Founder Thesis

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Dickens said, it was the best of the times, it was the worst of the times. The words have never been truer. Best because there’s never been a better time to be an entrepreneur. Worst because the clutter is mind-numbing. Founder Thesis breaks through the noise to bring you stories of success & failure, grit & struggle, bouquets & brickbats from some of the most brilliant entrepreneurs in India.

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Founder Thesis

Episodes (440)

Fri Jun 12th The Series A VC Reshaping Indian Startup Funding | Rajeev Kalambi @ Cactus Partners
Fri Jun 5th Is Venture Capital Built to Break Founders - Amrit Chandan @ Lorefully
May 29th India's Non-Invasive Answer to Elon Musk's Neuralink | Siddharth Panwar @ NeuroDx

Founder Thesis

Jun 12, 2026
1¼ hours
2 GB

Most founders chase the billion-customer dream and the unicorn lottery at the same time. This India VC funding strategy conversation dismantles both, as Rajeev Kalambi of Cactus Partners explains why he deliberately refuses the power law, why there is no single Indian market, and how he targets steady returns instead of moonshots. With 26 years across corporate banking, investment banking, and buy-side fund management, Rajeev Kalambi brings a downside-first discipline rarely heard in venture capital, having lived through three funding cycles in just five years. At Cactus Partners, the early-growth fund he co-founded, he writes first...

Founder Thesis

The Series A VC Reshaping Indian Startup Funding | Rajeev Kalambi @ Cactus Partners

ThePodium.in

00:00 -01:10:10