ETSA 2026: Over a decade on, India’s startup story is only getting started
More than a decade after India’s startup ecosystem took its first steps, its entrepreneurial journey is entering a…
VCs hungry for kitchen startups; Vala Afshar’s blueprint for India’s AI future
Happy Thursday! Venture capital investors are betting on the premiumisation wave wafting into Indian kitchens. This and more…
IIT graduate Vidit Aatrey left his IAS dream then his corporate career but failed twice building a startup; today he has turned an e-commerce giant into a Rs 30,000-crore business
Aatrey left a corporate career to pursue entrepreneurship with Meesho There was a time when a government job…
Amazon, Meesho, Swiggy, Zepto and Eternal join hands to launch Digital Commerce Coalition in India
Leading digital commerce companies, including Amazon, Meesho, Eternal, Swiggy and Zepto, have joined forces to launch the Digital…
I never wanted to be a VC: Harshita Arora on why she joined YC as its youngest general partner
Harshita Arora, a 24-year-old from Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, made history by becoming the youngest general partner at well-known…
Y Combinator comes to India with Startup School, draws a crowd, faces some teething troubles
Backpacks slung over shoulders, some in shorts, some in crisp summer shirts, elevator pitches ready — founders as…
Startup Mafia 3.0: Razorpay, Cred, Meesho help spawn 200+ founders
Executives from India’s second generation of high-growth startups, built between 2014 and 2025, have spawned a new wave…
Y Combinator brings Startup School to India; here is what it means for your startup
Startup accelerator programme Y Combinator (YC) is hosting its first Startup School event in India. The one-day event…
Elevation Capital partner steps down after 15 years
Mayank Khanduja Mayank Khanduja, a partner at homegrown venture capital firm Elevation Capital, has stepped down from his…