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Women-Led Wave: Empowering Female Founders in India’s 2025 Startup Boom – Lead Boldly or Lag Behind!
India’s startup ecosystem in 2025 pulses with unprecedented feminine force, where over 73,000 women-led ventures—nearly half of all DPIIT-recognized startups—signal a seismic shift toward gender parity. Valued at $155 billion cumulatively, these enterprises have amassed $8 billion in funding, with 2021’s $6.3 billion peak giving way to a resilient $1 billion in 2024 despite a 25% dip. From fintech’s $266 million haul to e-commerce’s $212 million, sectors thrive on bold innovation, yet biases persist: Women secure just 4.5% of total VC amid higher scrutiny and tougher terms. Pioneers like Nykaa’s Falguni Nayar and Mokah Woman’s Priyanka Agarwal exemplify the wave, raising $1.5 billion collectively while scaling via Startup India’s inclusivity…
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₹ 6,632 Cr IPO of Billionbrains Garage Ventures Ltd (parent of Groww) Allotment Status Finalised; Here’s How Indian Investors Can Check
The basis of allotment for the much-anticipated IPO of Billionbrains Garage Ventures Ltd (the parent company of online investing platform Groww) has been finalised. Investors who applied in the IPO can now verify whether their application has been allotted shares ahead of the stock’s listing on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE). Key facts & timeline How to check your allotment status on BSE Investors can verify their allotment status via the BSE portal using the following steps: Apart from BSE, allotment can also be checked via the NSE portal and the registrar’s website (MUFG Intime India Private Ltd, formerly Link Intime) using…
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India’s Startup Story Has Too Many Headlines, Not Enough Results – And It’s Costing the $1 Trillion Dream
Every week, a new headline screams triumph: “India’s 113th Unicorn!”, “$1B Funding Round!”, “Startup India Reaches 200K!” The media feast is endless, the champagne flows, and the ecosystem swells with pride. Yet, behind the ticker-tape lies a sobering truth: 90% of startups fail within five years, 11,223 shut down in 2025 YTD (up 30% from 2024), and only 14 of 113 unicorns are profitable (Tracxn 2025). The narrative is bloated with vanity—1.2 billion app downloads, $7.7B funding in 9M 2025 (down 23%)—but starved of substance: 0.64% GDP R&D, 15% patent commercialization, and 55% skill gaps in deep tech. As X founders lament, “Headlines don’t pay salaries—results do,” this 1,050-word takedown—backed…
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West Bengal Police (WBP): where the force stands in 2025 recruitment, digitalisation, cyber threats and rights oversight
The West Bengal Police (WBP) is navigating a period of intense activity: large-scale recruitment drives, steps toward digital and AI-enabled policing, expanding cyber-crime capacity, and continuing scrutiny from rights bodies over police conduct. Together these developments are shaping how public safety, accountability and policing services will evolve across the state. Recruitment push: thousands of aspirants, immediate timetable The state’s recruitment machinery is active. The West Bengal Police Recruitment Board released admit cards for the 2025 constable written examination on 9 November 2025, with the written test scheduled for 30 November 2025; candidates were advised to download hall tickets from the official portal. Recent results for the Sub-Inspector recruitment were also…
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ElderTech Innovators: India’s Startups Redefining Senior Care in 2025
India’s silver revolution unfolds in 2025, with the elderly population—aged 60+—swelling to 150 million, up from 138 million in 2021, projected to double to 347 million by 2050. This demographic shift, driven by rising life expectancy and falling fertility, strains traditional family caregiving, leaving 70% of seniors isolated in nuclear setups. The elder care market, valued at $7 billion and eyeing $50 billion by 2030 at 30% CAGR, spotlights ElderTech as a beacon: AI wearables, telehealth, and community apps slashing isolation 40%. Yet, affordability bites—only 18% have health insurance, and rural digital divides exclude 60%—amid stigma silencing 70% sufferers. Startups like Emoha and Seniority, channeling $25 million in funding, blend…
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Taxing Innovation: How India’s Fiscal Policies Eclipse Startup Survival in 2025 – Reform or Ruin!
