The Spotlight

At The Spotlight, we go behind the scenes and identify and highlight the upcoming disruptors from the startup space!

The Spotlight is a business podcast hosted by ThePodium.in, with 117 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

ThePodium.in hosts The Spotlight, a business show with 117 episodes published.

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  Episode #65

  From JP Morgan Trading Floors to 500,000 Indian Classrooms | Simran Mulchandani, Rangeet

  Mar 10, 20261h 9mS0

  <p>How did a JP Morgan currency trader go from building India's most iconic nightclub to reaching 500,000 children through EdTech? </p><p>In this episode, Simran Mulchandani, CEO and Co-founder of Rangeet, reveals the unconventional playbook behind India's leading social emotional learning platform.  Simran Mulchandani's journey defies every startup playbook. He traded currencies during the Asian financial crisis, built Blue Frog into one of the world's top 10 music venues, watched it collapse, and then found his true calling in a municipal school classroom in Mumbai. Today, his startup Rangeet has reached over 500,000 children across India and Bangladesh with a teacher-led Ed...

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  Episode #66

  Amit Gaiki and Flam AI: An AI-Native Content Engine That Found Real Revenue by Fixing One Problem

  Jan 29, 202655 minS0

  <p>How did Amit Gaiki pivot Flam AI from a failing consumer app to a $10M ARR mixed reality advertising platform used by Samsung and Google? </p><p>In this episode, we unpack the survival playbook behind one of India's most innovative adtech startups.  Amit Gaiki is the Co-founder and CTO of Flam AI, a mixed reality startup that's redefining how brands create interactive advertising experiences. Fresh out of college, Amit and his co-founders set out to build "the next TikTok" for 3D content. When the 2022-23 funding winter hit, they had just 10 months of runway left. Instead of burning ou...

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  Episode #67

  Why Khetika's Dr. Prithwi Singh Chose Asset-Heavy Over VC Playbook | ₹247 Cr Clean Label Startup

  Jan 6, 20261h 7mS0

  <p>In this episode of Founder Thesis, Dr. Prithwi Singh, Co-founder and CEO of Khetika, shares the contrarian playbook behind building India's second-largest national batter brand and a multi-category clean label FMCG startup. From exposing marble powder in cumin to innovating cold stone grinding at commercial scale, Dr. Singh explains how Khetika sources directly from 25,000 farmers across 15 states to deliver zero-preservative spices, batters, and dry fruits. He discusses the challenges of achieving 10-day shelf life without preservatives, scaling through quick commerce channels, and why trust in food requires owning the entire supply chain. With $25 million in Series B funding and...

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  Episode #68

  Swarup Bose Built a ₹500 Crore Logistics Company Without Owning a Single Truck | Celcius Logistics

  Dec 16, 20251h 4mS0

  <p>How did Swarup Bose build a ₹500 crore cold chain logistics company without owning a single truck? </p><p>In this episode, we unpack the asset-light playbook behind Celcius Logistics and the massive opportunity in India's broken cold chain industry. India wastes ₹1.3 trillion worth of perishables every year, with 23% of food rotting before it reaches consumers. </p><p>Swarup Bose saw this crisis firsthand during his 20 years in cold chain manufacturing and decided to fix it. Founded during the COVID lockdown in 2020, Celcius Logistics has grown from ₹8 lakh in monthly revenue to nearly ₹500 crore annually, serving quick commerce giants like Blinkit, Z...

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  Episode #69

  Vineet Rai (Aavishkaar): ₹5,000 to $1.4 Billion | India's Most Patient VC

  Dec 2, 20251h 18mS0

  <p>Vineet Rai is not your typical venture capitalist. A forester by training, rejected by the Army, Navy, and Air Force, he stumbled into finance with a radical question: how do you help poor people become rich? </p><p>Starting with just ₹5,000 and a ₹10,000 monthly salary, it took him 4.5 years to raise his first $1 million. Today, Aavishkaar Group manages $1.4 billion across equity, microfinance, and credit funds, backing entrepreneurs that banks refuse to touch. In this candid conversation with  host Akshay Datt, Vineet shares how he bought a dying microfinance company for ₹12 crore and turned it into a ₹7,000 crore institution, why he prefers...

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