India has been a pioneering force in semiconductor design and the fabless side of the value chain. Now, the current strategic and regulatory tailwinds are making the dream of domestic chip manufacturing a reality. At such a critical juncture, the inherent complexity of the semiconductor sector warrants a deep dive to understand this evolving landscape.… Continue reading Decoding the Semiconductor: From Silicon to Systems
Waste valorisation in sustainability practices centres waste as a valuable input resource in an effort to move away from linear make-use-discard models. Such approaches prevent waste from ending up in landfills, reduce pressure on natural capital, and bring us one step closer to truly regenerative and circular systems. Brisil Technologies, a cleantech startup founded… Continue reading Brisil Technologies: From Waste to Value in Silica Manufacturing
This report presents selected findings from the first set of academic papers produced under this collaboration. This is not a comprehensive summary of all results, but a first body of evidence on how key financial inclusion interventions backed by policy directives of the Reserve Bank of India have translated into household-level outcomes across rural India.… Continue reading Financial Inclusion for Rural Transformation Volume 1
This playbook is designed for fintechs and digital financial services seeking to onboard and service women customers. It touches upon the fundamental ideas underlying trust building and extensively presents actionable insights for the fintechs and financial service providers to experiment with and adopt.
Guided Validation and Product Building Toolkits Stack for first time and experienced founders This is a stack of 4 toolkits developed for startup founders looking to build products in market-validated opportunities of their choice, without spending months or even years building in the wrong direction. This combination of expert-guided proprietary toolkits used in… Continue reading Opportunity Validation to Product Ideation Toolkit
This report equips founders and fintechs with data-driven insights to move beyond a monolithic view of the women of Bharat. Using data from the 2022-23 Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS), it identifies distinct customer segments based on occupational status and areas of employment. The study offers population-level breakdowns and detailed profiles of the eight largest… Continue reading Women of Bharat: Numbers, Segments, Personas
The Startup Compliance Toolkit is a practical guide for early-stage Indian startups navigating the complex landscape of regulatory requirements. Designed explicitly for early-stage Indian startup founders, legal teams, and anyone involved in a startup’s operational and compliance aspects, it outlines essential compliances—focusing on Private Limited and Limited Liability Partnership structures—alongside information on government recognition, recommended… Continue reading Startup Compliance Toolkit
Have you ever felt things “breaking” as you scale? Is HR a burning issue? People & Culture Accelerator Startups at pre-series A, series A, and sometimes even in series B are most vulnerable to people-related stresses. These are always costly, and very often fatal. In these stages, the startup has moved on… Continue reading People and Culture Accelerator
The Building for Bharat roundtable series, conceptualized under the Bharat Inclusion Initiative, was designed to refine sectoral and investment theses for inclusive fintech opportunities in Bharat – India’s vast underserved base that includes nano-preneurs, informal workers, gig workers, and unskilled or semi-skilled migrants. These consultative roundtables brought together fintech founders, investors, financial institutions, and ecosystem… Continue reading Building for Bharat: Discussion Notes
Founded in 2015 by Mudit Dandwate and Gaurav Parchani, Dozee is a pioneering health-tech company revolutionizing remote patient monitoring in India. The founders, leveraging their expertise in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML), developed a contactless health monitoring device based on ballistocardiography. This device, placed under a mattress, continuously tracks vital parameters such as… Continue reading Dozee: Scaling a Digital Healthcare Product Start-up in India
Entrepreneurship and innovation were key focus areas in the Union Budget 2025-26. From a new ‘Fund of Funds’ with expanded scope and a fresh contribution of another INR 10,000 crore to a credit scheme for up to INR 5 lakh first time entrepreneurs and enhancement of credit availability with a guarantee cover from INR 10… Continue reading Climate Action & Budget 2025-26: What Moves Forward, What Stalls?