Business Podcast by Roohi | VC, Startups

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Jul 2026

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Business Podcast by Roohi an audio based interview style podcast where I chat with thought leaders, Venture Capitalists, creators, founders, entrepreneurs. About a wide range of topics from investment thesis to start up space. It's a podcast for creators, makers, builders, doers, business people and Venture capital enthusiasts.

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July 3, 202616 min

Deep Dive on Malpani Ventures Ft. Dhruv Sane(Principal Investment Lead at Malpani Ventures)

In this episode of BizPodRoohi I chat with Dhruv Sane on Malpani Ventures Investment Team We get into: 1) Malpani Ventures Investment Thesis- changed over time 2) How does Malpani Ventures source the companies 3) What does it take to get funded by a VC- and the evaluation process 4) How can they tell stories better 5) Best practices for Pitch Decks The guests social media handles, etc: Malpani Ventures website: https://www.malpaniventures.com/ Dhruv's X here: https://x.com/SaneDhruv The hosts social media handles: Podcast Website: https://www.bizpodroohi.xyz/ Roohi's X here: https://x.com/roohi_kr

May 28, 20265 min

The Book of Elon Takeaways Ft. Roohi(Host of Business Podcast by Roohi)

Today's episode is a new format/direction I want to try for the podcast In addition to the guest interviews with the legends and upcoming folks in startups and Venture Capital. I am planning to do a few episodes sharing the takeaways from reading business. startups related books This is the first episode based on The Book of Elon by Eric Jorgenson You can buy the book of Elon here: https://www.elonmuskbook.org/ You can get a free copy of the book here: https://www.elonmuskbook.org/free-book-of-elon-musk If you have any feedback on this episode, or book suggestions feel free to message me on X(Twitter), LinkedIn, or email me

May 2, 202627 min

Opportunities Ft. Jeston Lu(Grand Tour HQ)

Finally after months I am back with a new episode This one features Jeston Lu a legend- behind Grand Tour HQ, and more In this conversation we get into 1. Study Abroad 2. Grand Tour HQ You can follow Jeston below: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jestonlu787/ X: https://x.com/jestonlu?s=21&t=chThpLoxSfA_oCiLbEq5ng Jeston's Website here: https://jestonlu.com/ You can follow the host Roohi here: X: https://x.com/roohi_kr?s=21&t=chThpLoxSfA_oCiLbEq5ng LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roohi-kazi-53174113b/

January 17, 202625 min

Asia's Hardware Scene Ft. Alysha Lobo

After a few months break, I am back with a new episode of the podcast In this episode, I chat with Alysha Lobo, one of the most interesting writers on China and India's hardware and robotics scene We talk about: 1. Cobots 2. Physical AI space and more Guest Alysha Lobo's Handles Alysha X: https://x.com/alysha_lobo LinkedIn: ⁠ https://www.linkedin.com/in/alysha-lobo-060685/ Host Roohi Kazi’s Handles ⤵︎ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/roohi-kazi-53174113b/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@roohik2 Twitter:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://x.com/roohi_kr?s=21&t=chThpLoxSfA_oCiLbEq5ng⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ E-Mail: bizpodroohi2@gmail.com TO GET FEATURED ON “Business Podcast by Roohi” Email at: bizpodroohi2@gmail.com

November 1, 202523 min

Upsurge Grants Ft. Himanshu Dubey(Ground Zero Podcast)

Excited to share this episode Featuring Himanshu of Upsurge Grants During my conversation with Himanshu, we got into 1. How he manages all his projects- Only Functions, and more 2. Upsurge Grants- selection criteria - Whether the grant is self-funded or sponsored 3. Uspurge Labs 4. Ground Zero Podcast 5. How to keep up to date with the newest happenings in AI and ML Hope you enjoy this episode! Guest Himanshu Dubey: Himanshu X: https://x.com/himanshustwts LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/himanshud2611/ Podcast: Ground Zero on YouTube Host Roohi Kazi’s Handles ⤵︎ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/roohi-kazi-53174113b/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@roohik2 Twitter:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://x.com/roohi_kr?s=21&t=chThpLoxSfA_oCiLbEq5ng⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ E-Mail: bizpodroohi2@gmail.com TO GET FEATURED ON “Business Podcast by Roohi” Email at: bizpodroohi2@gmail.com

