Venture Capital Reset: Why India’s VC Scene Needs a Reboot in 2025 – Rally or Ruin

India’s venture capital landscape kicked off 2025 with a roar, surging nearly 40% year-on-year in January and February alone, defying a global funding slowdown where deal volumes dipped 9%. By Q2, investments hit $3.5 billion across 355 deals, up from $2.8 billion in the prior quarter, with fintech, healthtech, and logistics leading the charge. Total…

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How Women Entrepreneurs Are Quietly Rewriting India’s Innovation Map – And Powering a $1 Trillion Equity Economy

In the shadow of India’s towering unicorns and venture capital blitz, a quieter revolution simmers—one led by women who are not just surviving the startup gauntlet but redefining it. As of October 2025, women-led startups in India have collectively raised over $26.4 billion, birthing seven unicorns, fueling 60+ acquisitions, and powering 10 public listings. This…

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The Startup Generation How India’s Youth Are Rewriting the National Economy – A Story of Hope, Hustle, and Hard Data

In the sweltering startup hubs of Bengaluru and the bustling co-working spaces of Mumbai’s Bandra Kurla Complex, a generation is scripting India’s economic renaissance. With a median age of 28 and over 65% of the population under 35, India’s youth aren’t just consumers—they’re creators. In 2025, this demographic dividend has propelled the nation to the…

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Impact Investment: How India’s Startups Are Redefining Capital for Good

In 2025, India’s startup ecosystem—now home to 1.64 lakh DPIIT-recognised entities and 128 unicorns—has evolved beyond the chase for unicorn valuations. Impact investing, which channels capital toward ventures delivering measurable social and environmental returns alongside financial gains, surged 42% year-on-year, reaching $2.8 billion in the first nine months alone. This isn’t philanthropy in disguise; it’s…

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Census Catalyst: Why India Needs a Biennial Digital Census from 2026 to Power Policy, Business and Inclusion in Real Time

India is running its economy, welfare architecture and disaster response on a 14-year-old rear-view mirror. The last full Census was conducted in 2011. The 2021 exercise was postponed repeatedly and now stands deferred indefinitely. In November 2025, with 1.44 billion people, 780 languages, 28 states in constant flux and 68 % of the population below…

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From Vision to Verdict: Measuring Startup India’s Real Outcomes in 2025 – Intent Ignited, But Impact Elusive

January 16, 2026 marks exactly ten years since Startup India was launched with the promise of turning India into a nation of job creators, adding $1 trillion to GDP through innovation, and making the country the world’s third-largest startup ecosystem. The first two goals have been achieved on paper; the third is undeniable. Yet when…

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Red-Tape Reckoning: How Bureaucratic Delays Are Still Choking Early-Stage Innovation in India 2025 – Cut the Knots or Knot the Future

Even in 2025, the average Indian founder spends 38 working days and files 41 documents just to incorporate** a private limited company, according to the World Bank’s eased-but-still-painful Doing Business update. DPIIT recognition (mandatory for most incentives) takes 47-92 days instead of the promised 48 hours. Angel tax exemption under 56(2)(viib) still waits 90-120 days…

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Karnataka’s Triple Tech Triumph: Unveiling IT, Startup, and Space Policies at Bengaluru Tech Summit 2025

Karnataka is poised to redefine its role as India’s innovation powerhouse with the launch of three transformative policies—IT, Startup, and Space Technology—at the Bengaluru Tech Summit (BTS) 2025, kicking off November 18-20 at the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC). As Asia’s premier technology and innovation event enters its 28th edition under the theme “Futurise,” the…

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Circular Revolution: How India’s Startups Are Forging a Zero-Waste Economy in 2025 – Recycle the Future, or Trash the Planet!

India’s linear economy, guzzling 1.7 billion tons of materials annually and generating 62 million tons of waste (projected 165 million by 2030), is buckling under its own weight—yet startups are engineering a circular pivot, with 500+ ventures in waste-to-wealth raising $800 million in 2024 (50% YoY surge), targeting a $45 billion circular market by 2030….

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