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Why We Invested in Samosa Party

Samosa Party scales India’s massive, unorganized $40B street food market by establishing a capital-efficient, delivery-first QSR brand backed by predictable cloud kitchen unit economics.
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Why we invested in SimpliContract

Kalaari Capital explains its thesis for leading a $1.8M seed round in SimpliContract, an enterprise Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) startup tackling a market growing from $1.5B to $5.2B by 2027.
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Why We Invested in Studio Sirah

Studio Sirah targets an under-penetrated whitespace in India by building culturally resonant, high-quality midcore and hardcore gaming IPs inspired by Indian mythology.
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Why We Invested in SuperBryn

Voice AI has advanced by leaps and bounds in recent years. The potential of voice AI has been evident ever since Siri, Alexa and the likes became the go-to interface for millions of people around the world.

Why We Invested in Swift

Swift is building the infrastructure layer for India's D2C commerce ecosystem, simplifying fulfilment and enabling one-click checkout to reduce cart abandonment and improve conversion rates.
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Why We Invested in Tring

Tring capitalizes on India’s deeply rooted celebrity culture by providing an execution-heavy platform that democratizes access to underserved, long-tail creators and regional stars
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Why We Invested in Triple Tap Games

You might remember games like Temple Run (2011) and Subway Surfers (2012)—two instantly recognizable endless runner games. Then came Flappy Bird (2013), which skyrocketed to over 50 million downloads in less than a year.
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Why we invested in Zluri

Zluri is an enterprise SaaS Management Platform (SMP). Its main function is to help organizations discover, manage, and optimize their third-party subscription software applications from a single dashboard.
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Why We Invested?

Kalaari Unplugged 2025

Kalaari Unplugged 2025 was inspiring, refreshing, and real — spent in the company of our amazing portfolio founders.
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kindlife Raises $8 Million Series A

We are thrilled to announce that our portfolio company, kindlife, has successfully raised $8 million Series A round.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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New Wave: AI Agents

In a world where technology is advancing at lightning speed, AI is driving a profound transformation.
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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.
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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.
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