You know that feeling when life takes you somewhere completely unexpected, but somehow it all makes perfect sense? That’s exactly how I feel about my journey to the Kalaari Fellowship.

In Episode 02 of The Hindsight, Vani Kola speaks with Nishchay AG, Co-founder of Jar, about building one of India’s leading fintech startups focused on savings and investing. The conversation covers consumer behavior, habit formation, fintech growth, distribution, product-market fit, and building for the mass market in India.

We are excited to share that our portfolio company, Hyperbots, has raised a $6.5 million Series A round co-led by Arkam Ventures and Athera Venture Partners, with participation from JSW Ventures and existing investors Kalaari Capital, Sunicon Ventures.

At the peak of its Golden Era, India was the beating heart of the global economy, contributing a staggering one-third of the world’s GDP. It was a land of innovation and abundance—the world’s sole diamond hub, a treasure trove of silk and spices, and the birthplace of groundbreaking scientific ideas like the decimal system and zero.

In this edition of Kalaari’s DeepTech Dispatch we unpack Earth observation – what Earth observation is, its growing relevance, the tech stack that powers it and the emerging start-up opportunities.

From robotic surgery in Indian OTs and autonomous hiring to the ₹4 problem in women's funding and India's shift from AI consumer to AI builder, this edition of Venture Forward marks 20 years of Kalaari and the next chapter just beginnin

Looking in from the outside, it seemed like I was living a dream life: After graduating from UCLA, I got a great job as a consultant in Los Angeles. But deep down, I felt this nagging sense of unfulfillment and the guilt that came along with it.

After five transformative years at IIT Kharagpur (Dual Degree), my professional journey began as an operator role at Flipkart. As a business development manager within Flipkart, I managed the Appliances section portfolio, focusing on pricing strategies, demand planning and the growth of the concerned SKUs.