Deep insights, inspiration, founder stories, and comprehensive reports.
Why We Invested in Zocket
Zocket allows users without marketing expertise to create social media content and launch digital ad campaigns across platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and Google in less than 30 seconds.
BLOGS
Wired for Impact: Women in Ind(AI) Report
AI will define the future. But who defines AI? As India races ahead in building its AI ecosystem, Wired for Impact: Women in (Ind)AI — a CXXO and Kalaari Capital report explores how women are participating, leading, and reshaping India’s AI journey, and where the biggest gaps remain.
REPORTS
Zero Hour Conversation with A R Unnikrishnan
As AI models scale from millions to trillions of parameters, it is vital to have the right access to capital and compute to nurture a fast-growing AI ecosystem.
EVENTS
Zero Hour Conversation with Arvind Thakur
Arvind Thakur shared leadership lessons from decades in India’s IT industry — crisis reveals capability, values matter most in tough moments, differentiation comes from playing to your strengths and AI is fundamentally reshaping how businesses operate and create value.
EVENTS
Zero Hour Conversation with Karthik Sankaran
Kalaari Capital’s recap of a talk with chip veteran Dr. Karthik Sankaran: semiconductors are becoming foundational as AI, EVs, and edge computing scale, and India’s design talent gives it a real shot in deep-tech—if it gets patient capital and a full ecosystem
EVENTS
Zero Hour Conversation with Kirthiga Reddy
The session focused on leadership, reinvention, and India’s tech ecosystem.-
EVENTS
Zero Hour Conversation with Narayan Manepally
Manepally spoke about how his started in Portland, when he brewed his first perfect batch of beer. Returning to India and finding only Kingfisher available everywhere convinced him that India deserved better craft beer, and he decided to make that happen himself.
EVENTS
Zero Hour Conversation with Sarbvir Singh
Policybazaar CEO Sarbvir Singh says leadership is about team buy-in, not perfect decisions—even a flawed call works when people believe in it. He adds that networks shape careers and real growth comes from owning outcomes.
Kalaari Unplugged 2025 was inspiring, refreshing, and real — spent in the company of our amazing portfolio founders.
EVENTS
kindlife Raises $8 Million Series A
We are thrilled to announce that our portfolio company, kindlife, has successfully raised $8 million Series A round.
BLOGS
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.
EVENTS
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.
BLOGS
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.
BLOGS
New Wave: AI Agents
In a world where technology is advancing at lightning speed, AI is driving a profound transformation.
BLOGS
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.
NEWSLETTERS
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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