#  @backstagewithmillionaires Backstage with Millionaires Backstage with Millionaires posts on YouTube about india, ipo, business, money the most. They currently have [---------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [------] engagements in the last [--] hours. ### Engagements: [------] [#](/creator/youtube::UCnpekFV93kB1O0rVqEKSumg/interactions)  - [--] Week [------] -57% - [--] Month [-------] -51% - [--] Months [----------] +163% - [--] Year [----------] -29% ### Mentions: [--] [#](/creator/youtube::UCnpekFV93kB1O0rVqEKSumg/posts_active)  - [--] Week [--] -10% - [--] Month [--] -17% - [--] Months [---] +51% - [--] Year [---] +135% ### Followers: [---------] [#](/creator/youtube::UCnpekFV93kB1O0rVqEKSumg/followers)  - [--] Week [---------] no change - [--] Month [---------] no change - [--] Months [---------] +3% - [--] Year [---------] +5.70% ### CreatorRank: [-------] [#](/creator/youtube::UCnpekFV93kB1O0rVqEKSumg/influencer_rank)  ### Social Influence **Social category influence** [countries](/list/countries) [finance](/list/finance) [technology brands](/list/technology-brands) [stocks](/list/stocks) [social networks](/list/social-networks) [automotive brands](/list/automotive-brands) [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations) [cryptocurrencies](/list/cryptocurrencies) [celebrities](/list/celebrities) [vc firms](/list/vc-firms) #139 **Social topic influence** [india](/topic/india), [ipo](/topic/ipo) #199, [business](/topic/business), [money](/topic/money), [ai](/topic/ai), [market](/topic/market) #5155, [company](/topic/company) #3582, [china](/topic/china), [investment](/topic/investment), [fintech](/topic/fintech) #686 **Top assets mentioned** [Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL)](/topic/$googl) [Tesla, Inc. (TSLA)](/topic/tesla) [Uber Technologies, Inc. (UBER)](/topic/$uber) [Bitcoin (BTC)](/topic/bitcoin) [Unilever plc (UL)](/topic/$ul) ### Top Social Posts Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours "Why Indian Beauty Brands are Failing Correction: 14:07 - Estee Lauder invested in Forest Essentials and not Kama Ayurveda. Spanish beauty brand Puig bought a controlling stake in Kama Ayurveda in [----]. 0:00 Intro 2:29 Reason [--] Lack of Differentiation 4:18 Reason [--] Supply Chain & Distribution Challenges 7:53 Reason [--] Marketing Cost & High CAC 10:38 Reason [--] Consumer Perception & the Foreign Factor 13:14 Road Ahead Indias beauty market looks glamorous from the outside but behind the influencer campaigns and glossy packaging many homegrown brands are struggling. In this video we dive deep into" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=cBjIBmyFBvM) 2025-11-12T14:06Z 1M followers, 503K engagements "Why DATA CENTRES are GOOD for India - Indian Startup News [---] 0:00 Intro 0:55 India's Data Centre Opportunity 5:34 Dhruva64 First Indigenous 64-bit Processor 7:00 Eggoz Controversy & FSSAI Probe 7:29 Speciale Invests [----] Cr Deep-Tech Fund 7:55 Shiprocket Files DRHP 8:18 Weekly Funding News This week on Backstage with Millionaires we break down one of the most important but least understood structural shifts happening in India right now the massive push toward building data centres. After Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said India is becoming a preferred destination for data centres we look" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=5U4DmidRBao) 2025-12-20T05:27Z 1M followers, 31.7K engagements "Why Indian Social Media apps FAIL Check out GrowthX at - https://growthx.cc/millionaires 0:00 Intro 1:35 Reason [--] 3:53 GrowthX (Sponsor) 5:08 Reason [--] 6:48 Reason [--] 8:34 Solution Why Has India Still Not Built a Successful Social Media Platform Every few years a new Indian social media platform explodes Hike ShareChat Moj Koo and most recently Arattai. For a moment it feels like we finally have a homegrown platform that can compete with WhatsApp Facebook TikTok or Twitter. But almost every time the hype fades. Downloads collapse. Funding dries up. And the app slowly dies. So why does this keep" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=UwFXV38st0Q) 2025-11-26T13:53Z 1M followers, 53K engagements "Best Investment in an Indian Startup 👏👏 Sanjeev Bikhchandani is the founder of InfoEdge and has been one of the boldest investors in the Indian Startup Ecosystem. Sanjeev first invested in Zomato back in [----] and has since put in around [----] Million dollars. That money is now worth [---] Billion dollars a staggering 217x return on investment. Sanjeevs other successful bet was in PolicyBazaar a company he has backed since [----]. His investment in the company of [--] Million dollars is now worth [----] Billion dollars. But the question is how did he achieve this In one word the answer is patience." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ygvh3XLRMRI) 2024-08-15T12:07Z 1M followers, 1.4M engagements "Top [--] Most Innovative Biotech Startups in India At the moment Indias biotechnology industry makes up just 3% of the worlds biotechnology market but this number is expected to go up to 19% by [----]. Lets take a look at Indias top [--] innovative biotechnology startups that are making India and the world a healthier place. 00:00 Introduction 01:20 #10 Xcode Life Sciences 02:05 #9 MapMyGenome 02:45 #8 Oncostem Diagnostics 03:37 #7 Sea6 Energy 04:41 #6 Pandorum Technologies 05:32 #5 Bugworks Research 06:32 #4 Zumutor Biologics 07:17 #3 Vyome Therapeutics 08:08 #2 Farcast Biosciences 09:11 #1" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=_ovJYtcFefg) 2020-11-24T05:31Z 1M followers, 332.1K engagements "How Pharmeasy Lost 90% value in three years 0:00 Intro 1:15 Origin Story 4:43 Scaling up 7:20 Cracks Emerging 10:40 Lessons 12:12 Future Uncertainty PharmEasy's Rise and Fall PharmEasy started with a vision to simplify Indias fragmented medicine market growing quickly and acquiring Thyrocare in a historic deal. By [----] it was Indias first health-tech unicorn with a $5.6 billion valuation. However its aggressive expansion high debt from acquisitions and failed IPO led to massive financial strain. As PharmEasy faced mounting losses its valuation plunged by over 90%. Despite its past success the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=fXvbDKbJMdc) 2025-10-01T17:17Z 1M followers, 71.9K engagements "Can OLA SHAKTI turn things around for Ola Electric 0:00 Intro 1:21 The Problem Ola Is Trying to Solve 5:03 Strategic Advantages Ola Has 6:44 Challenges Ahead Ola Electric is entering a completely new phase moving beyond electric scooters to become an EV + Energy company. In this video we break down why Bhavish Aggarwal believes Olas new energy storage business powered by the companys massive Gigafactory could eventually become bigger than their entire EV business. We explore how Olas automotive products use only 10% of its [--] GWh cell capacity leaving a massive opportunity that the company" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ffvGd4f-8Gk) 2025-11-18T12:38Z 1M followers, 93.4K engagements "The Inspiring Comeback Story of Cafe Coffee Day (CCD): Startup Case Study 00:00 Intro 01:30 The Downfall of CCD 06:41 Turning it Around 08:25 Future of CCD In [----] Cafe Coffee Day (CCD) India's largest coffee chain faced a crisis when its founder VG Siddhartha tragically committed suicide due to immense debt pressures. At its peak CCD had grown rapidly but this expansion was heavily financed by loans leading to a debt of [----] crore. Following Siddhartha's death his wife Malavika took charge determined to save the company. Over four years she significantly reduced the debt to [----] crore" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=uEwO27df-NE) 2024-07-25T14:31Z 1M followers, 129.9K engagements "Why India lacks a Super-App #startupcompany #smallbusiness #stockmarket Why India lacks a Super-app None of Indian business giants including Tatas Ambanis or Adani have been successful in building a super app for the country What could be the reason #startup #entrepreneurship #marketing #business #money #company #enterprise #indianstartups #india #funding #unicorn #investing #founder #wealth #motivation #businessideas #success" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=3v9LyswuLGA) 2023-08-04T12:55Z 1M followers, 3.2M engagements "Who will be India's First $100 Billion Internet Company Link for our Offline Event for Healthech founders in Bangalore: https://lu.ma/ybw614eg 00:00 Intro 01:31 Flipkart 04:55 BwM's Healthech Event 06:27 Eternal 08:35 PhonePe 11:10 Groww 13:02 Ola Electric Can an Indian technology company achieve a $100 billion valuation While India has five companies with this market cap none are internet-first tech companies started after the 2000s. The first milestone for Indian startups was reaching a $1 billion unicorn valuation a feat Flipkart achieved in [----]. This success attracted global investors" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=JbNS8n4QX3A) 2025-08-19T11:59Z 1M followers, 148.2K engagements "Zepto is in a Difficult Situation Zepto is in a Difficult Situation. Their biggest investor YCombinator is pulling back and it seems it needs to find new investors. Indias quick commerce market is already insanely competitive with the presence of players like Dunzo which is backed by Reliance Big Basket which is backed by Tata Group and then you have Blinkit and Instamart which are backed by big players like Zomato and Swiggy. In such a case it seems the only way out for Zepto is going public but for that they have to become profitable first. #zepto #instamart #dunzo #bigbasket #reliance" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=O4MHdYoE7gU) 2023-05-10T11:35Z 1M followers, 2.2M engagements "How Zepto went from Crisis to a $7 Billion Turnaround 0:00 Intro 1:37 What Went Wrong With Zepto 6:26 Zeptos Turnaround in [----] 10:46 Road Ahead Zeptos Unbelievable Turnaround: From Massive Losses to a Potential IPO Just a year ago Zepto was in serious trouble heavy burn shrinking market share public backlash over dark patterns and rumours that the company might collapse like Dunzo. But in one of the most unexpected comebacks in Indias startup world Zepto has reversed its fortunes dramatically. In this video we break down how Zepto went from high losses and public criticism to a $7 billion" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=PUYs3AO9-2E) 2025-12-10T14:13Z 1M followers, 77.5K engagements "Why Indian AI Founders Are Moving to the US - Indian Startup News [---] 00:00 - Introduction 01:09 - Indian AI Founders Moving to the US 06:27 - The India-EU FTA 08:02 - Quick News 09:19 - Indian Startup News In this week's episode of Backstage with Millionaires we dive into the growing trend of Indian AI startup founders moving to the US. Over [---] founders have made the leap in search of better funding talent and a larger local market. With companies like Emergent Atomicwork and Composio relocating their headquarters to San Francisco we explore why India is losing its brightest AI minds to" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=aHq6vuC-qCo) 2026-01-31T06:15Z 1M followers, 52K engagements "Arattai's Dramatic Fall 😲😲 Remember Arattai the app that was trying to be Indias Whatsapp Well its growth rate has collapsed by almost 99% and the app is now struggling to stay relevant. See Arattai got viral in the month of September when it got [----] Million downloads in a month it increased to [----] Million in October but then it suddenly crashed and the total downloads have fallen to less than [------] which is almost a 99% drop in a month. And as a result the app which was number [--] on Indian app stores has now fallen out of Top [---] apps in india. And according to experts people are now" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=lvOfkXUTxUY) 2025-11-15T10:36Z 1M followers, 235.9K engagements "Why CCDs founder took his own life 😮😮 VG Siddhartha started CCD in [----] and over the next two decades it became the largest coffee chain in India in terms of the number of cafes. But this growth was backed by heavy loans. By [----] Siddhartha had a total debt of over [----] Crore Rs which he wasnt able to repay on time and ultimately took his own life. This was when Siddharthas wife Malavika took over and decided to turn things around for CCD. She sold all the non-core businesses and reduced the total debt of the company from [----] Crore Rs to just [---] Crore Rs now. She then shut down all the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=nBgQO2GpBrI) 2024-07-27T13:41Z 1M followers, 75.6K engagements "SuperYou reaches [---] crore in revenue in [--] year 😮😮" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=o0EcDnVkjUM) 2026-02-05T09:26Z 1M followers, 24K engagements "Indian Startup News Ep 133: Ola Drivers Take Legal Action Against Company Over Alleged Fraud Check out Ditto Insurance and book a call with their team for free by clicking on the link - https://bit.ly/3Ajae6U 00:00 Introduction 00:12 Ola Drivers Go to Court against Company 03:45 Startup Spotlight 05:14 Bird's Eye Segment 07:01 OYO Acquires Danish Vacation Home Company 07:21 Mswipe receives RBIs nod for payment aggregator license 07:53 Sponsored Segment 11:01 Side Note This week in Indian Startup News Ola Drivers allege Fraud by company OYO Acquires Danish Vacation Home Company To Expand in" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=wOvawvhCn5I) 2022-08-13T07:01Z 1M followers, 24.8K engagements "Deepinder Goyals new product Temple" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2TjEuRPtaic) 2025-11-22T14:45Z 1M followers, 47K engagements "Odoos E-commerce App #startup #ecommerce Check out Odoos e-commerce store at https://www.odoo.com/r/Ajq6" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=3i0ss_qQ_QY) 2024-05-21T12:17Z 1M followers, 66.2K engagements "World's Youngest Self-Made Billionaires 👏 These two Indian origin kids just became worlds youngest self made billionaires and they are just [--] years old. Out of these Adarsh is a harvard dropout with roots from Karnataka and Surya is a georgetown dropout with roots in Delhi. They started their company Mercor AI two years back when they got thiel fellowship of [------] dollars. And In just two years their company has reached an ARR of [---] Million dollars and is today valued at [--] Billion dollars. In fact their company is one of the fastest growing Ai companies in the world today. So what does" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=R_5MFh6hCoA) 2025-12-06T15:49Z 1M followers, 144.4K engagements "Stages of a Startup: Ideation to Exit Watch Part [--] of this series here: https://youtu.be/WY3WIE5NU1M Watch Part [--] of this series here: https://youtu.be/BOi2CU77FrA In this video we explain different stages of a startup; from idea stage to seed and then growth and finally exit stage. 0:00 Intro 2:21 Ideation Stage 3:44 Validation Stage 5:30 Pre-Series A 6:14 Growth Stage 8:53 Scaling Stage 9:54 Exit Stage Different stages of a startup can be grouped in following way: Idea Stage: Pre-seed Round - The very first round when a startup raises funding is called Pre-seed round and this is basically" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=WY3WIE5NU1M) 2022-08-08T15:13Z 1M followers, 81.6K engagements "Indian Startup News Ep 82: Simple One - Longest Range Electric Scooter Paytm Forgotten Co-Founder Download Finity to start your Mutual Funds Investment: https://finity.onelink.me/N1eT/170cb770 One-stop for all your Mutual Funds investments. Trusted by 500K+ Users To know more about Finity and Mutual Funds Go subscribe to their YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/3fjEtyZ *DISCLAIMER: Mutual Fund investments are subject to market risks read all scheme related documents carefully* This week in Indian Startup News Former Paytm director claiming to be the co-founder of Paytm wants to stall their IPO" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=-SZfnLuUFWs) 2021-08-21T05:51Z 1M followers, 40.7K engagements "Why India Needs companies like Zomato/Swiggy (A harsh truth) The gig economy in India is at the heart of a growing debate and today we take a deeper dive into the ongoing conversation around delivery partners working for companies like Zomato and Swiggy. In this video we break down why it's wrong to villainize these companies especially when they are providing millions of Indians with jobs that help elevate their standard of living. We explore the role of gig economy jobs in Indias economic landscape how these platforms are creating opportunities for those previously working in unorganized" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=41QBzArCQDw) 2026-01-08T11:46Z 1M followers, 30.1K engagements "Why Swiggy Instamart opened an Offline Store - Indian Startup News [---] 00:00 Intro 00:33 Instamart offline store 04:12 Sarla Aviation's air taxi 06:11 Quick News Updates 07:27 Funding News This weeks Indian startup news highlights a significant shift in the quick commerce landscape milestones in aerospace and a cooling trend in weekly funding. Swiggy Instamarts Offline Pivot The most discussed news is Swiggy Instamarts pilot of a physical retail store in Gurugram. This move into "bricks-and-mortar" retail by a quick commerce giant signals a strategic evolution in the sector: Growth Ceilings:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=AkabywekFlI) 2025-12-27T05:04Z 1M followers, 75.7K engagements "How Country Delight is Beating Amul and Mother Dairy 0:00 Intro 1:18 Identifying the Problem 3:56 Business Model 7:25 Growth and Scaling 12:12 Financials & Profitability 13:11 Lessons from Country Delight How Country Delight Built a [----] Crore Business in Just [--] Years Country Delight entered Indias massive dairy market dominated by legacy giants like Amul and Mother Dairy and redefined it with a premium tech-driven approach. Founded by two IIM graduates the company turned milk and daily essentials into a modern D2C experience built on trust quality and innovation. From solving the purity" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=D6dnJwCU2KE) 2025-10-14T13:11Z 1M followers, 57K engagements "How Minimalist Conquered India's D2C Beauty Market - Business Case Study 00:00 - Intro 01:09 - Early Days 02:54 - Origin of Minimalist 05:35 - Crazy Growth 08:21 - Financials: breaking down profitability 11:10 - [----] Crore Exit and Road Ahead HULs recent [----] crore acquisition of Minimalist marks India's biggest all-cash D2C deal. Founded in [----] in Jaipur this young brand managed to disrupt a competitive beauty industry dominated by giants like HUL and Unilever. What makes this deal extraordinary is that the founders Rahul and Mohit Yadav retained 60% equity earning [----] crore in cash." