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Last updated: October 5, 2025, 10:12 AM ist
Episode 14 of The Offline Network breaks down WeWork India’s IPO, Zerodha’s pivot, founders upping stakes, Chamath’s comeback SPAC, OpenAI’s Sora 2, and ChatGPT Instant Checkout. Deep-dives with Pratik Gadia (Founder & CEO, The Yarn Bazaar) on tech-led textiles and Bhavik Koladiya (Founder, OTPless; ex-BharatPe) on WhatsApp-first identity rails.
Episode 14 of The Offline Network breaks down WeWork India’s IPO, Zerodha’s pivot, founders upping stakes, Chamath’s comeback SPAC, OpenAI’s Sora 2, and ChatGPT Instant Checkout. Deep-dives with Pratik Gadia (Founder & CEO, The Yarn Bazaar) on tech-led textiles and Bhavik Koladiya (Founder, OTPless; ex-BharatPe) on WhatsApp-first identity rails.
Episode 13 of The Offline Network dives into how India is reshaping consumer brands and venture capital, from Ayurveda going global to the AI build-out at home. Guests: Naiyya Saggi, Founder & CEO, EDT (ex-BabyChakra, Good Glamm) on designing India-first brands for global scale; Boris Wertz, Founder & General Partner, Version One Ventures on conviction-led investing and India-Canada-US arbitrage. Unfiltered takes on Kapiva’s $60M push, Anthropic’s India entry, Hocco’s growth, and Zoho’s Arattai surge.
Episode 13 of The Offline Network dives into how India is reshaping consumer brands and venture capital, from Ayurveda going global to the AI build-out at home. Guests: Naiyya Saggi, Founder & CEO, EDT (ex-BabyChakra, Good Glamm) on designing India-first brands for global scale; Boris Wertz, Founder & General Partner, Version One Ventures on conviction-led investing and India-Canada-US arbitrage. Unfiltered takes on Kapiva’s $60M push, Anthropic’s India entry, Hocco’s growth, and Zoho’s Arattai surge.
Episode 12 of The Offline Network features Snehil Khanor (TrulyMadly) on trust in matchmaking and Tanuj Choudhry (HomeLane) on scaling India’s home interiors market. Utsav and Dhruv also cover T2D3’s “death,” record festive e-commerce sales, Peak XV’s Surge 11, and Simpl’s RBI halt.
Episode 12 of The Offline Network features Snehil Khanor (TrulyMadly) on trust in matchmaking and Tanuj Choudhry (HomeLane) on scaling India’s home interiors market. Utsav and Dhruv also cover T2D3’s “death,” record festive e-commerce sales, Peak XV’s Surge 11, and Simpl’s RBI halt.
#EPISODE 11
Neel Gogia
Vibe Coding, Smart Rings, Swiggy Exit, Factory OS & Consumer Brands | September 23
Episode 11 of The Offline Network features Neal Thakker (Magma) on India’s factory OS and Neel Gogia (IPLIX & Layers.shop) on scaling creator-led commerce. Utsav and Dhruv also cover Rocket’s $15M raise, Ultrahuman’s profitability, Swiggy’s Rapido exit, Nothing’s $200M bet, and the OpenAI–NVIDIA GPU pact.
#EPISODE 11
Neal Thakker
Vibe Coding, Smart Rings, Swiggy Exit, Factory OS & Consumer Brands | September 23
Episode 11 of The Offline Network features Neal Thakker (Magma) on India’s factory OS and Neel Gogia (IPLIX & Layers.shop) on scaling creator-led commerce. Utsav and Dhruv also cover Rocket’s $15M raise, Ultrahuman’s profitability, Swiggy’s Rapido exit, Nothing’s $200M bet, and the OpenAI–NVIDIA GPU pact.
Episode 10 of The Offline Network features Dhruv Dhanraj Bahl (Sadev Ventures) on operator-led VC bets and Darayus Mehta (True Diamond) on disrupting India’s jewellery market with lab-grown diamonds. Utsav and Dhruv also unpack the $100k H-1B visa fee, GST 2.0 reforms, and Shark Tank India’s deal fallout.
