Announcing CapitalX By Inc42: Master The Art of Building A Micro VC Fund From...
With more than 57K startups and 100+ unicorns, India boasts the title of the world’s third-largest startup ecosystem. Indian startups are soaring high with potential, bringing novel technologies and...
View ArticleInc42 & Google Cloud’s Founders’ Meetups To Bring Together 60+ Startup Leaders
For early-stage founders, the biggest challenge lies in navigating the unknown. The road to scalability is often fraught with challenges, but gaining valuable insights from seasoned entrepreneurs can...
View ArticleFAST42: Last Chance For D2C Brands To Apply, Deadline Extended Till November 22
Open app/browser, search, choose and buy in mere minutes – this is how easy shopping has become for many, thanks, in part, to the meteoric rise of the D2C space in India. This led us to think a lot...
View ArticleHow To Build And Launch A Successful VC Fund
At the beginning of November, we announced the launch of Inc42’s second cohort-based programme – CapitalX. The programme, which starts on 14th January 2023, aims to help aspiring VC managers learn the...
View ArticleAnnouncing The Focal Point — 70+ Founders, Leaders To Dive Into Hiring,...
It is official. A harsh funding winter has descended on the startup ecosystem worldwide and may continue way past 2022. The year has been marred by a funding squeeze that has triggered massive...
View Article[CapitalX By Inc42] Ready To Become A VC? Introductory Cohort Made More...
At the beginning of November, we announced the launch of Inc42’s second cohort-based programme – CapitalX. Our mission with the programme is to enable a new generation of investors to build VC funds...
View ArticleHow Merak Ventures & Huddle Are Fuelling Indian Climate Tech Startups
To help India achieve its net-zero carbon emissions target, Huddle, an accelerator-led fund for India’s early-stage ventures, and Merak Ventures, an early-stage VC firm, have announced the launch of...
View ArticleRecapping Inc42’s 2022: 5K Stories, Industry Events, New Products Mark Our...
We always knew 2022 would be special as it was the eighth year of Inc42’s existence and as we move closer to completing a decade, this year was another major milestone. It was full of groundbreaking...
View ArticleAnnouncing The Makers Summit — India’s Largest Startup Growth Conference
If 2021 was the year of unabated growth for Indian startups, 2022 was all about corrections, maturity and a shift in perspective — from scaling at all costs to building sustainable business models....
View Article10 Tenets For Indian Startups Amid An Unprecedented Downturn
January 26 and India’s Republic Day marks the day when India formally adopted its Constitution in 1950. And though it came almost three years after independence, the day is in many ways more...
View ArticleFAST42: Inc42 Sets The Stage To Recognise India’s Fastest-Growing D2C Brands
The rising internet adoption, especially after the onset of the pandemic, has been instrumental in changing the way people now shop in India. During the peak pandemic years of 2020 and 2021, ecommerce...
View ArticleUnveiling The FAST42 2023 List: India’s 42 Fastest Growing D2C Brands
While the road for the Indian tech startup ecosystem has been long and tiring since the onset of the funding winter in 2022, ecommerce brands have made unmatched strides on the back of a significant...
View ArticleThe State Of India’s D2C Brands — Findings From Our Hunt For India’s...
When the pandemic upended offline retail, shockwaves were felt throughout the retail industry. Amid supply chain disruptions and multiple lockdowns, ecommerce emerged as the lone bright spot, helping...
View ArticleAnnouncing AngelX 2.0 — Master The Art Of Angel Investing From India’s Top 1%...
If the Covid catapult in 2021 led to a boom in startup funding and unicorn minting, the harsh funding winter of 2022 brought to the forefront an investor class often overshadowed by the PE/VC...
View Article30+ Fellows, 35+ Mentors, 20+ Sessions: CapitalX’s First Cohort Was A Grand...
Over the years, institutional investments have fuelled the growth of tech startups and offered favourable returns and exits to those backing them. Between 2014 and 2022, Indian startups raised $136 Bn...
View ArticleCRED’s New Gameplan
While many things about CRED and its founder Kunal Shah may appear larger than life, including the company’s massive headquarter in Bengaluru’s Indiranagar, we cannot ignore that CRED is in the same...
View ArticleAnnouncing MoneyX – The Future Of Startup Investments In India
India currently has 60,500+ startups. Their combined valuation today? Half a trillion dollars! A whopping $136 Bn+ has been poured into Indian startups since 2014 – from just $9 Bn in 2015 to almost 3x...
View ArticleAnnouncing TMS 2023 Speakers Who Will Decode The Product Strategies Of...
In the last one year, Indian startup ecosystem has gone through a massive shift. From large funding rounds to hot segments (like quick commerce) of last year, the year 2023 is more about the rise of...
View ArticleCM Ashok Gehlot Unveils Inc42’s Digital Rajasthan Yatra Report III
To showcase how digitalisation is changing the face of Rajasthan, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot unveiled the third edition of Inc42’s Digital Rajasthan Yatra report on March 20th during Rajasthan IT day...
View ArticleWhy India Needs To Restrict CBDCs To Fewer Applications
Expanding its central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is looking to join hands with five more banks — Axis bank, Federal Bank, Punjab National Bank, Canara Bank and...
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