Deep insights, inspiration, founder stories, and comprehensive reports.
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
We’re excited to share that our portfolio company, Chara Technologies, has raised ₹52 crore in a funding round led by Arkam Ventures.
Clean Electric Raises $6 Million Series A
We are pleased to announce that our portfolio company, Clean Electric, has successfully raised $6 million in a Series A funding with participation from InfoEdge, pi Ventures, and Lok Capital, alongside our continued support.
BLOGS
Consulting to Venture Capital – Finding My Place in the Indian Startup Ecosystem
This was the common refrain when I announced my decision to transition from McKinsey to venture capital. Looking back, that reaction wasn’t surprising.
BLOGS
Consumer AI Rewind: Stories, Companions, and the Rise of AI That Feels Persona
A lot has been said about consumer AI this year. One thing feels clear: we have finally entered the era of native AI consumer apps that actually makes life meaningfully better, not just theoretically cooler
BLOGS
PERSPECTIVE
Consumer AI Series: Companions and Us
That is over 20% of the world population, for perspective Covid 19 infected around 9%. In November of 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared loneliness a “global public health concern”.
BLOGS
Convin Raises $6.5 Million Series A
We are excited to announce that Convin AI, has successfully raised a $6.5 million Series A round.
BLOGS
Decoding Starting Up 2025
Starting up is hard. The road is filled with decisions, trade-offs, and challenges that test even the most resilient founders. This report distills key learnings from Kalaari Capital’s popular “Decoding Starting Up” series into one comprehensive resource.
Deconstruct Raises $8 Million Series A
We’re excited to share that our portfolio company, Deconstruct, has raised a $8 million Series A round co-led by V3 Ventures, DSG Consumer Partners with participation from L’Oréal’s corporate venture capital fund – BOLD and existing investors Kalaari Capital, Beenext.
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