Innovation Shots | Season 1

Julio Arias is the Co-Founder at Sketchnote. Run by a group of entrepreneurs, angel investors, designers, and techies who've faced the challenges of building a startup closely, Sketchnote aims to help first-time entrepreneurs build great products. Tune into Innovation Shots, your favourite podcast platform to hear Julio talk about his journey and experiences in life and the advice he would give to all budding startups.

Ryan Cohen is the Co-Founder and Chief Relationship Officer at Merchant Capital. Based in South Africa, Merchant Capital provides customised, quick small business loan solutions to SMEs within 48 hours. Tune into Innovation Shots, your favourite podcast platform to hear Ryan talk about what led to the foundation of Merchant Capital, the challenges faced and the current scenario of Fintech in the South Africa market.

Vishwas Mudagal is the Co-Founder of GoodWorkLabs & GoodWorks Angel Fund, and also a bestselling author. GoodWorkLabs provide cutting edge products and solutions to global customers, with expertise in software development, Big Data technologies, Enterprise Solutions among others. Tune into Innovation Shots, your favourite podcast platform to hear Vishwas talk about his experiences with failure and how it has led him to be such a successful entrepreneur.

Aerchain, an is the next generation autonomous procurement platform that helps enterprises streamline their procurement processes to increase cost savings and efficiency gains using the power of artificial intelligence. They provide end-to-end procurement management solutions, connecting stakeholders to provide supply chain visibility/intelligence, improve efficiency & automate procure-to-pay processes. Listen to Harsha and Himavanth talk about their inspiring entrepreneurial journey and share their thoughts on innovation!

Mark Mwangi is the founder and CEO of Amitruck, a mobile and web-based trucking logistics platform. Amitruck builds trust and transparency in the African logistics sector by connecting cargo owners with trucking logistics experts via a digital competitive bidding process. Listen to Mark as he discusses the Africa start-up environment and give his perspective on the logistics industry !

Sneh Sharma and Bhupendra Khanal are Co-founders of Dogsee Chew, India's first all-natural human-grade dog treat business, as well as Himalayan Natives, an all-natural food company. Bhupendra and Sneh, both food enthusiasts and pet parents, seek to transform the face of the food business by making natural, organic food a way of life. Listen to this duo's inspiring entrepreneurial journey, their thoughts on innovation in the food industry and much more!

Anurag Banerjee is the CEO & Co-Founder of Quilt.AI, a tech firm aimed at enabling scale and understanding empathy between organizations and the billions of people across the globe. A wide range of companies and non-profit organizations, such as Amazon, Target, J&J, and DBS, as well as the World Bank, UNICEF, and Girl Effect, use Quilt.AI to interact better with their consumers. Listen to Anurag as he talks about his enthralling entrepreneurial journey and shares his thoughts on the future of technology.

Subu Rao is the CEO and founder of Discover dollar, a firm that analyses unstructured negotiating data such as contracts, emails, invoices, purchase orders, and payments data to assist retailers and brands detect and manage leakages including pricing errors, missed discounts, and rebates. The firm has assisted Fortune 500 companies such as Target, AB Inbev, Levis, Metro, and Canadian Tire in recovering more than $300 million in lost funds. Listen to Subu's Inspiring entrepreneurial journey and his insights on the innovation ecosystem !

In this week's episode, Vijetha S. Executive Director, TiE Bangalore chats with Victor Chaitezvi, Founder and CEO at Tripplo, a digital logistics platform that optimizes and automates operations for small carriers, facilitating the transportation of road freight cargo within the South development community. Victor discusses about the Africa startup ecosystem and shares his insights on the logistics industry!

Eva Chen is the Managing Director of Lenovo Venture Capital Group, Lenovo's worldwide technology industry fund dedicated to building a smart ecosystem via strategic investments in IoT, edge computing, big data, cloud, artificial intelligence (AI), and smart vertical solutions. Eva has more than 20 years of expertise in marketing and investing. Listen to Eva explore the intricacies of the Chinese startup ecosystem and Lenovo's remarkable innovation Journey!

In this week's episode, VIjetha S, Executive Director, TiE Bangalore chats with Sandra Rubio, CEO of IMIX about her journey as a female entrepreneur in the fintech ecosystem

Mark Drummond and Dr. David Rosenstein, co-founders of Neural Sense, a neuroscience-based market research business that combines brain monitoring, eye-tracking, and biometric technologies to better understand, impact, and enhance customer experiences. Tune in to learn about their journey and the newest neuromarketing technology.

Sanjay Mehta, founder and partner of 100X.VC, is a technology enthusiast and angel investor turned venture capitalist. Oyo Rooms, Block.One, Box8, CoinDCX, Unbxd, FabAlley, LogiNext, WowMomo, Coolberg, and Zippr are among Mehta's investments in India and the United States. Tune in to hear about his experiences and insights as an investor.

In this episode hear from- Joy Tang, CEO at MAI - Leading AI company in the social commerce sector who was inspired by a family full of entrepreneurs and learnt how to run a business at a very young age. Apart from being a Math Olympics gold medalist, Joy stands out as a prominent female entrepreneur in technology. She talks about how she overcame stereotypes in the industry, her achievements and managing an almost all-female team to become one of the most successful names in the business.

Pritam Dutta, Global Director Z-Tech & Innovation at AB InBev and Vijetha Shastry our host from TiE Bangalore converse about the paramount importance of the innovation ecosystem and what the future holds!