BadreAalam Rohile is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of StartupIndiaX. A growth marketer with 10+ years scaling B2C and B2B brands through SEO, performance marketing, and content strategy, he now brings that same lens to India’s startup ecosystem, curating the stories, funding moves, and founder journeys that matter.
Deeptech funding in India nearly tripled in Q3 2026 on fewer deals. Here are 25 startups across space, semiconductors, defence, robotics, quantum and sovereign AI, with each one’s latest verified round.
Amit and Anurag Jain started with IT outsourcing, built CarDekho in Jaipur and made it a $1.2 billion unicorn by 2021. Here is the funding, the 2023 pivot and the reported IPO.
Your first 100 customers rarely come from ads. Here are ten playbooks Indian founders use, from WhatsApp DMs and niche communities to founder-led sales, to find early buyers and keep them.
Anthropic is paying experts up to $167,000 for four months to improve Claude’s reasoning. Applications for the 2027 STEM and Conceptual Reasoning fellowships close October 28, and US work authorization is required.
The 80 IAC tax exemption can mean three tax-free years, but DPIIT recognition alone won’t get you there. Here are the six tests, and the turnover cap that changed in 2026.
DPIIT recognition rejected? A rejected application can’t be edited, and the next one waits three months. Here are the nine usual reasons and the fix for each, before you reapply.
Amrit Acharya and Srinath Ramakkrushnan started Zetwerk as a procurement software idea and built a manufacturing platform now seeking a ₹25,583 crore valuation. Here is how they built it, and what the numbers say.
Ten numbers decide whether a funding round survives diligence. Here are the startup metrics for founders to know cold, with benchmark ranges for SaaS, D2C and deeptech, and how to get ready.
Indian startup funding jumped this week, four IPOs opened, and Zetwerk trailed Tonbo on day two. StartupIndiaX Weekly #3 breaks down the numbers and what founders should do with their runway.
Fifty-fifty feels fair until someone leaves. Learn how to set a co-founder equity split in India, protect it with vesting, handle founder cash and the option pool, and test your numbers on a free calculator.