Podcast · 100 episodes

Startups Inside Out

by Bae HQ · English

Startups Inside Out gives you insight into the entrepreneurial world. Insider episodes drop the reality behind building fast-growing businesses with scaled founders and experienced investors. Outsider episodes are deep dive educational masterclasses from Bae HQ cofounder Amardeep Parmar. Bae HQ is the community for fast-growing Asian heritage founders & investors in the UK.

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342.Biggest lessons from 500 podcasts w/ AmardeepEpisode 342 is Amadeep Palmer’s “500 episodes” distillation, plus a BayHQ update and podcast-starting advice.29 Sep 2026 · 26 min

341.Insights From Years of Deep Tech Investing and Advising w/ Uzma ChoudryDeep tech investing and advising, using a PhD/scientist lens to help early-stage deep tech teams build go-to-market, secure proof points, and navigate capital bottlenecks—especially growth-stage…22 Sep 2026 · 34 min

340. How A Serial Founder Is Rebuilding The Future Of AI w/ Husayn Kassai | olloHusayn Kassai (Ollo) discusses rebuilding AI for non-technical operators: moving from “enterprise search” to “agentic” systems, and how to make reliable AI agents with minimal user corrections.15 Sep 2026 · 35 min

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342.Biggest lessons from 500 podcasts w/ AmardeepEpisode 342 is Amadeep Palmer’s “500 episodes” distillation, plus a BayHQ update and podcast-starting advice.29 Sep 2026 · 26 min · 9 chapters

339. The healthtech founder supporting over 3 million employees w/ Dr Mridula Pore | PeppyPeppy (Pepe Health) healthtech for employer-funded, stigma-free specialist care across the life journey—especially reproductive health, fertility, pregnancy/parenthood, menopause, men’s/women’s…8 Sep 2026 · 35 min · 17 chapters

338. Scaling the World's most adaptable conversational AI for Real Estate w/ VP Singh | VerbafloVerbalflow’s VP Singh explains how Verbalflow (an AI operating system for real estate) scales conversational AI for property operators, reaching 300,000 units across 12 European countries and…4 Sep 2026 · 29 min · 16 chapters

337. How this VC partner backs from day zero at a global fund w/ Hannah Leach | AntlerAntler’s “inception-stage” VC model—backing founders from residency through follow-on to Series A, plus how they evaluate founder traits, co-founder fit, communication, and team resilience.1 Sep 2026 · 29 min · 12 chapters

336. Meet the Unicorn Founder Revolutionising Battery Tech w/ Sai Shivareddy | NyoboltNiobolt’s ultra-fast charging, high power-density battery tech for robotics and AI data center power; the company’s $60M CEC funding round at a $1B valuation; lessons from scaling new battery…21 Aug 2026 · 34 min · 17 chapters

335. The 2x Founder Transforming Real Estate w/ Rajdeep Gahir | CoCreationsRajdeep Gahir (CoCreations) discusses “operating real estate” (hotels, residential, workspace) and how he moved from finance/tech into building and advising real estate businesses, including his…11 Aug 2026 · 35 min · 15 chapters

334. This Pet Food Founder Scaled from £1M to £10M in a Year w/ Shiv Sivakumar | OmniOmniPet, an allergy-friendly pet nutrition D2C brand in the UK, scaling from £1M to £10M annualised sales in 12 months; how they raised a £11M Series A and what they’re using it for.7 Aug 2026 · 35 min · 15 chapters

333. The $450M AUM Founding Partner Backing Early-Stage Startups w/ Krishna Visvanathan | Crane VenturesKrishna Visvanathan, founding partner at London-based Crane Ventures, explains why they invest in early-stage, technical AI/data-first startups (inception/seed/pre-seed) and how they select founders…4 Aug 2026 · 34 min · 20 chapters

332. This Logistics FinTech Founder Has Lent $700M w/ Paul Mudahar | BobtailBobtail, a US logistics fintech, provides working capital to small trucking companies via factoring: it buys trucking receivables at a discount so drivers get paid immediately instead of waiting…31 Jul 2026 · 29 min · 15 chapters

