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For the past two years, founders kept hearing the same story. Funding is slowing. VCs are becoming cautious. Startup valuations are falling. Yet something unexpected is happening. Nearly 90 startups have already reached unicorn status in 2026, proving that billion dollar companies are still being built, even in a market where investors claim they are…
When SpaceX achieved a staggering $1.77 trillion valuation, the global startup ecosystem celebrated what many considered one of the most significant milestones in venture capital history. For founders, investors, and technology enthusiasts, it seemed like a confirmation that large-scale innovation still commands unprecedented value. But the bigger story may have unfolded just days later. SpaceX’s…
For the past two years, startup founders have heard the same story repeatedly: funding winter, declining venture capital activity, and investors becoming increasingly cautious. Many founders assumed that startup funding would remain stagnant for years. However, something interesting happened in the first half of 2026. Indian startups raised approximately $7.4 billion, marking a 9% increase…
For over a decade, India’s startup success stories followed a familiar script. Build a consumer app, raise venture capital, acquire millions of users, and scale as fast as possible. Food delivery, fintech, e-commerce, and quick commerce dominated founder conversations. But something quietly changed in 2026. The latest Hurun India U30 List isn’t just celebrating young…
For years, startups have viewed governments as regulators that create rules after innovation happens. But that relationship may be changing. According to recent reports, OpenAI is exploring a proposal to give the U.S. government a 5% equity stake through a public investment fund. While the proposal is still in its early stages and would require…
For the last few years, building AI products has meant living by one rule: If Nvidia wins, everyone else waits. Whether it was GPU shortages, soaring cloud costs, or limited access to cutting-edge hardware, startups often had little choice but to build around Nvidia’s ecosystem. That may finally be changing. At its recent Investor Day,…
Every founder has asked this question at least once. “Is there a government scheme that can help my startup?” The frustrating part isn’t that support doesn’t exist. It’s that finding the right scheme usually means opening dozens of government websites, reading complex eligibility criteria, and still wondering if you’ve missed something. Startup India has quietly…
A lot of founders still think seed funding works the way it did two or three years ago. Build an MVP, tell a compelling story, pitch enough investors, and eventually someone writes a cheque. That playbook is quietly disappearing. While seed rounds in India are getting significantly larger, venture capital firms are backing fewer startups…