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=HZk_JaJQm8Y) 2025-02-26T12:21Z 1M followers, 279.5K engagements "Y Combinator Isnt for Indian Startups For years YC has been the gold standard for startups around the world when it comes to accelerators and India's startup ecosystem is no exception. Y Combinator invests $500000. $125000 of this is for a fixed [--] percent and the other $375000 is invested on an uncapped MFN safe but theres a catch: YC only invests in corporations registered in the United States Cayman Islands Singapore and Canada (where Caleb Friesen is from) so if youre an Indian startup if youre registered as a private limited company here in India you wont be accepted into YC unless you" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=IB55LMr8CRM) 2024-11-08T05:15Z 1M followers, 124.2K engagements "How Stage Is Building India's Netflix Check out Quillbot at - https://shorturl.at/9GqOH 0:00 Intro 1:27 Finding the Gap 5:47 Sponser - Quillbot 6:45 Stages Positioning 11:24 Scale & Future Growth 13:01 Final Thoughts India has 60+ crore OTT users but only a small fraction pay for content and one big reason is language. While most major platforms cater to Hindi and English speakers millions of Indians speak dialects like Haryanvi Bhojpuri and Rajasthani with almost no high-quality content in their native tongue. Thats where Stage steps in. Founded by the team behind WittyFeed Stage is building" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=OztXMnNzAY0) 2025-10-21T12:25Z 1M followers, 36.4K engagements "Top [--] Investments in Indian Startup History Form to register for D2C event in Bangalore - https://forms.gle/kQEUf3Lb4UWvGi3F6 00:00 Intro 01:24 Titan Capital- Urban Company 03:12 Anupam Mittal - Ola 04:46 Hero - Ather Energy 07:17 Accel - Flipkart 08:40 Info Edge - Zomato India's startup ecosystem transformation has been driven by strategic investments that provided not just capital but credibility. These five landmark investments shaped entire sectors and demonstrated India's potential for building massive technology companies. [--]. Titan Capital's Investment in Urban Company (2015) In 2015" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=TqjNTqpHxfA) 2025-09-16T10:56Z 1M followers, 271K engagements "Can Zepto BEAT Blinkit and Swiggy Instamart : Startup Case Study 00:00 Intro 01:52 How Zepto Started 05:01 Inventing Dark-Store Model 06:19 What Zepto did Right 11:59 Challenges for Zepto 14:40 Zepto's Future Plans 15:35 Outro In [----] amid a slow and fragmented e-commerce landscape in India Aadit Palicha and Kaivalya Vohra recognized a critical need for faster deliveries during the pandemic. Inspired by Instacarts success in the US they launched Zepto originally known as Kiranakart to redefine grocery delivery with a focus on speed and efficiency. Zeptos journey began as a neighborhood" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=VEZB69wGPyE) 2024-07-16T12:16Z 1M followers, 397K engagements "India's Top [--] Fintech Startups Fintech startups have exploded in India over the course of the last few years and this dramatic rise in popularity is something that Indian entrepreneurs have been quick to capitalise on. In this video we'll be telling you about India's top [--] fintech startups and what they've been able to accomplish so far. 00:00 01:15 #10 Zerodha: Bangalore-based Zerodha was started as an online brokerage platform by two brothers Nithin Kamath and Nikhil Kamath in [----]. Today Nithin Kamath and Nikhil Kamath have managed to acquire [---] million clients to use their platform" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=XoNVK0-NKHc) 2020-02-12T12:00Z 1M followers, 124.7K engagements "Why JioCinema is streaming IPL [----] for free Mukesh Ambani led Jio Cinema has bought IPL streaming rights from [----] to [----] and it has decided to stream this year's IPL for free. The main reason is company is looking to hook customers with it's OTT platform and slowly will introduce different monetisation plans. It can come up with subscription plans or sell these customers other Jio services. #ipl2023 #jio #jiocinema business money startup entrepreneurship company enterprise indianstartups india funding unicorn investing founder wealth motivation businessideas success business money startup" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=_SVx6nde1mQ) 2023-04-04T12:12Z 1M followers, 30.9K engagements "Why Indian Startups are leaving Y Combinator While Y Combinator remains a highly respected and sought-after accelerator globally its relevance for Indian entrepreneurs has evolved. The rise of local accelerators improved funding conditions within India and a more confident and mature startup ecosystem have all contributed to the decline in YC applications from Indian founders. For many Indian startups the benefits of YC are increasingly outweighed by the advantages offered by staying closer to home engaging with local investors and leveraging India-specific expertise" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=e02lSk0GnO0) 2024-09-09T14:58Z 1M followers, 65.9K engagements "Zomato's REAL Plan With District 00:00 Intro 01:48 Why District 05:50 District's Right to Win Ever wondered what Zomato's up to beyond food delivery Get ready to discover District Zomato's ambitious new app that's set to revolutionize how we experience the offline world Initially launched for movies events and dining out District has quietly expanded to list diverse offline storesfrom fashion and home decor to furniture. This isn't just a minor update; it's a peek into Deepinder Goyal's audacious plan to build a "generational company" now aptly named Eternal. Zomato's Grand Strategy: Online" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=n2VFouvCvQo) 2025-07-08T14:11Z 1M followers, 111K engagements "Chinas Mixue has beaten McDonalds 😮😮 This is Mixue a Chinese fast food chain that has just beaten Mcdonalds to become the worlds largest food and beverage chain. And this is a very big deal. For almost a century American fast food chains have dominated the world helping the US increase its soft power. And Mixue rise will now do the same for China. In just the last five years Mixues store count has increased from [----] to over [-----] and theres a very interesting reason why. See Mixues main offerings are iced tea and ice creams with an average price of just [--] cents or [--] Indian Rs. And these" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=o4XQ4sH21Q4) 2025-03-08T14:32Z 1M followers, 65.9K engagements "Journey From Founder To VC: Rajiv Srivatsa Antler - Backstage With Millionaires In this episode of Backstage With Millionaires podcast we sat down with Rajiv Srivatsa Partner and Investor at Antler India to discuss his professional journey. 00:00 - Intro 02:13 - Leaving Urbanladder 03:27 - Moving on to Antler 09:42 - How Antler India started 15:04 - Meeting co-founder(s) 16:46 - How to start a VC firm 21:39 - Antler's Business Model 26:38 - Founder Hat to Investor Hat 28:33 - Antler India's sectoral focus 30:27 - India: Building for the world 34:01 - Being flexible as an investor 37:10 -" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=o74yhtnTDhU) 2023-02-27T10:29Z 1M followers, 11.6K engagements "A [---] Crore Rs Exit for a [--] year old" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=slwVYTeB2GM) 2025-12-13T11:23Z 1M followers, 87.2K engagements "Top [--] Most Valuable Indian Companies of [----] Every small startup dreams of becoming a successful company by making a huge impact on the world. India has a lot of such companies that started small but are now worth billions of dollars. In todays video well take a look at the top [--] most valuable Indian companies of [----] that are transforming the country and the world. 00:00 Intro 01:35 #10 ICICI Bank: Founded by Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India (ICICI) in [----] ICICI Bank is Indias third-largest bank in terms of market capitalization. ICICI Bank has more than [----] branches" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=DqYQo87if80) 2020-07-24T04:30Z 1M followers, 318.8K engagements "Top [---] Startup Ideas from Top Entrepreneurs and VCs Read the complete report of [---] Great Startup Ideas in [----] - https://www.theoryofnext.com 00:00 - Intro 01:18 - AI 03:30 - Fintech 05:19 - About Antler 05:52 - Deeptech 07:21 - Consumer 08:52 - Climate 10:42 - Health 12:24 - SAAS Ever wonder what top VCs and successful founders are betting on for the next big thing Weve got the inside scoop In this episode of "Backstage With Millionaires" we're diving into a goldmine of opportunities: Antler India's exclusive report featuring [---] groundbreaking startup ideas for [----] handpicked by the best" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Q2Mj6QEwLbw) 2025-06-25T12:00Z 1M followers, 64.5K engagements "How Rapido is BEATING Ola and Uber in India - Business Case Study Rapido Founder's Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=bdVlkEf7N_8 00:00 - Intro 01:30 - Origin Story 05:10 - Early Growth Days 08:50 - Building for Drivers 11:05 - Expanding to Autos and Cabs 16:22 - Challenges Rapido's story is a testament to how a lean locally tailored business approach can disrupt even the most saturated and competitive markets. In a landscape dominated by giants like Ola and Uber Rapido carved its niche by identifying Indias deep reliance on two-wheelers. Recognizing that 75% of vehicles in India are" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=W4iHnvaNj_8) 2024-10-03T13:21Z 1M followers, 434.8K engagements "Indian Startups Solving Climate Change. Climate Change is destroying India's Economy badly. In [----] India lost $159 Billion due to extreme heat. Amid this many startups are solving this problem. Gurugram based Chakr Innovation has built Chakr shield which converts emission from diesel generator into ink. Mumbai based Amplepac is manufacturing metal packaging products to fight single-use plastic. Kanpur based Phool is collecting floral waste from temples and mosques across India and converting it into products like incense sticks. #climatechange #heat #chakrinnovation #amplepac #phool #plastic" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=k2DmDjUlS4g) 2023-03-29T11:06Z 1M followers, 61K engagements "Why Myntra still has a 55% Market Share A Case Study Use this link to apply for up to 100% scholarship at Scaler School of Business - https://bit.ly/3H8GTSz The batch starts in August. 00:00 Intro 00:00 Early years 00:00 Sponsored Part 00:00 [----] - 2014: Fight for Survival 00:00 [----] - 2020: Market Leader 00:00 [----] - Now: Road to Profitability Dive deep into the incredible journey of Myntra the Indian fashion e-commerce giant that went from the brink of bankruptcy in [----] to dominating over 55% of the market and achieving profitability This case study explores how Myntra led by Mukesh Bansal" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=nxhblFFBXYE) 2025-05-27T12:15Z 1M followers, 119.2K engagements "What is India's $1 Billion Rare Earth Corridor all about - Indian Startup News [---] https://finanjo.com/download - Download Finanjo here 00:00 - Intro 00:55 - India's Rare Earth Corridor Strategy 08:54 - Finanjo Announcement 10:13 - PeakXVs Update 12:09 - Quick News 13:04 - Funding News In the latest episode of Backstage with Millionaires Pankaj explores a transformative shift in Indias industrial strategy: the quest for "Rare Earth" independence. Following a [----] supply shock from China that crippled Indias electric two-wheeler production the Indian government has launched a massive" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=yXP4TF1GOk8) 2026-02-07T12:44Z 1M followers, 29.9K engagements "Top [--] Edtech Startups Revolutionizing the Indian Education Ecosystem Edtech startups in India are helping fix the fractured traditional educational ecosystem in the country. With a nearly $2 billion opportunity in the growing online education market in India the entrepreneurs are offering some of the best online learning platforms to strengthen the overall education in India. 00:00 01:09 #10 InterviewBit: Founded by Anshuman Singh and Abhimanyu Saxena in [----] InterviewBit offers an e-learning platform to help the students to develop coding and tech skills to secure jobs with tech giants like" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=4ZpSIezChtQ) 2020-03-11T13:35Z 1M followers, 59.3K engagements "Foreigners are taking over Indian Startups 😮😮 Foreigners Taking over Indian Startups. Most valued Indian Startups like Flipkart Paytm Zomato and Swiggy have the majority of their shares owned by foreign companies. Why is that The Indian startup ecosystem is fairly young. While startups were active in the US in the 1960s and 70s (Apple and Microsoft) in India this only came with the success of Flipkart in [----]. Only after this institutions like VC firm and private equity firm started coming to India. Now though even Indian angel investors are coming forward and putting money in Indian" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=8aOqyAAWNbQ) 2023-06-27T13:32Z 1M followers, 2.1M engagements "Indian Startup News Ep 139: OYO Has Filed for IPO *AGAIN* https://amazon.drln.me/youtube/ef279640baa2 - Check out Amazon's offer for seller by clicking here. Check out BWM's Merch - https://merchter.com/stores/backstage-with-millionaires This week in Indian Startup News OYO has filed for an IPO UPI can now be used in credit cards too ONDC beta testing to begin soon Co-founder of Zepto recently emerged as the youngest Indian to have a net worth of over Rs [----] crore in a survey. 00:12 Introduction 02:37 OYO filed for an IPO 03:50 UPI can now be linked to Credit Card 03:53 Sponsored Segment" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=8fP_ATRjAwU) 2022-09-24T05:30Z 1M followers, 15.4K engagements "They Raised the Largest Series-a Funding Round in India Sarvam AI raised [--] million dollars - making it the biggest series A funding round by any Indian AI startup. Raghavan and Pratyush founders of Sarvam AI had earlier founded AI4Bharat where they helped the government build Bhashini an Indian language open-source AI chatbot. Pratyush had also earlier worked on the Aadhar project for over a decade with Nandan Nilekani. Talking about OpenHathi its Sarvam AIs Hindi LLM. Its only the first in the OpenHathi series where the company wants to build more such Indian language LLMs" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=9CF5vwB_fBo) 2023-12-20T11:30Z 1M followers, 297K engagements "Zomatos $100 Billion Bet 😮😮 Zomato is going after a brand-new market of Going Out. Its upcoming new app District would allow you to discover and book restaurants book tickets for movies and events and even book a staycation. This is a massive decision and according to Deepinder if executed well it could become the third large B2C business out of Zomato after food delivery and quick commerce. So why is the company doing this Well in simple words For growth. See Deepinder has been very outspoken about his vision of making Zomato a 100-billion-dollar company. The first step of this plan was to" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=9fSiU6hbOqg) 2024-08-21T14:06Z 1M followers, 501.1K engagements "OpenAIs India Plans #chatgpt #ai" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=AM39C9x6Q5Q) 2025-08-30T10:26Z 1M followers, 15.4K engagements "Prasuma: A [---] Crore Momo Company" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=A_f5HaAjKJg) 2025-12-12T04:19Z 1M followers, 52.3K engagements "GIFT City - India's Own Dubai and Singapore 🔥 GIFT City - India's Own Dubai and Singapore 🔥 GIFT City is short for Gujarat International Finance Tech City. It is located on the bank of the Sabarmati River between Gujarat's industrial capital Ahmedabad and political capital Gandhinagar. GIFT city was envisioned by PM Narendra Modi (then chief minister of Gujarat) when he announced plans to create Singapore Shanghai and New York-like smart cities in the state right after his first visit to Singapore in [----]. Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman also announced a series of measures in the Union" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=BaNzu0dssBs) 2023-06-06T13:24Z 1M followers, 5.6M engagements "India's Top [--] Loss-Making Startups That Have Raised Millions of Dollars in Funding Today the growth of startups is not dependent on profits. A lot of VCs are backing startups that have little to show for profits but have the potential to corner the market. As long as companies continue to grow and their valuations keep increasing VCs keep pumping money to keep the engine running while making money in the process. Lets take a look at Indias top [--] loss making startups: 00:00 Introduction 01:53 #10 Urban Company 02:58 #9 CRED 04:03 #8 Delhivery 05:15 #7 Udaan 06:29 #6 Ola Cabs 07:41 #5 Swiggy" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=HZn-g6h8mH4) 2021-06-17T13:30Z 1M followers, 124.1K engagements "Why India lags behind in Mushroom Production #china" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=IK9yec3BYkc) 2024-06-21T12:38Z 1M followers, 223.8K engagements "Indian Startup Building a City in Space 🚀 Two IIT Bombay-based engineers Arindrajit Chowdhury and Tausif Shaikh started Inspecity in [----]. Aiming to build the first city in a suitable orbit between Earth and the moon InspeCity has raised $1.5 Mn in a pre-seed funding round led by deep tech investor Speciale Invest. #business #money #startup #entrepreneurship #company #enterprise #indianstartups #india #funding #unicorn #investing #founder #wealth #motivation #businessideas #success #space #deeptech" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=INmAr51r_fo) 2023-04-27T05:59Z 1M followers, 833.2K engagements "Indian Startup News Ep 25: JioMeet Launch Instagram Keeps It 'Reels' and Flipkart Social Commerce This week in Indian Startup News Jio launches Zoom rival JioMeet Instagram Reels launched in India Uber shuts Mumbai office Oyo scales down in Japan Flipkart forays into social commerce Unacademy acquires PrepLadder and Paytm and its founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma to acquire Raheja QBE. In funding news Jio Platforms raises Rs [-------] crore Sequoia Capital closes two funds at $1.35 billion Amazon India gets Rs [----] crore Zolo raises $56 million and Aye Finance raises Rs [---] crore debt funding. 00:00" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=JOS339k_28U) 2020-07-11T04:30Z 1M followers, [----] engagements "How Wobot Harnesses the Untapped Potential of CCTVs Using AI Wobot a SaaS startup co-founded by Adit Chhabra analyses CCTV videos and detects deviations in SOPs. Today their SaaS solution is used by clients such as IRCTC cure.fit and Barista. In this video Adit explains how Wobot went from being an idea to a successful SaaS startup in less than a decade. 00:00 SECTIONS 01:08 Discovering a Problem in Need of a Solution 02:27 Digitizing SOPs and Feedback 04:48 Replacing Auditors with Computer Vision 07:01 Wobot's Two Architectures 08:28 The Importance of Piloting New Tech 11:28 Building a" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=NkbRUZzRF-E) 2019-11-29T11:30Z 1M followers, [----] engagements "Indian Startup News Ep 140: Swiggy is Using DRONES for Deliveries https://www.youtube.com/watchv=9JhtJxmF5Ao - Watch Jungle Venture's Video on "Expert tips for e-commerce Startups". Check out BWM's Merch - https://merchter.com/stores/backstage-with-millionaires This week in Indian Startup News: Swiggy will soon start the pilots for middle-mile drone deliveries Flipkart will reportedly enter Metaverse with the launch of "Flipverse" Mahindra Logistics acquired Rivigo for an undisclosed amount." