E133 - Building a Global Consumer Brand from India w/Vahdam’s Bala Sarda

<p>In this Episode, I (<a href="https://twitter.com/jivraj_sachar">⁠⁠⁠⁠@Jivraj Singh Sachar⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>) speak with Bala Sarda, Founder &amp; CEO of Vahdam India. </p> <p>Vahdam is one of India’s first consumer brands to go global from Day 1 and establish an incredible presence across global markets. Almost 90% of Vahdam’s revenues continue to come from international geographies with heavy presence in the US &amp; Europe. With this global presence as the central theme, I chat with Bala, a very illustrious founder with built in Entrepreneurial DNA. His early influences of seeing business within the family and then starting out very early as a student provide a glimpse into what the early founder sparks look like. </p> <p>Through the episode, we discuss what it means to build an international supply chain and expand geoprahically, while building trust and confidence with foreign consumers. The story of Vahdam is a playbook for any aspiring founder, looking to someday establish a brand from India for the World. This conversation has been pending for long and I am so glad we could finally get it in! To all consumer brand lovers, you will thoroughly enjoy this one. But before we get started,  here is a quick word on our sponsor for the episode:<br></p> <p><strong>Stride Ventures</strong>, which is one of India’s leading Venture Debt Funds, becoming synonymous with innovative startup financing in India. Stride provides comprehensive solutions, going beyond venture debt, to cater to distinctive challenges faced by high-growth and inherently strong businesses, backed by leading institutions. The fund has a portfolio of over 60+ diversified companies, having deployed more than Rupees 1500 Crore to date. In just over two years, Stride Ventures has emerged as the preferred venture debt lender in the Indian Ecosystem. To know more about this phenomenal fund, visit - <a href="https://strideventures.in/">⁠⁠⁠https://strideventures.in/⁠⁠⁠</a></p> <p>Hope you liked the 133rd Episode on the Indian Silicon Valley Podcast - Building a G