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Venture Capital Returns to India: Inside the Funding Rebound and What’s Changed for Startups

March 24, 2026June 1, 2026Gaurav Thakur

The Funding Winter Thaws as Investor Confidence Rebuilds After nearly two years of cautious capital deployment that industry participants dubbed the “funding winter,” [...]

India Startup Funding in Q1 2026: Juspay Becomes First Unicorn as Seed-Stage Deals Flourish

March 24, 2026June 1, 2026Gaurav Thakur

India’s Startup Ecosystem Opens 2026 on a High Note India’s startup ecosystem has entered 2026 with renewed vigour, as funding activity in the [...]

Quick Commerce vs Own Channels: Inside India’s D2C Distribution War and the Battle for Consumer Loyalty

March 24, 2026June 1, 2026Gaurav Thakur

India’s direct-to-consumer landscape is being reshaped by a distribution tug-of-war that will define the sector’s winners and losers for the next decade. On [...]

The D2C Playbook Rewrites Itself in 2026: How India’s Direct-to-Consumer Brands Are Pivoting From Online-First to Omnichannel Dominance

March 24, 2026June 1, 2026Gaurav Thakur

The narrative around India’s direct-to-consumer revolution is undergoing its most fundamental shift since the D2C boom of 2020-21. The brands that once defined [...]

India’s Unicorn Club Reaches 87: How Fresh Funding Rounds Signal Renewed Confidence in the Startup Ecosystem

March 24, 2026June 1, 2026Gaurav Thakur

India’s unicorn count has climbed to 87 companies in early 2026, reinforcing the country’s position as the world’s third-largest startup ecosystem after the [...]

Indian Startups Raise $228 Million in Third Week of March 2026: Neo and Atlys Lead a Resurgent Funding Cycle

March 24, 2026June 1, 2026Gaurav Thakur

India’s startup ecosystem demonstrated emphatic resilience in the third week of March 2026, with ventures across sectors collectively raising approximately $228 million—the highest [...]