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=P58h6sy25WQ) 2022-10-01T05:30Z 1M followers, 15.7K engagements ""EBITDA Positive" A Misleading Metric "EBITDA Positive" A Misleading Metric Most startups in India nowadays present their financials using the word 'EBITDA' but this doesn't give a full picture to their numbers. The Earnings Before Interest Taxes Depreciation and Amortization (or EBITDA) is a measure of the operating profitability of a company. Basically does a company sell it's products at a higher cost than it makes them for But there are other costs like Interest on debt Asset depreciation taxes ESPOs extra which aren't considered here. A healthy metric to judge a company should be NET" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=XwtoMjyNOgg) 2023-06-02T12:33Z 1M followers, 1.9M engagements "Why Startups lose Crores of Rupees #startup Why do Startups Lose Money No startup or investor wants to lose money but it seems that startups focusing on growth do lose money initially. It's fine as long as there is a path to profitability. Choosing not to be profitable in favor of growth is now a strategy as long as large profits can be anticipated in the future. This can be seen in US tech companies like Amazon and Meta who burnt investors' money in the initial days but now make billions of dollars in profit every year. Same will be seen in Indian startups few years down the line as they" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=bLDGvO8OMbI) 2023-06-16T13:40Z 1M followers, 950.1K engagements "Could Ola Overtake Tesla 🔥 Could Ola Overtake Tesla 🔥 From building the world's largest EV manufacturing facility to its leaked car design Bhavish Aggarwal seems to taking all pages from Elon Musk's book. Ola Electric started selling its scooters in December [----] and became number [--] in this category in [--] months and they have been leading this chart ever since. This success in the Indian market encouraged Bhavish to think big and he is now aiming towards world domination with inroads being made in Nepal and Italy and product expansion too: theyve announced the launch of a motorbike which" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=c5Zim_pPdHU) 2023-06-29T11:48Z 1M followers, 2.2M engagements "Indian Robotics Company Ruling the World 👏 #business #india #startup" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=cUQKkVFu4EE) 2023-09-01T12:23Z 1M followers, 4M engagements "Shark Tank India startup Qzense Labs in [----] Dr. Srishti Batra was [--] months pregnant when she and her co-founder Rubal Chib went on Shark Tank India Season One to pitch their Indian hardware startup Qzense Labs. Qzense Labs has a hardware product called QScan that can scan fruits and veggies to find out how fresh they are. Dr. Srishti Batra and Rubal Chib asked for a [---] crore valuation with only [--] lakh in revenue and got rejected. But thats not the end Qzense Labs secured [--] lakh rupees from the Government of India and pivoted to fresh meat and seafood for quick commerce that resulted" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=keefrJRLXD4) 2024-07-09T11:31Z 1M followers, 112.7K engagements "Why Zepto-Flipkart Deal Failed 😮😮 #startup #entrepreneur #business Flipkart was planning to acquire Zepto but the deal has now fallen through. And heres what you need to know about this. Flipkart wanted to acquire Zepto to stay relevant in the E-commerce business. You see the quick commerce is slowly taking over the e-commerce in India. In [----] while the entire e-commerce market grew by only 15% the quick commerce market grew by 77%. And according to experts as these quick commerce companies add more categories like Electronics and Cosmetics it will further eat into e-commerce market share." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=m401jLNs6L0) 2024-04-26T14:16Z 1M followers, 461.5K engagements "Nikhil Sikri Zolo : How a doctor turned entrepreneur built India's largest co-living platform When Nikhil Sikri decided to quit his job as a doctor in Singapore and return to India he didn't know what was in store for him. Four years later Zolo was born. By honoring his instincts and doing what he wanted to do even when the people around him thought that he was crazy Nikhil and his co-founders Akhil Sikri and Sneha Choudhry have managed to create India's largest co-living platform. SECTIONS Becoming a Doctor: 00:58 Becoming an Entrepreneur: 05:07 The PG Gold Mine: 07:49 A Failed Platform" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=mvINBJCAhl8) 2019-03-19T11:30Z 1M followers, 16.5K engagements "Solving India's Parking Crisis 👏👏 #startup #business #entrepreneurship Imagine you just bought a BMW X1 and on the very first day your car gets towed from the road. And when you finally receive it its damaged and you end up paying lakhs of rupees for its repair. This is what Dhananjaya Bharadwaj faced in [----] and this pushed him to solve one of the major problems in Indian cities. Parking. And before we discuss this product let me tell you a few facts about parking in India. 97% of all the parking is unorganized in India. Secondly an average Indian driver spends [--] minutes daily finding a" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=pCrfZtQ_DDM) 2023-10-31T12:32Z 1M followers, 6.9M engagements "Why Kiranatech Failed in India #startup #business #entrepreneur" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ubV5xe27Qz8) 2023-12-06T11:59Z 1M followers, 3.7M engagements "Meesho: Only Profitable E-commerce Company in India Meesho: Only Profitable E-commerce Company in India All the Indian E-commerce Companies are losing money be it Amazon India Flipkart or Myntra. Meesho is trying to change that by following a different model; instead of charging commissions from sellers it's working on an ad-base model. With this it is also focussing on premium categories like Beauty and Fashion and building it's own logistic fleet. #meesho #amazon #flipkart #ecommerce #marketing #business #money #startup #entrepreneurship #company #enterprise #indianstartups #india #funding" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=wCRaXC8JWdE) 2023-06-13T11:56Z 1M followers, 1.1M engagements "Zomato Bans AI Food Photos Zomato just banned AI-generated food images. A month ago Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal called on restaurants to stop using AI for menu photos. Why These images were misleading customers damaging trust and causing more complaints and refunds. Now Zomato has officially stepped in to enforce the ban. Although right now only 2% of their [------] restaurant partners use AI-generated images Deepinder Goyal isnt taking any chances. Theyve developed AI tools that can detect these AI-generated images with 90% accuracy. Restaurants usually spend [----] to [-----] on professional food" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2IM9rMymRDQ) 2024-09-22T16:00Z 1M followers, 384.8K engagements "Indian Startup News Ep 89: [--] New Unicorns Ola's Self Driving EV Fantasy Gaming Apps Shut Down Download CoinSwitch Kuber's app here: https://coinswitch.co/in/refertag=dGCak Subscribe to their YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/c/CoinSwitchKuber This week in Indian Startup News Fantasy gaming apps shut down operations in Karnataka Slice to offer 3-day work week to attract talent Paytm acquires CreditMate Ola acquires GeoSpoc and Good Glamm Group acquires The Moms Co. In funding news Licious raises $52 million to become Indias first D2C unicorn CoinSwitch Kuber raises $260 million to" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=8C2ajQjvkXA) 2021-10-09T05:51Z 1M followers, 22.2K engagements "Emergent Labs: India's fastest growing Ai startup Emergent recently raised $70 Million from softbank and Khosla ventures and it has become India's fastest growing Ai startup. This is a sign that vibe-coding is finally here in India and Emergent is helping Indian builders ride this wave" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=8qBrp_sNe8I) 2026-01-20T14:40Z 1M followers, 37.7K engagements "Starbucks Fires CEO Laxman Narasimhan Starbucks has fired its Indian-origin CEO Laxman Narasimhan after a sharp decline in revenue and a 25% drop in stock prices under his leadership. After Laxman Narasimhan was let go Brian Niccol the former CEO of Chipotle has been named as the new CEO causing the stock price of Starbucks to jump by 25%. Brian Niccol had impressive track record at Chipotle where he doubled revenue and increased profits 7X and this has sparked optimism. Was firing Laxman Narasimhan the right decision for Starbucks Can Brian Niccol revive the world's largest coffeehouse chain" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=9YGkH8clGzY) 2024-08-16T12:33Z 1M followers, 3M engagements "Making Water From Thin Air 😮 Bengaluru-based Uravu Labs primarily uses atmospheric moisture and renewable energy to produce drinking water. They currently produce 1000-1200 liters of water a day and are planning to scale it to [--] lakh liters of clean water a day. Till now they have raised $2.4 Million in funding" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ad1CmDcfOmg) 2023-04-19T13:39Z 1M followers, 1.8M engagements "Indian Startup News Ep 121: Paytm Mall Valuation Drops 99.5% This week in Indian Startup News Paytm Malls Valuation Drops 99.5% Vedantu Lays Off 400+ employees Ola Scales Down Food Delivery Business. In Acquisition and funding news Swiggy Acquires Dineout Phonepe acquires wealthdesk and openq GreyOrange Raises $110 Mn and more. 00:00 Introduction 00:16 Paytm Malls Valuation Drops 99.5% 02:02 Vedantu Lays Off 400+ employees 02:57 Ola Scales Down Food Delivery Business 04:47 Swiggy Acquires Dineout 05:28 Phonepe acquires Wealthdesk and openq 06:19 GreyOrange Raises $110 Mn 07:11 Funding" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=CF07wP0z-ZE) 2022-05-21T05:30Z 1M followers, 34K engagements "Ather Energy's Record-Breaking Year Explained - Indian Startups News [---] 0:00 Intro 0:36 Ather Energys Comeback 5:06 Global Fintech Fest [----] 8:35 Quick Updates: Anthropic 9:02 Quick Updates: Google 9:19 Quick Updates: Niro Shutdown 9:43 Weekly Funding News Updates This week on Backstage with Millionaires were covering one of the biggest turnaround stories in Indias EV space Ather Energys incredible comeback. After years of trailing behind Ola Electric Ather has now taken the lead in both sales and market cap powered by the success of its family scooter the Rizta. We break down how Ather" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=D32Kgm8Tqps) 2025-10-11T05:30Z 1M followers, 75.8K engagements "Indian Startup News Ep 146: "Meet targets or leave": BYJU'S This week in Indian Startup News: BYJU'S introduces new salary structure for the sales team PMV Electric launches a new EV Zoho crosses $1 Bn in annual revenue Zomato rolls out Zomato Pay. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 00:00 Introduction 00:05 Byju's introduces a new salary structure 01:21 PMV Electric launches a new EV 01:52 Bird's Eye Segment 03:02 Quick Updates 03:55 "insidebwm" Instagram Account 04:07 Outro 04:25" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=GTSYwkG5pw4) 2022-11-12T05:30Z 1M followers, 15.7K engagements "Solving India's Traffic Problem 👏👏 Solving India's Traffic Problem 👏👏 Based in Bengaluru Quick Ride wants to reduce [--] Million cars on Indian roads every day. And to do this they have a simple solution Carpooling. Along with a car Quick Ride also allows you to pool a bike with someone. Investors too love this idea and till now they have poured over [--] Million dollars (123 Crore Rs) into the startup. #traffic #car #startup #entrepreneurship #marketing #business #money #company #enterprise #indianstartups #india #funding #unicorn #investing #founder #wealth #motivation #businessideas #success" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=LnQ_xlGmKmo) 2023-07-25T11:35Z 1M followers, 1.8M engagements "Twitter Rival Koo is Struggling to Survive 😮 Started by Aprameya Radhakrishna and Mayank Bidawatka Koo was meant to be India's version of Twitter. But in the last two years the company has been bleeding money and its user base is also declining. #business #money #startup #entrepreneurship #company #enterprise #indianstartups #india #funding #unicorn #investing #founder #wealth #motivation #businessideas #success #koo #twitter" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=LsxtFLhVVPY) 2023-04-27T14:16Z 1M followers, 609.9K engagements "Startup Funding Rounds Explained In today's video of startup [---] series we will talk about different startup funding rounds what is the difference between seed angel series A series B series C funding rounds what is an initial public offering (IPO) and what are the different terms and conditions required to fulfill in every stage. 00:00 Introduction 00:48 Seed and Angel Round 02:09 Series A Round 04:20 Growth Capital/Bridge Round 04:36 Series B Round 05:47 IPO Seed and Angel Round: Seed or Angel funding is usually the first stage of funding that a startup raises. Seed funding is secured when" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=TCsOlrRQNcs) 2020-09-10T04:30Z 1M followers, 14.1K engagements "Why Startups Prefer NCDs over Debt or Equity Why Startups Prefer NCDs over Debt or Equity NCDs stand for Non-Convertible Debentures and debentures are basically like bonds which companies issue to raise money. And NCDs are of two types. First is convertible debentures which allow you to convert your debentures into company shares after a certain period of time. And Non-Convertible Debentures as the name suggests dont allow you to convert them into shares. And its beneficial to the company as it allows them to diversify their borrowing profile and instill trust in the public as NCDs are" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=T_giVBW8qjg) 2023-07-18T12:15Z 1M followers, 388.3K engagements "India's GDP to surpass China's 😮🔥 India's GDP to surpass China's 😮🔥 According to the report "India is arguably at the start of a long wave boom at the same time as China ends one." #startup #entrepreneurship #marketing #business #money #company #enterprise #indianstartups #india #funding #unicorn #investing #founder #wealth #motivation #businessideas #success" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=UGv-bZpNdLA) 2023-08-06T13:58Z 1M followers, 4.6M engagements "What is Deepinder Goyals new ANTI-AGING Theory - Indian Startups News [---] 0:00 Intro 0:57 Deepinder Goyals New Anti-Aging Mission 4:04 Sarla Aviation 5:45 Quick Update: PhysicsWallah Listing 6:08 Quick Update: Capillary Technologies IPO 6:43 Quick Update: Gensol Insolvency 7:00 Weekly Funding News This week on Backstage with Millionaires were diving deep into one of the most controversial debates in Indias startup world Deepinder Goyals new Gravity Aging Hypothesis and the mysterious wearable hes building called Temple. After Zomato Blinkit and District Deepinder is now putting $25 million of" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=WE2n_eJGOP8) 2025-11-22T05:30Z 1M followers, 27.7K engagements "How Paytm Turned Profitable A Case Study On January [--] [----] digital payments giant Paytm was hit with a major crisis. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) imposed a strict penalty halting transactions on its payments bank and sending shockwaves through the company. Millions of customers and merchants were left without a bank and in just three days Paytms stock lost more than half its value. Many predicted this was the end for the company that pioneered mobile payments in India. But this is not a story of failure. It's a story of a remarkable turnaround led by founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma and his" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Wx-GZPXjYv4) 2025-08-06T12:02Z 1M followers, 126.2K engagements "Sridhar Vembu led Zoho's Shareholding. Sridhar Vembu owns just 5% stake in Zoho Corporation. Most of it (48%) is owned by his sister Radha Vembu. Another 35% of it is owned by his brother Sekar Vembu. His co-founder from his last company AdventNet Tony Thomas owns 8% and Sridhar himself owns just 5% in the company. And the reason is that his siblings Radha and Sekar play a key role in the company. #zoho #sridharvembu #radhavembu" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Y3P5RT27JDg) 2023-04-03T12:51Z 1M followers, 2.5M engagements "Slice is becoming a Bank 😮😮 Slice is becoming a Bank 😮😮 Slice became big by offering credit cards to a segment of the population which were ignored by banks mainly students. At one stage Slice offered [--] lakh cards in a single month which was the highest for any fintech or bank in India. But a decision by RBI last year almost killed the startup it stopped all the non-banking fintech like Slice from issuing credit lines. With this banking license Slice has got a new lifeline. #slice #rbi #startup #entrepreneurship #marketing #business #money #company #enterprise #indianstartups #india" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZBt5DP9SNl8) 2023-10-06T11:36Z 1M followers, 812.2K engagements "India's Drone King: ideaForge 👏👏 India's Drone King: Ideaforge 👏👏 Starting in [----] Ideaforge's first customer was India's defense ministry and at that time autopilot drone technology was very rare in India. The company's first few years were humble but it really hit a roadblock when in [----] Indian government announced blanket ban on private use of drones. These rules were eased in [----] and the Indian government announced incentives for drone makers under PLI scheme. Since then Ideaforge's business shot up and it currently holds a 50% market share in India. #drone #ideaforge #startup" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=aOUPycUS5lw) 2023-08-20T12:14Z 1M followers, 12M engagements "Indian Startup News Ep 122: Invact Metaversity Crisis Deepens OYO IPO Delays Jungle Ventures latest video: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=nDDxXVXQf34 Jungle Ventures YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWcYxttFXVf7FgaoIa5BCxw This episode of Backstage with Millionaires is sponsored by Jungle Ventures which is one of the leading VCs in India and the Southeast Asian market. Do check out their YouTube channel and consider subscribing if you want to learn more about how to build successful startups. This week in Indian Startup News Mfine Fires [---] Employees Ritesh Agarwal-Led OYO" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=bQSXATt6pS0) 2022-05-28T05:30Z 1M followers, 17.6K engagements "Indian Family Offices: How Billionaires invest their money 0:00 - Introduction 1:24 - Whats a Family Office 5:48 - Difference Between Family Offices and VC/PE 9:50 - What It Means for India In [----] family offices in India have experienced a dramatic growth now accounting for nearly 40% of all funding raised by Indian startups. In this video we explore the rise of family offices how they operate and how they are reshaping India's investment landscape. With the emergence of tech giants and successful IPOs ultra-rich families in India are no longer sticking to traditional assets like real estate" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=c4JbrswYitY) 2026-01-21T12:24Z 1M followers, 49.3K engagements "Pocket FMs Dominance in the US 👏" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=c52Ht6rOqas) 2025-09-09T04:17Z 1M followers, 18.9K engagements "FICO: A Successful Franchise Model for small companies I recently finished watching all the episodes of Shark Tank India Season [--] and [--]. In total I watched over 250+ pitches. And one of the most common reasons why Sharks didnt invest in many businesses is scalability issues. See as a small brand its very hard to find franchise partners who invest in your business and at the same time maintain the quality and taste of your products. And because of this a lot of small companies cant scale after a point. This challenge however can be solved by a model called FICO model which is basically" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=croipF2MMvE) 2025-03-27T14:12Z 1M followers, 25.9K engagements "Ola Electric Losing Market Share Take a look at this graph. These are the sales numbers of Ola Electric. From a peak of over [-----] scooters sold in March [----] the number is down to almost [-----] in December. This shows a steep decline of almost 75% in less th an a year. As a result Ola Electrics market share has fallen rapidly. From over 50% market share at the beginning of last year it came down to just 19% by the end of the year. And this is just one of the many bad news for the company. The next is increasing losses. In the most recent quarter Ola Electrics losses increased by almost 50% to" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=dFI9tOl4JxI) 2025-02-13T04:58Z 1M followers, 35.1K engagements "Indian Startup News Ep 117: Crypto Trading down 60% Zepto enters food delivery This week in Indian Startup News Crypto Industry worried amid uncertainty in rules Indian SaaS industry to reach $100 bn in revenues by [----] Zepto launches 10-minute food delivery service 'Cafe' Govt To Bring EV Battery Quality Norms. In funding news CoinDCX Bags $135 Mn Rario raises $120 mn Loop Health Raises $25 Million Urbanpiper raised $24 Million. 