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8 episodes
since Oct. 8, 2020
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Wet waste comprises nearly 60% of municipal solid waste in India. Without improper waste disposal mechanisms, it can have deadly effects on environment and human health.  In episode 7 of #TakingTheLeap we caught up with Aashish Dutt, founder of our portfolio company, Saaf Energy on how his st…

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There are an estimated 1.5-4 million people in India who make a living by picking up scraps, collecting waste and recycling it- thus forming the backbone of a circular economy. But hardly do they receive the recognition for their essential work. Nalini Shekar and Shekar Prabhakar co- founders of p…
Have you ever heard of an à la carte for cows?...Sounds unusual right? That is what our portfolio company Krimanshi is doing. In our fifth episode of Taking the Leap, Dhruv Pandey talks to Forbes 30 under 30 Nikhil Bohra, Founder and CEO of Animal Nutrition Tech start-up Krimanshi. Krimanshi is cr…
India’s Edtech sector is going through a great phase right now with many promising startups raising multiple rounds of capital from investors. It is estimated that EdTech is expected to give a dozen unicorns in the next 5-7 years. While this is great news for the sector, what is not as much highlig…
As per a study conducted by Public health Foundation of India, about 55 million Indians get pushed into poverty in a single year due to patient- care costs. Many families even opt to not go for any treatment even when a member faces a life-threatening disease and a staggering 39 per cent do not rec…
As per a study conducted by Public health Foundation of India, about 55 million Indians get pushed into poverty in a single year due to patient- care costs. Many families even opt to not go for any treatment even when a member faces a life-threatening disease and a staggering 39 per cent do not rec…
October is breast cancer awareness month. In our second episode of Taking the Leap we spoke to Dr. Pawan Mehrotra, inventor of Poorti, a post-mastectomy kit for women who have undergone mastectomy due to breast cancer. Pawan holds a PhD in Cancer Sciences sponsored by Cancer Research UK which invol…
In our debut episode, we are talking all things trash with Sahar Mansoor, Founder of our portfolio company Bare Necessities – A 100% zero-waste lifestyle brand that mirrors the philosophy of ‘doing more and better with less’.  Sahar has been a recipient of Google India’s Inspiring Indian of th…
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