Fintech, Coffee & Capital: India’s New Consumer Wave | Episode 9

Episode 9 of The Offline Network – Utsav and Dhruv are back with fresh perspectives — this week we’re reacting to viral memes, and diving deep with two leaders reshaping India’s consumer and fintech landscape.📰 This Week’s Meme Collision • Meme Time – From Inc42’s World Laughter Day thread to the Internet, we’re unpacking what India laughed about this week. • A light take on the business of memes, internet culture, and what they say about startups.🎙️ Deep-Dive Conversations • Skin in the Game Investing – Suhail Sameer (OTP Ventures) on a ₹400 Cr debut fund, why consumer + fintech are ripe for Fintech 2.0, and how personal capital shapes discipline, conviction, and contrarian bets. • Brewing India-to-the-World Brands – Matt Chitharanjan (Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters) on raising $25M, scaling specialty coffee beyond metros, and the artisanal food trends reshaping Indian consumer taste.This episode is made possible by Smartworks – India’s largest managed office platform.Follow us for more unfiltered takesTwitter/X → https://x.com/OfflineOnAirInstagram →https://www.instagram.com/theofflinenetworkLinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/company/offlineonairWebsite → https://theoffline.network