00:00 Introduction 00:11 Crypto Industry worried amid uncertainty in rules 01:42 Indian SaaS industry to reach $100 bn in revenues by [----] 02:38 Zepto launches" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=dSYElJ0aVM8) 2022-04-23T05:30Z 1M followers, 14.5K engagements "Indias own Laser Defence System #drdo This is a Star Wars-like laser weapon system developed by Indias DRDO. And India has become the fourth country after the US China and Russia to make something like this. See the future of wars is going to be autonomous drones controlled by people hundreds of miles away sitting in a bunker. And this laser defence system is one of the most efficient and cost-effective ways to counter such drones. In simple words it is a high-powered laser which is designed to neutralise drones missiles and other airborne threats. And the way this works is the system uses" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=dfQFUmA1ThE) 2025-05-10T10:25Z 1M followers, 45.8K engagements "The Race to build India's first Reusable Rocket - Indian Startups News [---] 0:00 - Intro 0:41 - The Reusable Rocket Race 4:55 - LAT Aerospace First Test Flight 6:34 - OrbitAID Aerospace Launch 7:06 - Practo healthcare goes global 7:34 - Simple Energy Electric Scooters Launch 8:04 - Weekly Funding News This week on Backstage with Millionaires we dive deep into the key moments that made [----] a transformative year for Indias startup ecosystem. From the record number of IPOs to the skyrocketing funding in deeptech we explore how the entrepreneurial landscape in India has evolved. We kick things" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=exzlvHuxARE) 2026-01-10T04:51Z 1M followers, 65.5K engagements "Why Indian D2C brands are exploding In the last few weeks several young D2C startups have been snapped up by big FMCG companies signaling a massive shift in Indias retail landscape. In this video we break down this recent trend of acquisitions including how Reginald Men Cosmix and Muuchstac are making waves in the industry and why FMCG companies are racing to acquire them before they grow too large. We'll also dive deep into the reasons behind this shift such as the generational loyalty gap the rise of content-driven commerce and the slower growth of traditional FMCG giants. With D2C" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=fjNeBHSyPW4) 2026-01-13T12:09Z 1M followers, 52K engagements "Indian Startup News [---] - Indias First Hydrogen-Oxygen Engine Welcome to the Backstage with Millionaires weekly Indian startup news show hosted by Caleb Friesen. This week Stardour successfully test-fires Indias first hydrogen-oxygen propulsion engine Garuda Aerospace secures a license to export drones to global markets AI startup Astra shuts down just months after funding from Perplexity AIs founder Blinkit pilots 10-minute prescription deliveries Krutrim executes fresh layoffs and Indian startups raise $35 million. 0:00 Stardour Tests Indias First Hydrogen-Oxygen Propulsion Engine 02:01" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=gb2vAykHJwI) 2025-08-02T10:15Z 1M followers, 33.8K engagements "Building a Scalable QSR: Raymond Andrews Biryani Blues Biryani Blues a QSR chain that sells India's favourite dish biryani was started back in [----] by Raymond Andrews and Aparna Andrews. In this video Raymond explains how he and his wife built Biryani Blues and what their plans for the company are. He also gives some advice to wannabe entrepreneurs who are thinking of starting up in the food industry. 00:00 SECTIONS 00:46 From Financial Services to Making Biryani 03:07 Revolutionising an Old School Dish 05:42 Spreading Biryani Blues Across the Country 07:30 Biryani: A Dish for the Rest of the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=h3g-tsZyhco) 2019-11-26T11:30Z 1M followers, [----] engagements "Indian Startup News Ep 137: Flipkart launches a Hotel-booking service This week in Indian Startup News: [--]. Unacademy One launched by Unacademy [--]. Flipkart launched a new hotel booking service- Flipkart Hotels [--]. Bengaluru is flooded [--]. Tata 1mg becomes a unicorn [--]. Ola Electrics EV registrations have fallen. 00:00 Introduction 00:10 Flipkart launches Flipkart Hotels 02:14 Unacademy launches Unacademy One 04:21 Birds eye Segment 05:50 Quick Updates 07:05 BWM Update Unacademy launched Unacademy One - a collection of [--] youtube channels: Indian Ed-tech giant Unacademy launched Unacademy One" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=l5C_ynV-V68) 2022-09-10T05:30Z 1M followers, 16.6K engagements "Indias Big Loss 😮😮 #semiconductor #business #startup" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=lYLCqUlAzCo) 2023-10-18T12:53Z 1M followers, 2M engagements "Indian Startup News [---] - Ather Is Catching up With Ola Electric Welcome to the Backstage with Millionaires weekly Indian startup news show hosted by Caleb Friesen. This week Ather Energy closes in on Ola Electric in the EV race Dhruva Space announces its first commercial satellite launch with SpaceX Swiggy considers exiting its stake in Rapido over a conflict of interest Tesla opens its first charging station in India PharmEasy appoints Rahul Guha as CEO and Indian startups raise $187 million. 0:00 Ather Closes Gap With Ola Electric 2:25 Dhruva Space Launches First Commercial Satellite 3:36" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=r9rJkCDSs5I) 2025-08-09T09:01Z 1M followers, 33K engagements "Maharashtra or Tamil Nadu: Indias first trillion dollar state" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=tMEzIGA7cfM) 2026-01-22T11:33Z 1M followers, 27.6K engagements "Indias Most Overvalued Startup : CRED #startup #business #entrepreneurship" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=wSSnaewszo8) 2023-11-21T13:07Z 1M followers, 1.5M engagements "The Truth About UPI Going Global In this debate we try to unpack UPI Indias fintech revolution examining some of its international competitors and also trying to better understand the future potential that this incredible digital payments infrastructure has. 0:00 Intro 1:04 Understanding India Stack 3:08 Aadhar - Precursor to UPI 5:40 Birth of UPI 8:21 UPI competitors globally 18:20 UPI's Growth in India 19:54 UPI Going Global 23:42 Future Potential of UPI 28:06 Future Predictions UPI traces its roots to 'India Stack' which is a collection of digital infrastructures designed to propel India's" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=-cyhrHvEtQ8) 2023-08-17T13:42Z 1M followers, 329K engagements "India's Top [--] Defence Startups (2025) "Rise of India's Defence Sector": https://youtu.be/SjJ2Khg3d_c 00:00 Intro 02:10 NewSpace Research and Technologies 04:18 Tonbo Imaging 06:16 Big Bang Boom Solutions 07:58 EyeROV 09:28 Optimized Electrotech The United States has long maintained its military superiority through a unique system where government and private entities collaborate on defense innovation. This model where initial government funding fuels private sector competition and development enables the US to build cutting-edge weaponry like the B-2 Spirit bomber and GBU-57 bunker busters" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=09JjGpdGa04) 2025-07-29T16:12Z 1M followers, 84K engagements "Iconic Tinkle Cartoon Characters Suppandi and Shikari Shambu Coming as NFTs: Indian Web3 News This week in Indian startup news Metaverse startup Ikonz raises undisclosed amount from Village Global and Woodstock and plans to launch Tinkles iconic character Suppandis NFT ALT Balaji launches a metaverse game based on their reality show Lock Upp Radhe Shyams trailer launch in the metaverse crashes servers FTX Gaming partners with IndiGG for web3 and crypto gaming Polygon Studios makes strategic investment in Zipmex Blockchain analytics and security startup BitsCrunch raises $3.6 million. 00:00" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=17EmXSPEoew) 2022-03-09T12:30Z 1M followers, [----] engagements "Lenovo Pros all-in-one solution for SMBs in India Indian SMBs face a very crucial problem when it comes to their tech. To begin with most of these companies use outdated and old devices that freeze during client pitches or slow down during peak operations. Also most of these companies dont have any form of tech support and so if something breaks theres no IT team to call and so productivity literally pauses. Now if these companies decide to upgrade to enterprise-grade devices with warranties and support its just too expensive for many of these companies. And Lenovo is solving this exact issue" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=1awRt_RBr_4) 2025-11-27T12:34Z 1M followers, 11.7M engagements "How ElasticRun Is Transforming India's Rural Retail - Startup Case Study 00:00 Intro 01:16 Understanding the Problem 03:29 How three co-founders met 04:30 ElasticRun's Business Model 08:01 Move towards Profitability 10:06 Learnings ElasticRun a unicorn startup has emerged as a disruptive force in India's rural B2B commerce market. It addresses the longstanding challenge faced by millions of kirana store owners who struggle to access products due to a broken rural distribution network. Traditional FMCG distribution systems are ineffective in rural areas due to low demand high setup costs and" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2khF-SocQY0) 2024-04-16T12:04Z 1M followers, 561.7K engagements "Why Meeshos IPO is special - Indian Startups News [---] 0:00 Intro 0:41 Meesho's IPO 5:22 Zepto Raises $450 Million 7:23 Quick Update: Zoho Pay 7:53 Quick Update: Tata 1mg 8:23 Quick Update: WazirX 8:50 Quick Update: Shadowfax 9:13 Weekly Funding News This week on Backstage with Millionaires were talking about Meeshos upcoming IPO and why it could be one of the most important public listings in Indias startup ecosystem. When Amazon and Flipkart focused on the top 10% Meesho built for the other 90% small towns local shops and WhatsApp sellers. We explain how Meesho scaled to [--] million sellers" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=3KiRkRiTsjM) 2025-10-25T05:30Z 1M followers, 40.3K engagements "Why Deepinder Goyal Resigned as Eternal CEO - Indian Startup News [---] https://finanjo.com/download - Download Finanjo here 00:00 - Intro 00:27 - Why Deepinder stepped down 05:42 - Update on Finanjo 07:17 - PhonePe IPO details 09:29 - Quick News 10:37 - Indian Startup News In this weeks episode of Backstage with Millionaires we dive into Deepinder Goyals shocking decision to step down as CEO of Eternal and what this means for the companys future. Despite an impressive 200% YoY revenue growth Deepinder is leaving to explore high-risk long-term projects like extending human lifespan and" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=3lALPB_FKxs) 2026-01-24T04:30Z 1M followers, 133.9K engagements "Shardeum To Solve Blockchain Scalability Issue TDS To Kill Crypto Trade Polygon Raises $450M Our interview with Nischal Shetty: https://youtu.be/txxdPN0GpTI This week in Indian web3 news WazirXs co-founder Nishchal Shetty to launch Shardeum blockchain Indias first metaverse wedding NFTs and Indias first blockchain wedding. In funding news Polygon raises $450 million Colexion raises $5 million Pillow raises $3 million and Oneto11 raises $2.5 million. 00:00 Introduction 01:00 WazirXs co-founder Nishchal Shetty to launch Shardeum blockchain 06:24 Indias first metaverse wedding NFTs 07:34 Indias" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=4CAxkgio7xM) 2022-02-09T13:30Z 1M followers, 10.8K engagements "Indian Startup News Ep 8: Jack Ma Becomes the Richest Man in Asia Myntra to Cut Discounts and More This week in Indian startup news Walmart tells Myntra to focus on profitability CarTrade applies for an NBFC license ahead of IPO in [----] and Alibaba's Jack Ma overtakes Mukesh Ambani to become the richest man in Asia. In funding news STRIVE raises more than $100 million for third Asia-focused fund Northern Arc Investments announces first close of India Impact Fund at $23 million FamPay raises $4.7 million in seed funding and Airmeet raises $3 million in seed funding. Top Startup News Walmart" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=7wXrC1E8rnI) 2020-03-14T05:50Z 1M followers, [---] engagements "Indian Startup News 45: WhiteHat Jr Sues Critics for Defamation and Google Could Acquire ShareChat Link to Pradeep Poonia's interview: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=NIFs8d8WF0A Link to Dr Aniruddha Malpani's interview: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=oKwpuTYDQRY Learn more about WhiteHat Jr controversy in Hindi here: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=WaH10gQccdI This week in Indian Startup News WhiteHat Jr sues its critics for defamation Google in talks to acquire ShareChat Government to set up [-----] EV charging stations across India and the government bans [--] more Chinese apps including Snack" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=81pAE-1anhs) 2020-11-29T05:30Z 1M followers, 212K engagements "Indian Startup News Ep 118: Ola's Self Driving Car RBI rejects Mobikwik Payment license Jungle Ventures latest video: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=gD2AmvGw6HQ Jungle Ventures YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWcYxttFXVf7FgaoIa5BCxw This episode of Backstage with Millionaires is sponsored by Jungle Ventures which is one of the leading VCs in India and the Southeast Asian market. Do check out their YouTube channel and consider subscribing if you want to learn more about how to build successful startups. This week in Indian Startup News Ola Electric Announces Autonomous Car" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=82BTEa4eLp0) 2022-04-30T05:30Z 1M followers, 15.5K engagements "China unveils T800 humanoid robot A Chinese startup just unveiled a full size humanoid robot that can kick open doors jump spin and throw combat style kicks. These robots are called T800 and its built by a Shenzhen based startup called EngineAI. And this is a significant breakthrough because most humanoid robots today struggle with balancing. They can walk slowly but lose control when they jump turn fast or land hard on a surface. But T800 can do all this effortlessly. Its [--] foot [--] inch weighs [--] kilos and has [--] independently controlled joints powered by extremely high torque motors. And" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=8HjDXNGAhkQ) 2025-12-20T11:38Z 1M followers, 38K engagements "Indian Startup News [---] - The REAL Reason Zepto Is Raising $500M NOW Welcome to the Backstage with Millionaires weekly Indian startup news show hosted by Caleb Friesen. This week Zepto nears a $500 million funding round at a $7 billion valuation WeWork Indias IPO process resumes after a regulatory pause Aditya Mangla takes over Zomatos food delivery business Starlink gets final approval to launch in India Rapido enters food delivery Amazon Now rolls out 10-minute delivery in Delhi and Indian startups raise $78 million. 0:00 Zepto Close to Closing a $500M Round 2:21 WeWork India IPO Is Back" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=8qFelT8o6tU) 2025-07-12T05:30Z 1M followers, 45.5K engagements "India's Logistics Winner: Porter Porters business is Intra-city logistics basically delivering things inside a city" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ADG4Dv6oTcg) 2024-01-19T13:02Z 1M followers, 1.5M engagements "What Are the Stages of a Pre-Seed Startup Watch Part [--] of this series here: https://youtu.be/WY3WIE5NU1M Watch Part [--] of this series here: https://youtu.be/BOi2CU77FrA In this video we talk about different stages that a Pre-seed Startup goes through right from Ideation stage to commitment stage and how the startup funds itself during this time. 0:00 Intro 0:34 Ideation Stage 1:35 Planning Stage 2:41 Commitment Stage 3:45 Pre-seed funding 4:51 Personal-debt funding 6:14 Triple F funding 7:13 Convertible debt and equity 8:01 Angel Investors 11:45 Crowd Investing A startup always begins with an" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=BOi2CU77FrA) 2022-08-11T13:55Z 1M followers, 56.5K engagements "Difference Between an Angel Investor and a Venture Capitalist In this video of the Startup [---] series we explain who is an angel investor who is a venture capitalist and outline the difference between an angel investor and a venture capitalist. You will also learn how both the investment approaches are different and what these investors are looking for in a startup before making an investment. Who is an angel investor and a Venture Capitalist Basically an angel investor is anyone who uses his own money to invest in startups while a venture capitalist (VC) is someone who uses other peoples" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=BhLGL6iU94M) 2020-08-12T06:50Z 1M followers, 29.5K engagements "Curefoods Buys Krispy Kreme India - Indian Startup News [---] Welcome to the Backstage with Millionaires weekly Indian startup news show hosted by Caleb Friesen and part of Zerodhas Zero1 Network. This week Curefoods acquires pan-India rights to Krispy Kreme OYO wins a major legal battle against Zostel Uber enters the heavy goods delivery space with Courier XL Flipkart pulls back its quick commerce expansion Zepto launches a paid analytics platform for brands and Indian startups raise $100 million. 