1947 Rise

Our purpose is to help startups go mainstream in 🇮🇳!1947 Rise Podcast is helping in accelerating the speed of reverse brain drainWe do this by interviewing India-born, overseas-trained who have moved back to India and built massive tech companies themselves and/or helped enable the tech ecosystem1947 Operators Podcast is helping in increasing the number of operator-angels in the startup ecosystem.We do this by unpacking the investing journey of the best operator-angels in India.

1947 Rise is a business podcast hosted by Shiva Singh Sangwan, with 128 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Shiva Singh Sangwan hosts 1947 Rise, a business show with 128 episodes published.

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  127: Zero Network to Top VC: How Shruti Gandhi Became Silicon Valley's top Solo GP | 1947 Rise

  Sep 5, 202530 minS0

  <p>Shruti Gandhi is the Founder and Managing Partner of Array Ventures, which backs early-stage B2B, deep-tech, and AI/ML startups. She has invested in 60+ companies with notable exits to Apple, PayPal, and ServiceNow, manages ~$150M across three funds, and also teaches at Columbia while serving on the San Francisco Employees’ Retirement System board.00:00 – Top moments01:25 – Intro02:49 – Shruti’s early influences and move to the US04:21 – Shruti’s upbringing in India and core values06:13 – Shruti’s entry into the world of tech12:23 – Shruti’s confidence as a solo GP and woman of Indian origin17:42 – Shruti’s fourth fund focus and the impact of AI20:33...

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  126: From a Parking Lot Pitch to Investing in ~7 Billion-Dollar Startups | Ashu Garg Story | 1947 Rise

  Aug 29, 202549 minS0

  <p>Ashu Garg is a General Partner at Foundation Capital, where he leads early-stage investments in AI, enterprise software, and data infrastructure. Over his career, he has invested early in one decacorn (Databricks) and six unicorns (Cohesity, Eightfold, Amperity, Turing, Anyscale, and Alation) … so far. Before venture, Ashu held leadership roles at Microsoft and McKinsey, and earned the President’s Gold Medal at IIM Bangalore after graduating from IIT Delhi.00:00 - Highlights of key moments01:16 - Introduction02:18 - Formative experiences during early life in India04:24 - Journey to moving to the U.S.06:19 - Key individuals in the U.S. who...

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  125: He Left Google to Join a 3-Person Startup Glean… Worth $7B Today | Deedy Das Story | 1947 Rise

  Aug 21, 202551 minS0

  <p>Debarghya “Deedy” Das is a technologist and investor, currently a Principal at Menlo Ventures where he leads early-stage investments in AI, infrastructure, and enterprise software, including the $100 million Anthology Fund with Anthropic. A founding engineer and product leader at Glean, he helped scale the company to a $2.2 billion valuation, following impactful engineering roles at Google Search and Facebook. Deedy is also a widely followed commentator on technology, immigration, and education, with his insights reaching millions on X and LinkedIn. 00:00 - Highlights of key moments 01:25 - Introduction 02:29 - Deedy's formative experiences during early life in India 05:58 - Deedy's motivation for movi...

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  124: He Helped Build YouTube, Google Search & Google AI – Satyajeet Salgar (Google Legend) | 1947 Rise

  Jul 17, 202547 minS0

  <p>Satyajeet Salgar is Director of Product and UX at Google AI, where he leads teams building transformative products at the intersection of technology and media. With over a decade at Google, he has shaped products across Search, YouTube, Payments, and Ads—serving as the founding PM for YouTube Live and Games on Google+. Previously, he led YouTube Shopping’s Consumer and Live Shopping teams, building tools for creators and brands. Passionate about the future of AI, he advises startups and lectures on product, tech, and business, while remaining an unabashed fan of film and television.00:00 - Top moments01:28 - Intr...

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  123: Built Google Maps. Took Uber Public. Now Building Microsoft Teams – Manik Gupta’s Journey

  Jun 19, 202545 minS0

  <p>Manik Gupta is Corporate Vice President at Microsoft, leading product for Microsoft Teams, used by over 320 million monthly users. He sits on the Board of Directors at CarGurus and was previously Chief Product Officer at Uber, where he drove product strategy as the platform scaled to 100M+ users across 700+ cities. Before that, he spent over seven years at Google, helping scale Google Maps to over 1 billion users. With 20+ years of experience, Manik is known for building global consumer products and leading high-impact teams at scale.00:00 - Top Moments00:15 - Intro02:51 - Influential experiences during Manik's early life in India08:12...

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