Podcast · 100 episodes
Startups Inside Out, page 2
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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318. Meet the Legal Tech Founder Scaling Rapidly Post-Seed w/ Kush Madlani | WexlerWexler’s legal-tech approach to resolving complex disputes using AI document ingestion and fact extraction, scaling post-seed, and how the founder thinks about pivots, fundraising, hiring, and future…5 Jun 2026 · 33 min · 20 chapters
317. Meet the AI Service Deck Founder who raised a $6m seed in 2 weeks w/ Jeet Mukerji | KinfolkKinfolk’s evolution from an HR/IT workflow automation “service desk” into an AI-agent self-serve support platform for employees (hire-to-retire), reducing ticketing and admin so HR/IT can focus on…3 Jun 2026 · 34 min · 18 chapters
316. Meet the CTO of the AI creator-led growth partner for top global brands w/ Sagar Shah | TanoSagar Shah (Tano CTO) explains Tano’s creator-led growth engine for consumer brands, using AI agents to run influencer marketing campaigns (mostly TikTok/Instagram/short-form; some long-form YouTube).29 May 2026 · 36 min · 18 chapters
315. Meet the Radiologist Leading AI Safety in Medical Imaging w/ Jaishree Naidoo | EnvisionitJaishree Naidoo, CEO/co-founder radiologist at Envisionit (Deep AI), explains Ratify, an AI assurance and monitoring platform for medical imaging that reduces safety/accuracy risk via drift and bias…26 May 2026 · 33 min · 16 chapters
314. Meet the YC-Backed Founder Partnering with 300 Pharmacy Partners w/ Jiawei Li | TuliJiawei Li, co-founder/CEO of Thule Health, explains how the YC-backed company turns community pharmacies into local diagnostic centers, scaling from COVID-era COVID testing to routine blood testing…22 May 2026 · 33 min · 19 chapters
313. How This UK General Partner with A Global Thesis Invests w/ Mitul Ruparelia | Araya VenturesEpisode 313 features Mitul Ruparelia, general partner at Araya Ventures, discussing the firm’s Global Fund thesis and how it invests early-stage companies across GCC, Asia, and Europe.19 May 2026 · 30 min · 14 chapters
312. Meet this Re-Industrialisation Investor at a Fund That's Deployed £2.5BN w/ Amrit Sami | Mercia VenturesRe-industrialisation investing from a UK-focused VC/angel perspective, driven by geopolitical uncertainty and national sovereignty; how to source, assess, and support deep tech/defense/AI founders.15 May 2026 · 34 min · 15 chapters
311. Meet the Fintech Founder who Just Raised a $6M Seed w/ Hayyaan Ahmad | RoundRound Treasury, a fintech automating treasury and money movement for finance teams using AI and infrastructure; raised a $6M seed to expand product, integrations, and workflow automation (including…12 May 2026 · 35 min · 13 chapters
310. How This Fintech VC General Partner with £100M+ AUM Invests w/ Devin Kohli | Outward VCDevin Kohli, founder/GP at Outward VC, explains Outward’s fintech thesis and how they invest (pre-seed/seed, “scale-up gap” £1–5m rounds), lead strategy, diligence, referencing, and founder…8 May 2026 · 32 min · 18 chapters
309. Meet the Serial Founder Turned Investor Who Built His First Startup in High School w/ Akshay RupareliaAkshay Ruparelia, serial founder turned investor, discusses building Bridge AI (a generative AI consultancy and venture builder) to help non-technical founders and enterprises adopt AI, plus lessons…5 May 2026 · 39 min · 18 chapters
308. Meet the Founder With 100+ B2B Clients After Pivoting From VC-Backed Consumer w/ Vivek Madlani | MultiplyVivek Madlani, founder of Multiply, explains how the company shifted from a FCA-regulated B2C financial advice app to a B2B licensing model for financial institutions, and how it plans to use AI…1 May 2026 · 39 min · 15 chapters
