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Mundhe Banni is a Kannada-language podcast that delves into the world of startups, entrepreneurship, and business insights, specifically aimed at young adults and early-career professionals . The name Mundhe Banni (ಮುಂದೆ ಬನ್ನಿ) translates to "Come Forward" or "Step Ahead" in Kannada, which reflects the podcast’s goal to inspire, motivate, and empower listeners to take bold actions in their professional and entrepreneurial journeys. Hosted by Vasant Shetty and Kiran Kodlady, the podcast offers valuable insights into fostering a more entrepreneurial mindset in the region.

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  1. What Recruiters Look for Before Hiring You | Kamal Karanth, Recruitment Veteran | Ep 35

    How do you build a talent company in an industry with 23,000 competitors, with no Plan B?Kamal Karanth, co-founder of Xpheno, explains how he picked one niche, global capabilitycentres (GCCs), went deep, and grew Xpheno to nearly ₹480 crore in revenue withoutinstitutional funding.Kamal Karanth...

  2. From Belagavi to America | Two Cousins Who Built Online Instruments | Mundhe Banni | Ep 34

    They studied in Kannada medium schools in Belagavi district. Today, these two cousins own a company in America and run India's first CKD smart board factory. This is the Online Instruments story, told by its founders on Mundhe Banni, a Kannada entrepreneurship podcast.Shivanand Mahashetti and Dr....

  3. India's First Chemical-Free Plant Protein, Made From Indian Pulses | Smitha Devigere | Ep 33

    Why does a country that grows so many pulses import more than 90% of the protein isolates in its protein powders? Smitha Devigere, a former Novozymes scientist from Davanagere, left a stable research career to change that. Her answer is a patented, chemical-free plant protein made from Indian...

  4. Why Don't Indian Kids Have a Doll That Looks Like Them? | Suhas Ramegowda, The Good Doll | Ep 32

    Suhas Ramegowda, co-founder of The Good Doll, left a 15-year corporate career at Shell, Bank of America and Wells Fargo to build it.In this Mundhe Banni episode, Suhas tells the full story in Kannada: a middle-class Mysuru childhood, a first job at ₹6,000 a month, and walking away from corporate...

  5. He Couldn't Raise ₹50,000. Now It's a ₹600 Cr Company | Shashi Kumar, Akshayakalpa | Ep 31

    Akshayakalpa founder Shashi Kumar breaks down how organic dairy farming turned into a profitable, full-time livelihood for hundreds of young farmers in Karnataka. In this Kannada interview, he explains why the average Akshayakalpa farmer is 32 while the average Indian farmer is 52 — and what it...

  6. 200 Outlets, ₹400 Crore, Zero Investors | Ft. Kishore Rai, Founder of Polar Bear | Episode 30

    In this episode of @mundhebanni Kishore Rai traces the full arc — from a village near Mangaluru where a 10-paise ice candy was the whole childhood memory, to nine years inside Unilever's ice cream business, to co-founding Dairy Day, and finally to launching Polar Bear in 2008 with ₹15 lakh and 25...

  7. 60% in PUC. 12,000 Rank in CET. Stanford Still Said Yes, How? | Deepak Shapeti | Ep 29

    India designs 20% of the world's semiconductors and owns almost none of them. Deepak Shapeti, co-founder and CEO of IISc-incubated Morphing Machines, is trying to change that with REDEFINE — India's own runtime-reconfigurable AI processor.He scored 60% in PUC and 12,000 in CET. Stanford admitted...

  8. What's Happening With OTT & Kannada Cinema | Ft. Daali Dhananjaya & Shashank Soghal | Episode 28

    What you'll learn in this episode:✅ Why "a good film will always find its audience" is a comforting myth — and what actually decides whether a movie runs✅ The real reason families in small-town Karnataka stopped coming to theatres (it isn't the films)✅ How Daredevil Musthafa got made after nearly...

  9. Delivery Boys Earn ₹40,000/Month? The Shocking Truth | Arun Kumar, EV91 Founder | Episode 27

    A delivery boy in India can earn ₹40,000 a month — but takes home only half. EV91 founder Arun Kumar reveals the hidden economics of India's gig economy, and the EV subscription model rebuilding it.From a small room in Mandya to 25 cities, 5,000 riders, and 2,000 vehicles — this is the story of…

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  10. Could your love for your parents be silently k*lling them? | Ft.Adarsh Narahari | Episode 26

    By 2050, India will have 35 crore senior citizens — and almost no one is preparing for it. In this episode, Primus Senior Living founder Adarsh Narahari breaks down how to add years of healthy, independent life to your parents (and yourself) — and why ageing is quietly becoming one of the biggest...

