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Tinashe is CEO and Co-founder of Flexclub. Flexclub is piloting an Uber-like car-network for long term rentals, and for other brands to build on top of. Started in 2018, they’ve gone to multiple iterations of their product, while navigating radically changing circumstances for mobility companies: COVID and the end of ZIRP. Tinashe opens up on Flexclub’s rollercoaster, his personal journey, and his learnings along the way.

Listen to this episode for lots of insights on

• The first year of Flexclub: The idea, the team, partners, pivots
• How Flexclub responded to the pandemic and the end of ZIRP
• Why being a founder is like playing Age of Empires (!)
• The idea maze of the on-demand car industry
• Tinashe’s lessons with regards to raising capital
• Tinashe’s lessons with regards to finding product / market fit
• Find a leadership style that’s both effective and true to yourself
• Tinashe’s personal growth throughout the adventure

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Yoram is CEO and founder of Dealroom. Dealroom is a Bloomberg for early stage private companies: It provides data on the companies, their founders, their funding rounds and valuations, and many other aspects of the business. Dealroom’s data is used by investors, corporates and governments in equal parts. In 11 years, the company has grown from just Yoram to over 90 FTE in 2024.

Listen to this episode for lots of insights on

• The early days of Dealroom: The idea, the data, pivots, first traction
• The trends Yoram is spotting in investor interests
• Dealrooms own fundraising experiences
• What Dealroom data is being used for
• Yoram’s lessons on building a company
• The different phases of growth, and what that requires from a CEO
• The importance of following your intuition and doing something different

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Karun is part of the founding team and Chief Growth Officer of GetVantage. GetVantage invests between $25k - $2.5m in emerging business in India across certain sectors, like eCommerce, SaaS, gaming, cleantech. Karun is also an investor and advisor in GajiGesa, who’s founder Vidit was on this podcast earlier. Karun has a PR and comms background and has 15 yoe at both corporates and scale-ups like Uber and Rolls Royce, before starting GetVantage.

Listen to this episode for lots of insights on

• The early days of GetVantage: The idea, the team, the technology, first traction
• The USD 500 - 1,500bn SME funding gap and how GetVantage is helping close it
• How GetVantage is able to provide business loans within 7 to 10 days (!)
• The Indian government’s breakthrough initiatives to build a national digital infrastructure
• Karuns journey from India to the US to Singapore to India, and the change he sees
• Karun’s lessons on PR and comms and key tactics for others to up their game
• Karun’s lessons on entrepreneurship, and the importance of always remaining a student

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