how a law named "peace" has sparked India's entry in a $214B energy race, why AI's power hunger is the trigger, and where startups can build.
NEWSLETTERS
Of Roots, Wings and Building India’s Deeptech Future
Building a deeptech company is not the work of years - it is the work of decades. It requires patience when outcomes are uncertain, and often the current generation builds on the work shaped by changemakers who have built enduring institutions.
SaaS from Scratch: Dheeraj Pandey of Nutanix and DevRev on Building Category-Defining SaaS from India
Nutanix co-founder Dheeraj Pandey joins Vani Kola to unpack how he built a $20 billion company by betting on distributed systems and what he'd do differently if he were starting today.
SaaS from Scratch: Founder Playbook | 2025 Edition
What separates category-defining SaaS companies from the rest? As Indian SaaS grows from $2B in 2018 to $17B in ARR now to become the world’s second-largest SaaS ecosystem, this question matters more than ever.
SaaS From Scratch: From Zero to Category: How Fareye Built a Market That Didn't Exist
Kushal Nahata built Fareye in a category no one had defined and had to convince buyers, investors, and an entire industry that a better way was possible. Here's the playbook for building something the market doesn't know it needs yet.
SaaS From Scratch: How Darwinbox's Rohit Chennamaneni Built an HR Tech Unicorn to Take On SAP and Workday from Hyderabad
Rohit Chennamaneni left McKinsey not with a grand plan, but with a frustration consulting advice never stuck, and a product could fix that. Nine years later, that frustration became Darwinbox, India's homegrown HR tech unicorn competing with SAP, Oracle, and Workday on their own turf.
Saas From Scratch: RateGain's Bhanu Chopra on TAM Expansion and Building Category-Defining SaaS
RateGain founder Bhanu Chopra joins Vani Kola to unpack how he built a $90 billion TAM travel tech company by entering a niche no investor would have bet on and expanding it into a category no one saw coming.
SaaS from Scratch: Saahil Goel on Building Shiprocket: 7 Years of Pivots, ₹10L to India's Largest E-Commerce Enablement Platform
Every founding story has a pivot. Saahil Goel had seven years of them and built India's largest e-commerce enablement platform on the other side.
SaaS from Scratch: Sashi Narahari of HighRadius on Bootstrapping, Enterprise SaaS, and Why He Raised Too Late
Sashi Narahari built HighRadius to a $3B valuation without taking outside capital for years, then admitted it was a mistake. This is what he'd do differently, and why.
Smart Glasses: Unlocking the Next Frontier in AR
Imagine it’s 2030. You’re driving around and spot a house for sale. With a single glance, you instantly know its listing price, property taxes, and can even see a virtual tour of the interior—without reaching for your phone or asking a single question.
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