  11. From ₹800 to ₹1300 Cr — The Wakefit Founder Who Sold India Better Sleep Ft.Chaitanya | Episode 25

    He had ₹800 left in his bank account and two failed startups behind him. A few years later, Chaitanya Ramalingegowda took Wakefit public — a ₹1,300 crore company built on the one thing most founders ignore: sleep.This is the full Wakefit founder story. In one of the most honest conversations on...

  12. The Only Managers Who Survive AI Do This One Thing. | Ft.Sidu Ponnappa, RealFast AI | Episode 24

    Is AI about to wipe out Indian IT services — or quietly turn it into the biggest opportunity of the decade? Sidu Ponnappa, the engineer who helped scale Gojek into a $10B decacorn, breaks down what "AI-native IT services" really means — and why one engineer can now do the work of ten. In this...

  13. The Kannadiga Who Built Germany's First Crowdfunding Platform | Ft.Vittal Ramakrishna,Nucleo | Ep 23

    A Bengaluru founder failed two startups, moved to Germany, and built the first crowdfunded platform Germans actually used — until a German media house bought him out. This is Vittal Ramakrishna's full story.From walking into Gandhi Bazaar shops asking for ₹2,000 web design gigs in 2008, to being...

  14. The Bengaluru Scientist Who Solved What America Couldn't | Dr. Geetha Manjunath, Niramai | Ep 22

    She left a top AI lab job to build the world's first AI-powered, radiation-free breast cancer screening — and 4 lakh women later, Dr. Geetha Manjunath is on a mission to bring breast cancer deaths to zero. In this episode of Munde Banni Podcast, we sit down with Dr. Geetha Manjunath, Founder, CEO…

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  15. This 24 Year Old From Surathkal Wants To Make Satellites Obsolete | Ft.Shreepoorna Rao, Arctus Aerospace | Episode 21

    A 24-year-old from Surathkal is building a 45,000-foot aircraft that could end India's dependence on foreign satellites and global investors are already betting big on him.Meet Shreepoorna Rao, founder of Arctus Aerospace and one of India's youngest deep-tech founders. Fresh out of IIT Madras…

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  16. Dr. Bro's Untold Story-"ಹುಚ್ಚತನ ಒಂದಿದ್ರೆ ಸಾಕು"| Ft.Gagan Srinivas,Co-Founder,Go Pravasa | Episode 20

    He's stood next to hyenas, walked through bombed-out Syrian cities, and had a gun pulled on him in South Sudan — all with a camera in hand. This is ‪@DrBro‬ 's most honest interview ever.Kannada's most-loved travel vlogger Gagan Srinivas (Dr. Bro) sits down for his first real podcast — 50...

  17. AI Is Changing Careers… Most Students Aren’t Ready | EP19 | D.P.Nagaraj & Sahana D G, RV University

    What should students study in the age of AI, and what truly makes a great university?Learn more about RV University Mysuru Campus: https://mundhebanni.short.gy/9FuioLIn this conversation with leaders from RV Educational Institutions and RV University, we explore the future of higher education,...

  18. He Took a ₹5 Crore Cheque & Turned it into ₹11,000 Crores! | Ft. Utham Gowda, Captain Fresh | Ep 18

    A Mysore boy with no business pedigree built Captain Fresh into a ₹10,000 crore global seafood company in just 7 years. From mafia threats in Bengaluru to bold acquisitions across the US and Europe, Utham Gowda’s story is one of the most audacious founder journeys to come out of Karnataka.In this...

  19. "Investing Should Be BORING" — Deepak Shenoy | Capitalmind Founder

    Deepak Shenoy started his first company in 1998 from Malleshwaram, Bengaluru — with no money and no experience. Seven years later, he fired himself as CEO because the company wasn't growing. He borrowed money from his wife to buy a fridge. Today, he's the founder of Capitalmind, managing over…

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  20. Diesel Tractors Are Ending… Here’s What Replaces Them | Episode 16 | Ft. Anoop Srikantaswamy, Founder & CEO of Moonrider

    Moonrider – World’s First Agriculture-Focused, High-Performance, Cost-Effective EV Tractor | Episode 16 | Ft. Anoop Srikantaswamy, Founder & CEO of MoonriderElectric tractors could transform farming in India. In this episode of Mundhe Banni, Moonrider founder Anoop Srikantaswamy explains how EV...