0:00 Curefoods Buys Krispy Kreme India 2:57 OYO Beats Zostel in Delhi HC 4:25 Uber Launches" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ChrfOUOsl58) 2025-05-18T03:42Z 1M followers, 15.1K engagements "This Indian Startup Is Taking on MDH and EVEREST Spices This Indian startup is taking on MDH and Everest Zoff is a D2C spice brand from Chhattisgarh that appeared on Shark Tank India and they made [--] crore selling masalas. Brothers Akash Agrawal and Ashish Agrawal invested [--] crore to build a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Raipur and another [--] crore to establish their offline distribution. But when the pandemic hit they had to let go of Zoff's entire 350-person sales team many of whom were based in Chhattisgarh. Instead of giving up though Zoff quickly pivoted to an online-only" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=DKD80Nt_Gok) 2024-11-13T12:49Z 1M followers, 21.9K engagements "Man Behind Social Byg Brewski and Roxie 👏👏 Man Behind Social Byg Brewski and Roxie 👏👏 Pravesh Pandey is one of the most renowned faces in India's Hotel and Restaurant Industry. After spending almost a decade and a half in the restaurant industry serving positions like senior manager and director Pravesh started Byg Brewski in [----]. Before this Pravesh was also instrumental in the rapid expansion of 'Social' in multiple Indian cities" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=F_Ag0YL6hJM) 2023-10-02T13:15Z 1M followers, 99.5K engagements "How 'Peak XV' became India's most successful VC - Indian Startup News [---] Form to test out our fintech app - https://bit.ly/BwMStealth 0:00 Intro 01:02 Peak XV: Indias VC No [--] 05:31 Bwm Product Integration 07:20 Ola Electric's fall 09:24 Bharat Taxi launch 09:49 Razorpay gets RBI cross-border licence 10:08 Wakefit Aequs IPO 10:45 OpenAI in talks with TCS 11:00 Weekly Funding News This week on Backstage with Millionaires were breaking down how Peak XV has quietly become Indias most successful VC fund generating more than $4 billion in returns in just the last [----] months mainly through" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=H8lXxGXgFG0) 2025-12-06T05:50Z 1M followers, 35.4K engagements "Indian Startup News Ep 130: Slice's Big Pivot after RBI crackdown Tips to win upto $500 daily - https://www.jump.trade/fsz=BSMG This week in Indian Startup News Slice changes business model after RBI crackdown on fintech Cars24 see high level exits Ola Electric's big push into Batteries. In Founder Spotlight we have the founder and CEO of Paytm Vijay Shekhar Sharma - who took a big bet on lending part of the company and now it seems to be paying off big time. In Funding news we have Niyo Eka care Fitterfly and [--] other Indian startups raise more than $1 Million. 00:00 Introduction 00:13" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ImVTmitKZrU) 2022-07-23T05:32Z 1M followers, 32K engagements "Indian Startup News Ep 129: Unacademy's Big Restructure No Free Meals Salary Cuts Gaurav's Message to Unacademy Team - https://inc42.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Unacademy-Mail.jpg Bhavish's Post about Li-ion cell - https://twitter.com/bhash/status/1546345126955323392 This week in Indian Startup News Unacademy's Big Restructure - No Free Meals Salary Cuts Ola Electric unveils First Indigenously Developed Li-ion Cell Fraazo Lays Off Over [---] Employees. In Founder Spotlight we have the founder and CEO of Zoho Corporation Sridhar Vembu - who recently questioned the entire significance of VC" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=JTEF-ZupOLY) 2022-07-16T05:30Z 1M followers, 23.7K engagements "Uttar Pradesh's Ambitious Plan 😮😮 Uttar Pradesh's Ambitious Plan 😮😮 Yogi Government wants to make the state a [--] Trillion dollar economy by [----]. It involves UPs five biggest cities and developing them into future-enabled cities. So the states capital Lucknow will be developed as an AI city which will be the first in India. In addition Kanpur will be made a drone and robotics hub. Noida will be developed as a tech and data center. And finally Varanasi and Prayagraj will become hotspots for research and development. The government is also partnering up with major educational institutes like" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=JsQtxmLjfsg) 2023-08-26T12:33Z 1M followers, 453.1K engagements "Indian Gaming Giant worth [----] Crore Rs 😮😮 #nazara #gaming Indian Gaming Giant worth [----] Crore Rs 😮😮 Nazara is a pioneer in Indias gaming and esports segment. It was started in [----] way before esports was a real thing in India. Its founder Nitish Mittersain took some bold bets on the way whether it was launching Java games for feature phones in [----] making Sachin Tendulkar and later MS Dhoni the face of its mobile cricket game or a partnership with EA in [----]. All of this allowed Nazara to stay ahead in Indias esports space and today it is a House of Brands for Gaming companies and is" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=LY4fHGgFt_w) 2023-09-15T13:39Z 1M followers, 474.3K engagements "10 Indian AI Startups You Need to Keep an Eye On Stable Diffusion API FREE Image Generator: https://bit.ly/3KWbVMP In this video we take a look at Top [--] Indian AI Companies building incredible products and services. 0:00 Intro 3:16 Goodmeetings 4:24 Stable Diffusion API 5:53 Hiresure.ai 7:17 EatX 8:03 Vitra.ai 8:50 Nintee 9:25 MachineHack 10:25 Rephrase.ai 11:46 Minus Zero 12:40 Karya Goodmeetings: Goodmeetings offers a platform for companies to enhance customer meetings. It records and transcribes video meetings creating a searchable library. AI generates meeting summaries and suggests" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=LfDRCktozmk) 2023-08-10T14:44Z 1M followers, 1.3M engagements "Indias First Trillion dollar state Indian Chief Ministers are competing over a very important milestone. To make their states the first Trillion Dollar state. So lets see which states are in this race At number [--] we have Uttar Pradesh with a GDP of [---] billion dollars and growing at 11.6% annually. Then we have Gujarat with a GDP of [---] Billion dollars and growing at 13%. At number three we have IT hub Karnataka with a GDP of [---] Billion dollars and growing at 10.2% annually. At number [--] we have Tamil Nadu with a GDP of [---] Billion and growing at 13.7%. And finally at number [--] we have" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=MTmwzVWEJ4k) 2025-02-27T12:41Z 1M followers, 2.5M engagements "Indian Startup News Ep 105: Olas Electric Car Memes as NFTs Indias First Metaverse Concert Start your insurance journey at Policybazaar with their capital guarantee plans: https://www.policybazaar.com/life-insurance/capital-guarantee-plans/utm_source=YT_Brand_Backstage_with_Millionaires&utm_medium=Youtube&utm_campaign=28012022_CG This week in Indian startup news Olas electric car Memechat turns memes into NFTs Daler Mehndis metaverse concert and Boat files for Rs [----] crore IPO. In funding news Darwinbox raises $72 million to become a unicorn Swiggy raises $700 million and StanPlus raises $20" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=OlDXsyq1a30) 2022-01-29T07:18Z 1M followers, 13.8K engagements "Bharat Taxi: Governments Cab Service 😮😮" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=P1bsc5sBYRg) 2025-11-01T05:24Z 1M followers, 30.7K engagements "Why Hike Failed Despite [---] Million Users - Indian Startups News [---] 00:00 Hike Shuts Down After [--] Years 4:53 Message from Co-founder 06:29 Simple Energys Rare Earth-Free EV Motor 8:22 Quick Updates 9:27 Funding News Hike Shuts Down After [--] Years Once Indias #2 messenger after WhatsApp Hike hit 100M sign-ups and a $1.4B valuation. But cheap data WhatsApps dominance and finally Indias gaming ban ended its 13-year journey. Simple Energys Rare Earth-Free EV Motor Simple Energy has built Indias first EV motor without heavy rare earths reducing dependence on China and reshaping Indias EV supply" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=PfUxQXxCRw8) 2025-09-20T07:45Z 1M followers, 76.3K engagements "How BNPL Startups Are Disrupting Indias Lending Space for Better or Worse In this video we look at the reasons for the momentous rise of BNPL startups in India and also explore if BNPL is disrupting India's lending space for better or for worse. 00:00 What is BNPL or Buy Now Pay Later 02:20 What makes BNPL different from credit cards 06:59 How do BNPL startups make money 10:40 Problems with BNPL 14:09 Will BNPL overtake credit cards What is BNPL or Buy Now Pay Later: If youve bought anything online recently you might have noticed an option to buy now and pay later. Its becoming pretty" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Q_OeJh53zFI) 2022-03-16T15:00Z 1M followers, 33.8K engagements "Indian Startup News Ep 71: Indias First NFT Marketplace RBI Circular Banning Crypto Invalid This week in Indian Startup News WazirX launches Indias first NFT marketplace RBI clarifies that crypto trading isnt banned Delhi allows online delivery of alcohol Nykaas IPO plans Dunzo to deliver medicine using drones Infra.Market acquires Equiphunt Byjus acquires HashLearn and xto10x acquires Dockabl. In funding news Delhivery raises $277 million Urban Company raises $255 million OfBusiness in talks to raise up to $150 million and Mensa Brands raises $50 million. 00:00 Introduction 00:33 WazirX" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=UckhaF-Hk2g) 2021-06-05T05:02Z 1M followers, 17.2K engagements "Amit Kumar Agarwal NoBroker : How to start up successfully Amit Kumar Agarwal is the CEO of one of India's most successful real estate startups NoBroker. Today the company has served over [--] million customers in [--] major Indian cities. They empower [-----] customers to rent or purchase properties without the need for a broker every month and expect these numbers to grow as they use the $51 million Series C round that they raised at the beginning of June to scale up their company. Of course every startup has a start a leap of faith a ground zero. Before [----] nobody had ever heard of NoBroker and" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=VgQ0fuPkpvY) 2019-06-25T11:30Z 1M followers, [----] engagements "Indian Startup News Ep 132: Indian Startups See 90% Decline in Funding Watch Complete video by Manpreet Ratia Managing Partner Jungle Ventures on 'How Fundraising has changed for Startups in 2022' - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=QO6Th5UGGfE 00:00 Introduction 00:13 Funding in Indian Startups decline by 90% 02:55 Sponsored Segment 04:24 Founder Spotlight 07:22 Bird's Eye Segment 08:48 Vedantu and Unacademy lay-off more employees 09:35 Swiggy Introduces Moonlighting Policy This week in Indian Startup News Funding in Indian Startups decline by 90% Vedantu and Unacademy lay-off more employees" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=VogRNvqvlSI) 2022-08-06T05:55Z 1M followers, 26.1K engagements "The Rise of India's Young Tech Billionaires - - Indian Startups News [---] 0:00 Intro 1:40 India's IPO Boom 5:05 Unacademys 90% Value Collapse 7:12 Quick Update: Ola Electric vs LG Tech Leak 7:42 Quick Update: IIT Bombay Quantum Diamond Microscope 8:16 Quick Update: LAT Aerospace R&D Facility 8:40 Weekly Funding News This week on Backstage with Millionaires were diving into one of the biggest shifts happening in Indias startup ecosystem the explosive rise of Indian tech IPOs and why this new wave of billion-dollar founder liquidity could transform the future of Indian innovation. We break down" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=WPmvMiwPpAI) 2025-11-15T05:30Z 1M followers, 27.3K engagements "Indian Startup News Ep 135: EX-UNICORN Rivigo To Be Acquired at a MASSIVE Discount Check out Dezerv website by clicking on the link - https://bit.ly/3QRCnb0 This week in Indian Startup News Ex-unicorn Rivigo looking for Buyers at discounted price Dezerv raises funding Unacademy's Relevel shuffles [---] employees internally ONDC to open for public from September. 00:00 Introduction 00:12 Ex-unicorn Rivigo looking for Buyers at discounted price 02:17 On the side 03:00 Bird's Eye Segment 04:33 Startup Spotlight 08:45 ShopX shuts down 09:40 Unacademy's Relevel shuffles [---] employees internally" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=YOi1ByHjXp8) 2022-08-27T05:54Z 1M followers, 22.2K engagements "Why Reliance Cancelled it's cell-manufacturing plans - Indian Startups News [---] 00:00 Intro 00:50 Indias R&D Problem 05:31 Ola Electric's new launches 06:55 - Quick News 08:15 - Indian Startup News This week on Backstage with Millionaires we dive into the R&D gap that's holding back Indias tech ecosystem and how this is affecting the future of innovation in the country. We examine the big story behind Reliance Industries pausing its battery manufacturing plans due to a lack of local technology and how China's massive R&D investments have propelled it to the forefront of global exports. In" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZZk96Ed9tpc) 2026-01-17T05:27Z 1M followers, 55.3K engagements "Indian Startup News Ep 70: Paytm Plans Biggest IPO Bellatrixs Electric Thruster Zeta = Unicorn This week in Indian Startup News Bellatrix Aerospace becomes the first Indian private company to develop and test a hall effect thruster Zetwerk forays into aerospace and defense Paytm could launch Indias biggest IPO ever RBI orders all mobile wallets to become interoperable Pharmeasy acquires Medlife upGrad acquires Impartus Tata in talks to acquire CureFit PolicyBazaaar fined $33000 for sending misleading SMS WhatsApp is suing the Indian government over privacy rights violation and Twitter vs" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=aNcmprbaNNo) 2021-05-29T05:34Z 1M followers, 21.8K engagements "Story of Nykaas Nayika: How Falguni Nayar Built a $13 Billion Startup in India In todays video we cover the story of Nykaas nayika how Falguni Nayar built a profitable $13 billion startup in India. 00:00 Introduction 00:52 A rewarding experience at Kotak and learnings from Uday Kotak 03:13 An itch to start up before [--] 04:36 Birth of Nykaa 05:58 Building from scratch and early challenges 08:00 [--] Cs of Nykaa - Curation Content and Convenience 10:26 From sustainable growth to IPO A rewarding experience at Kotak and learnings from Uday Kotak: When Falguni Nayar joined Kotak Mahindra it was just" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=a_kDGR-5vlE) 2021-12-03T14:45Z 1M followers, 111.6K engagements "What's Really Going On with Ola Electric Ola Electric once hailed as India's EV revolutionary has seen its stock plummet by nearly 75% since its August [----] IPO crashing from a high of [---] to a historic low of [--]. This dramatic fall has slashed its valuation from $7 billion to a mere $1.25 billion in less than a year making it one of India's most significant new-age company crashes. 🚀 The Meteoric Rise: Founded in [----] Ola Electric quickly captured investor imagination raising hundreds of millions and achieving unicorn status in just six months thanks to founder Bhavish Aggarwal's vision of" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=bJoxIFWvYYM) 2025-07-15T14:58Z 1M followers, 171.9K engagements "Indian Startup News Ep 138: Quick Commerce Startups to Deliver 24/7 BYJU's losses pile up https://bit.ly/3LlNKpO - Check out Penji and their offerings by clicking on the link and get a 15% discount on first month. Check out BWM's Merch - https://merchter.com/stores/backstage-with-millionaires This week in Indian Startup News Instant Grocery Delivery startups extend their delivery time Byju's losses pile up ONDC beta testing to begin soon Lido learning files for bankruptcy. . 00:00 Introduction 00:30 Instant Grocery Delivery startups extend their delivery time 03:33 Byju's losses pile up 04:30" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=cIVtkL7OQVo) 2022-09-17T05:39Z 1M followers, 15.7K engagements "Building $250 Million SaaS Startup Remotely: Appsmith Abhishek Nayak is the founder and CEO of Appsmith a low code SaaS tool that helps startups build internal apps and dashboards. Company has till now raised over $50 Million in funding and all this while working from home. Appsmith's customers are present in every country of the world and their team is global as well. #startup #entrepreneur #business business money startup entrepreneurship company enterprise indianstartups india funding unicorn investing founder wealth motivation businessideas success saas appsmith business money startup" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=c_PTvHmrbKo) 2023-03-14T12:13Z 1M followers, 244.9K engagements "Indian alternative to Splitwise 🙌 #finanjo Link to download Finanjo - https://finanjo.com/download" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=dowzxjPO1r8) 2025-12-24T11:08Z 1M followers, 39.8K engagements "The Truth About Forbes [--] Under [--] Watch the full podcast here: https://youtu.be/e6OMJK-0mC8 Listen to this podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4zTvaUgur4TwxuTaamhlJWsi=OQfDzHZjR0iN8l4VGnBs5w After building their startup for [--] years Mainak Sarkar and Pritam Khan were listed on Forbes [--] Under [--] - Asia - Enterprise Technology [----]. In this short I asked Mainak what it takes to get into Forbes [--] Under [--] and he explained that you need to be nominated by other Forbes [--] Under [--] alumni. Background on Explore'x story: Mainak Sarkar and Pritam Khan started the first iteration of" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=e58eyu00qjg) 2023-07-21T11:30Z 1M followers, 137K engagements "How Snapdeal Became IRRELEVANT 0:00 Intro 1:31 Snapdeals [---] 5:51 The Desperate Pivot Snapdeal: From a $6.5 Billion Giant to an IPO for Investor Exit In [----] Snapdeal was one of Indias hottest tech companies backed by SoftBank Alibaba Foxconn and valued at a massive $6.5 billion. But in just a couple of years the company collapsed under competitive pressure and strategic missteps losing almost all of its market share to Amazon Flipkart and later Meesho. In this video we break down Snapdeals dramatic journey how it started as a deals platform became Indias largest e-commerce marketplace by" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=fb-XpOwx0i0) 2025-12-23T12:51Z 1M followers, 144K engagements "Indian Startup News Ep 144: Mass Resigns at BYJUS Swiggy in Big Trouble Check out BWM's Merch: https://merchter.com/stores/backstage-with-millionaires Our Podcast on Ola Electric and Bhavish Aggarwal: https://youtu.be/GyAdwp0OhR8 This week in Indian Startup News: BYJU'S shut down their Kerala office 900+ restaurants opted out from Swiggy Dineout Ola Electric has launched its third e-scooter Ola S1 Air and Uber Pilots EV Rides In Delhi-NCR. