Startup Spotlights

In a defining moment for the Indian space industry, Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated Skyroot Aerospace’s Infinity Campus in Hyderabad and unveiled the Vikram-I rocket—India’s first fully private, commercial orbital launch vehicle. This event, held on November 27, 2025, is far more than a corporate milestone; it is the ceremonial beginning of a new, competitive era for the nation in the final frontier, firmly establishing India as a key player in the global private space race.

In a strategic move that signals a new chapter for Indian edtech, Hyderabad-based unicorn Bhanzu has planted its flag firmly on American soil. The global math learning platform, founded by the “World’s Fastest Human Calculator” Neelakantha Bhanu Prakash, has launched its very first physical learning center in McKinney, Texas. This launch marks a pivotal shift from its online-only origins to a hybrid model, betting that its unique, anxiety-busting approach to mathematics requires the immersive power of in-person instruction to truly resonate.

In a significant development for India’s burgeoning wellness sector, Bengaluru-based Yuvrit Ayurveda has secured $800,000 in a seed funding round led by Incubate Fund Asia. This investment is a powerful vote of confidence in a new model of healthcare that seeks to bridge a critical gap: delivering the profound, root-cause healing of classical Ayurveda with the standardization, transparency, and patient-centricity of modern medicine.

In a move that signals a profound belief in India’s potential to shape the next wave of global technology, Google and venture capital powerhouse Accel have announced a landmark partnership. In a first for Google’s AI Futures Fund, the two giants will co-invest up to $2 million into a minimum of 10 early-stage, AI-native startups through Accel’s highly selective Atoms AI Cohort 2026.

The Indian startup ecosystem has delivered a powerful message of resilience and maturity, securing its position as the third-largest tech startup hub in the world for the first nine months of 2025. According to the latest Tracxn ‘India Tech Funding 9M 2025’ report, Indian tech startups raised a formidable $7.7 billion across more than 1,460 funding rounds, trailing only the United States and the United Kingdom, and decisively outpacing European powerhouses like Germany and France.