She held a University record at Cambridge. She ran Gumtree to the number one position in the UK. She came back to India at 39, during maternity leave, spotted a jewellery piece in a magazine she could not buy, and founded LimeRoad. Tiger Global backed it. V-Mart eventually acquired it for ₹31 crore.
For years, asset servicing in India was the exclusive domain of large banks that also ran asset management and broking businesses. Dovetail Capital offered something different: an independent, technology-first partner with no competing agenda. Now, ₹100 crore in fresh capital and a marquee investor validate what its founders believed in 2017.
India had fewer than 60,000 GPUs deployed when Neysa raised $1.2 billion in February 2026. The country needs 2 million to realise its AI ambition — a 30x increase that requires sovereign infrastructure, not just hyperscaler access. Sharad Sanghi built Netmagic, sold it, and came back to build the compute layer India needs. Blackstone holds a majority stake.
Industrial air conditioning is energy-guzzling and carbon-heavy. Albatross Energetics is attacking the problem at its source, pulling moisture from the air before it needs cooling. With $1.05 million in fresh funding, the Mumbai startup is ready to scale its quiet revolution.
Four engineers at Asian Paints kept setting up warehouses for their employer and noticing the same gap: no Indian company was building the automation technology that global warehouses needed. In 2016, they quit and built one.
Flipkart paid $700 million to 19,000 employees through ESOPs in 2023 — India's single largest ESOP wealth creation event. India is now the world's third-largest startup ecosystem. 77% of Indian startups offer equity compensation. Vestd acquired Trica to be the platform that manages all of it.
Since its Series A in 2023, Kapture CX has grown 4X and achieved profitability — rare in the AI economy. Bajaj Finserv Ventures, in its first-ever AI investment, led the round. 1,000 enterprise clients in 18 countries. 5x revenue growth targeted. The experimentation phase for enterprise AI is over. Kapture is where real value begins.
Most Indian households cook daily in non-stick pans coated with PFAS chemicals that degrade over heat. The Indus Valley was founded in 2016 to offer an alternative: cast iron, triply steel, clay, copper, brass, wood. In 10 years they built a D2C brand. Now Gaja Capital is backing the national expansion.
Tamil Nadu is winning the GCC race — but outdated FSI rules are throttling growth. With Chennai's FSI capped at 3.25 vs Hyderabad's 6, industry leaders warn the state will lose the tech boom to competitors. Inside the real estate crisis and what it means for India's knowledge economy.
India's film industry is undergoing a seismic correction in 2026. While a ₹150 crore star vehicle struggles, a ₹4 crore film delivers 1,000% returns. Dhurandhar 2 crosses ₹1,275 crore. OTT prices are slashed by 50%. With stars losing their pull and audiences demanding content, Hollywood should be watching closely. Full analysis inside.