Palak Agarwal

Prateek Maheshwari has helped build one of India's most prominent education companies by staying focused on students and not milestones.

As millennials gain influence in venture capital, India's investment playbook is shifting from global imitation to homegrown innovation in AI, deep tech, and strategic technologies.

Raised on AI, smartphones and global access, Gen Z start-up founders are rewriting the country's innovation playbook by competing globally, and looking beyond quick exits.

With Semicon India 2.0 and fresh incentives for electronics, India is betting that its next start-up success stories will be built on chips, engineering, and intellectual property, and not just software.

Yulu raises $93 million, bets on quick service and urban logistics for next leg of growth.

As demand for therapy surges beyond metros, start-ups, hospitals, and investors are working to transform mental healthcare from an awareness movement into a sustainable segment.

From diagnostics to hospital operations, AI is proving its commercial value. The next challenge is scaling it responsibly while balancing costs, governance and patient trust.

The GCC ecosystem in India is moving beyond cost arbitrage, taking on product, engineering and AI mandates as global enterprises increasingly shift strategic work to the country.

India’s deep-tech startups are moving from prototypes to commercialisation, but inadequate testing infrastructure, patient capital, procurement and supply chains threaten to widen the gap.

With GSVA up 143% in a decade, Uttarakhand is moving beyond its tourism-led identity, using stronger connectivity, infrastructure and industrial policies to attract manufacturers and deepen its economic base.