Ep 116: India’s First Semi-Conductor Product Company ft. iVP Semi

Join us as we talk to Anshuman Das, the Co-Founder & CEO of Careernet, HirePro & Longhouse Consulting about their story. Anshuman completed his B.Tech at IIT Delhi in 1998. He went on to co-found Careernet in 1999, followed by HirePro in 2004, and LONGHOUSE Consulting in 2008. 🏢 About Careernet: Careernet is India’s leading talent solutions provider, committed to helping organizations build effective teams while enabling candidates to pursue their dream careers. Whether catering to global employers entering the Indian market, local startups, or large enterprises scaling their operations, Careernet places talent needs at the forefront of its mission. 🌐 For more visit - https://ajuniorvc.com/podcast/

Join us as we talk to Raja Manickam, the Founder of iVP Semiconductor about their story. Raja completed his B.Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering from IIT Kharagpur in 1982. He has held key leadership roles throughout his career, including Engineering Manager at Texas Instruments, Director at National Semiconductor, Director of Sales and Marketing at STATS ChiPAC, and VP of Business Development at DTS. He served as CEO of Tessolve Semiconductor for nearly 20 years, later became CEO of TATA Electronics, and founded AJK NexSemi. In 2024, he founded iVP Semiconductor. 🏢 About iVP Semiconductor: iVP Semi's mission is to localize semiconductor chip production, empowering Indian companies to enhance product development and achieve technological autonomy. This will strengthen the chip supply chain and encourage semiconductor partners to establish locally, enabling Indian tech solutions to address global challenges.

Brought to you by the Founders Unfiltered podcast by A Junior VC - Unscripted conversations with Indian founders about their story and the process of building a company. Hosted by Aviral and Mazin. Join us on a special episode this week as we talk to Aviral about the A Junior VC fund and how it’s changing early stage startup investing.

Join us as we talk to Mahesh Kumar, the Founder & CEO, and Pradeep Gulipalli, the Co-founder and CEO (India) of Tiger Analytics about their story. Mahesh completed his B.Tech in Computer Science from IIT Bombay in 1999, followed by a PhD from MIT in 2003. He began his career as a summer associate intern at McKinsey & Company, then went on to serve as an assistant professor at the R.H. Smith School of Business and Rutgers Business School, as well as a faculty research associate at MIT Sloan School of Management. In 2011, he founded Tiger Analytics. Pradeep completed his B.Tech from IIT Madras in 2003, followed by an MS from The University of Texas at Austin. He began his career as a Data Scientist at Marketing and Planning Systems in Boston. In June 2012, he co-founded Tiger Analytics and became the India CEO. 🏢 About Tiger Analytics: Tiger Analytics is a global leader in AI and analytics, helping Fortune 1000 companies tackle complex challenges. With over 4000 experts across the US, UK, Canada, India, Singapore, and Australia, they serve industries including CPG, Retail, Insurance, BFS, Manufacturing, Life Sciences, and Healthcare. Ranked among the ‘Best’ and ‘Fastest Growing’ analytics firms by Inc., Financial Times, Economic Times, and Analytics India Magazine. 🌐 For more visit - https://ajuniorvc.com/podcast/

Join us as we talk to Arush Chopra & Megha Sabhlok, the Co-Founders of Just Herbs about their story. Arush Chopra is the co-founder and CEO of Just Herbs, while Megha Sabhlok serves as the co-founder and COO. Arush earned his bachelor’s degree from St. Xavier’s College before pursuing further studies at City University of London. He then gained valuable experience working with prominent organizations such as Financial Times, Bloomberg News, The Asian Banker, and Duxton Asset Management. In 2014, he co-founded Just Herbs, channeling his diverse expertise into the skincare industry. Megha holds a bachelor’s degree from Sophia Girls' College, Mumbai, and an MSc in Management from Lancaster University. She previously worked with Burson-Marsteller and Tenon Group before co-founding Just Herbs, contributing her management and leadership skills to the brand’s success. 🏢 About Just Herbs: Just Herbs is an Ayurvedic skincare and haircare brand offering pure, plant-based products made from organic herbs. Free from sulphates, parabens, and animal testing, their customizable formulations cater to specific skin concerns. Certified by Ayush, they combine Ayurvedic principles with natural ingredients for effective, results-driven care.