  21. From Pledging His Last Gold to Building a 30 Cr Tea Business: The Malgudi Amruth Chaha Success Story

    From Courier Boy to ₹30 Crore Tea Franchise | Malgudi Amruth Chaha StoryIn this episode of Mundhe Banni Podcast, we feature the inspiring journey of Shivaraj Kumar, founder of Malgudi Amruth Chaha, one of Karnataka’s fastest-growing tea franchise brands. Born near Nyamati in Davangere district…

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  22. How a Self-Taught Marketer Created a ₹1500 Cr Empire (No MBA!) | Ft.Jyothirmayee J T | Episode 14

    Jyothirmayee JT (HiveMinds Founder) - Building a ₹1500+Cr Digital Marketing EmpireIn this Mundhe Banni episode, HiveMinds founder Jyothirmayee JT shares her startup journey from a small Karnataka village to running one of India’s top digital agencies. She bootstrapped HiveMinds after her first…

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  23. | Episode 13 - “Why Startups Fail in India, Jobs Are an Anomaly & AI Is Forcing a Reset | Varun Mayya”

    Why do so many startups fail in India even with good ideas? Is freelancing safer than joining a startup? And what happens to software engineers when AI becomes faster than humans?🎧 Listen till the end — this one doesn’t offer comfort, only clarity.Support Mundhe Banni:...

  24. How Rohith Bhat built a 800 crore Robosoft company from Udupi | Episode 12 | Ft.Rohith Bhat

    Support Mundhe Banni: https://mundhebanni.com/en/patronSilicon Beach Program: https://www.siliconbeachprogram.com/enSilicon Beach Homecoming: https://homecoming.siliconbeachprogram.com/Follow Mundhe Banni on Social Media:https://linktr.ee/mundhebanniMundhe Banni Website: www.mundhebanni.comFor...

  25. The VC Who Saw India Before India Did | Episode 11 | Ft.Sanjay Anandaram

    Support Mundhe Banni: https://mundhebanni.com/en/patron Visit NICE Org: www.niceorg.in Follow Mundhe Banni on Social Media:https://linktr.ee/mundhebanni Mundhe Banni Website: www.mundhebanni.com For Monthly Update on Startups & Entreprenuership in Kannada Subscribe to Mundhe Banni...

  26. India loves gold. He gave a new way to own it | How Nishchay A J took JAR to 2500 crore revenue

    Get an exclusive 20% off on Wellbi products only for Mundhe Banni podcast viewers.Use this link to avail: https://wellbi.in/?discount=MUNDHEBANNISupport Mundhe Banni: https://mundhebanni.com/en/patronToday, JAR reaches 12,000+ pin codes, serves 40+ million users, and powers nearly 4 million...

  27. In a World Where AI Takes away Jobs, What Are Our Choices? | Episode 9 | Ft. N Ravi Shankar

    In this episode, we sit down with N. Ravishankar, Founder of Aim High Consulting, one of India’s most respected PR firms that has worked with 500+ companies across 200 categories, including 18 unicorns such as Flipkart, Swiggy, and Ola.Ravi brings together three rare worlds in one conversation —…

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  28. Episode 8 - Job at Oberoi to Job Creator for 1000s | Story of how Vineet Patil built Laundro Kart and VoizWorks

    From learning that “no job is too small” at The Oberoi Group to building companies from scratch, Vineet Patil’s journey is a lesson in smart, resourceful entrepreneurship.In this episode, discover how he:Built and exited a UK gaming startupScaled Laundro Kart to 140 outlets using idle hotel…

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  29. ಗದಗಿನ ಹುಡುಗ ಚೀನಾದ ಬ್ರಾಂಡ್_ಗಳನ್ನು ಸೋಲಿಸಿದ ಕತೆ! | How Sachin Naik Beat Chinese Brands in India | Ep 7

    Sachin Naik, Founder & CEO Cuzor Labsಗದಗ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ ರೋಣ ತಾಲೂಕಿನ ಹೊಳೆಆಲೂರಿನ, ಕನ್ನಡ ಮಾಧ್ಯಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಓದಿದ ಹುಡುಗನೊಬ್ಬ ಚೀನಾದ ಚೀಪ್ ಚಾರ್ಜರ್, ಮಿನಿ ಯುಪಿಎಸ್ ಗಳಿಗೆ ಸೆಡ್ಡು ಹೊಡೆದು, ಭಾರತದಿಂದ ಜಗತ್ತಿಗೆ ಮಾರುವಂತಹ ಅದ್ಭುತವಾದ ಉತ್ಪನ್ನ ಮತ್ತು ಕಂಪನಿ ಕಟ್ಟಿ ತೋರಿಸಿದ ಸಾಹಸದ ಕತೆ ಇದು. ಅಮೇಜಾನ್ ಇಂಡಿಯಾದಲ್ಲಿ ಎಲ್ಲ ಅಗ್ಗದ ಚೈನೀಸ್ ಚಾರ್ಜರ್ ಮತ್ತು...

