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  1. 28 Aug

    Pop-up cities and continuous pentesting | Stream 131

    This stream of The Offline Network brings together two very different builders. One works on how people gather, live and collaborate inside temporary real-world settlements. The other works on how companies stay protected as more of business runs on software. Together they dig into what it takes to make something people can actually trust, from how a community is run to the code behind everyday products. Stream 131.Timour Kosters | Co-founder, Edge CityLinkedIn:   / timkosters   Timour Kosters is a co-founder of Edge City, which runs temporary, month-long villages where people from technology, science and public life stay and work side by side. Each edition is treated as a live experiment in how groups coordinate, make decisions and fund shared resources. Before Edge City he spent years building and backing startups, and helped shape some of the earliest projects of this kind. Shikhil Sharma | Founder, Astra SecurityLinkedIn:   / shikhil-sharma   Shikhil Sharma is the founder of Astra Security, a platform that automates vulnerability scanning and simulated attacks across web, mobile and cloud systems. Rather than a single point-in-time audit, Astra keeps probing a company's applications for weaknesses, so problems show up as they emerge instead of much later. Shikhil has spent years in offensive security and has reported flaws to firms including Microsoft, Adobe and Yahoo. Join the WhatsApp Community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/BK69EsNWP8B...Follow us on socials:X: https://x.com/OfflineOnAirInstagram:   / theofflinenetwork  LinkedIn:   / offlineonair  Website: https://www.theoffline.network

    Pop-up cities and continuous pentesting | Stream 131

  2. 28 Aug

    Rockets, Drones & AI Sales | Stream 130

    The Offline Network brings together three founders building very different things out of India, from high-thrust rocket engines and autonomous delivery aircraft to AI-native software for sales teams. In Stream 130, they walk through what they are building, why they chose these markets, how they weigh hard engineering against fast-moving software, and where they see their fields heading. Guests for today:1/ Darshan Subash | Co-Founder and CEO, Revspot Darshan is the co-founder and CEO of Revspot, a Bengaluru company building an AI-native platform for customer acquisition. Revspot combines lead generation and lead qualification in one system, using buyer intelligence, voice AI and messaging so sales teams can focus on buyers who are ready to purchase. It works mainly with high-ticket consumer businesses across sectors such as real estate, education and wealth management. 2/ Neeraj Khandelwal | Co-Founder, Astrobase Neeraj is the co-founder of Astrobase, a Bengaluru space company developing reusable rocket engines and launch vehicles. Astrobase recently unveiled EVEREST, a full-flow staged combustion engine powered by liquid oxygen and methane and designed for reusable, medium-lift launches. He is also a co-founder of the cryptocurrency exchange CoinDCX. 3/ Naman Pushp | Founder, Airbound Naman is the founder of Airbound, a Bengaluru aerospace startup building lightweight autonomous aircraft for deliveries. The aircraft use a tail-sitter design, taking off vertically and then flying like a plane, with the goal of bringing the cost of air delivery closer to road transport. Airbound has run delivery flights in healthcare and logistics and is scaling its commercial operations.----- ABout Encore: Encore is a private, application-only community by Offline for senior operators, executives, and business leaders. Through carefully curated peer Pods, executive experiences, and confidential conversations, Encore brings together leaders navigating similar levels of responsibility to exchange perspectives, challenge thinking, and build relationships that compound over time.Apply now: www.offline.club/encore ----- We are hiring: - Video lead: https://wellfound.com/l/2CsRor - Social Media intern: https://wellfound.com/l/2CsR4Q Think you're a fit? Apply through the links above or send your profile to yashvi@theoffline.network ----- Join the WhatsApp Community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/BK69EsNWP8BJIaoy3k7EfX

    Rockets, Drones & AI Sales | Stream 130

  3. 28 Aug

    Healthcare AI Infrastructure and a Community for India's Top Operators | Stream 129

