Not-So-Common Common Sense

India exports life-saving drugs worldwide, yet millions of Indian women still lack the most basic healthcare — daily nutrition. The issue isn’t medicine, but the absence of preventive care, personalised solutions, and products built for the female body.

In this episode, Ruchika Vitagoli reveals how she’s building Vitagoli to close that gap, why mainstream health products fail women, how plant-based science can restore long-term ...

India’s dairy industry is one of the largest in the world, yet for millions of farmers, the system remains broken. Middlemen control pricing, transparency is scarce, and technology rarely reaches the grassroots. In this episode, Amit Baban Chavan, founder of AVN Agrobharat Pvt. Ltd., shares how his agrotech startup is reengineering one of India’s oldest industries using data, IoT, and digital transparency.

From tackling milk adu...

What if the key to solving India’s water crisis isn’t more infrastructure—but smarter operations?

In this episode of the Exitfund Podcast, we sit down with Mansi Jain, Co-Founder & CEO of DigitalPaani, a climate-tech startup turning dysfunctional water treatment plants into high-performance recycling systems. With roots in Delhi and an education from Stanford, Mansi is building scalable systems to reclaim wastewater—while making...

What if the next big Silicon Valley breakthrough didn’t come from Silicon Valley at all? In this episode, Dilpreet Sheokand and Kunal, co-founders of Aspyriz, reveal how an India-built AI platform is helping founders everywhere, from Delhi to San Francisco—build startups faster, fundraise smarter, and launch globally without massive teams or budgets.

You’ll learn how Aspyriz blends automation, privacy, and affordability to make ...

What if India’s most traditional industry became its next big tech story? In this episode, we sit down with Kamal, co-founder of Edgistify, the startup transforming how brands find, manage, and scale warehouses across India.

Kamal reveals how Edgistify digitized over 60,000+ warehouses in 150+ cities, turning an old-school, people-driven market into a transparent, data-powered logistics network. From enabling D2C brands to handl...

What if technology cared more about your relationship than keeping you swiping or booking endless therapy sessions? In this episode, we sit down with Jason Jiang, co-founder of Chaima AI, to explore how a new “couple’s concierge” is designed to strengthen relationships long after the first date.

Jason shares how Chaima blends AI and human concierges to plan personalized experiences, from hidden city gems to family-friendly date ...

What does it take to turn waste into opportunity? In this episode of the Exitfund Podcast, we talk with Mohammed Suhail, founder of Athar Packaging Solutions, about his journey from spotting plastic waste during COVID to building a fast-growing sustainable packaging startup.

Athar has already recycled over 200 tons of industrial plastic, developed an innovative vegetable-waste adhesive, and made eco-friendly packaging affordable eve...

We often take for granted the smiles, nods, and handshakes that guide our interactions — but what if you couldn’t see them? In this episode, Jack Walters, CEO and co-founder of HapWare, reveals how AI-powered smart glasses and haptic wristbands give blind and low-vision users instant, private access to nonverbal cues like smiles, frowns, and gestures. He explains how HapWare uses on-device processing and explainable AI to avoid fal...

Recruitment is broken. Agencies are weighed down by costly databases, outdated tools, and endless resumes that fail to deliver results. In this episode, S. V. Ravikumar Yadavilli, founder of AlgoHire, shares how AI is reshaping recruitment in surprising ways and why the future of hiring belongs to agencies that embrace smarter tools and human relationships.

In this conversation you’ll learn:

• Why agencies, not enterprises, hol...

Is AI the greatest threat humanity has ever created or the greatest opportunity? Elon Musk warns it’s more dangerous than nuclear warheads, but Raghu Venkatesh, founder of ANSCER Robotics, sees a different future. One where robots don’t replace us, but work alongside us.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• Why fear of AI and robots might be misplaced.

• The biggest misconceptions about AI safety and robotics.

• How industries are quietly ado...

What happens when the legal world collides with technology? According to Ranjan, founder of DreamLegal, transformation happens.From a simple blog in law school to building one of India’s fastest-growing legal tech communities, Ranjan is on a mission to make lawyers tech-savvy and efficient.

This episode explores:

• Why 86% of law firms regret their tech investments, and how to fix it.

• How DreamLegal is bridging the awareness gap...

What happens when you put financial power in the hands of rural women? According to Punit S. Gajera, co-founder of Kuberjee, transformation happens.From women as “by default CFOs” of households to becoming certified financial agents, Kuberjee is building tech for Bharat by empowering women to deliver banking, savings, insurance, and investment products in villages across India.

This episode explores:

• Why financial inclusion in ru...

What if India’s 150,000 annual road deaths could be dramatically reduced but it meant disrupting an industry built on shortcuts and untrained drivers? Deepanshu, a college student turned founder, is building Drivigo, a platform that connects learners with certified instructors and ensures they get licensed the right way.

This episode dives into the hidden reasons India’s roads are so dangerous, the cultural taboos around for...

What if curing cancer was truly possible, but threatened a trillion-dollar industry? Dr. Dinesh Kundu, former army physician and now CEO of East Ocean Bio, is developing breakthrough cell and gene therapies that could reshape medicine in India. This episode explores why real cures remain rare, the funding hurdles facing biotech startups, and the resistance from Big Pharma. Get a candid look at the future of cancer treatment, de...

Can electric vehicles and drones really revolutionize last-mile delivery, or is it all just hype?

Aalap Pandya, co-founder and CEO of Drop On Delivery, thinks the answer is clear. His EV-first logistics startup has already completed over 3.6 lakh green deliveries in just 10 months — and he's just getting started.

In this episode, Aalap shares the untold story behind that growth: trading a stable banking job for startup chaos, buildin...

What does digital independence really look like—and why does it matter who controls your online identity?

In this episode of the Exitfund Podcast, we sit down with Sajan Nair, founder of Agaamin Technologies, to unpack the story behind India’s homegrown answer to the global web. From his early days in advertising to building a decentralized, vernacular-first Internet for India, Sajan’s journey is about questioning what we take f...

What does it take to build a film career in an industry where the rules change every month?

In this episode of the Exitfund Podcast, Ekant Babani—founder of Alligator Media and the Indian Film School—walks us through his journey from college intern to media entrepreneur, embracing everything from old-school film reels to the latest AI tools.

Ekant shares why he believes the real magic of filmmaking isn’t about expensive cameras o...

What if solving India’s pollution crisis isn’t just about banning stubble burning, but about turning crop waste into clean energy—and even fresh oxygen?

In this episode of the Exitfund Podcast, Dr. Mandeep, co-founder of E-Neuf Energy and E-Neuf Green Solutions, shares his journey from academic research to award-winning startups. From building a patented plant that turns agricultural waste into high-calorific biochar, to develop...

In India, outdated transfusion technology leaves thousands at risk—while families search desperately for the right blood at the right time.Shweta Chavla Bhattia, PhD and founder of Soul Sense Innovations, saw this crisis up close during her clinical research. Rather than pursue a safe career in academia, she pivoted into entrepreneurship—determined to translate her nanotechnology breakthroughs into scalable, affordable blood diagno...