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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.
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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.-
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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.
EVENTS
Editions
Zero Hour Conversation with Shalini Govil Pai
Kalaari’s Zero Hour session with Google’s Shalini Govil-Pai and Raj Pai explored how AI is reshaping storytelling. The takeaway: tech can’t fix a weak story—audience resonance, curiosity, and relationships matter most.
The Hindsight: How Snabbit's Ayush Agarwal Built India's First On-Demand Home Services Platform
Snabbit founder Ayush Agarwal joins Vani Kola to unpack how he built India's first on-demand home services platform by solving a problem no customer could articulate and no competitor thought to look for.
PODCASTS
The Hindsight: How SpotDraft Built the AI Layer for Legal Teams
Shashank Bijapur, the founder of Spotdraft, joins Vani Kola to talk about how he built an AI-powered contract lifecycle platform that is now trusted by legal teams from India to the US.
PODCASTS
The Imperative of Security in IoT Environments
Imagine waking up to the aroma of freshly brewed coffee, your thermostat perfectly adjusting the temperature, and lights illuminating your path as you step out of bed.
BLOGS
The Kalaari Fellowship Application is Live
Applications for the Kalaari Fellowship are open. The 2-year, full-time, immersive apprenticeship-style program is an opportunity to break into the venture ecosystem.
REPORTS
The Quantum Trifecta: India's Race Across Three Clocks
In this edition, we unravel quantum technology, three parallel races in sensing, communication, and computing converging into one strategic moment, and where India’s startups can build.
NEWSLETTERS
The Rare-Earth Chokepoint: Designing Around Dependence
In this edition, we unravel rare-earth elements - what they are, their importance and the opportunity for startups as globally industries hunt alternatives for China’s control on rare-earths.
NEWSLETTERS
Editions
The Second-Order Effects of Indian Commerce
Why live commerce, agentic checkout, and loyalty look different once you examine the pre-purchase, purchase, and post-purchase layers
BLOGS
PERSPECTIVE
The State of AI and Cybersecurity in 2025
AI is rewriting cybersecurity faster than enterprises can respond. Our new Kalaari report captures what CISOs are actually struggling with, and where they believe the next wave of cybersecurity companies will be built
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