  30. How Two Women Built Karnataka's Biggest Sweet Brands | Ep 6: India Sweet House & World of Mysore Pak

    When COVID hit and wiped out her organic dairy business, Shwetha Rajashekar didn’t stop she turned adversity into opportunity. Using the milk from her farm, she built India Sweet House, now one of Karnataka’s fastest-growing food retail brands with 50+ outlets across the state and plans for an…

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  31. How Sonic Lamb from Hubballi Built the World’s 1st Subwoofer Headphones | Ep 5 - Navajith Karkera |

    Why are hardware startups so rare in India? Can a deep-tech company really be built from a small town like Hubballi? And how do founders land deals on shows like Shark Tank?Meet Navajith Karkera, a Mangaluru boy who built Sonic Lamb in Hubballi — the world’s first subwoofer-based headphones, now...

  32. Is there real money in Kannada content creation? | Episode 4 | Ft.Vickypedia and Raghu Vine Store

    Can you really build a career just by creating content? 🤔 How much does a YouTube creator in India actually earn if a video hits 100K views? What does it take to leave a safe IT job and go all in as a full time creator entrepreneur? And is there a playbook for building a team, scaling reach, and...

  33. How a Mysuru boy built one of India's fastest growing Fashion Brands-WellBi | Ep 3-Ft.Supreeth Kashyap

    In this episode, Supreeth Kashyap shares his journey of leaving a corporate career to build WellBi, a D2C bamboo apparel brand from Mysuru. We dive into social entrepreneurship, the challenges of starting up in a tier-2 city, and what it really takes to build a sustainable business around fashion...

  34. How Madan Padaki Built India's Largest Skill Assessment Company | Ep 2 | Independence Day Special🇮🇳

    From Building India’s Largest Skill Assessment Company to Empowering Rural India 🇮🇳 | Madan Padaki In this episode of the Mundhe Banni Podcast, we sit down with Madan Padaki – visionary entrepreneur, co-founder of MeritTrac Services (India’s first and largest skill assessment company), and...

  35. "We made the world's first keyless petrol scooter" - Vivekananda Hallekere, CEO Bounce | Ep - #1

    ಮುಂದೆ ಬನ್ನಿ ಪಾಡ್‌ಕಾಸ್ಟ್‌ನ ಮೊಟ್ಟ ಮೊದಲನೆಯ ಸಂಚಿಕೆ - Bounce ನ ಸಹ ಸಂಸ್ಥಾಪಕರಾದ ಹಾಸನದ ವಿವೇಕಾನಂದ ಹಳ್ಳೆಕೆರೆ ಅವರೊಟ್ಟಿಗೆ Welcome to Mundhe Banni, the podcast that brings you raw, real, and inspiring startup journeys straight from the heart of Karnataka.Here's a powerful conversation with entrepreneurial...

  36. Why Mundhe Banni - Why is Karnataka's entrepreneurial spirit low?

    Mundhe Banni is a Kannada-language podcast that delves into the world of startups, entrepreneurship, and business insights, specifically aimed at young adults and early-career professionals . The name Mundhe Banni (ಮುಂದೆ ಬನ್ನಿ) translates to "Come Forward" or "Step Ahead" in Kannada, which…

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Mundhe Banni is a Kannada-language podcast that delves into the world of startups, entrepreneurship, and business insights, specifically aimed at young adults and early-career professionals . The name Mundhe Banni (ಮುಂದೆ ಬನ್ನಿ) translates to "Come Forward" or "Step Ahead" in Kannada, which reflects the podcast’s goal to inspire, motivate, and empower listeners to take bold actions in their professional and entrepreneurial journeys. Hosted by Vasant Shetty and Kiran Kodlady, the podcast offers valuable insights into fostering a more entrepreneurial mindset in the region.

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Frequently asked questions

How many episodes does Mundhe Banni Podcast have?

Mundhe Banni Podcast has 36 episodes on PodParley. The most recent episode was published on October 28, 2026.

What is Mundhe Banni Podcast about?

Mundhe Banni is a Kannada-language podcast that delves into the world of startups, entrepreneurship, and business insights, specifically aimed at young adults and early-career professionals . The name Mundhe Banni (ಮುಂದೆ ಬನ್ನಿ) translates to "Come Forward" or "Step Ahead" in Kannada, which reflects...

How often does Mundhe Banni Podcast release new episodes?

Mundhe Banni Podcast publishes every two weeks, based on its 36 episodes since July 2025.

Who hosts Mundhe Banni Podcast?

Mundhe Banni Podcast is created and hosted by Mundhe Banni Podcast.
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