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From ₹5 Lakh to ₹1.5 Crore: What India’s Startup Grant Schemes Really Offer
by Aalam Rohile320 views 3 min readSix live government grant schemes, from ₹5 lakh to ₹1.5 crore, with the real disbursement details most founder explainers get wrong.
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What India’s Startup Ecosystem Taught Us in August 2026
by Aalam Rohile320 views 3 min readAugust 2026 saw wild weekly funding swings, quiet deep tech momentum, and investors turning genuinely selective. Here’s what it means going into September.
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5 Startup Incubators That Built Skyroot, Ather Energy and Agnikul: And How to Pick Yours
by Aalam Rohile308 views 3 min readIndia has 1,000+ incubators now. Here’s how T-Hub, IIT Madras, CIIE.CO, NSRCEL and NASSCOM built Skyroot, Ather Energy and Agnikul, and how to pick the right one for your startup.
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Stop Googling for Startup Templates. We Built You a Free Founder Toolkit for Startup Needs in 2026.
by Aalam Rohile228 views 3 min readStartupIndiaX built a free Founder Toolkit, 9 no-login tools covering valuation, pitch decks, equity splits, runway, and government schemes, all built specifically for India’s startup numbers.
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7 DPIIT Recognition Mistakes That Get Founders Rejected and How to Fix Them
by Aalam Rohile291 views 3 min readDPIIT recognition costs nothing and processes in days — yet 70% of applications fail. Here are 7 common mistakes Indian founders make and exactly how to fix them before submitting.
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