    On The Offline Network, we bring together two very different kinds of builders. One is building the technical layer that lets healthcare AI connect to the systems hospitals and insurers already run on. The other is building the trusted rooms where India's most experienced operators meet, compare notes, and back each other. Stream 129 explores what it takes to build infrastructure for machines and infrastructure for people, and why both quietly shape how the ecosystem grows.Guests for today:1/ Padam Kataria | Co-Founder, TrossLinkedIn:   / padamkataria  Padam Kataria is the co-founder of Tross, which builds the infrastructure layer that connects healthcare AI applications with the systems providers already run on. Through APIs and integrations, Tross lets AI companies plug into electronic health records, payer portals and other complex healthcare systems, so their agents can handle work like scheduling, referrals, claims and clinical documentation. Tross works with healthcare AI companies serving the US market, and Padam built and sold a healthcare lending startup before founding it.2/ Sahil Talwar | Community and Partnerships Lead, OfflineLinkedIn:   / talwarsahil  Sahil Talwar joins us to talk about Encore, a private community built for the country's most senior operators, the people who run and scale companies rather than found them. About Encore: Encore is a private, application-only community by Offline for senior operators, executives, and business leaders.Through carefully curated peer Pods, executive experiences, and confidential conversations, Encore brings together leaders navigating similar levels of responsibility to exchange perspectives, challenge thinking, and build relationships that compound over time.Apply now: www.offline.club/encore—We are hiring: Video lead: https://wellfound.com/l/2CsRorSocial Media intern: https://wellfound.com/l/2CsR4QThink you're a fit? Apply through the links above or send your profile to yashvi@theoffline.network— Join the WhatsApp Community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/BK69EsNWP8B...Follow us on socials:X: https://x.com/OfflineOnAirInstagram:   / theofflinenetwork  LinkedIn:   / offlineonair  Website: https://www.theoffline.network#IndianStartups #StartupIndia #Entrepreneurship #artificialintelligence #ai

    Healthcare AI Infrastructure and a Community for India's Top Operators | Stream 129

  4. 28 Aug

    From EV Chargers & Robotics to Construction Tech & AI | Stream 128

    In this stream, four founders join us from very different corners of Indian tech and industry. One builds EV charging hardware, one builds service robots and audio-visual systems, one runs a quick-commerce network for building materials, and one is a serial founder working across mobile products and AI. We get into what changes when you build in hardware versus software, sell to businesses versus consumers, and turn a specific, unglamorous operational problem into a company. This is Stream 128 of The Offline Network.Guests today:1/ Sridhar Muppidi | Co-Founder, PurpleTalkLinkedIn:   / sridharmuppidi  PurpleTalk is a Hyderabad-based company that builds mobile and digital products, with its consulting arm [x]cube LABS working on digital innovation and product engineering for enterprises. Sridhar is a serial founder who has built software companies out of Hyderabad since the early 2000s, and has more recently co-founded the AI startup Ello. His work spans consumer apps, enterprise product engineering and, now, applied AI.2/ Arth Patel | CEO & Co-Founder, Tirex ChargersLinkedIn:   / arth-patel23  Tirex Chargers is an Ahmedabad-based manufacturer of AC and DC electric-vehicle chargers, designed and built in India, with a focus on high-power DC fast charging for electric buses and fleets. The company works with fleet and bus operators, and Gulf Oil India holds a majority stake in the business. Arth co-founded Tirex and leads it as CEO.3/ Mayank Jani | Co-Founder, Nanta TechLinkedIn:   / mayank-jani-26a69b23  Nanta Tech, formally Nanta Technologies, is an Ahmedabad-based company working across audio-visual technology, robotics and AI. It manufactures audio-visual products such as interactive panels and AI-enabled cameras under Make in India, and deploys service robots, its Allbotix line, in public settings such as airports and hospitals. Mayank's background is in audio-visual and IT systems, which he now applies to building India-made robotics and AV products.4/ Shezan Bhojani | Co-Founder & CEO, FixxlyLinkedIn:   / shezan-bhojani-640b5aa  Fixxly is a Bengaluru-based quick-commerce platform for building materials, using an AI-driven network of local dark stores to get construction and interiors supplies to contractors, tradespeople, designers and homeowners on demand. Before Fixxly, Shezan co-founded the home-interiors company DesignCafe, which merged with HomeLane in 2024. He co-founded Fixxly and leads it as CEO.—We are hiring: Video lead: https://wellfound.com/l/2CsRorSocial Media intern: https://wellfound.com/l/2CsR4QThink you're a fit? Apply through the links above or send your profile to yashvi@theoffline.network

