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Thursday, August 14, 2025
TopicIndian startups

Topic: Indian startups

Forget diplomatic chill, Indian and Pakistani startups and talent are hooking up on the quiet

Entrepreneurs and tech talent from both sides of India-Pakistan border have been collaborating with each other for years now, but it’s still strictly hush-hush.

Chennai is India’s fastest-growing startup hub, says report. Pune, Hyderabad closing in

Report by Inc42 platform predicts 2023 would be about mergers & acquisitions, smaller initial public offers, more unicorns than in 2022 & the continuation of the layoff trend.

CavinKare – Shampoo sachet that was the true pioneer of Middle India market

In ‘Winning Middle India’, Bala Srinivasa and T.N. Hari narrate the story of Indian start-ups, audacious founders, and technology-led solutions.

Silicon Valley’s honeymoon with wealth is ending. Employees are packing bags

Meta, Twitter, Google, Microsoft, Apple, Netflix, and Patreon have fired employees in droves. And funding is drying up for tech startups in India too.

Indian start-ups delusional about their economic aspects? Need of a research oriented ecosystem

Campus Voice is an initiative by ThePrint where young Indians get an opportunity to express their opinions on a prevalent issue.

‘Observe, Absorb, and Adapt,’ advises Hiren Panchal, co-founder of Litmus Branding, in his lecture at IIM Udaipur Incubation Centre

Hiren Panchal is a multifaceted creative professional with over 25 years of experience in advertising and branding. He covered aspects of 'Devising Digital Marketing Strategies for Start-ups' in his lecture.

India’s start-ups are on fire, but unicorns can’t automatically spur growth

Economic miracles only happen when globally competitive firms tap into external demand.

Classic idea with funky touch — this hostel start-up has big plans to boost ‘backpacker culture’

Backpacker hostel brand goSTOPS is planning to expand from 2,500 beds in 32 hostels currently, to 10,000 beds in 100 hostels by June 2023, with an eye on Gen-Z travellers.

Indian start-ups have laid off 23,000 people since 2020. But here’s why there’s still hope

A crowd-source database shows that at least half the layoffs — over 11,000 — happened in 2022 alone. But data shows that hiring intent has begun to look up. 

Offering access to high-end gizmos, these spaces in Bengaluru are helping startups make in India

'Makerspaces' give entrepreneurs the equipment and know-how to create their own product prototypes at affordable rates, rather than relying on vendors in countries like China.

On Camera

Dogs matter more to Indian middle class than people

Why do people who complain that our municipalities are incapable of offering proper shelter to dogs not worry about the pathetic shelter offered to refugees and victims of political persecution?

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.