Startup India at 10: A Decade of Disruption and the Founders Who Shaped the Ecosystem
In January 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Startup India initiative from the ramparts of Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi, announcing a
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From Side Hustles to Success: Five Indian Founders Who Turned Adversity Into Billion-Dollar Ventures
India’s startup ecosystem in 2026 is the product of thousands of individual journeys—stories of founders who spotted opportunities in India’s vast and uneven
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Healthtech Funding Shifts Toward Integrated Care Models as Investors Eye Sustainable Growth in India
India’s healthtech sector experienced a notable shift in investor sentiment in 2025-2026, as venture capital and private equity funding pivoted away from point-solution
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India’s Healthtech Revolution: Telemedicine Adoption Surges as Practo and Tata Health Scale Rural Access
India’s healthcare system, long characterised by a stark urban-rural divide, is undergoing a quiet digital revolution in 2026. Telemedicine adoption has surged to
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AI Tutors and Personalised Learning: How Indian Edtech Startups Are Rebuilding for Outcomes in 2026
The integration of artificial intelligence into Indian edtech is no longer a futuristic promise—it is a present-tense reality that is fundamentally reshaping how
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India’s Edtech Sector Enters Consolidation Phase as Vedantu and PhysicsWallah Expand Offline Centres
India’s edtech sector, which experienced a tumultuous period of rapid growth followed by equally dramatic corrections between 2020 and 2024, is entering a
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Mamaearth, boAt, and Noise: How India’s D2C Champions Are Chasing Profitability in 2026
India’s direct-to-consumer (D2C) sector has produced some of the country’s most recognisable consumer brands over the past five years. Mamaearth, boAt, and Noise—once
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India’s D2C Brands Bet Big on Offline Expansion as Quick Commerce Reshapes the Playbook
India’s direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands, which spent the better part of the last five years building digital-first businesses, are increasingly pivoting toward offline retail
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India Adds Three New Unicorns in Early 2026: Zepto, PhysicsWallah, and Lenskart Lead the Pack
India’s unicorn factory is back in production. In the first three months of 2026, the country has minted three new unicorns—startups valued at
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Indian Startups Raise Over $3 Billion in Q1 2026 as Funding Winter Thaws Decisively
India’s startup ecosystem has emphatically signalled its return to form in the first quarter of 2026, with total venture capital and private equity
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