October 21, 20257 min

Lessons from Ramp's Journey

In this episode I cover some lessons learned from studying Ramp's journey The information in this episode is based on a podcast interview for BizPodRoohi with Mark Goldberger, and some publicly available information- like podcasts, YouTube videos newsletter and more Here are the sources: https://ramp.com/blog/ramp-raised-500m-to-build-the-future-of-finance https://www.forbes.com/companies/ramp/ https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/paribus https://ramp.com/customers#all-stories https://support.ramp.com/hc/en-us/articles/4417685250195-Ramp-overview https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ootmv0jubph2l88jgkr7h/Eric-Glyman-Hiring-Super-ICs-Transcript.pdf?rlkey=faxjs4sucdpkm7twb425dzck0&e=3&st=e7hruhhb&dl=0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrqo-dAQpfc Wouter's Pod: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6LTBW8aQGoZnKUSNpBZL7y?si=c93ba51b6ad74c4a Packy's Newsletter: https://www.notboring.co/p/ramping-up Listen to my episode with Mark from 2023 here: https://businesspodcast.transistor.fm/episodes/deep-dive-on-ramp-and-sales-ft-mark-goldbergerhead-of-enterprise-sales-at-ramp Host Roohi's handles below: X: ⁠https://x.com/roohi_kr?s=21&t=chThpLoxSfA_oCiLbEq5ng⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/roohi-kazi-53174113b/⁠ Other episodes of the pod here: ⁠https://businesspodcast.transistor.fm/ Email: bizpodroohi2@gmail.com

October 16, 202521 min

Kentucky to VC Ft. Manish Patel(Nava Ventures)

Today's guest is Manish Patel of Nava Ventures Manish is a Silicon Valley Veteran, having worked at Google before IPO, and eventually found his way to Venture Capital at Nava Ventures This is a fantastic episode that dives into Google, his journey, and more You can connect with Manish below Nava Ventures Website Website: https://www.nava.vc/ Manish's email: manish@nava.vc Host Roohi's handles below: X: https://x.com/roohi_kr?s=21&t=chThpLoxSfA_oCiLbEq5ng LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roohi-kazi-53174113b/ Other episodes of the pod here: https://businesspodcast.transistor.fm/

July 29, 202523 min

Deep Dive on All In Capital Ft. Kushal Bhagia(Founding Partner of All In Capital)

Excited to share this episode Featuring Kushal Bhagia of All In Capital During my conversation with Kushal we get into - All In Capital - Founder Archetypes and more topics Hope you enjoy this episode! Guest Kushal Bhagia's Handles Kushal's X: https://x.com/kushalbhagia Kushal's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kushalbhagia Other links: All In Capital's Website: https://allincapital.vc/ Host Roohi Kazi’s Handles ⤵︎ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/roohi-kazi-53174113b/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@roohik2 Twitter: ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/roohi_kr?s=21&t=chThpLoxSfA_oCiLbEq5ng⁠⁠⁠⁠ E-Mail: bizpodroohi2@gmail.com TO GET FEATURED ON “Business Podcast by Roohi” Email at: bizpodroohi2@gmail.com

July 25, 202526 min

Investor in Tesla Ft. Tim Draper(Founder and Managing Partner of Draper Associates)

Stoked to say We had Tim Draper on Business Podcast by Roohi recently For one of the biggest and most interesting episodes till date During my conversation with Tim we got into - India - His background and more topics Hope you enjoy this episode! Guest Tim Drapers Handles⤵︎ Tim Draper X: https://x.com/TimDraper Tim Draper LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timothydraper/ Other links: Draper University: https://draperuniversity.com/ Meet the Drapers: https://www.meetthedrapers.com/ Draper Associates: https://www.draper.vc/ Host Roohi Kazi’s Handles ⤵︎ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/roohi-kazi-53174113b/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@roohik2 Twitter:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/roohi_kr?s=21&t=chThpLoxSfA_oCiLbEq5ng⁠⁠⁠ E-Mail: bizpodroohi2@gmail.com TO GET FEATURED ON “Business Podcast by Roohi” Email at: bizpodroohi2@gmail.com

July 5, 202524 min

Building ArthAlpha Ft. Rohit Beri(Co Founder)

In this episode I chat with Rohit Beri of ArthAlpha - ArthAlpha recently raised 2M In this conversation with Rohit we get into: 1) Co Founder Fit 2) ArthAlpha and more Guest Rohit Beri's Handles⤵︎ LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/rohit-beri/⁠ Host Roohi Kazi’s Handles ⤵︎ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ https://www.linkedin.com/in/roohi-kazi-53174113b/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@roohik2 Twitter:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://x.com/roohi_kr?s=21&t=chThpLoxSfA_oCiLbEq5ng⁠⁠ E-Mail: bizpodroohi2@gmail.com TO GET FEATURED ON “Business Podcast by Roohi” Email at: bizpodroohi2@gmail.com