(The Weekend Insight) - The Rise of India’s Accidental Entrepreneurs

From kitchens and classrooms to national brands, India’s most interesting startups weren’t meant to be startups at all.

Microdrama Explosion, upGrad-Unacademy Deal Off, and PadelPark Merger

Plus PM Modi’s Push, and fundraising news about Spector.ai, TakeMe2Space, and Aivar

Practo’s Big Leap, Prosus’ Stake Acquisition, and UP Cabinet’s Incentives

Plus Innovartan Appoints Anwar Sheikh, and fundraising news about Antinorm, Flent, and Arrowhead

Cracking India’s Alcobev Code, Puneet Kumar Exits Nexus, and Raj Kundra Summoned

Plus Unacademy’s ESOP Exercise, and fundraising news about OSSO, Even Healthcare, and Lohia Aerospace

Kapiva’s Ayurveda Bet, Regulatory Battles at X, and Unnati’s Acquisition

Plus Thyrocare Appoints CCO, and fundraising news about Mylapay

FreshToHome’s Capital Trade-Off, Deepinder Goyal’s Stand, and Zappfresh’s Acquisition

Plus MeitY Issues Notice, and fundraising news about Arya.ag

(The Weekend Insight) - What India’s Old Pitch Decks Reveal About How Unicorns Were Really Built

India’s early pitch decks weren’t wrong - they were selectively silent. Those omissions explain which startups learned fast enough to survive, and which didn’t.

Quick Commerce’s Labour Reckoning, OYO Pre-Files DRHP, and Zomato/Swiggy Raise Fees

Plus Puneet Kumar Joins Mirae Asset as CEO, and fundraising news about Truva

The 10 Indian Startups That Defined 2025 - For Better or Worse

2025 Year in Review: The Year Indian Startups Grew Up

Quick Commerce Reckoning, Flipkart’s Exit, and Varun Alagh Doubles Down

Plus fundraising news about Neeman’s

VCs Pivot to Defense Tech, Zepto’s IPO, and Wow! Momo’s Fundraise

Plus IndiaMART Vs ChatGPT, and fundraising news about CollegeDekho and Mintoak