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Ranjit Bajaj in conversation on the BlockMaze channelEpisode 3 — Why I’m raising, with Ranjit Bajaj (52 min)
Episode 352 minRecorded Oct 2026

Why I’m raising — Ranjit Bajaj, Minerva

The owner of India’s best-known football academy on why he’s raising from supporters rather than a fund, what the money builds across India, the UAE and Europe, and how owners take part. Recorded after the term sheet was signed, so what you hear is what’s being raised.

Minerva Academy players celebrating the Gothia Cup

Ranjit Bajaj

Founder and owner, Minerva Academy FC

The Minerva offering →

Chapters

  1. 00:00Why not a fund
  2. 06:40What the academy has built
  3. 14:10The holding company and the clubs
  4. 25:30What owners get
  5. 38:00How the raise works
  6. 47:15Questions from the community

Full transcript, searchable, published with the episode.