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Devni Devi married at 16 and spent decades cooking for 25 family members before launching Amma Kitchen with $2.40 meals for struggling students. Her home-style food business now generates $300,000 annually.
Over 220 aspiring women entrepreneurs gathered at a women's university in India to learn how to turn their startup dreams into reality. Industry experts shared practical wisdom on innovation, funding, and building resilient businesses.
India is giving startups up to $120,000 each to build artificial intelligence solutions for space exploration and satellite applications. Six companies will receive funding to create smarter satellites, improve Earth monitoring, and make space access more affordable.
Qualcomm just committed $150 million to fuel India's next generation of AI innovators. The chip giant is backing startups building everything from smart cars to intelligent robots.
A new partnership between Ras Al Khaimah and India's tech hub Bhubaneswar is creating a structured pathway for startups to scale globally. This isn't just another networking event—it's a repeatable framework connecting ready founders to the resources they need.
A new partnership between Ras Al Khaimah and India's innovation hubs is creating a direct pipeline for startups to scale globally. The initiative launches February 15th with a curated program designed to connect ready-to-scale founders with Middle Eastern markets.
Homegrown Indian tech entrepreneurs are building more successful startups than returning NRIs, flipping decades of conventional wisdom. Deep local knowledge is beating global experience in India's maturing startup ecosystem.
A healthcare fintech is cutting hospital discharge waits from hours to just 10 minutes, while helping hospitals manage their cash flow better. Their $8M funding will bring this relief to patients across India and beyond.
Two Bengaluru cousins created Wandering Jane, a travel company connecting solo female travelers with trained local guides and women-owned businesses across India and beyond. They've already helped over 250 women explore the world safely.
Suresh Mansharamani broke through India's toughest business barrier, building his startup to ₹100 crore in annual revenue. His journey shows how determination and smart strategy can transform a dream into an economic powerhouse that lifts entire communities.
India just made it easier for deep tech startups to grow without losing government benefits. The new rules give these innovation-focused companies double the time and higher revenue limits before they age out of startup status.
A recycling company born from one man's struggle to dispose of a home printer now processes thousands of tonnes of electronics annually across India. BINBAG is proving that sustainable business can scale with the right support.
An India-based climate tech company just raised $20 million to make fighting climate change affordable for businesses worldwide. Varaha works with 175,000 farmers across Asia and Africa to remove carbon dioxide at half the cost of Western competitors.
A Bengaluru startup is using AI to transform how nutrition products get made, slashing development time from years to months. Their platform connects innovators with manufacturers, bringing science-backed supplements to market faster.
Karnataka just opened applications for Elevate NxT, offering grants up to $12,000 per startup to fuel innovations in AI, quantum computing, and green energy. The program aims to transform cutting-edge research into real-world solutions that could change how we live and work.
India now hosts the world's third-largest startup ecosystem, with over 200,000 officially recognized startups creating jobs and driving innovation just ten years after Prime Minister Modi launched the Startup India initiative. Young entrepreneurs are building businesses in cutting-edge fields that didn't even exist a decade ago.
India's startup ecosystem has generated 2.19 million direct jobs since 2020, proving that entrepreneurship is building more than just billion-dollar companies. The shift from metro cities to smaller towns is creating opportunities where they're needed most.