7 Brutally Honest Insights on Indian Startups in 2025
1. AI Everywhere:
Indian startups are leveraging AI like there's no tomorrow , they are just integrating AI in every step even when there's no proper use. It's a Buzz like " Dot-com Bubble" - Va
I am an Indian but I see startups in India are making "wrappers" around a innovative technology and calling them "revolutionary" and selling things in the name of nationalism.
E.g : Krutrim using ChatGpt.
We have to focus more on Product > Marketing.
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Udyamee
Baki sab thik ? • 10m
Too many funding announcements today.
This week is going to be big in terms of startup funding.
In May, Indian startups raised 1.3 billion dollars, the highest amount this year.
Do you think the funding winter for Indian startups is coming to a
I have read many posts regarding criticizing Indian to lack innovation they are just copy.
But, according to me that's not true
While some Indian startups draw inspiration globally, their billion-dollar valuations reflect innovative solutions for th
Krutrim AI - HOAX ? SCAM ?
I was super exicited to use Indian GPT - to private work as well as professional.
But after using the beta for more than 1 hour - I can say it's just cheap copy of CHATGPT - Super glitchy and wtf UI ..
We were thinking
This wannabe replica of Indian Musk had no clear business plan. Even a first year MBA graduate would have managed Ola better than this guy. He is copying the West and Indian startups together and making Ola looks like a sambar
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Chamarti Sreekar
Passionate about Pos... • 10d
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In FY'24, more than two dozen startups with revenues of over Rs 500 Cr posted improved financial performance . Startups like Purplle, Porter, Lenskart and PhonePe achieved growth and better margins while others focused on reducing
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Niket Raj Dwivedi
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Medial • 1y
Happy Holi everyone! Did you knwo Indian Holi might generate an upwards of Rs. 50,000 Cr.
Indian D2C startups are riding this wave too. Startups like Phool.Co, All Naturals, Bigsmall, FernsNPetals, Kapiva, Two Brothers Organic Farms and more are exp
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Deep
Karma is supreme • 1m
TBH, Indian shark tank should be renamed as American - Chinese products shark tank. I rarely found creativity. It's either copy of American startup or Chinese products assembled in india kinda start ups. Whenever product based startups are coming, th
What’s the REAL future of Indian startups?
Will India produce the next Google or just more delivery apps?
We have:
1.4B+ people
World-class engineers
A youth obsessed with startups
Yet 90% of Indian startups still copy US models or burn investor
India may have created huge technologically advanced Startups based on UPI but in reality it's no more Indian to be honest . US Monopolies in Indian Market in every important sectors.
📑Just take a look.
PhonePe (Owned by Walmart, USA) – 48.9%
Goog