Episode 10 of The Offline Network features Dhruv Dhanraj Bahl (Sadev Ventures) on operator-led VC bets and Darayus Mehta (True Diamond) on disrupting India’s jewellery market with lab-grown diamonds. Utsav and Dhruv also unpack the $100k H-1B visa fee, GST 2.0 reforms, and Shark Tank India’s deal fallout.
Episode 9 of The Offline Network features Suhail Sameer (OTP Ventures) on skin-in-the-game investing and Matt Chitharanjan (Blue Tokai) on scaling India’s specialty coffee globally. Utsav and Dhruv also react to viral startup memes and the business of internet culture.
Episode 9 of The Offline Network features Suhail Sameer (OTP Ventures) on skin-in-the-game investing and Matt Chitharanjan (Blue Tokai) on scaling India’s specialty coffee globally. Utsav and Dhruv also react to viral startup memes and the business of internet culture.
Episode 8 of The Offline Network features Dr. Marcus Ranney (Human Edge) on longevity and Dhruv Madhok (Arata) on clean beauty’s rise in India. Utsav and Dhruv also unpack TikTok’s US split, Urban Company’s blockbuster IPO, VC shake-ups, and Gameskraft’s CFO scandal.
Episode 8 of The Offline Network features Dr. Marcus Ranney (Human Edge) on longevity and Dhruv Madhok (Arata) on clean beauty’s rise in India. Utsav and Dhruv also unpack TikTok’s US split, Urban Company’s blockbuster IPO, VC shake-ups, and Gameskraft’s CFO scandal.
Episode 7 of The Offline Network features Anand Chandrashekaran (Celesta Capital) on India’s deeptech bets and Naman Pushp (Airbound) on building global-ready products. Utsav and Dhruv also cover IndiaAI’s model stack, Hike’s shutdown, and Groww’s IPO plans.
Episode 7 of The Offline Network features Anand Chandrashekaran (Celesta Capital) on India’s deeptech bets and Naman Pushp (Airbound) on building global-ready products. Utsav and Dhruv also cover IndiaAI’s model stack, Hike’s shutdown, and Groww’s IPO plans.
Episode 6 of The Offline Network explores India’s green and digital spirituality frontiers, where contrarian bets are shaping the next economy. News highlight: NASA rover discovers a potential Mars biosignature. Deep dives with Shrey Agarwal (Alt Carbon) on India’s carbon credit ecosystem and Prashant Sachan (AppsForBharat – Sri Mandir) on building authentic, sustainable digital religion platforms.
Episode 6 of The Offline Network explores India’s green and digital spirituality frontiers, where contrarian bets are shaping the next economy. News highlight: NASA rover discovers a potential Mars biosignature. Deep dives with Shrey Agarwal (Alt Carbon) on India’s carbon credit ecosystem and Prashant Sachan (AppsForBharat – Sri Mandir) on building authentic, sustainable digital religion platforms.
Episode 5 of The Offline Network dives into India’s gaming inflection point — regulation hurdles, global ambitions, and the creator economy’s rise. News highlights: Rapido surpasses Uber in MAUs, iPhone 17 launches at ₹82,900, and Urban Company files ₹1,900 Cr IPO. Deep dives with Manish Agarwal (Kratos Gaming Network) on gaming + AI infra, and Piyush Kumar (Rooter) on building sustainable creator-first platforms.
Episode 5 of The Offline Network dives into India’s gaming inflection point — regulation hurdles, global ambitions, and the creator economy’s rise. News highlights: Rapido surpasses Uber in MAUs, iPhone 17 launches at ₹82,900, and Urban Company files ₹1,900 Cr IPO. Deep dives with Manish Agarwal (Kratos Gaming Network) on gaming + AI infra, and Piyush Kumar (Rooter) on building sustainable creator-first platforms.