    From EV Chargers & Robotics to Construction Tech & AI | Stream 128

  5. 28 Aug

    Adaptive Education using AI in India | Stream 127

    On this stream of The Offline Network, founder join us from who is rethinking how older adults live, travel, learn and stay connected.The other is rethinking how school students study and prepare for competitive exams. Across elder care and education, we get into why each is building on a mix of physical and digital rather than going purely online, how they reach people in homes and towns well beyond the metros, and what a durable business looks like in categories that reward patience. This is Stream 127.Guests for today1/ Vivek Varshney | Founder, SpeEdLabsVivek is the founder of SpeEdLabs, a hybrid learning and practice platform for students in classes 7 to 12 and those preparing for exams like JEE and NEET. It combines classroom teaching with an AI-based system that creates adaptive assignments and tests around each student's strengths and gaps, helping students practice more effectively while giving teachers deeper insights into their performance. Before starting SpeEdLabs, Vivek spent over a decade in finance, including roles at Deutsche Bank and ICICI Venture.—We are hiring:Video lead: https://wellfound.com/l/2CsRorSocial Media intern: https://wellfound.com/l/2CsR4QThink you're a fit? Apply through the links above or send your profile to yashvi@theoffline.network—Join the WhatsApp Community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/BK69EsNWP8B...Follow us on socials:X: https://x.com/OfflineOnAirInstagram:   / theofflinenetwork  LinkedIn:   / offlineonair  Website: https://www.theoffline.network

  6. 28 Aug

    Turning Industrial Wastewater into Green Hydrogen | Stream 126

    In this episode of The Offline Network, we look at what it takes to build deep tech in India, from the research bench to industrial deployment. Stream 126 goes deep on green hydrogen: how it is made, why most methods are expensive and power-hungry, and what becomes possible when clean fuel is produced from the wastewater that factories already generate. A conversation about science, scale, and the slow work of moving a hard technology into the real world.Guests for today:1/ Suruchi Rao | Co-founder and CEO, Ossus BiorenewablesLinkedIn:   / suruchirao  Suruchi Rao is the co-founder and CEO of Ossus Biorenewables, a Bengaluru-based deep-tech company. Ossus builds bioelectrochemical systems that produce clean hydrogen from industrial wastewater, generating energy on site while treating effluent. She holds a PhD in bioprocess technology and has spent her career at the intersection of biology, chemistry and clean energy.—We are hiring: Video lead: https://wellfound.com/l/2CsRorSocial Media intern: https://wellfound.com/l/2CsR4QThink you're a fit? Apply through the links above or send your profile to yashvi@theoffline.network— Join the WhatsApp Community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/BK69EsNWP8B...Follow us on socials:X: https://x.com/OfflineOnAirInstagram:   / theofflinenetwork  LinkedIn:   / offlineonair  Website: https://www.theoffline.network

