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India’s live tech + startup signal. For founders & operators moving fast | Live M/W/F, 4 PM IST | By Offline.club

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Deeptech VC & AI That Learns How You Think | Episode 75

Rishaad Currimjee is the GP of Golden Sparrow — a fund backing India’s deeptech and AI founders at pre-seed, from space-tech and semiconductors to enterprise AI. Fund I returned 5.5× on EtherealX; Fund II just closed its first tranche at $20M. We talk about why he left a 140-year Mauritius family business to build a solo-GP fund in India, and where deeptech is actually going. Pratyush Rai and Siddhartha Saxena are the IIT Kanpur co-founders of Merlin AI (1M+ users) and Thine — an ambient iPhone AI that learns from your in-person conversations and surfaces what matters, privately. We talk about why they walked away from a product with a million users to build something completely different, and what personal intelligence actually means. Join our WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/BK69EsNWP8BJIaoy3k7EfX?mode=ac_t Follow The Offline Network X → https://x.com/OfflineOnAir Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/theofflinenetwork LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/company/offlineonair Website → https://www.theoffline.network

52 min.
5 DGN GELEDEN

India’s Seed VC Playbook & Gaming’s Social Layer | Episode 74

Vikram Chachra is the Founding Partner of 8i Ventures — the seed fund behind Slice, M2P Fintech, Blue Tokai, and Signzy; Fund II closed at $50M. We talk about what’s still underbuilt for Indian consumers and SMBs, and what the DPI stack has left on the table for founders. Parth Chadha is the Founder & CEO of STAN — India’s social gaming community with 30M+ downloads, backed by Sony Innovation Fund, Bandai Namco, Square Enix, and Google’s AI Futures Fund. We talk about what keeps a gaming community alive beyond installs, how the Gems model monetises, and when India’s gaming economy starts looking like Korea or Japan. Join our WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/BK69EsNWP8BJIaoy3k7EfX?mode=ac_t Follow The Offline Network X → https://x.com/OfflineOnAir Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/theofflinenetwork LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/company/offlineonair Website → https://www.theoffline.network

53 min.
27 MRT

India's $13.8B Interactive Media Bet | Episode 73

Sora is shutting down ($15M/day costs). Bryan Johnson says 5-MeO-DMT beat every longevity protocol he’s tried. A non-biologist built an mRNA vaccine for his dog’s cancer using ChatGPT, Gemini, and Grok — it’s working. And the rupee is almost at 95. We’re joined by Niyaz Laiq, Partner at Lumikai — India’s first gaming & interactive media VC. Founder, operator, investor. The $13.8B market, microdramas, live commerce, and where the real money in Indian interactive media actually lives. Join our WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/BK69EsNWP8BJIaoy3k7EfX?mode=ac_t

32 min.
25 MRT

IPL, AGI & The Future of Financial Infrastructure | Episode 72

This week: IPL sees a $3.4B wave as tech capital enters sports, while Jensen Huang’s “AGI is here” comment sparks debate on what AI can actually do today. In this episode, Siddharth Shetty of Finternet Lab breaks down building digital public infrastructure at scale, what it takes for systems like Account Aggregator to work, and how Finternet could enable seamless movement of value globally. Join our WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/BK69EsNWP8BJIaoy3k7EfX?mode=ac_t Follow us: X → https://x.com/OfflineOnAir Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/theofflinenetwork LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/company/offlineonair Website → https://www.theoffline.network

33 min.
23 MRT

Musk’s Chip Bet & The Real AI Opportunity | Episode 71

Elon Musk just announced a $25B chip fab — a bold bet on owning the AI supply chain. In this episode, Natasha Malpani of Boundless Ventures shares a contrarian view: the real value in AI may not sit in models or compute, but in applications and tooling. A conversation on where the next wave of AI companies will be built. Join our WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/BK69EsNWP8BJIaoy3k7EfX?mode=ac_t Follow The Offline Network X → https://x.com/OfflineOnAir Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/theofflinenetwork LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/company/offlineonair Website → https://www.theoffline.network

38 min.
22 MRT

Building across two worlds | Episode 70

Two bets: turning math into a game, and digitising procurement. Sudhanshu Bhatia (Matiks): 3.5 lakh+ users, building skill-based gaming around mental math. Gaurav Baheti (Procol): $20B+ procurement managed, now adding AI agents to automate decisions. Join our WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/BK69EsNWP8BJIaoy3k7EfX?mode=ac_t Follow The Offline Network X → https://x.com/OfflineOnAir Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/theofflinenetwork LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/company/offlineonair Website → https://www.theoffline.network

38 min.
22 MRT

EdTech Merger, Sales 101 & Drone Deliveries | Episode 69

Today’s episode connects three big shifts — edtech consolidation, new VC power, sales in the world of AI and the future of physical logistics. News: Unacademy × upGrad merge in a share-swap deal, Peak XV alumni launch Ambition Capital, Travis Kalanick re-emerges with Atoms - betting on industrial robotics over humanoids. Guest — Rishabh Ladha, EPIC World / ex-SquadStack Rishabh breaks down what actually drives great enterprise sales, where AI genuinely helps vs where it’s noise, and why India’s GTM motion is still broken for most startups. Guest — Ankit Kumar, Skye Air Mobility 3.6M autonomous deliveries, 200K/month in one city — we unpack drone logistics at scale, unit economics, regulation (BVLOS), and why India could lead this category globally. Join our WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/BK69EsNWP8BJIaoy3k7EfX?mode=ac_t Follow The Offline Network X → https://x.com/OfflineOnAir Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/theofflinenetwork LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/company/offlineonair Website → https://www.theoffline.network #TheOfflineNetwork #Startups #AI #VentureCapital #Drones #IndiaTech

49 min.
22 MRT

Growth-Stage VC & Dr. Sheth’s Skincare Exit | Episode 68

This episode looks at two different perspectives on building and scaling companies in India. 1/ Ashish Kumar, co-founder of Fundamentum Partnership, explains how growth-stage investors evaluate companies at Series B/C, what differentiates breakout companies from the rest, and what a defensible AI company from India might look like. 2/ Aneesh Sheth shares the journey of building Dr. Sheth’s Skincare — a science-first brand rooted in dermatology — and what changed after the company was acquired by Honasa Consumer. Two conversations about scale, exits, and the realities of building in India today. 🎧 Watch, subscribe, and join our WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/BK69EsNWP8BJIaoy3k7EfX?mode=ac_t Follow The Offline Network X → https://x.com/OfflineOnAir Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/theofflinenetwork LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/company/offlineonair Website → https://www.theoffline.network #TheOfflineNetwork #IndiaStartups #VentureCapital #ConsumerBrands #Skincare

44 min.

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