331. This PhD became a 3x founder with exits w/ Vivian ChanVivian Chan explains why startups often get “stuck” after early fundraising, arguing that the ecosystem teaches “zero to one” but not “exit literacy.” She shares an “operating system” for compounding…28 Jul 2026 · 36 min · 16 chapters

330. Meet the YC-Backed AI Founder Who Turned Down A Cambridge PhD w/ James He | Artificial SocietiesJames He, founder of YC-backed Artificial Societies, explains how they build “artificial societies” (networks of AI personas/digital twins) to simulate real audiences so enterprises can test…24 Jul 2026 · 38 min · 18 chapters

329. Meet the founder of the UK’s share tech platform w/ Ifty Nasir | VestdIfty Nasir, founder of UK share-tech platform Vested, explains how Vested helps companies manage equity and options for employees, investors, and teams, arguing for an “ownership effect” and equity…21 Jul 2026 · 27 min · 13 chapters

328. How to get attention for your startup in the AI era w/ Anita Moorthy | Rocksalt.aiHow Rock Salt AI uses AI to help busy B2B founders/CEOs get in front of customers on LinkedIn and Reddit despite “noisy” content feeds and a shift in the buyer journey from Google/content to AI…17 Jul 2026 · 35 min · 15 chapters

327. The Second-Time Fintech Founder Who Raised a $5m Seed w/ Ritesh Singhania | ZangoZango AI helps banks and other financial institutions prove ongoing regulatory compliance using AI agents that interpret regulation, evidence controls, and support audits/board/regulator…14 Jul 2026 · 32 min · 14 chapters

326. The Research Scientist Who Has Built One of UK’s Fastest Growing Tech Companies w/ Somayeh Taheri | UrbanChainUrbanChain’s origin and growth story—building an “operating system for distributed commodities” that started with electricity and is expanding to heat, batteries, and distributed grids.10 Jul 2026 · 32 min · 17 chapters

325. The Robotics Founder Who Exited His Last Company to Twitter w/ Zehan Wang | Paddington RoboticsZehan Wang, founder of Paddington Robotics (formerly Patent and Robotics), discusses building robots for retail/supermarkets and why they’re focusing on deployment and human-centric safety rather…7 Jul 2026 · 38 min · 19 chapters

324. Meet the Woman Behind India’s Largest Diverse Accelerator w/ Aishwarya Malhi | RebalanceAishwarya Malhi, co-founder of Rebalance, explains how India’s largest diverse accelerator and women-led angel community increases access to capital for underfunded founders and investors, and how…3 Jul 2026 · 40 min · 21 chapters

323. Building Next Generation AI Based on 20 Years of Research w/ Manish Patel | Jiva.aiEpisode 323 features Manish Patel, CEO/co-founder of Jiva.ai, discussing his 20-year journey from PhD research to building “next generation” AI intended to outperform today’s LLMs.2 Jul 2026 · 35 min · 19 chapters

322. Building 10 Venture Funds To Back 93 Carbon Removal Startups w/ Perminder Dhillon | Carbon13Perminder Dhillon, Principal at Carbon13, explains Carbon13’s venture-builder model for launching and funding carbon removal startups, including its cohort/accelerator structure, selection process,…29 Jun 2026 · 36 min · 20 chapters

321. The Exited Founder Building AI for Due Diligence With 7-Figure Revenue w/ Yi Luo | EuniceYi Luo, CEO/co-founder of Yunus (Eunice), discusses building AI for private-market due diligence and monitoring, including LP workflows, validation “guardrails,” and a human-in-the-loop layer for…23 Jun 2026 · 34 min · 16 chapters

320. How This Fintech Investor with 49 Portfolio Companies Invests w/ Shubhanga Prasad | Aagama VenturesShubhanga Prasad of Aagama Ventures explains how he invests in India-focused fintech/financial-services innovation, why India’s digital financial services shift is accelerating, how UK vs India…12 Jun 2026 · 34 min · 15 chapters

319. Meet the Little Moons cofounder who scaled to £60M revenue w/ Vivien Wong | Little MoonsVivien Wong, cofounder of Little Moons Mochi Ice Cream, explains how the brand grew from making mochi in her parents’ Chinese bakery to targeting £60M revenue, scaling nationwide/internationally, and…10 Jun 2026 · 31 min · 18 chapters