Startups that shape policy, shape the future. In India’s $450 billion digital economy—powered by 195,065 DPIIT-recognized ventures and 112 unicorns worth $350 billion—founders master the art of the funding pitch: 70% decks lead with TAMs, 55% secure term sheets via storytelling (Inc42 2025). Yet, when it comes to policy—the oxygen that fuels tax breaks, R&D …
India’s defense landscape in 2025 is a forge of fortitude, with the sector’s budget swelling to ₹6.81 lakh crore ($78.7 billion)—a 9.5% hike—channeling 75% toward domestic production under Atmanirbhar Bharat. The $5 billion defense corridors in Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu pulse with innovation, hosting 300+ startups via iDEX and DRDO’s Technology Development Fund (TDF), …
In the spring of 2021, China’s regulatory dragon roared, eviscerating its once-unrivaled startup ecosystem in a blitz of crackdowns that vaporized $1.5 trillion in market value overnight. Ant Group’s $37 billion IPO was axed days before launch, Didi Global plunged 80% on a cybersecurity probe, and the “996” work culture was outlawed amid tech titans …
India’s audio landscape pulses with untapped rhythm in 2025, where 200 million users stream podcasts and music daily, fueling a $1.8 billion market poised to hit $5 billion by 2030 at 18% CAGR. With 70% preferring vernacular content—Hindi epics to Tamil tracks—podcasts alone claim 119 million listeners, up 30% YoY, as smartphones and 5G democratize …
India’s research landscape, boasting 82,811 patents filed in FY23 and a burgeoning bioeconomy valued at $165.7 billion in 2024, harbors immense potential for innovation, yet it remains shackled by access barriers—only 2,300 of 6,200+ institutions afford high-cost journal subscriptions, leaving 18 million researchers and students in a knowledge chasm, per the One Nation One Subscription …