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SaaS from Scratch: Sashi Narahari of HighRadius on Bootstrapping, Enterprise SaaS, and Why He Raised Too Late

Sashi Narahari built HighRadius to a $3B valuation without taking outside capital for years, then admitted it was a mistake. This is what he'd do differently, and why.

Smart Glasses: Unlocking the Next Frontier in AR

Imagine it’s 2030. You’re driving around and spot a house for sale. With a single glance, you instantly know its listing price, property taxes, and can even see a virtual tour of the interior—without reaching for your phone or asking a single question.
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Space, EVs, Fintech, and the Founders Rewriting India's Rules

From 15-minute EV charging and satellites tracking space traffic to a fintech founder who bootstrapped for 11 years, this edition of Venture Forward covers the innovations, investments, and ideas pushing India's next frontier forward.
NEWSLETTERS

The ₹4 Problem — A CXXO Report

For every ₹100 deployed into Indian startups, women founders see ₹4.
REPORTS

The EO Report: Value Chain, Opportunity and Where India is Headed

Earth observation has an $80B opportunity across agriculture, defense, maritime, and a range of other industries -- but only $6B of this opportunity has been captured. Investments, however, are steadily rising.
REPORTS
PERSPECTIVE

The Fintech Opportunity Hidden in SME Banking Ft. Mabel Chacko | Open Financial Technologies

In Episode 03 of The Hindsight, Vani Kola speaks with Mabel Chacko, Co-founder of Open, about building one of India's leading neobanks for small businesses and startups. The conversation covers the early struggles of convincing banks to partner with them, finding unexpected distribution channels, building culture during rapid scaling, and keeping the customer at the center of every major decision.
PODCASTS

The Future of AgriTech in India

Agriculture and allied sectors contribute roughly 14% ($276 Bn in 2020) to India’s GDP. Yet we have to date not witnessed a tech unicorn emerge from the sector, despite having over $600M in VC funding over the last 5 years.
PODCASTS

The Future of India's Vernacular Opportunity

90% of internet users in prefer to consume content in their local language. The next big opportunity in India is . We kickstarted our session on Clubhouse with of and of , hosted by , MD of .In this episode, we discuss the vernacular opportunity in India and how it's shaping India’s digital ecosystem.Hindustan Hamara focuses on conversations with the shapers of India's digital future. Every session we talk to individuals who are shaping the future of India's digital innovation landscape.For more updates on our sessions, follow Kalaari on Clubhouse: If you have any suggestions, please reach out to us at podcast@kalaari.com. We would love to hear from you.
PODCASTS

Why We Invested?

Why We Invested in byteXL

Revolutionizing Engineering Education: Preparing Students for 149 Million New Global Jobs
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Why We Invested in Chara

Kalaari’s thesis on backing Chara, a DeepTech startup reinventing the electric motor with rare-earth-free, software-controlled SRM technology.
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Why We Invested in Clean Electric

Clean Electric manufactures energy storage solutions featuring patent-filed, direct liquid-cooled battery packs designed to eliminate thermal runaway and reduce cell degradation.
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Why We Invested in Convin

Convin disrupts the B2C SalesTech market by using automated, vernacular conversational intelligence to eliminate manual quality assurance and feedback dependencies for over 2.5 million sales reps across
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Why We Invested in Creative Galileo

Creative Galileo targets a massive, underserved early childhood education market with a gamified learning multiverse that transforms passive screen time into personalized foundational skill building
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Why We Invested in Deconstruct

Deconstruct addresses the evidence-based personal care market with clear formulation transparency and targeted product lines that drive strong customer retention.
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Why We Invested In Digantara

Kalaari Capital invested in Digantara, the first Indian company building space situational awareness with a patented LiDAR system that tracks debris as small as 1 cm. As orbital traffic and debris surge, Digantara aims to build the data infrastructure that keeps satellite constellations safe.
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Why We Invested in Eloelo

Eloelo capitalizes on the massive creator economy by blending live streaming with traditional social games (like Tambola and Trivia)
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