India’s startup ecosystem, the world’s third-largest with 195,065 DPIIT-recognized ventures fueling a $450 billion digital economy, grapples with a fiscal paradox: Policies like the 3-year tax holiday under Section 80-IAC (100% exemption on profits up to Rs 100 crore turnover, extended to March 31, 2026) and 80% IPR rebates for 15,000 startups aim to ignite innovation, yet GST compliance burdens (40+ monthly filings, 5-10% revenue cost for early-stagers) and the lingering shadow of angel tax abolition (effective FY 2025-26, but pre-2024 cases drag 1,000+ litigations) eclipse survival, contributing to a 90% five-year failure rate and $7.7 billion funding dip in 9M 2025 (down 23% YoY). While the 15% concessional corporate…
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Green Innovators Unleashed: How EV and CleanTech Startups Are Driving India’s Climate Leadership in 2025 – Harness the Momentum, or Miss the Net-Zero Millennium!
India’s climate conundrum—90 extreme weather days annually, 1.7 billion tons of materials consumed, and a $3.6 billion green investment surge since 2014—isn’t being solved by decrees alone; it’s powered by EV and CleanTech startups, over 1,200 ventures raising $1.95 billion from January to October 2025 (40% up YoY across 128 rounds), catalyzing a $24 billion sector projected to hit $50 billion by 2030. From Ather Energy’s 40% EV scooter market share to ReNew Power’s 13.4 GW renewables portfolio (20 million tons CO2 slashed), these innovators align seamlessly with sustainability missions like the National Green Hydrogen Mission (Rs 19,744 crore for 5 million tons production) and Waste to Wealth (100+ zero-waste…
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Policy Catalyst: How Startup India is Turbocharging Early-Stage Ventures in 2025 – Launch Your Vision or Lose Your Spark!
India’s startup ecosystem is a global juggernaut, with over 159,000 recognized ventures by January 2025, soaring from 500 in 2016. The Startup India initiative, now in its “2.0” avatar, is the catalyst behind this surge, empowering early-stage ventures with bold policies, funding, and regulatory reforms. As India eyes a $5 trillion economy, 2025’s $15 billion funding wave—led by AI and deeptech—offers founders a make-or-break moment: leverage this policy engine to launch their vision or let it lose its spark. Let’s dive into how Startup India is reshaping the entrepreneurial landscape. Since its inception on January 16, 2016, Startup India has transformed India into the world’s third-largest startup hub, with 112…
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From Code to Core: India’s Slow but Steady Shift from Software to Deep Tech in 2025 – Embrace the Pivot, or Perish in the Past!
India’s startup ecosystem, the world’s third-largest with 195,065 DPIIT-recognized ventures powering a $450 billion digital economy, has long been synonymous with software prowess—SaaS, consumer apps, and outsourcing giants like Infosys and TCS churning $245 billion in exports. Yet, a seismic shift is underway: From this service-led foundation, India is pivoting into deep tech—AI, quantum computing, biotech, and semiconductors—with 6,283 startups raising $1.06 billion in H1 2025 (78% YoY surge), doubling 2024’s pace and positioning the nation as a global powerhouse. Budget 2025’s Rs 20,000 crore R&D corpus, Rs 10,000 crore Deep Tech Fund of Funds, and the National Deep Tech Startup Policy (NDTSP) are igniting this transformation, with IIT Madras…
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Brewing Confidence: How mCaffeine Energized India’s Skincare Market with a Caffeine Kick
When Tarun Sharma and Vikas Lachhwani launched mCaffeine in 2016, India’s skincare market was saturated with chemical-heavy, international brands promising instant beauty fixes. They decided to take a radically different route — a caffeine-based, toxin-free skincare brand rooted in self-confidence rather than colorism or comparison. Today, mCaffeine stands as India’s first and largest caffeinated personal care brand, with over 10 million customers, a strong ₹250+ crore annual revenue in 2025, and presence in 5,000+ retail outlets across India. The Idea That Brewed a Revolution The inspiration came from a simple question: What if caffeine, the world’s favorite energizer, could also awaken the skin? After extensive R&D, the founders discovered that…