Vested's Podcast, Episode #14: D2C interview with Pankaj Naik

The Vested Finance Podcast

Welcome to the Vested Finance podcast!
In this session, Darwin Arifin, a co-founder at Vested Finance discusses D2C with Pankaj Naik, Executive Director and Co-Head of Digital and Technology Investment Banking @ Avendus.
On Pankaj: Pankaj is a seasoned banker with 20 years of banking experience. Prior to Avendus, he worked at J.P. Morgan and Merrill Lynch. Pankaj holds an MBA from IIM Calcutta.
On Avendus: Avendus is the leading investment bank for technology deals in India. It has advised tech companies such as Lenskart, Swiggy, Nykaa, BookMyShow, Policybazaar, Ola, Acko, Zenoti, Mettl, to name a few.
Date uploaded: Wednesday, 16th December 2020
Co-hosts: Darwin Arifin & Kaihan Lin
Guest: Pankaj Naik
Show Notes:
(0:18) Who is Pankaj Naik?

(0:53) Everything India: D2C, capital funding surrounding Covid, and the India-China relationship

(1:13) The rise of D2C

(3:14) Compatibility with the D2C model

(5:15) The Digital Middlemen

(8:02) The future of D2C in India

(11:35) Impact of Chinese FDI in India, on the grand scheme of things

(14:21) Startup funding: Adapting to the lockdown in India

(15:55) On raising funds during these tumultuous times

(17:43) For more on Pankaj and his work...
Click here to access the D2C Brands report by Avendus.
Follow Pankaj on...
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pankaj-naik-b42b2b4/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/pankajrnaik/
Blog: https://vested.co.in/blog/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vestedfinanceco/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vestedfinance/
Podcast: https://anchor.fm/vested-finance/
Website: https://www.vested.co.in/