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Why Indian Startups Are Rushing Into Deep-Tech After Global Defence & Space Tensions

Entrepreneur Tales Team06 mins

India’s startup ecosystem, once a playground for consumer apps and quick-commerce unicorns, is undergoing a seismic realignment in 2025, with deep-tech—particularly defence, space, drones, and surveillance—emerging as the new frontier. Global geopolitical flashpoints, from the Russia-Ukraine war’s drone swarms to escalating Sino-Indian border skirmishes (Galwan 2020 echo in 2025 tensions) and US-China tech decoupling, have…

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From Shark Tank pitch to 3X revenue rocket—₹15 Cr fuels the science-backed glow-up in India’s $25B beauty boom.

Entrepreneur Tales Team06 mins

Delhi’s Conscious Chemist, the Shark Tank India Season 3 darling that’s turning acne woes into active-care wins, just snagged â‚ą15 crore ($1.8 million) in a bridge round led by repeat backer Atomic Capital. Co-founded in 2021 by serial hustlers Robin Gupta and Prakher Mathur, this D2C skincare disruptor blends global actives like salicylic acid, retinol,…

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Gaming & Creator Economy Startups Are Pivoting: What New Models Are Working Post-Regulation

Entrepreneur Tales Team06 mins

India’s gaming and creator economy sectors, once turbocharged by real-money gaming (RMG) highs and unchecked ad spends, slammed into a regulatory wall in 2025 with the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act (effective October 1), banning all RMG—including skill-based fantasy sports—and tightening ad guidelines under ASCI and MeitY scrutiny. The fallout? RMG’s $3.7 billion…

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“Merge or Perish”: 2025 Is the Year Indian Startups Chose Cannibalism Over Collapse

Entrepreneur Tales Team04 mins

2025 isn’t the year startups died; it’s the year they started eating each other alive. India recorded 183 startup mergers & acquisitions till Nov 2025, up 68% from 109 in entire 2024 (Tracxn + Inc42). Total disclosed value: $4.8 billion. Average deal size jumped from $18M to $42M. Survival is no longer about outrunning the…

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From Innovation Labs to Defence Contracts: How Indian Startups Are Contributing to National Security & Export Potential

Entrepreneur Tales Team06 mins

India’s defence-tech ecosystem is no longer a backroom experiment—it’s a frontline force multiplier. From the labs of IITs and DRDO to billion-dollar contracts and export deals, startups are transitioning from prototypes to production, fueled by policy tailwinds and geopolitical urgency. In 2025, defence exports hit $2.63 billion (up 32% YoY), with private sector contributions exceeding…

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Newron Nabs ₹40 Cr Pre-Series A from Axis Finance – Tech-Powered Schools Set to Conquer Global Classrooms!

Entrepreneur Tales Team06 mins

In a bold step toward redefining K-12 education on a global scale, Bhubaneswar-based school management startup Newron has secured â‚ą40 crore (~$4.7 million) in a pre-Series A funding round from Axis Finance. This non-dilutive growth capital, announced on December 4, 2025, comes at a pivotal moment for Newron, which is gearing up to export its…

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Top 50 Accelerators Ignite 2025: From NIT Rourkela’s FTBI to IIT Delhi’s FITT Forward Powering 1,000+ Ventures

Entrepreneur Tales Team07 mins

India’s startup ecosystem is firing on all cylinders in 2025, with accelerators emerging as the unsung heroes propelling over 1,000 ventures from ideation to unicorn potential. Amid a 340% funding surge in climate-tech over the past 18 months—topping $2.2 billion—and AI investments climbing 40% to $1.95 billion in the first 10 months, these programs are…

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India’s New Digital Divide: Startups That Use AI vs Those That Don’t

Entrepreneur Tales Team04 mins

The Gap Is Widening — Fast In 2025, a new fault line has emerged in India’s startup ecosystem: the AI-native versus the AI-agnostic. One group is growing 3–7Ă— faster, raising capital at 4–6Ă— higher valuations, and achieving profitability in half the time. The other group is quietly falling behind — not because they lack ambition…

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The Business of Regulation: How India’s Compliance Maze Is Pushing Startups to Innovate in Unexpected Ways

Entrepreneur Tales Team010 mins

RegTech and Compliance-Tech Rise India’s regulatory landscape—comprising over 1,500 distinct compliances, 69,233 annual regulatory filings, and 2,646 operational hours spent on compliance—represents one of the most complex administrative environments for businesses globally. For startups, this labyrinth of requirements is not merely an operational burden; it has become a defining constraint that consumes significant resources and…

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Grants, Growth Capital: Balancing Government and Private Funding for Indian Startups in 2025 – Fuel Your Potential or Falter?

Entrepreneur Tales Team08 mins

India’s startup ecosystem, the world’s third-largest with over 159,000 DPIIT-recognized ventures as of November 2025, is a high-stakes balancing act in funding. With $15.1 billion raised across 1,840 equity rounds this year—a resilient 17.9% dip from 2024’s $18.4 billion—founders navigate a dual engine: Government grants offering non-dilutive fuel for early traction, and private VC providing…

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