Parvathi Benu

At TechSparks 2025, Speciale Invest’s partners spoke about India’s growing deeptech ecosystem, calling for the need for India-first innovation, mid-stage research funding and patience

At TechSparks 2025, Anand Jain, Co-founder, CleverTap and Shivakumar Ganesan, Co-founder and CEO, Exotel discussed what makes a good AI agent.

Women’s safety is a top priority for Rapido, said Rapido Co-founder Aravind Sanka. With about 35% of rides coming from women, the company has introduced multiple safety features and safeguards to build trust and comfort among its women riders.

From Hiranandani to GMR, developers are rushing into high-end retirement housing, fuelled by an ageing and financially secure generation

New data reveals a surprising split in how metropolitan Indians shop. From Gurugram to Thane, suburban residents order far more online than their neighbours in city cores, upending conventional wisdom about urban commerce.

Maharashtra received the highest share of disbursals under the Startup India AIF framework in the last three years, followed by Karnataka.

In India’s fast-growing perfume trade, street chemists, social-media stars and ambitious entrepreneurs are bottling aspiration for a fraction of the price, challenging global luxury houses and redefining what it means to smell successful.

From Kozhikode to Lucknow, India’s historically wealthy cities resist e-commerce. Their centuries-old bazaars, community credit networks, walkable markets and generational shopping habits make clicking 'buy now' seem unnecessary

Swara Baby Products filed its DRHP earlier this month for a Rs 1,000 crore IPO. The document reveals quite a bit about the diaper manufacturing ecosystem in the country.

As India’s population ages and the stigma around incontinence slowly lifts, companies that once made only baby diapers are now investing in adult wear, betting on a market set to double within five years