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 00:00" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=fphLO25Or9I) 2022-10-29T05:30Z 1M followers, 48.7K engagements "Indian Startup News Ep 131: Swiggy Delivery Partners Go On Big Strike Visit dezerv. to get experts to invest for you- https://bit.ly/3Q3I597 To know more about Dezervs services registrations and disclaimers visit the link - https://bit.ly/3Q3I597 This week in Indian Startup News Swiggy Delivery Partners Go On Big Strike Innoviti Gets Payments Aggregator License from RBI Arzooo To Launch B2C Platform To Help Offline Stores. In Founder Spotlight we have the founder of Bambrew Vaibhav Anant - who started a company to remove single use plastic after watching a video of a marine biologist removing" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=i5ROcc61AW4) 2022-07-30T05:34Z 1M followers, 29.8K engagements "SuperGaming Goes Web3 Defy To Diversify Crypto Investments Track Your NFT Portfolios Value This week in Indian web3 news Defy launches Baskets to diversify crypto investing Nameet Potnis launches Asset.Money WazirXs co-founder Siddharth Menon joins SuperGaming as advisor Playcent acquires Polkarare and Mudrex raises $6.5 million. 00:00 Introduction 00:23 Defy launches Baskets to diversify crypto investing 01:18 Nameet Potnis launches Asset.Money 02:04 WazirXs co-founder Siddharth Menon joins SuperGaming as advisor 02:53 Playcent acquires Polkarare 03:27 Mudrex raises $6.5 million Defy" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=mA7KOftlPps) 2022-02-16T12:30Z 1M followers, [----] engagements "Cred Svalbard Launch: Finally Coming of Age - Indian Startup News [---] Link to the BwM Services form: https://bit.ly/BwMServices Welcome to the Backstage with Millionaires weekly Indian startup news show hosted by Caleb Friesen. This week CRED launched Svalbard and Cash Plus Lossfunk won first place at the ElevenLabs Hackathon in Bengaluru Paytm partnered with Perplexity Micromax launched a new solar panel business Ashneer Grover shut down CrickPe while Times Internet launched Cricbuzz11 and more Notion database:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=mvmYHDvuxec) 2025-03-01T07:58Z 1M followers, 49.3K engagements "Best Startup Ideas to Build in [----] #ai" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=oKFwLPwOrP4) 2025-07-06T12:29Z 1M followers, 55.2K engagements "Indian Startup News Ep 148: BYJU'S Lose $16 Billion in Valuation 2This week in Indian Startup News: Byjus Valuation slashed by 70% Meesho has joined ONDC Zomato fires 4% of their workforce Paytm Shares at an all-time low and Ultraviolette has launched their first Electric Superbike. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 00:00 Introduction 00:07 Byjus Valuation slashed by 70% 01:51 Meesho has joined ONDC 02:46 Bird's Eye Segment 04:10 Zomato fires 4% of their workforce 04:21 Paytm Shares" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=oQdcMYK7vo4) 2022-11-26T05:30Z 1M followers, 27.6K engagements "How Karnataka is Building India's Quantum Future - Indian Startups News [---] Form to register for D2C event in Bangalore - https://forms.gle/kQEUf3Lb4UWvGi3F6 00:00 Karnataka's Quantum City 04:31 D2C Founders Meetup 05:24 RMG Ban After Effects 06:54 Licious shuts down Uncrave 07:15 OpenAi-Reliance Deal 07:39 OYO's Name Change 07:57 Funding News Karnataka's Quantum City Bengaluru Indias tech hub is aiming to become a global leader in quantum technology with an ambitious plan to build a "Quantum City." The goal is to create a $20 billion quantum economy by [----] transforming Bengaluru from" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=pOuSmchhlws) 2025-09-13T06:46Z 1M followers, 34.1K engagements "Reliance Will Make Semiconductor Chips 😮😮 Reliance Will Make Semiconductor Chips 😮😮 There are two main reasons for Reliance to go into chip manufacturing. First is of course to meet the demand of the Indian Market which currently imports 100% of its semiconductors from countries like China Taiwan and Korea. Secondly Reliance is dependent on these foreign chips for its own Telecom and electronic device business. According to Reuters Reliance has for months considered pumping in $300 Mn for a 30% stake in ISMC a joint venture between Abu Dhabi-based Next Orbit Ventures and Israels Tower" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=p_tLZ1SKPaA) 2023-09-10T12:59Z 1M followers, 441.7K engagements "Indian Startup News Ep 145: Ola Electric Reclaim No [--] Spot ** Correction at 3:30 - It should be $37 Million (Rs [---] Crore) Watch Jungle Venture's video on 'Accounting mistakes founders should avoid' - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=cwY4kd89Deg This week in Indian Startup News: Ola Electric Has Regained No [--] Spot on Most -Two Wheelers Sold BYJUS Planning $1 Billion IPO for Aakash SaaS Unicorn Chargebee Lays Off 10% Workforce. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 00:00 Introduction 00:18" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=qPxIccxvV-I) 2022-11-05T05:35Z 1M followers, 16.8K engagements "Indian Startup News Ep 127: Was It a MISTAKE for Zomato to Buy Blinkit Watch Jungle Venture's compete video on 'Impact of the current market situation on Startups' here - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=DbwJ1xXqZ0k This week in Indian Startup News Zomatos acquisition of Blinkit - A disaster or long term bet BYJUs owned Whitehat Jr and Toppr fire 650+ people and Ola Shuts Used Cars And Quick Commerce Business. In Founder Spotlight we have the founder and CEO of Unacademy Gaurav Munjal who recently opened first offline center in Kota and is now becoming hot favorite for students in offline" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=qZPaqBeZD50) 2022-07-02T05:41Z 1M followers, 27.5K engagements "AI Startup pivots to D2C brand 😮 Nikhil Kamath and Peyush Bansal invested in this AI startup and it has failed in just one year. Unikon.ai was started by Aakash Anand and he is a serious entrepreneur who had earlier built and sold Bella Vitta Oragnics. And with Unikon.ai the idea was to build an AI-powered social media platform where users can get on a one-to-one call with experts in fields like startups astrology and mental health. Its like combining Linkedin and Astrotalk in one. Now this idea is very simple but the founder Aakash Anand had a solid background and also at the time" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=s7gaihW_jQk) 2025-03-20T12:39Z 1M followers, 156.5K engagements "Uttar Pradesh: India's Growth Driver 👏 Ten years ago Uttar Pradesh had almost no electronics manufacturing Today it hosts over [---] companies including Samsung Vivo LG Oppo Dixon and thats more than any other state Samsungs Noida plant is literally the worlds largest mobile phone factory Vivo built a [-----] crore mega facility with capacity to make [---] million phones a year. And UP now produces over half of all smartphones made in India Thats one of the fastest industrial turnarounds India has ever seen So what brought this change Well. after the pandemic when global supply chains began moving" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=tL2dXTt_WTw) 2025-12-09T12:36Z 1M followers, 29.8K engagements "He is taking on Google 😮😮 #startup #ai #perplexity This IITian is taking on Google with his AI startup Perplexity. Aravind Srinivas studied engineering at IIT Madras before getting a PhD in computer science from the University of Berkley. And before starting Perplexity Arvind worked at Googles Deepmind and OpenAI which is where his love for search started. Arvind was convinced that the future of search would be to give the users answers to their questions not a bunch of links. To make it happen he started Perplexity. He got together a great team that wanted to work on the future of search" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=uNT2FbISbyk) 2024-02-14T12:51Z 1M followers, 1.6M engagements "Why [----] Was the Breakout Year for Indian Startups Indian Startup News [---] https://bit.ly/BwM-FD - Link to pre-book an FD 00:00 - Intro 00:45 - the year of IPOs 03:27 - Apply for an FD 04:59 - rise of deeptech funding 07:53 - rise in space and defence tech 10:18 - rise in Indian VC money This week on Backstage with Millionaires we dive into the big trends that defined [----] for Indias startup ecosystem. From a record number of IPOs to the surge in deeptech funding we explore how the year was a turning point for the countrys entrepreneurial landscape. We start by looking at the IPO boom with 18" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=v0nWA0lyPJQ) 2026-01-03T06:33Z 1M followers, 25.5K engagements "Quick Commerce CAN'T SURVIVE Like This - Indian Startups News [---] 0:00 Intro 0:37 Indias Quick Commerce Bubble 5:09 IIT Bombays Deep-Tech Fund 6:33 Quick Update: Unacademy valuation drop & M&A talks 7:03 Quick Update: Virat Kohli sells One8 to Agilitas Sports 7:17 Quick Update: Uber Direct launches via ONDC 7:48 Quick Update: Meesho IPO lists at 46% premium 8:10 Weekly Funding News This week on Backstage with Millionaires were breaking down Blinkit CEO Albinder Dhindsas explosive comment that Indias quick commerce industry is nearing its limits. After years of massive discounts billions" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=vC0p8AHIvKQ) 2025-12-13T05:30Z 1M followers, 115.2K engagements "Why WeWork India is Profitable 😮😮 #startup #business #entrepreneurship" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=vf_H7EkIwy4) 2023-11-20T12:08Z 1M followers, 453.2K engagements "Seekho raises $28 Million" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=wvvddOidC6c) 2025-10-15T09:42Z 1M followers, 28.1K engagements "The Rise of Indian HealthTech [---] Startups Check out the Online PGP in Business and AI by SCALER - https://www.scaler.com/online-pgp-in-business-and-aiutm_source=brandedcontent&utm_medium=Backstagewithmillionaires2026&utm_campaign=brand_scaler-pgpmt_brandedcontent_video-campaign-Backstagewithmillionaires-29thJan2026_india_all&utm_term=brandedcontent&utm_content=YT-description 00:00 - Intro 01:41 - Scaler Integration (Sponsor) 03:07 - Health Tech [---] 04:59 - Health Tech [---] 11:05 - What it means for India In this episode of Backstage with Millionaires powered by Zerodha's Zero1 Network we" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=xT1CzuEAi7I) 2026-01-29T15:31Z 1M followers, 39.3K engagements "T-Shirt Salesman to Founding Avalon Meta: @VarunMayya A Compaq Presario drastically and irreversibly changed the course of Varun Mayya's life. His mother gifted him the computer when he was seven years old. He quickly discovered online forums and it was on these forums that he found out about the world of entrepreneurship. Since then he has been founding building selling and investing in companies. This is his story. SECTIONS 0:00 Intro 00:37 Two Different Stories 04:05 Building a T-Shirt Company 07:23 Getting Bored Getting Rich 08:15 Taking a Big Risk: Jobspire 09:54 Building Something" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=yZYCd_nnWtw) 2019-09-20T11:30Z 1M followers, 30.7K engagements "Shark Tank India's Shocking Reality Shark Tank India's Shocking Reality. Young Founders are losing trust in Shark Tank India as many of them are made to wait months and even years in some cases to get the money. According to the founders sharks promise money on the show but then in the garb of 'due diligence' waste a lot of the founder's time. A founder told a media house that after months of delaying one of the sharks called them to their office and called the business model flawed and said there was no market for their services. Another founder who was featured in the second season of Shark" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=yma_CN-o7XM) 2023-06-25T11:23Z 1M followers, 4.3M engagements "The TRUTH Behind Zomato's Turnaround - Startup Case Study Watch Zomato's Origin Story Here: Part [--] - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=JOroqndZO7E Part [--] - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=GN0BJrqzUMc 0:00 - Intro 0:57 - Early Days 2:25 - Road To IPO 5:41 - Post-IPO Struggles 7:11 - Road To Profitability 8:31 - Zomato's Future Plans The video talks about the journey of Zomato India's first unicorn startup from its turbulent IPO to its remarkable turnaround and ambitious future plans. Initially facing financial strain and investor sell-offs due to a lack of profitability post-IPO Zomato navigated" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=zGIwyuEi4Po) 2024-02-20T13:24Z 1M followers, 313.8K engagements "How Ritesh Agarwal Saved OYO - Business Case Study 00:00 - Intro 02:14 - Early Days 02:54 - Thiel Fellowship 04:47 - Enter Masayoshi Son 07:04 - Rapid Expansion 08:33 - Tough Days 11:52 - COVID-19 13:18 - Turnaround 15:46 - Future Plans The story of how Ritesh Aggarwal saved OYO is a tale of resilience strategic pivots and the determination to steer a sinking ship back to profitability. Founded in [----] by a 19-year-old Ritesh Aggarwal OYO began as Oravel Stays a platform for finding and booking budget hotels. Inspired by Airbnb Aggarwal sought to solve a critical problem in the Indian" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=-6jjhk-ZRQo) 2024-09-23T12:15Z 1M followers, 275.2K engagements "How Fittr became a [---] Crore Company This man turned a WhatsApp group for fitness enthusiasts into a [---] crore company. Meet Jitendra Chouksey founder of FITTR. In [----] Jitendra worked as a software guy in Pune but he was deeply passionate about fitness. And so He started a free WhatsApp group to train his friends. And When this group hit the member limit of [---] people he moved to facebook and built a following of [-----] people in just one year. And thats when Jitendra realised that he can turn it into a business and hence FITTR was born in [----] with an initial investment of just [-----] Rs. And" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=-aC0xfQE3Fg) 2025-11-12T14:46Z 1M followers, 24.6K engagements "Parle-G: World's Most Selling Biscuit 🔥👏 Parle-G: World's Most Selling Biscuit Here are [--] exciting facts about the brand. [--]. The company is named after its birthplace Vile Parle in Mumbai. [--]. The company was started during the Swadeshi Movement a part of Indias Freedom Struggle and its aim was to become affordable and high in nutritional value for the Indian masses. [--]. G in Parle-G actually stands for Glucose The brand was earlier called Parle Gluco which was later shortened to just Parle-G. [--]. Every second [----] people on average buy Parle-G biscuits. And if you take Parle-G packets" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=0Lu551dcK0U) 2023-08-31T13:15Z 1M followers, 1.7M engagements "How Madhavi Shankar Built Her SaaS Startup SpaceBasic Madhavi Shankar was working for a startup in Australia when she realized that she wanted to start something of her own. After meeting her Indian co-founder Indu Navar in the United States the duo founded their SaaS startup called SpaceBasic. SECTIONS 00:33 Working at a Startup in Australia 02:24 Conceptualizing SpaceBasic 04:21 Bootstrapping in India 06:17 Applying Learnings from Abroad Working at a Startup in Australia: Madhavi Shankar first discovered entrepreneurship while she was studying in Australia. Australia allows international" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=0c0dGpghh3g) 2019-09-13T11:30Z 1M followers, 21.7K engagements "Indian Startup News Ep 15: Udaan Fires [----] Employees Paytm Contactless Ordering and Jiomart Launch This week in Indian Startup News Udaan fires [----] employees 47% of Indian startups and SMEs could shut down after one month ShareChat acquires Memer Paytm introduces Contactless In-Store Ordering for restaurants and JioMart pilots WhatsApp-based online shopping. In Funding News Indian technology startups raised $2.5 billion in the first quarter of [----] DMI Finance raises $123 million Flipkart invests $90 million in PhonePe and its marketplace business Bira [--] raises $30 million. 00:00 Top" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=0j-CTWieyBU) 2020-05-02T04:30Z 1M followers, [----] engagements "Indian Startup News Ep 99: Ola Electric Scooter Delivery Log [--] Materials Battery for Hero Electric This week in Indian startup news Log [--] Materials partners with Hero Electric for their disruptive 15-minute battery technology Ola begins delivery of their electric scooters and Polygon acquires Mir Protocol for $400 million. In funding news Sharechat raises $266 million Ninjacart raises $145 million Uni raises $70 million and Juspay raises $60 million. 00:00 Introduction 01:05 Log [--] Materials partners with Hero Electric for their disruptive 15-minute battery charging technology 02:44 Ola begins" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=0vPMh6u-9aQ) 2021-12-18T09:26Z 1M followers, 21.4K engagements "Zomato is 3x bigger than Swiggy. Heres why" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=1YuTXZbfuPA) 2025-09-18T13:56Z 1M followers, 28.4K engagements "Is Nuclear Energy Safe Is Nuclear Energy Safe Hear from the Founder and CEO of Log9 Materials Akshay Singhal. Nuclear has become much safer in last few years and since India has a ton of Thorium reserves it makes perfect sense to use it as an energy source. #nuclear #thorium #log9materials #business #money #startup #entrepreneurship #company #enterprise #indianstartups #india #funding #unicorn #investing #founder #wealth #motivation #businessideas #success" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2XeO_o43OfE) 2023-04-21T12:25Z 1M followers, 39.3K engagements "The [--] Year Wait: Why Tesla Hasn't Entered the Indian Market (Yet) Tesla is the world's most valuable car company and has its presence in most countries around the world but not in India. Why In this video we try to understand the reasons why Tesla hasn't entered the Indian market yet and how Elon Musk can take his electric car company to India. 00:00 Tesla Intro 00:55 Why Tesla Hasn't Entered the Indian Market 01:41 The Money Problem 06:24 Infrastructure Problems Crazy Roads and Electric Charging Stations 11:41 Government Policies Favouring Local Manufacturers 13:14 The Solution Policy Reform" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2hbJXwK-u-8) 2020-10-05T07:30Z 1M followers, 569.5K engagements "Delhivery's Road to IPO In this video we take a look at the journey of Delhivery leading Indian delivery and e-commerce logistics company from its origin back in [----] to its IPO now in [----]. 