FemTech Forward: India’s Startups Championing Women’s Health in 2025 – Thrive or Overlook!
India’s women’s health landscape in 2025 reveals stark inequities: A 70% gap in healthcare access, where only 30% of women receive essential services, exacerbated by cultural stigmas silencing discussions on reproductive and mental health. Breast cancer, claiming 80,000 lives annually, sees just 1.3% screening uptake in low-income groups, while menopause affects 50 million with scant…
STEM to Startup: Why Scientists Should Be Founders – Bridging Labs and Leadership in India 2025!
In India’s innovation forge, where 195,065 DPIIT-recognized startups power a $450 billion digital economy, the untapped reservoir of scientific talent—6 million engineers, 82,811 FY23 patents from IITs/IISc/CSIR—remains largely confined to labs, with only 15% research commercialized versus Stanford’s 80% or Israel’s 90%, per UNESCO and NITI Aayog. Why? A cultural chasm: Scientists, trained in rigorous…
The Harsh Harvest: What India’s Startup Mortality Rate Reveals in 2025 – High Failures Signal a Maturing Ecosystem, Not Systemic Failure!
– India’s startup ecosystem, the world’s third-largest with 195,065 DPIIT-recognized ventures fueling a $450 billion digital economy, harbors a stark paradox: A staggering 90% mortality rate within the first five years, where 20% succumb in year one, 30% by year two, and 70% by year five, mirroring global benchmarks but amplified by local headwinds like…
The Stark Truth: Unraveling India’s Startup Failure Rate in 2025 – High Risks Breed Resilience, Not Defeat!
India’s startup ecosystem is a crucible of ambition, with over 100,000 ventures fueling a $5 trillion economic dream by 2025. Yet, beneath the unicorn glitter lies a stark truth: a staggering 90% of startups fail within five years, per a 2024 NASSCOM report. In 2025, this high failure rate isn’t a death knell but a…
Lab to Launchpad: How Government Labs Can Ignite India’s Startup Revolution in 2025 – Transform Research into Rockets, or Let Potential Perish!
India’s government labs—behemoths like CSIR (37 institutes, 4,800+ scientists) and DRDO (52 labs, 30,000 personnel)—hold a treasure trove of IP, with 82,811 patents filed in FY23 alone, yet only 15% commercialize, trapping innovation in bureaucratic silos while startups scramble for breakthroughs. Imagine flipping this: Labs as launchpads, via BIRAC’s BioNEST (200+ incubators, Rs 50 lakh…
Vision Redefined: How Peyush Bansal’s Lenskart Revolutionized India’s Eyewear with Technology and Scale
When Peyush Bansal launched Lenskart in 2010, India’s eyewear industry was largely unorganized, with limited access to quality, affordable glasses. Today, Lenskart stands as a benchmark for tech-driven retail innovation—serving 20 million+ customers across India and abroad, blending digital convenience with precision optical care. The Beginning: Disrupting a Traditional Market Bansal, a former Microsoft employee…
Charging India’s EV Revolution: How Log9 Materials is Powering the Future with Fast-Charging Battery Innovation
In the race toward sustainable mobility, Log9 Materials has emerged as one of India’s most innovative deep-tech companies, redefining how electric vehicles (EVs) are powered, charged, and sustained. Founded in 2015 by Akshay Singhal, Log9 Materials began as a nanotechnology research startup but soon evolved into a clean-tech powerhouse at the heart of India’s EV…
From Family Recipes to Mumbai Landmark: How Asha Jhaveri Turned Swati Snacks into a Gujarati Culinary Legacy
Before Mumbai’s food scene was dotted with trendy cafés and fusion diners, there was Swati Snacks — a humble eatery serving traditional Gujarati dishes with homemade warmth. Under the visionary leadership of Asha Jhaveri, this family-run venture evolved from a small snack counter into one of India’s most iconic vegetarian restaurants, blending authenticity with innovation…
ChemVolt Global Raises $20 Million, Partners with Europe’s ElevenEs to Boost Battery Storage and Cut Renewable Energy Costs by 30% in India’s Net-Zero Push
In a significant step toward accelerating India’s clean energy transition, ChemVolt Global, a next-generation battery and storage technology firm, has raised $20 million in fresh funding while forming a strategic partnership with Europe’s ElevenEs, a pioneer in lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cells. The collaboration aims to enhance energy storage efficiency and reduce renewable integration…
Data Unleashed: How Open Data Can Turbocharge India’s Startup Research Ecosystem in 2025
In India’s innovation cauldron, where 195,065 DPIIT-recognized startups chase a $20 billion funding pie amid a 23% dip to $7.7 billion in 9M 2025, open data emerges as the unsung hero—unlocking datasets for AI, agritech, and healthtech breakthroughs that could add $450-500 billion to GDP by 2025, per Nasscom. Initiatives like the Open Government Data…