In November 2025, India’s startup ecosystem—now 1.64 lakh DPIIT-recognised strong—faces a regulatory thicket thicker than ever. The DPDP Act’s full enforcement from October 1 mandates […]
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From D2C to D2B Why Direct-to-Business Is the Next Retail Revolution – And It’s Rewriting $100B in B2B Commerce
India’s D2C boom, projected to hit $100 billion by 2025 per Statista, has been a founder’s dream: Brands like Mamaearth and boAt slashing middlemen to […]
The End of Startup Exceptionalism Why Innovation Must Merge with Mainstream Policy – A Foresight for National Destiny
India’s startup odyssey, once a blaze of exceptionalism—tax exemptions, fast-track patents, and DPIIT shields—now flickers amid 11,223 closures in 2025 alone, a 30% surge from […]
India’s Innovation Gap Isn’t in Ideas – It’s in Infrastructure Ideas Are Free, Execution Costs a Nation
India filed 1.9 lakh patents in FY25, hosts 1.64 lakh DPIIT-recognised startups, and climbed to 38th in the Global Innovation Index 2025 from 81st a […]
Quiet Capital, Quietly Rising How Family Offices Are Becoming India’s New Venture Capitalists in 2025Patient Wealth Reshaping the Startup Renaissance
While marquee VC funds slashed deal counts by 38 % in 2025 and chased only late-stage “safe” bets, a new force wrote 42 % of […]
Green Guardians Rising: India’s Sustainable Entrepreneurship Revolution in 2025 – Pioneering the Transition or Perishing in Pollution
India is choking. Delhi’s AQI routinely breaches 900, 14 of the world’s 20 most polluted cities are Indian, and the country loses $95 billion annually […]
From Gaming to Governance: November’s 5 AI Darlings Stealing the Show
India’s AI landscape is ablaze in November 2025, with the market surging 31% YoY to $7.8 billion, fueled by a 43.76% CAGR through 2031 and […]
Yatra.com goes beyond travel — turning wanderlust into lifelong learning through its bold EdTech pivot.
Yatra.com, one of India’s earliest online travel platforms, has embarked on an unexpected yet strategic transformation — expanding from being a travel booking giant into […]
From Online Groceries to 10-Minute Deliveries: How BigBasket Reinvented India’s E-Commerce with Tata’s Backing, Serving 40 Million Shoppers and $1.5 Billion Revenue in 2025
India’s pioneering online grocery platform BigBasket has completed a remarkable transformation in its 14-year journey — evolving from an e-grocery startup into a quick commerce […]
Igniting Purposeful Prosperity: The Explosive Rise of Impact Investing in India 2025 – Unlock Social Returns, or Miss the $8 Billion Revolution!
In India’s startup saga, where 195,065 DPIIT-recognized ventures propel a $450 billion digital economy, impact investing is no longer a niche altruism—it’s a powerhouse, surging […]