Sastra Spotlight
By Sastra Spotlight
Categories: Technology, Business, Careers, Entrepreneurship
🎙 Sastra Spotlight - conversations with the founders building bold ideas and the VCs backing them early. From product inspiration to hiring and scaling, we explore what it really takes to turn ideas into impact. Powered by Sastra Group - Tech Recruitment at Startup Speed.
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Recent episodes
- Rethinking Sales Compensation: A Deep Dive with Variabl
In this episode of Sastra Spotlight, host Brodie Reid-Owen sits down with Alexander Gaputin, Co-Founder and CTO of Variabl, to discuss the future of sales compensation management and how AI is reshaping the way enterprises manage commissions.The episode also dives into the role of AI inside…
- What Investors Really Look For: Lessons from 1,600+ Startup Pitches with Jeff Saling
In this episode of Sastra Spotlight, host Brodie-Reid Owen sits down with Jeff Saling, Co-Founder and Executive Director of StartupNV and one of the key figures behind Nevada's growing startup and venture capital ecosystem.From evaluating more than 1,600 startup pitches to backing AI-first…
- Great Founders Build What They're Missing: The Skills Behind Scaling with Matan Bar-Efrat
In the season 3 premier of Sastra Spotlight, Brodie Reid-Owen sits down with Matan Bar-Efrat, Co-founder and CEO of Rein Security.Matan shares the journey behind building Rein Security, from identifying a critical gap in AI security to creating technology that protects enterprise AI deployments…
- Building Companies in the Age of AI with Warren Weiss
In this episode of Sastra Spotlight, Tanya Sethi sits down with Warren Weiss, Founder and Partner at Westwave Capital, to talk about AI, venture capital, and what it takes to build a lasting company.They discuss:How AI is changing the way companies workWhat Warren looks for in founders and…
- The Startup Lessons Every Founder Needs to Hear with Priya Ramachandran
The latest episode features Priya Ramachandran, Founder and General Partner at Foster Ventures.Hosted by Tanya Sethi, this conversation dives into what founders need to build companies that last—from finding the right investors and building strong founding teams to creating a culture that can…
- Mastering Founder Culture and Technical Risk with Ashmeet Sidana
This episode features Ashmeet Sidana, Founder and Chief Engineer at Engineering Capital.Hosted by Tanya Sethi, this conversation explores what it really takes to build successful deep tech startups, from backing technical founders at the earliest stages to creating high-performing engineering…
- How to Scale Up Your Team Without Burning Your Runway with Arun Penmetsa of Storm Ventures
In the Season 2 premiere of Sastra Spotlight, we pull back the curtain to bring you real conversations with the VCs funding the future. Tanya Sethi, co-founder and director of Sastra Group, sits down with Arun Penmetsa, partner at Storm Ventures, for an unvarnished look at the early-stage B2B…
- Reimagining Customer Experience in the Age of AI
In this episode, Tanya Sethi sits down with Shyam Rao, CEO & Founder of Tote AI, to explore how artificial intelligence is transforming the future of retail, especially in fuel and convenience stores. From seamless customer journeys to empowering in-store teams, this conversation dives into the…
- The Future of Sales Training with AI Coaching
In this episode of Sastra Spotlight, we speak with Ioanna, founder of Dextego, about how AI is transforming professional development through personalised coaching for sales teams and leaders.We cover:How AI coaching platforms help professionals improve sales, communication, and leadership…
- AI Agents for Services Teams: Inside Rocketlane
In this episode of Sastra Spotlight, Tanya Sethi sits down with Srikrishnan Ganesan, Co-Founder and CEO of Rocketlane, to explore how modern services teams can scale delivery, collaboration, and customer outcomes.We cover:How Rocketlane helps professional services teams plan, manage, and deliver…
- The Future of Fact-Checking with AI
In this episode of Sastra Spotlight, Brodie Reid-Owen sits down with Dennis Yap, Co-Founder and CEO of AI Seer, to explore how AI can help bring accuracy and accountability back to the internet.We cover:How AI-powered fact-checking works and why misinformation spreads so easily onlineThe role of…
- The Future of Finance, Powered by AI
In this episode of Sastra Spotlight, we sit down with Sandeep Madduri, Co-Founder & CEO of Precanto, to explore how AI is transforming modern finance teams.Sandeep shares how Precanto’s AI-powered analyst helps enterprises forecast, plan, and answer budget questions in real time-freeing finance…
- The Future of AI Security with David Sangyoon
Brodie sit down with David Sangyoon, Co-Founder & CEO of AIM Intelligence, to explore one of the most critical frontiers in tech today: AI security. They dive into how AIM Intelligence uses automated AI red teaming and customizable guardrails to uncover vulnerabilities, ensure regulatory…
- From Learning to Leverage: Embedding AI into Everyday Workflows
In this episode of Sastra Spotlight, Tanya Sethi sits down with Quentin Amaudry, CEO and co-founder of Mendo, a digital adoption platform helping large organizations turn generative AI tools like ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot into everyday productivity superpowers.Quentin shares his journey from…
- The Enterprise Deepfake Problem and How Plurall AI Is Responding
In this episode, host Brodie Reid-Owen sits down with Sandra Chai, Founder of Plurall AI, an AI-Powered B2B cybersecurity solution with anti-fraud and anti-deepfake features. A few things we covered: Sandra's journey to founding Plurall AI Why companies are pivoting to these research methods.How…
- Nuts About Consumer Insights: Deep dive with Cashew
In this episode, host Brodie sits down with Addy Graves, Co-Founder and CEO of Cashew Research, the tech-driven market-research platform that’s redefining how businesses understand consumers.A few things we covered:Addy's journey into founding Cashew.Why companies are pivoting to these research…
- Inside Polygraph AI: Building the Security Layer for the AI Era
In this episode of Sastra Spotlight, Tanya Sethi sits down with Yagub Rahimov, CEO and founder of Polygraf AI, the company building the world’s most advanced AI security layer for critical operations. Fresh off a milestone funding round, Yagub breaks down why traditional LLMs aren’t enough for…
- Building CyDeploy: Tina Williams-Koroma on Pre-Emptive Cybersecurity
Brodie sat down with Tina Williams-Koroma, CEO & Founder of CyDeploy. Having been in security for over 20 years Tina spotted a gap in the Pre-emptive Cybersecurity sector. Some of the topics we cover are:Why pre-emptive cybersecurity is the future.Majority of breaches are a known factor to that…
- Sastra Spotlight Trailer
At Sastra Group, we live and breathe startups! Helping founders hire and scale teams behind tomorrow’s leading companies. And now, we’re turning the spotlight on the people shaping that journey.Welcome to Sastra Spotlight - a podcast exploring the real stories behind building and backing great…
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