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?
This Partnership Building Toolkit is a practical high-level guide for early-stage startup founders seeking to pilot partnerships with corporates and large organizations. It provides a structured approach to navigating the journey from initial engagement to pilot execution and completion. Rather than approaching partnerships in a trial-and-error manner, this toolkit helps founders prepare strategically, anticipate… Continue reading Startup – Corporate Partnership Building Toolkit
In India, more than 160 million credit-eligible individuals are overlooked by traditional credit systems, with rural women facing distinct and often invisible challenges in accessing credit. For millions of these women, especially in rural areas, securing a loan can feel nearly impossible. Though they may lack conventional indicators of creditworthiness, their untapped potential represents an… Continue reading Role of P2P lending platforms in empowering the underserved
Binks was founded in 2019 by Aamna Khan and Raj Vardhan, as a platform that enabled customised tailoring solutions for Indian wear. With the objective of catering to Indian customers, Binks hoped to capture a share of the country’s USD 60 billion women’s apparel market. Its primary customers were working women aged 25–40 living in… Continue reading Binks: Pitching a Customised Tailoring Services Startup
Approximately 12% of children in India suffer from neurodevelopmental disorders. Due to social stigma around neurodivergence and insufficient therapist supply, they often struggle to access behavioral therapies that would improve their quality of life. Butterfly Learnings is building pedagogy, personnel, and expertise for paediatric behavioural therapy. Founded by Dr Sonam Kothari and Dr Abhishek… Continue reading Butterfly Learnings: Value Creation in Paediatric Behavioural Health
As the world’s third-largest carbon dioxide equivalent emitter, India is at a critical crossroads, balancing ambitious environmental goals with economic development. At COP29, it was vocal in its disapproval about inadequate climate finance by developed nations. Back at home, it has been taking some material, policy-led climate action. But, climate finance for startups in India,… Continue reading The Climate Finance Saga: It’s not just about how much but also where is it being deployed
The Schaeffler India Social Innovator Fellowship Program is an impact-focused accelerator program designed and delivered by IIMA Ventures in collaboration with Schaeffler India. The intensive bootcamp is designed specifically for a talented cohort of founders developing solutions in assistive and green/waste tech space. Our thesis in designing this learning intervention, across all workshops, masterclasses… Continue reading Schaeffler India Social Innovation Program 2024
Saurabh Garg, NoBroker Harshil Mathur, RazorPay Ankit Mehta, IdeaForge Manu Chandra, Sauce VC Anand Daniel, Accel Partners Kuldeep Jain, CleanMax Solar Rahul Chaudhary, Treebo Hotels Ravi Wazir, Food Business Consultant Sanat Rao, IDG Ventures India Viren Rasquinha,… Continue reading How to Start a Startup (HTSAS)
So far, women entrepreneurs have been considered as the ‘other’ – there are entrepreneurs and then there are women entrepreneurs. About one in three women in India are a part of the Indian workforce. When we peel this (first layer of data) a little further we find that while about 35% of rural women… Continue reading Beyond ‘otherisation’ of women entrepreneurs: Need for recognising diversity in segments
Nabhdrishti Aerospace, co-founded in 2023 in Bengaluru, aims to develop India’s first indigenous fuel-flex micro gas turbine, targeting aviation and power generation. The startup challenges the dominance of established global manufacturers by leveraging the founders’ 35 years of combined expertise and incubation support. Their design can use multiple fuels for mechanical energy, thereby boosting… Continue reading Nabhdrishti: Building India’s First Jet Engine
India has the largest number of small and medium businesses globally, contributing nearly a trillion dollars to the economy. The sector is expected to contribute over $2 trillion to the Indian economy and create 50 million additional jobs by 2024. Despite the size of the sector, the growth rate of small and medium businesses has… Continue reading Growth Accelerator 2024