Deepinder Goyal’s $25M Aging Fund & Lenskart’s $8B IPO | Episode 20

Episode 20 of The Offline Network — hosted by Utsav and Dhruv — brings together India’s biggest startup headlines and two founders building for the next decade of commerce and consumers. 📰 This Week’s News Rundown 1/ Deepinder Goyal’s $25M Aging Fund: Launches Continue Research to back open-source science in longevity and biology; first bet on LAT Aerospace’s indigenous gas-turbine engines for regional air travel. 2/ Accel × Prosus Co-Invest Alliance: $200K–$2M cheques for “leap-tech” formation-stage startups; early-stage dealflow stays resilient at $3.5B this quarter. 3/ India’s AI Rules Incoming: MeitY’s draft mandates labels and traceable metadata for AI-generated and deepfake content — tightening compliance for platforms. 4/ Lenskart’s ₹7,278 Cr IPO: Oct 31 – Nov 4 window; lists Nov 10 at ₹382–402 band (~₹70,000 Cr valuation). Founders and early investors eye 4–17× returns as India readies its largest OFS since Nykaa 2021. 🎙 Deep-Dive Conversations Soumya Kant (Clovia) on decoding Tier-2/3 women consumers, AI-driven personalization, and competing responsibly inside Reliance’s brand portfolio. Chirag Taneja (GoKwik) on powering India’s festive-season GMV, tackling returns, and building profit-first e-commerce infrastructure for global markets. This episode was made possible by Smartworks — India’s largest managed-office platform. 🎧 Watch, subscribe, and tell us in the comments: Are Indian consumer brands finally scaling smarter than their markets? Follow us for more unfiltered takes: X → https://x.com/OfflineOnAir Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/theofflinenetwork LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/company/offlineonair Website → https://www.theoffline.network