307. How This Growth Investor At A Multi-Billion Dollar Fund Invests w/ Karn Dasgupta | WestcapWestcap growth equity (“operating equity”) and how it invests as a minority partner by pairing capital with in-house operators to drive long-term value, plus how AI is changing growth investing and…28 Apr 2026 · 29 min · 17 chapters
306. Meet the VC Backed Scientist Making Precision Medicine Accessible w/ Pahini Pandya | PanakeiaPahini Pandya, founder/CEO of Panakeia (VC-backed), explains how precision medicine can be made accessible by replacing slow, expensive lab assays with AI that analyzes routine bright-field…24 Apr 2026 · 34 min · 18 chapters
305. Meet the VC Partner Who Built A Billion Portfolio Value Investing In Scientists w/ Devika Thapar | WilbeWilbe, a venture fund and platform that helps scientists turn breakthroughs into companies via venture education, early capital, and lab space; it also argues universities often extract value through…21 Apr 2026 · 36 min · 19 chapters
304. Meet the Founder Who Scaled to $3M ARR in 13 Months Without VC w/ Nick Singh | Eat PingNick Singh, founder of Eat Ping, explains how the UK ready-meal brand scaled to $3M+ ARR in 13 months without VC by combining consumer Asian food with an LLM/ML-powered “automated supply chain” and…17 Apr 2026 · 37 min · 19 chapters
303. Meet the Doctor Who’s Taught 200,000 Clinicians Through His EdTech w/ Azeem Alam | BiteWorldAzeem Alam (medical doctor turned healthcare edtech founder/investor) explains ByteWorld’s healthcare education model—Byte Medicine (250,000 trained during the pandemic), BitePaces (postgraduate…14 Apr 2026 · 45 min · 24 chapters
302. Meet the Optometrist Who Built a Multimillion Pound Eyewear and Health Tech Brand w/ Dhruvin Patel | OcushieldOcushield’s shift from consumer blue-light/digital-eye-strain eyewear to a corporate health-tech model, using smartphone/laptop online eye screening to address employee eye strain and support…10 Apr 2026 · 34 min · 14 chapters
301. Meet the Serial Founder Who Is Investing and Building To Take On the Grid Energy Problem w/ Saroj Mishra | Trine EnergySaroj Mishra, CEO/founder of UK startup Trine Energy, explains why the world’s next energy bottleneck is the power grid (not generation) and how Trine plans to build a “global” next-gen grid using…7 Apr 2026 · 46 min · 21 chapters
300. Startups Inside Out 300th Episode Update w/ Amardeep Parmar | Bae HQBayHQ’s 300th episode celebration and “inside out” update on what the organization does for Asian-heritage founders and investors in the UK, plus details of its programs, resources, events, and…3 Apr 2026 · 30 min · 12 chapters
299. Meet the Experienced Banker Who Cofounded A Venture Capital Fund w/ Jessica Rasmussen | Two Magnolias CapitalEpisode 299 features Jessica Rasmussen, general partner and cofounder of Two Magnolias Capital.31 Mar 2026 · 38 min · 16 chapters
298. Meet the BloomsYard Coffee Shop Founder with 6+ Locations w/ Bharti RadixBharti Radix, founder of Bloomsyard, explains how she built a “cafe wine bar” with coffee, wine, and well-being teas, starting during COVID and expanding to six locations across London and Watford.30 Mar 2026 · 36 min · 19 chapters
297. Meet the Investment Manager at an Family Office Funding Early-Stage Startups w/ Jaysri Thangam | Adeline Arts and ScienceJaysri Thangam, head of VC investments at Adeline Arts and Science (a family office), explains her early-stage investing approach in Europe, how AI is reshaping tooling, and how family-office…22 Mar 2026 · 37 min · 22 chapters
296. Meet the Bombay Pizza Founder with 10+ Locations w/ Anisa Khan | Bombay PizzaMeet the Bombay Pizza Founder with 10+ Locations w/ Anisa Khan20 Mar 2026 · 40 min · 21 chapters
295. Meet the Introvert Behind The UK's Top Women's Wellbeing Brand w/ Rohini Sofat | Free SoulIn this episode of Startups Inside Out, host Amardeep Parmar interviews Rohini Sofat, Cofounder and Chief Customer Officer of Free Soul, a leading women's wellness brand in the UK.18 Mar 2026 · 29 min · 15 chapters