Join us as we talk to Atul Shinghal, the Founder and CEO of Scripbox about their story. Atul completed his B.Tech from IIT Madras in 1991, followed by an MBA from IIM Bangalore in 1993. He gained extensive experience working with companies such as Madura Coats, Standard Chartered, Capital One, Nedbank, and Old Mutual. In 2010, he co-founded Probe Information Services and went on to establish Scripbox in 2012. 🏢 About Scripbox: Scripbox, India’s leading digital wealth manager, manages ₹18,000+ Crores in AUM across 2,500+ cities. Founded in 2012, it offers customized investment solutions using data, technology, and proprietary algorithms, covering mutual funds, equities, insurance, and financial advisory. Scripbox is recognized as LinkedIn’s 2nd most influential financial services brand globally and has won the Financial Express’ Best Bank Award.

Join us as we talk to Gaurav Agarwal, the Co-founder of 1mg (previously HealthKartPlus) about their story. Gaurav completed his B.Tech in Computer Science from IIT Delhi in 2001. He began his career as a software engineer at Decru Inc., then served as an engineering manager at Network Appliance, followed by a role as general manager at Zynga. He later took on the position of CTO & Head of Product at HealthKart before co-founding 1MG in 2015. 🏢 About 1mg (previously HealthKartPlus): Tata 1mg is India's leading consumer health platform, aiming to make healthcare accessible, understandable, and affordable. It helps users learn about their medicines, find cost-effective alternatives, connect with doctors, and access transparent, affordable diagnostics. Available as a web portal and mobile app, 1mg empowers Indians to choose the best healthcare services at the best prices.

Join us as we talk to Ramanathan RV, the Co-founder of Hyperface about their story. Ramanathan completed his B.Tech in Computer Science from NIT, Tiruchirappalli, in 2006. He then worked as a software engineer at companies such as Amazon and BankBazaar before founding JUSPAY in 2012. In 2021, he co-founded Hyperface. 🏢 About Hyperface: Hyperface empowers brands and fintechs to offer contextual banking products. Their Credit-Cards-as-a-Service platform simplifies credit card issuance for fintechs and e-commerce firms, providing a ready-to-use card solution.

🎙️Founders Unfiltered Ep-109: Brought to you by the Founders Unfiltered podcast by A Junior VC - Unscripted conversations with Indian founders about their story and the process of building a company. Hosted by Aviral and Mazin. Join us as we talk to Movin Jain, the Founder of Skydo about their story. Movin completed his B.Tech in computer science at IIT Delhi and later earned an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad in 2011. He gained experience as a research intern at Lyric Semiconductors and Bell Labs Lucent. His career includes roles at InMobi, AVP at Barclays Investment Bank, Associate Director of Product at Ola, Director of Product Management at PhonePe, and Vice President of Products at Meesho. In April 2015, he founded Galleri5, and in 2022, he launched Skydo. 🏢 About Skydo: Skydo, a fintech startup based in Bangalore, is dedicated to making cross-border B2B payments seamless and reducing forex charges for businesses by over 50%. By partnering with leading banks worldwide, Skydo provides businesses with foreign virtual accounts for receiving payments, free from taxation and compliance burdens. Businesses can create their US virtual account in just 5 minutes by signing up at skydo.com.

Join us as we talk to the co-founders of Whatfix - Khadim Batti and Vara Kumar Namburu about their story. Khadim earned his Bachelor's degree in Engineering from University of Mumbai and a post graduate degree in IT from IIIT Bangalore. Starting his career at CMC Ltd., he worked at Huawei, Applabs Technologies and Kenexa. He co-founded Whatfix in 2013 with Vara. Vara completed his Bachelor of Computer Science and then pursued his Masters in Computer Application from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University. He joined Huawei, where he met Khadim and joined forced with him to start Whatfix. 🏢 About Whatfix: Whatfix is a digital adoption platform designed to help organizations enhance user engagement and productivity with software applications. It provides in-app guidance, interactive walkthroughs, tooltips, and training content to simplify the onboarding process and ensure users can effectively use new software. This platform aims to reduce the learning curve for users and improve the overall efficiency and effectiveness of software adoption within organizations 🌐 For more visit - https://ajuniorvc.com/podcast/