    Turning Industrial Wastewater into Green Hydrogen | Stream 126

  7. 28 Aug

    Inside Superhealth with Varun Dubey, Founder & CEO | Stream 125

    This stream brings together two founders building in very different corners of India. One works at the heart of the creator economy, turning influence into consumer brands across marketing, accessories, and fragrance. The other is reworking how Indian hospitals operate, with a focus on transparency and care that centres patients and doctors. In Stream 125, we get into how they each approach building a brand, earning trust, and staying in it for the long term. Guests for today: 1/ Neel Gogia | Co-founder, IPLIX Media, Layers and Sarkar Neel Gogia is the co-founder and CEO of IPLIX Media, an influencer marketing and talent management agency that works with creators and brands across India. He is also a co-founder of Layers, a consumer brand known for mobile skins and accessories, and of Sarkar, a fragrance brand he helped build with creator Bhuvan Bam. His work sits at the meeting point of creators, consumer products, and brand building. 2/ Jag Chima | Co-founder, IPLIX Media and Sarkar Jag Chima is a co-founder of IPLIX Media, the creator marketing and talent agency he built with Neel Gogia, and a co-founder of the fragrance brand Sarkar. He splits his time between the UK and India, and has started businesses across fitness and property alongside his work in the creator economy. At IPLIX, his focus has been on the agency side, pairing brands with creators. 3/ Varun Dubey | Founder and CEO, SuperHealth Varun Dubey is the founder and CEO of SuperHealth, a healthcare venture rebuilding the hospital experience around transparency and closer alignment between clinical decisions and patient interests. Before SuperHealth, he held senior roles across healthcare and consumer technology, including at Apollo Hospitals, Practo, and Ola Electric. His focus now is on how hospitals can be run so that patients and doctors, rather than the system, come first.— We are hiring: - Video lead: https://wellfound.com/l/2CsRor - Social Media intern: https://wellfound.com/l/2CsR4Q Think you're a fit? Apply through the links above or send your profile to yashvi@theoffline.network —  Join the WhatsApp Community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/BK69EsNWP8BJIaoy3k7EfX Follow us on socials: X: https://x.com/OfflineOnAir Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theofflinenetwork LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/offlineonair Website: https://www.theoffline.network

    Inside Superhealth with Varun Dubey, Founder & CEO | Stream 125

  8. 28 Aug

    Rebuilding Insurance, Education & Infrastructure with AI | Stream 124

    In this episode of The Offline Network, three founders take on very different problems with the same instinct: rebuild a hard, real-world system from the ground up. From employee health insurance to AI-led exam preparation to robotics for underground water and sanitation networks, Stream 124 looks at how technology is reaching parts of Indian life that have long stayed manual, opaque or underserved. We get into what it takes to build in insurance, education and deep-tech infrastructure, the realities of selling to enterprises and governments, and the lessons of taking early products into the field.Guests for today: 1/ Saurabh Arora | Co-Founder & CTO, Plum Saurabh Arora is the co-founder and CTO of Plum, an insurtech company that builds employee health insurance and benefits for Indian businesses. He leads engineering and product, with a focus on turning traditionally complex group insurance into simple, online experiences. Before Plum, he founded Airwoot, a customer-support platform that was later acquired by Freshworks. 2/ Vimal Singh Rathore | Founder & CEO, SuperKalam Vimal Singh Rathore is the founder and CEO of SuperKalam, an AI-led learning platform that works as a personal mentor for students preparing for competitive exams such as the UPSC Civil Services examination. It uses AI to offer one-to-one style guidance and practice at scale. Vimal earlier built the edtech startup Coursavy, which was acquired by Unacademy, where he was also an early team member. 3/ Divanshu Kumar | Co-Founder & CEO, Solinas Integrity Divanshu Kumar is the co-founder and CEO of Solinas Integrity, an IIT Madras-incubated deep-tech company that builds robots and AI for underground water and wastewater networks. Its systems inspect, clean and map pipelines, manholes and septic tanks, with the aim of cutting water loss, improving worker safety and reducing manual scavenging. The company grew out of Divanshu's work at IIT Madras and now runs deployments across Indian cities. — We are hiring: - Video lead: https://wellfound.com/l/2CsRor - Social Media intern: https://wellfound.com/l/2CsR4Q Think you're a fit? Apply through the links above or send your profile to yashvi@theoffline.network —  Join the WhatsApp Community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/BK69EsNWP8BJIaoy3k7EfX Follow us on socials: X: https://x.com/OfflineOnAir Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theofflinenetwork LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/offlineonair Website: https://www.theoffline.network

    Rebuilding Insurance, Education & Infrastructure with AI | Stream 124
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    The Offline Network
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    119
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