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On May 23rd 2019, the world’s largest democratic exercise reached its conclusion when roughly 600 million people exercised their right to vote for the government that would steer India’s path for the next five years. Over 65 percent of 900 million eligible Indians voted, making this the highest recorded turnout for any parliamentary poll in the country. I believe that India has a bright future ahead of it. The country’s long-term story is one rooted in stability compared to other emerging markets. Our economic growth has seen a steady CAGR of seven percent across 25 years, 20 years, 15 years, and 10 years; no matter which government has been in power. Read More

Warm regards,  
Vani Kola  
Managing Director  
Kalaari Capital

ElasticRun & Milkbasket - Conquering Operational Complexities
Dearth of quality infrastructure, unorganised participants, supply-demand mismatches are some reasons for India’s Operational Complexities. With innovations & deep understanding of the market Elastic Run and Milkbasket are conquering these challenges. 
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Because sharing is smart 
Sharing economy, a P2P economic model, has seen a tremendous rise globally. It has now moved from conventional sectors of mobility and hospitality to newer use-cases. The article describes the underpinning trends, fundamental pillars, business models and learnings in sharing economy. Read More
Modi 2.0 Promises, Stability, Growth, Returns
In the wake of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's re-election, Kalaari Capital & YourStory collaborated on a report that identifies emerging trends & milestones from the new government.  Read More
Investments at Kalaari
MoneyOnClick enables formal finance access to the next 160M Indian households. They provide unsecured loans beyond tier-1, keeping low default rates by using advanced AI/ML based underwriting and an in-house technology platform. Read More
Agnext is an agricultural sensing solutions startup that collects spatial, temporal and spectral data across the agricultural and food value chain. It helps growers and food processors to improve their productivity, quality, build traceability and profitability. Read More
Winzo is India’s first and largest Vernacular Real Money e-Sports Gaming and Quizzing Platform. It focusses on the 300M casual gaming players comprised of recent smartphone buyers. Read More
Portfolio News
The Power of our Differences
Two beloved stalwarts of the 20th century, Gandhi & Tagore, couldn’t see eye to eye but still worked together for a larger purpose. It is important for startup founders to recognize differences for the power they bring and use this power for goodRead More
Why Modi won and what it means for India 
There are a number of factors that could explain why Narendra Modi won a comfortable majority in the General Elections. It is important to study and understand these factors, because they will provide useful clues in predicting the behaviour of the Modi 2.0 government. 
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Book Recommendation
Bill Campbell helped to build some of Silicon Valley’s greatest companies -- including Google, Apple, and Intuit -- and to create over a trillion dollars in market value. A former college football player and coach, Bill mentored visionaries such as Steve Jobs, Larry Page, and Eric Schmidt.

Trillion Dollar Coach explains Campbell's principles and illustrates them with stories from the great companies and people with whom he worked and played. The result is a blueprint for forward-thinking business leaders and managers that will help them create higher-performing and faster-moving teams and companies.
Meet our Team 
Rahul Garg is a Principal at Kalaari and focuses on Consumer (Tech & Brands), Digital Content, Education & Blockchain opportunities at Kalaari. He enjoys working with entrepreneurs on product, strategy & org building. He wants to work hands-on with first-time entrepreneurs building India centric businesses for the masses. He believes that India is witnessing a rare confluence of consumption growth, digital penetration & millennial dominance, all of which will create India 3.0 over the next decade & will produce many large companies.
Rahul brings over 13 years of global experience as an investment banker, an entrepreneur & a business leader. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Technology from IIT Bombay and is a CFA charter holder. At IIT, he was deeply involved in working with the underprivileged and was awarded two consecutive honors for his contribution towards social service.
 
Abhinav Shukla is the Legal Counsel at Kalaari and is responsible for end-to-end legal strategy, supporting investments and exits. He advises portfolio companies on their legal and regulatory initiatives. He enjoys being an enabler for new businesses. For founders, Abhinav is available 996.
Abhinav has previously been associated with premier Indian law firms and corporate houses. He received his B.L.S., LL.B from Government Law College, Mumbai and is also a qualified Company Secretary. Abhinav has a keen interest in Indian history and theology. He is also a movie buff and avid traveler. He recently visited Croatia and is full of stories about their spectacular beaches and beautiful landscape. 
 

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