Deepinder Goyal’s $25M Aging Fund & Lenskart’s $8B IPO | Episode 20

Episode 20 of The Offline Network — hosted by Utsav and Dhruv — brings together India’s biggest startup headlines and two founders building for the next decade of commerce and consumers.📰 This Week’s News Rundown1/ Deepinder Goyal’s $25M Aging Fund: Launches Continue Research to back open-source science in longevity and biology; first bet on LAT Aerospace’s indigenous gas-turbine engines for regional air travel.2/ Accel × Prosus Co-Invest Alliance: $200K–$2M cheques for “leap-tech” formation-stage startups; early-stage dealflow stays resilient at $3.5B this quarter.3/ India’s AI Rules Incoming: MeitY’s draft mandates labels and traceable metadata for AI-generated and deepfake content — tightening compliance for platforms.4/ Lenskart’s ₹7,278 Cr IPO: Oct 31 – Nov 4 window; lists Nov 10 at ₹382–402 band (~₹70,000 Cr valuation). Founders and early investors eye 4–17× returns as India readies its largest OFS since Nykaa 2021.🎙 Deep-Dive ConversationsSoumya Kant (Clovia) on decoding Tier-2/3 women consumers, AI-driven personalization, and competing responsibly inside Reliance’s brand portfolio.Chirag Taneja (GoKwik) on powering India’s festive-season GMV, tackling returns, and building profit-first e-commerce infrastructure for global markets.This episode was made possible by Smartworks — India’s largest managed-office platform.🎧 Watch, subscribe, and tell us in the comments:Are Indian consumer brands finally scaling smarter than their markets?Follow us for more unfiltered takes:X → https://x.com/OfflineOnAirInstagram → https://www.instagram.com/theofflinenetworkLinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/company/offlineonairWebsite → https://www.theoffline.network