Episode 4 of The Offline Network explores India’s evolving capital stack — from micro VCs and solo GPs to operator-first funds reshaping founder support. News highlights: OYO rebrands as Prism, Zomato & Swiggy hike fees, PhysicsWallah files IPO, and gold surges. Deep dives with Vaibhav Domkundwar (Better Capital) on conviction-led investing and Kushal Bhagia (All In Capital) on operator-driven VC models.
Episode 4 of The Offline Network explores India’s evolving capital stack — from micro VCs and solo GPs to operator-first funds reshaping founder support. News highlights: OYO rebrands as Prism, Zomato & Swiggy hike fees, PhysicsWallah files IPO, and gold surges. Deep dives with Vaibhav Domkundwar (Better Capital) on conviction-led investing and Kushal Bhagia (All In Capital) on operator-driven VC models.
Episode 3 of The Offline Network tackles India’s most contested frontiers — crypto, personal finance, and deeptech. From GST’s festive season shake-up to Uber’s AI side hustle and a $1B deeptech alliance, the news sets the stage. Guests Sumit Gupta (CoinDCX), Neil Borate (TheFynPrint), and Vishesh Rajaram (Speciale Invest) cut through hype and short-termism to ask what it really takes to build India’s structural depth.
Episode 3 of The Offline Network tackles India’s most contested frontiers — crypto, personal finance, and deeptech. From GST’s festive season shake-up to Uber’s AI side hustle and a $1B deeptech alliance, the news sets the stage. Guests Sumit Gupta (CoinDCX), Neil Borate (TheFynPrint), and Vishesh Rajaram (Speciale Invest) cut through hype and short-termism to ask what it really takes to build India’s structural depth.
Episode 3 of The Offline Network tackles India’s most contested frontiers — crypto, personal finance, and deeptech. From GST’s festive season shake-up to Uber’s AI side hustle and a $1B deeptech alliance, the news sets the stage. Guests Sumit Gupta (CoinDCX), Neil Borate (TheFynPrint), and Vishesh Rajaram (Speciale Invest) cut through hype and short-termism to ask what it really takes to build India’s structural depth.
Episode 2 of The Offline Network dives into India’s next decade — not just consuming tech, but building satellites, rethinking wealth, and exporting culture. From boAt and Urban Company’s IPOs to Tesla’s India misstep, the show unpacks key shifts with Awais Ahmed (Pixxel), Sandeep Jethwani (Dezerv), and Amarjit Singh Batra (Spotify India).
Episode 2 of The Offline Network dives into India’s next decade — not just consuming tech, but building satellites, rethinking wealth, and exporting culture. From boAt and Urban Company’s IPOs to Tesla’s India misstep, the show unpacks key shifts with Awais Ahmed (Pixxel), Sandeep Jethwani (Dezerv), and Amarjit Singh Batra (Spotify India).
Episode 2 of The Offline Network dives into India’s next decade — not just consuming tech, but building satellites, rethinking wealth, and exporting culture. From boAt and Urban Company’s IPOs to Tesla’s India misstep, the show unpacks key shifts with Awais Ahmed (Pixxel), Sandeep Jethwani (Dezerv), and Amarjit Singh Batra (Spotify India).
India’s gaming ban shakes 400+ startups, while Reliance x Meta bet $100M on AI and Elevation Capital raises $400M for IPO-track scaleups. Deep dives: Aakrit Vaish on India’s AI infra play, Arjun Vaidya on reinventing venture capital, and Balaji Srinivasan on network states and India’s next 25 years
India’s gaming ban shakes 400+ startups, while Reliance x Meta bet $100M on AI and Elevation Capital raises $400M for IPO-track scaleups. Deep dives: Aakrit Vaish on India’s AI infra play, Arjun Vaidya on reinventing venture capital, and Balaji Srinivasan on network states and India’s next 25 years
India’s gaming ban shakes 400+ startups, while Reliance x Meta bet $100M on AI and Elevation Capital raises $400M for IPO-track scaleups. Deep dives: Aakrit Vaish on India’s AI infra play, Arjun Vaidya on reinventing venture capital, and Balaji Srinivasan on network states and India’s next 25 years