Sarina Siddhanti & Arian Agrawal, Founders of Riya Collective

Simi sits down with Sarina Siddhanti and Arian Agrawal, co-founders of Riya Collective. Riya Collective is a YC-backed social shopping platform where customers can buy and consign clothing and goods from around the world, starting with Desi products. Riya Collective has been featured in Vogue and has raised $2.2 million to date. Sarina and Arian are college classmates turned serial entrepreneurs who always knew they wanted to be in business together. In this episode, they share their experiences launching Riya from their living room and navigating headwinds brought on by the pandemic. They discuss innovating by and for South Asians, and the ways in which they found and maintained conviction in their ideas. Tune in to hear their inspired vision for the platform -- with these two at the helm, the future looks bright. South Asian Trailblazers is an award-winning media platform, community, and agency dedicated to elevating leading South Asians. Join our community at SouthAsianTrailblazers.com. Subscribe to our newsletter to get new episodes and updates on our latest events in your inbox. Follow us @southasiantrailblazers on Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, Facebook, YouTube, and all major podcast platforms, including Apple and Spotify.