00:00 Introduction 00:51 Origins 05:26 The Pivot: from hyperlocal to e-commerce logistics 09:39 What was Delhivery doing differently 12:12 Growth and competition Origins: Back in [----] Sahil Barua wanted to start a business where he would help startups in scaling by providing them expertise and finance. However he couldn't achieve this and took a job at Bain and Company instead. Here Sahil met his future" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=4D3MVke7LKs) 2022-05-02T14:00Z 1M followers, 40.1K engagements "Can Indian founders be trendsetters for the world Indian Startup founders have historically focused on local markets and have rarely looked outside India on the global market to build. However going ahead their competition is going to be more global and Indian founders will have to focus on international market. Indian SaaS startups have already started doing this but its going to become more and more common" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=4HlIHxsEST4) 2023-03-01T10:16Z 1M followers, 13.8K engagements "Motilal Oswal's Brand New Identity Motilal Oswal Group one of Indias most trusted names in financial services today unveiled its refreshed brand identity. The new brand identity strengthens its storied legacy; while modernising its essence of zeroing down on whats essential & ring-fencing it for the benefit of its customers. According to Mr. Motilal Oswal Managing Director and CEO of MOFSL "Over the past [--] years we have built a legacy of trust integrity and excellence. Our new logo is not just a design changeits a reflection of our journey where adaptability has always been combined with" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=4e1D79NKYqw) 2025-02-02T11:10Z 1M followers, 24.2K engagements "Indian Startups Coming Back Home 👏👏 Indian Startups Coming Back Home 👏👏 Unicorns like PhonePe Razorpay and Groww have announced that they are moving their headquarters back to India. This is after Indian Government promised that they will be taking active steps to ease tax laws and remove uncertainty for startups. #phonepe #groww #razorpay #business #money #startup #entrepreneurship #company #enterprise #indianstartups #india #funding #unicorn #investing #founder #wealth #motivation #businessideas #success #singapore #usa" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=4h20ICn-szs) 2023-05-11T14:45Z 1M followers, 789.3K engagements "Indian Startup News Ep 69: Indian Crypto Polygon Rises Ola's EV Category & Simple Energys Mark [--] This week in Indian Startup News Ola launches EV category in London Simple Energy to launch their Ather 450X killer - Mark [--] PUBG starts pre-registrations Made in India cryptocurrency Polygon makes it among the global top [--] Emeritus acquires iD Tech and PhonePe looking to acquire Indus OS. In funding news Pine Labs raises $285 million Moglix raises $120 million Lenskart raises $95 million GOAT Brand Labs in talks to raise $20 million Agnikul Cosmos raises $11 million and another space tech" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=5kJHvetimhU) 2021-05-22T04:36Z 1M followers, 21.6K engagements "India's First AI Unicorn #ai #startup #entrepreneur India finally has its first AI Unicorn. Started only nine months back it is also the fastest unicorn in the country. Krutrim was started by Bhavish Aggarwal who already runs two unicorns and this is his third unicorn. With Krutrim Bhavish is trying to build Indias own AI stack. Beginning with AI chips for computation followed by cloud infra for support and finally user-facing Language models and apps. Now this is really ambitious for a new company but investors seem to have faith in Bhavish. They have already poured [--] Million dollars into" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=69_nGzKDAzo) 2024-01-30T12:36Z 1M followers, 496.7K engagements "Indian Startup News Ep 159: BYJU'S valuation cut for the THIRD TIME Apply for our course here: http://bit.ly/BwMCourse This week on Indian Startup News BYJU'S valuation slashes again EX-SaaS UNICORN Gupshup's valuation slashed we are launching a course India is evolving GIFT City is actually gonna happen. This week's funding Notion: https://honored-hospital-c65.notion.site/W9-Q1-FY24-8a6c13c5bd174a27a59a4ca4a1b99460 FY24 funding notion: https://honored-hospital-c65.notion.site/cea977c397b346af91a022250b7654e3v=205740096cff4378a51bb0a05bd0ee85 Notion graph:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=6UDaxDFg0xE) 2023-06-03T06:16Z 1M followers, 24.2K engagements "Indian Startup News Ep 72: Twitter Ban Gets Koo to Nigeria Pe Wars: PhonePe vs BharatPe This week in Indian Startup News Lenskart to establish the worlds largest automated eyewear manufacturing facility PhonePe vs BharatPe a fight for Pe Zomatos fleet to become 100% electric by [----] Koo goes to Nigeria after Twitter gets banned Paytm IPO confirmed Tata Digital acquires 1mg BoAt in talks to acquire Tagg Digital Masai School acquires Design Shift Academy and BharatPe acquires Payback India. In funding news Flipkart in talks to raise $3 billion Swiggy to raise up to $500 million from Softbank" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=6eEAixncd-Y) 2021-06-12T04:37Z 1M followers, 41.9K engagements "Indian Startup News 242: Perplexity AI to Be Free for Indians Welcome to the Backstage with Millionaires weekly Indian startup news show hosted by Caleb Friesen. This week Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Perplexity AI founder Aravind Srinivas Bajaj Auto and TVS Motor overtook Ola Electric in December sales NestAway's founder filed fraud charges against investors Ather Energy received IPO approval EaseMyTrip's CEO resigned and Accel raised $650M for India investments. Notion database: https://meadow-pillow-7fa.notion.site/BwM-Startup-Funding-Database-303101b874824f4c91fae9fc8ce6d450 This" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=6xInT3PJnSA) 2025-01-04T05:30Z 1M followers, 27.6K engagements "Truth Behind OpenAI's new India Office - Indian Startups News [---] 00:00 OpenAI's India Plans 04:26 Modi's Spacetech Vision 06:11 Pixxel's New Launch 06:31 Rapido Vs Uber 06:54 Gaming Bill Update 07:11 Funding News Segment OpenAI's India Plans OpenAI is making a major push into the Indian market and this is framed not just as a business expansion but as a strategic move for the company's survival. The article highlights three key initiatives by OpenAI in India: opening a new office in Delhi launching a learning accelerator and introducing a special low-cost "ChatGPT Go" plan. The new office in" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=7DLnrh7p2pU) 2025-08-30T05:16Z 1M followers, 69.4K engagements "Why Zomato and Swiggy are slowing down - Indian Startup News [---] Link to the BwM Services form: https://bit.ly/BwMServices Welcome to the Backstage with Millionaires weekly Indian startup news show hosted by Caleb Friesen. This week Zomato and Swiggy seem to be on the decline Amazon is finally getting into quick commerce Digantara is setting up a manufacturing facility in the States Shein has returned to India and Indian startups raised $235M. Notion database: https://meadow-pillow-7fa.notion.site/BwM-Startup-Funding-Database-303101b874824f4c91fae9fc8ce6d450 This weeks funding:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=7NwXUycIDCA) 2025-02-15T06:56Z 1M followers, 55.2K engagements "Unacademy Becoming an AI Company #ai Unacademy is getting into AI. The company has launched a product called CohesiveAI which is an AI-generative tool which gives you text and images on command. Unacademy is doing this primarily to find a cash-flow-generating product which can fund its other businesses like offline centers. #unacademy #ai #chatgpt" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=7dNoxLVkcfA) 2023-04-12T11:59Z 1M followers, 84.5K engagements "Indian Startup New Ep 27: Policybazaar IPO PharmEasy-Medlife Merger Talks and Oyo Hybrid Workplace This week in Indian Startup News PolicyBazaar plans to go public in [----] PharmEasy and Medlife talk merger Goibibo co-founder Vikalp Sahni quits Startups restore employee salaries Spicejet acquihires Travenues OYO adopts hybrid workspace model. In funding news Vedantu raises $100 million InCred raises Rs [---] crore Bijnis raises $10 million Fourth Energy Partner raises $15 million and MPowered raises $21 million. 00:00 Intro 00:34 PolicyBazaar plans to go public in 2021: Online insurance" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=7s3GJ2K1a14) 2020-07-25T04:30Z 1M followers, [----] engagements "Indian Startup News Ep 102: India Cracks Down on Crypto Exchanges Fractal - New Unicorn Jungle Ventures YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWcYxttFXVf7FgaoIa5BCxwsub_confirmation=1 Jungle Ventures latest video: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=E5_eVbu-rEI This episode of Backstage with Millionaires is sponsored by Jungle Ventures which is one of the leading VCs in India and the Southeast Asian market. Do check out their YouTube channel and consider subscribing if you want to learn more about how to build successful startups. This week in Indian startup news Tax department" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=81AAgjzP2ok) 2022-01-08T08:03Z 1M followers, 14.3K engagements "Top [--] Crypto Startups And Projects That Began In India In todays video well take a look at top [--] crypto startups and projects that began in India. 00:00 Introduction 00:43 #10 Easyfi Network 02:17 #9 Mudrex 03:47 #8 Stader Labs 05:57 #7 Biconomy 07:50 #6 Vauld 08:39 #5 Chingari 10:11 #4 CoinDCX 11:15 #3 5ire 12:06 #2 CoinSwitch 13:17 #1 Polygon #10 Easyfi Network: Founded by Ankitt Gaur in [----] EasyFi Network is building an infrastructure where developers can use EasyFis network to build their own lending DApps (decentralised apps). Right now EasyFi Network is offering what is called" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=9CKMnPdfyws) 2022-03-24T12:30Z 1M followers, 21.7K engagements "Why Ghazal Alagh's First Startup Failed #shorts Mamaearth is actually Ghazal Alaghs second startup. Her first startup dietexpert.in was a platform that provided customized diet plans based on weight age lifestyle and blood group. However after more than a year of running this startup Ghazal Alagh decided to shut it down in March of [----] - it was a failed startup. The company had only managed to onboard [---] users but this was a blessing in disguise because it would lead to Ghazal co-founding Mamaearth. It would take Ghazal Alagh another [--] and a half years to startup again this time with the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=9GKcKKyiMo4) 2022-03-25T12:30Z 1M followers, 175.5K engagements "Indian Startup News Ep 2: INDIAN STARTUP NEWS: ATHER 450X UBER TIPPING URBAN COMPANY AND MORE This week in Indian startup news Ather Energy launched its second escooter Ather 450X Uber now allows riders in India to tip drivers Indian Government announced the formation of National Startup Advisory Council and UrbanClap has rebranded to the Urban Company. As far as funding news goes Pine Labs has raised funds from Mastercard MoneyTap secured $70 million in a mix of equity and debt funding Bizongo raised $30 million in Series C InterviewBit has raised $20 million in Series A and Tiger Global" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=AXeXSWpWeq4) 2020-02-01T17:25Z 1M followers, [----] engagements "Indian Startup News Ep 64: Minus Zero Tests Their Self Driving Technology & Upstox Data Breach This episode is brought to you by the OpenBusiness Council which is a business platform and directory that's holding a two-day exclusive virtual summit with over [---] speakers. These speakers are government officials from countries around the world thought leaders industry experts and business executives and theyre gonna be discussing how best to conduct business in the 4th Industrial Revolution which were going through right now. The event starts on Tue Apr [--] at 2:30 PM Indian Standard Time. *You" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=AmfM8HV4Jko) 2021-04-17T06:08Z 1M followers, 17.8K engagements "India is Losing the AI Race India is losing the AI race and the gap between the leading countries and India is widening. In [----] while US AI startups raised [---] Billion dollars in VC funding China did [---] Billion Indian AI startups raised only [---] Million dollars. which is not even 1% of the US. Even this year in [----] Indian AI startups have raised only [---] Million dollars in the first [--] months. But why is that Why so much gap between India and US and China Well the main reason is lack of government efforts. Our government only spends 0.6% of GDP on research and development against this" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=B0Xb5imCoAE) 2025-11-10T12:24Z 1M followers, 30.5K engagements "Chinese Giant Shein Coming to India 😮 Chinese Giant Shein Coming to India 😮 Indian Govt had banned Shein along with Tiktok and other companies back in [----]. Shein is now making a deal with Reliance Retail to target Indian Audience. In this deal Shein will licence it's technology and supply chain to Reliance and Reliance will set up an Indian subsidiary to sell Shein's products. Also data of Shein's users will be in India completely and it won't share it with it's Chinese parent company. #shein #relianceretail #zara #indiangovernment #tiktok #business #money #startup #entrepreneurship" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=B7rLI9iNKiI) 2023-05-22T12:30Z 1M followers, 904.8K engagements "Indian Startup News Ep 103: Pine Labs IPO Lead School Latest Unicorn Crypto is affordable with CoinSwitch. Buy and sell Bitcoin and other Crypto with just Rs.100 on CoinSwitch India's largest Crypto app Download CoinSwitch: https://coinswitch.co/in/refertag=xSQKo To know more about crypto's future in India: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=9JjE_srSyKU Knowledge Partners: CoinSwitch Kuber #CoinSwitch #KuchTohBadlega This week in Indian startup news Pine Labs files for confidential IPO in the US Edtech startups looking to self-regulate the edtech sector and GlobalBees acquire three more D2C" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=B8AUHVm6XbU) 2022-01-15T09:09Z 1M followers, 13.1K engagements "Indian Startup News Ep 49: Indias New Unicorns OneWebs Satellite Launch & Razorpays App Store Hindi Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMspFCCJpRkaiiHFetgauPQ This week in Indian Startup News OneWeb launches [--] satellites and plans to bring satellite internet to India by [----] Razorpays B2B app store SUN Mobility to set up [---] battery swapping stations in Bangalore Amazon vs Reliance spate over Future Retail and National Startup Awards [----]. In funding news Zomato raises $660 million Glance raises $145 million to become a unicorn Dailyhunt raises more than $100 million and Pine Labs" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=BY0SjWw5Ozw) 2020-12-26T03:30Z 1M followers, 30K engagements "Understanding Convertible Notes Discounted Rate Maturity Date & Valuation Cap In todays video of Startup [---] series we will be talking about startup funding and how a startup can raise funds using convertible notes. We will also learn what are convertible notes what are its advantages and disadvantages and some key terms associated with convertible notes. 00:00 Introduction 01:26 What are convertible notes 03:05 Discounted rate 05:07 Valuation cap What are convertible notes A convertible note is just another way to raise capital for an entrepreneur. The way convertible notes work is that an" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=BlZRI6ksZ6o) 2020-11-12T05:48Z 1M followers, 61.7K engagements "Indian Startup News 223: Zomato Acquires Paytm Insider to Take on BookMyShow Notion Dashboard: https://meadow-pillow-7fa.notion.site/BwM-Startup-Funding-Database-303101b874824f4c91fae9fc8ce6d450pvs=74 This week funding: https://meadow-pillow-7fa.notion.site/W8-Q2-FY25-5dbd9b9928734f54b9a142f527e222dd Funding chart: https://meadow-pillow-7fa.notion.site/Weekly-VC-Funding-Raised-by-Indian-Startup-Graph-56a319f7d95141079ac22741862c9a5b ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 00:01 Zomato" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=CYb72a9ttkk) 2024-08-24T06:06Z 1M followers, 32.5K engagements "Indian Startup News Ep 48: After WhiteHat Jr Mastree in Trouble for Its Ad & India's Latest Unicorn This week in Indian Startup News Edtech startup Mastree gets in trouble for its advertisement WhiteHat Jr to expand to Brazil and Mexico and plans to hire [------] women teachers Ola Electrics leaked patent image for an electric three-wheeler Bounce to add [----] EVs and plans to go fully electric by end of [----] Google outage and WhatsApp plans to rollout insurance and pension products on its platform in India. In funding news Zenoti raises $160 million to become Indias latest unicorn LeadSquared" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Cbp-IJgkuh8) 2020-12-19T02:30Z 1M followers, 61.6K engagements Limited data mode. Full metrics available with subscription: lunarcrush.com/pricing
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Social category influence countries finance technology brands stocks social networks automotive brands travel destinations cryptocurrencies celebrities vc firms #139
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Top assets mentioned Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL) Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) Uber Technologies, Inc. (UBER) Bitcoin (BTC) Unilever plc (UL)
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Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours
"Why Indian Beauty Brands are Failing Correction: 14:07 - Estee Lauder invested in Forest Essentials and not Kama Ayurveda. Spanish beauty brand Puig bought a controlling stake in Kama Ayurveda in [----]. 0:00 Intro 2:29 Reason [--] Lack of Differentiation 4:18 Reason [--] Supply Chain & Distribution Challenges 7:53 Reason [--] Marketing Cost & High CAC 10:38 Reason [--] Consumer Perception & the Foreign Factor 13:14 Road Ahead Indias beauty market looks glamorous from the outside but behind the influencer campaigns and glossy packaging many homegrown brands are struggling. In this video we dive deep into"
YouTube Link 2025-11-12T14:06Z 1M followers, 503K engagements
"Why DATA CENTRES are GOOD for India - Indian Startup News [---] 0:00 Intro 0:55 India's Data Centre Opportunity 5:34 Dhruva64 First Indigenous 64-bit Processor 7:00 Eggoz Controversy & FSSAI Probe 7:29 Speciale Invests [----] Cr Deep-Tech Fund 7:55 Shiprocket Files DRHP 8:18 Weekly Funding News This week on Backstage with Millionaires we break down one of the most important but least understood structural shifts happening in India right now the massive push toward building data centres. After Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said India is becoming a preferred destination for data centres we look"
YouTube Link 2025-12-20T05:27Z 1M followers, 31.7K engagements
"Why Indian Social Media apps FAIL Check out GrowthX at - https://growthx.cc/millionaires 0:00 Intro 1:35 Reason [--] 3:53 GrowthX (Sponsor) 5:08 Reason [--] 6:48 Reason [--] 8:34 Solution Why Has India Still Not Built a Successful Social Media Platform Every few years a new Indian social media platform explodes Hike ShareChat Moj Koo and most recently Arattai. For a moment it feels like we finally have a homegrown platform that can compete with WhatsApp Facebook TikTok or Twitter. But almost every time the hype fades. Downloads collapse. Funding dries up. And the app slowly dies. So why does this keep"
YouTube Link 2025-11-26T13:53Z 1M followers, 53K engagements
"Best Investment in an Indian Startup 👏👏 Sanjeev Bikhchandani is the founder of InfoEdge and has been one of the boldest investors in the Indian Startup Ecosystem. Sanjeev first invested in Zomato back in [----] and has since put in around [----] Million dollars. That money is now worth [---] Billion dollars a staggering 217x return on investment. Sanjeevs other successful bet was in PolicyBazaar a company he has backed since [----]. His investment in the company of [--] Million dollars is now worth [----] Billion dollars. But the question is how did he achieve this In one word the answer is patience."
