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Commerce
podcast
6
February
,
2026

Material Depot: Curated Home Interiors Materials Platform | Stellaris VP ft. Manish, Sarthak & Rahul

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Manish Reddy, Sarthak Agrawal

Material Depot founders Manish Reddy and Sarthak Agrawal discuss the rise of the new-age consumer, how modern homeowners are designing their spaces, and how technology is being used to bring structure and a differentiated experience to an unorganised market.

Hosted by Rahul Chowdhri from Stellaris.

In this conversation, we cover:

00:00 Coming Up

01:19 Introduction

01:42 What led you to Material Depot?

09:20 Key iterations

17:55 Stellaris’ investment thesis

20:14 Core ICP & pain point

25:48 Using technology to differentiate

28:47 Customer experience in a fragmented supply market

31:05 What does winning look like in this category?

32:52 Founder’s framework for picking investors

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