YouTube Link 2024-08-15T12:07Z 1M followers, 1.4M engagements
"Top [--] Most Innovative Biotech Startups in India At the moment Indias biotechnology industry makes up just 3% of the worlds biotechnology market but this number is expected to go up to 19% by [----]. Lets take a look at Indias top [--] innovative biotechnology startups that are making India and the world a healthier place. 00:00 Introduction 01:20 #10 Xcode Life Sciences 02:05 #9 MapMyGenome 02:45 #8 Oncostem Diagnostics 03:37 #7 Sea6 Energy 04:41 #6 Pandorum Technologies 05:32 #5 Bugworks Research 06:32 #4 Zumutor Biologics 07:17 #3 Vyome Therapeutics 08:08 #2 Farcast Biosciences 09:11 #1"
YouTube Link 2020-11-24T05:31Z 1M followers, 332.1K engagements
"How Pharmeasy Lost 90% value in three years 0:00 Intro 1:15 Origin Story 4:43 Scaling up 7:20 Cracks Emerging 10:40 Lessons 12:12 Future Uncertainty PharmEasy's Rise and Fall PharmEasy started with a vision to simplify Indias fragmented medicine market growing quickly and acquiring Thyrocare in a historic deal. By [----] it was Indias first health-tech unicorn with a $5.6 billion valuation. However its aggressive expansion high debt from acquisitions and failed IPO led to massive financial strain. As PharmEasy faced mounting losses its valuation plunged by over 90%. Despite its past success the"
YouTube Link 2025-10-01T17:17Z 1M followers, 71.9K engagements
"Can OLA SHAKTI turn things around for Ola Electric 0:00 Intro 1:21 The Problem Ola Is Trying to Solve 5:03 Strategic Advantages Ola Has 6:44 Challenges Ahead Ola Electric is entering a completely new phase moving beyond electric scooters to become an EV + Energy company. In this video we break down why Bhavish Aggarwal believes Olas new energy storage business powered by the companys massive Gigafactory could eventually become bigger than their entire EV business. We explore how Olas automotive products use only 10% of its [--] GWh cell capacity leaving a massive opportunity that the company"
YouTube Link 2025-11-18T12:38Z 1M followers, 93.4K engagements
"The Inspiring Comeback Story of Cafe Coffee Day (CCD): Startup Case Study 00:00 Intro 01:30 The Downfall of CCD 06:41 Turning it Around 08:25 Future of CCD In [----] Cafe Coffee Day (CCD) India's largest coffee chain faced a crisis when its founder VG Siddhartha tragically committed suicide due to immense debt pressures. At its peak CCD had grown rapidly but this expansion was heavily financed by loans leading to a debt of [----] crore. Following Siddhartha's death his wife Malavika took charge determined to save the company. Over four years she significantly reduced the debt to [----] crore"
YouTube Link 2024-07-25T14:31Z 1M followers, 129.9K engagements
"Why India lacks a Super-App #startupcompany #smallbusiness #stockmarket Why India lacks a Super-app None of Indian business giants including Tatas Ambanis or Adani have been successful in building a super app for the country What could be the reason #startup #entrepreneurship #marketing #business #money #company #enterprise #indianstartups #india #funding #unicorn #investing #founder #wealth #motivation #businessideas #success"
YouTube Link 2023-08-04T12:55Z 1M followers, 3.2M engagements
"Who will be India's First $100 Billion Internet Company Link for our Offline Event for Healthech founders in Bangalore: https://lu.ma/ybw614eg 00:00 Intro 01:31 Flipkart 04:55 BwM's Healthech Event 06:27 Eternal 08:35 PhonePe 11:10 Groww 13:02 Ola Electric Can an Indian technology company achieve a $100 billion valuation While India has five companies with this market cap none are internet-first tech companies started after the 2000s. The first milestone for Indian startups was reaching a $1 billion unicorn valuation a feat Flipkart achieved in [----]. This success attracted global investors"
YouTube Link 2025-08-19T11:59Z 1M followers, 148.2K engagements
"Zepto is in a Difficult Situation Zepto is in a Difficult Situation. Their biggest investor YCombinator is pulling back and it seems it needs to find new investors. Indias quick commerce market is already insanely competitive with the presence of players like Dunzo which is backed by Reliance Big Basket which is backed by Tata Group and then you have Blinkit and Instamart which are backed by big players like Zomato and Swiggy. In such a case it seems the only way out for Zepto is going public but for that they have to become profitable first. #zepto #instamart #dunzo #bigbasket #reliance"
YouTube Link 2023-05-10T11:35Z 1M followers, 2.2M engagements
"How Zepto went from Crisis to a $7 Billion Turnaround 0:00 Intro 1:37 What Went Wrong With Zepto 6:26 Zeptos Turnaround in [----] 10:46 Road Ahead Zeptos Unbelievable Turnaround: From Massive Losses to a Potential IPO Just a year ago Zepto was in serious trouble heavy burn shrinking market share public backlash over dark patterns and rumours that the company might collapse like Dunzo. But in one of the most unexpected comebacks in Indias startup world Zepto has reversed its fortunes dramatically. In this video we break down how Zepto went from high losses and public criticism to a $7 billion"
YouTube Link 2025-12-10T14:13Z 1M followers, 77.5K engagements
"Why Indian AI Founders Are Moving to the US - Indian Startup News [---] 00:00 - Introduction 01:09 - Indian AI Founders Moving to the US 06:27 - The India-EU FTA 08:02 - Quick News 09:19 - Indian Startup News In this week's episode of Backstage with Millionaires we dive into the growing trend of Indian AI startup founders moving to the US. Over [---] founders have made the leap in search of better funding talent and a larger local market. With companies like Emergent Atomicwork and Composio relocating their headquarters to San Francisco we explore why India is losing its brightest AI minds to"
YouTube Link 2026-01-31T06:15Z 1M followers, 52K engagements
"Arattai's Dramatic Fall 😲😲 Remember Arattai the app that was trying to be Indias Whatsapp Well its growth rate has collapsed by almost 99% and the app is now struggling to stay relevant. See Arattai got viral in the month of September when it got [----] Million downloads in a month it increased to [----] Million in October but then it suddenly crashed and the total downloads have fallen to less than [------] which is almost a 99% drop in a month. And as a result the app which was number [--] on Indian app stores has now fallen out of Top [---] apps in india. And according to experts people are now"
YouTube Link 2025-11-15T10:36Z 1M followers, 235.9K engagements
"Why CCDs founder took his own life 😮😮 VG Siddhartha started CCD in [----] and over the next two decades it became the largest coffee chain in India in terms of the number of cafes. But this growth was backed by heavy loans. By [----] Siddhartha had a total debt of over [----] Crore Rs which he wasnt able to repay on time and ultimately took his own life. This was when Siddharthas wife Malavika took over and decided to turn things around for CCD. She sold all the non-core businesses and reduced the total debt of the company from [----] Crore Rs to just [---] Crore Rs now. She then shut down all the"
YouTube Link 2024-07-27T13:41Z 1M followers, 75.6K engagements
"SuperYou reaches [---] crore in revenue in [--] year 😮😮"
YouTube Link 2026-02-05T09:26Z 1M followers, 24K engagements
"Indian Startup News Ep 133: Ola Drivers Take Legal Action Against Company Over Alleged Fraud Check out Ditto Insurance and book a call with their team for free by clicking on the link - https://bit.ly/3Ajae6U 00:00 Introduction 00:12 Ola Drivers Go to Court against Company 03:45 Startup Spotlight 05:14 Bird's Eye Segment 07:01 OYO Acquires Danish Vacation Home Company 07:21 Mswipe receives RBIs nod for payment aggregator license 07:53 Sponsored Segment 11:01 Side Note This week in Indian Startup News Ola Drivers allege Fraud by company OYO Acquires Danish Vacation Home Company To Expand in"
YouTube Link 2022-08-13T07:01Z 1M followers, 24.8K engagements
"Deepinder Goyals new product Temple"
YouTube Link 2025-11-22T14:45Z 1M followers, 47K engagements
"Odoos E-commerce App #startup #ecommerce Check out Odoos e-commerce store at https://www.odoo.com/r/Ajq6"
YouTube Link 2024-05-21T12:17Z 1M followers, 66.2K engagements
"World's Youngest Self-Made Billionaires 👏 These two Indian origin kids just became worlds youngest self made billionaires and they are just [--] years old. Out of these Adarsh is a harvard dropout with roots from Karnataka and Surya is a georgetown dropout with roots in Delhi. They started their company Mercor AI two years back when they got thiel fellowship of [------] dollars. And In just two years their company has reached an ARR of [---] Million dollars and is today valued at [--] Billion dollars. In fact their company is one of the fastest growing Ai companies in the world today. So what does"
YouTube Link 2025-12-06T15:49Z 1M followers, 144.4K engagements
"Stages of a Startup: Ideation to Exit Watch Part [--] of this series here: https://youtu.be/WY3WIE5NU1M Watch Part [--] of this series here: https://youtu.be/BOi2CU77FrA In this video we explain different stages of a startup; from idea stage to seed and then growth and finally exit stage. 0:00 Intro 2:21 Ideation Stage 3:44 Validation Stage 5:30 Pre-Series A 6:14 Growth Stage 8:53 Scaling Stage 9:54 Exit Stage Different stages of a startup can be grouped in following way: Idea Stage: Pre-seed Round - The very first round when a startup raises funding is called Pre-seed round and this is basically"
YouTube Link 2022-08-08T15:13Z 1M followers, 81.6K engagements
"Indian Startup News Ep 82: Simple One - Longest Range Electric Scooter Paytm Forgotten Co-Founder Download Finity to start your Mutual Funds Investment: https://finity.onelink.me/N1eT/170cb770 One-stop for all your Mutual Funds investments. Trusted by 500K+ Users To know more about Finity and Mutual Funds Go subscribe to their YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/3fjEtyZ DISCLAIMER: Mutual Fund investments are subject to market risks read all scheme related documents carefully This week in Indian Startup News Former Paytm director claiming to be the co-founder of Paytm wants to stall their IPO"
YouTube Link 2021-08-21T05:51Z 1M followers, 40.7K engagements
"Why India Needs companies like Zomato/Swiggy (A harsh truth) The gig economy in India is at the heart of a growing debate and today we take a deeper dive into the ongoing conversation around delivery partners working for companies like Zomato and Swiggy. In this video we break down why it's wrong to villainize these companies especially when they are providing millions of Indians with jobs that help elevate their standard of living. We explore the role of gig economy jobs in Indias economic landscape how these platforms are creating opportunities for those previously working in unorganized"
YouTube Link 2026-01-08T11:46Z 1M followers, 30.1K engagements
"Why Swiggy Instamart opened an Offline Store - Indian Startup News [---] 00:00 Intro 00:33 Instamart offline store 04:12 Sarla Aviation's air taxi 06:11 Quick News Updates 07:27 Funding News This weeks Indian startup news highlights a significant shift in the quick commerce landscape milestones in aerospace and a cooling trend in weekly funding. Swiggy Instamarts Offline Pivot The most discussed news is Swiggy Instamarts pilot of a physical retail store in Gurugram. This move into "bricks-and-mortar" retail by a quick commerce giant signals a strategic evolution in the sector: Growth Ceilings:"
YouTube Link 2025-12-27T05:04Z 1M followers, 75.7K engagements
"How Country Delight is Beating Amul and Mother Dairy 0:00 Intro 1:18 Identifying the Problem 3:56 Business Model 7:25 Growth and Scaling 12:12 Financials & Profitability 13:11 Lessons from Country Delight How Country Delight Built a [----] Crore Business in Just [--] Years Country Delight entered Indias massive dairy market dominated by legacy giants like Amul and Mother Dairy and redefined it with a premium tech-driven approach. Founded by two IIM graduates the company turned milk and daily essentials into a modern D2C experience built on trust quality and innovation. From solving the purity"
YouTube Link 2025-10-14T13:11Z 1M followers, 57K engagements
"How Minimalist Conquered India's D2C Beauty Market - Business Case Study 00:00 - Intro 01:09 - Early Days 02:54 - Origin of Minimalist 05:35 - Crazy Growth 08:21 - Financials: breaking down profitability 11:10 - [----] Crore Exit and Road Ahead HULs recent [----] crore acquisition of Minimalist marks India's biggest all-cash D2C deal. Founded in [----] in Jaipur this young brand managed to disrupt a competitive beauty industry dominated by giants like HUL and Unilever. What makes this deal extraordinary is that the founders Rahul and Mohit Yadav retained 60% equity earning [----] crore in cash."
YouTube Link 2025-02-26T12:21Z 1M followers, 279.5K engagements
"Y Combinator Isnt for Indian Startups For years YC has been the gold standard for startups around the world when it comes to accelerators and India's startup ecosystem is no exception. Y Combinator invests $500000. $125000 of this is for a fixed [--] percent and the other $375000 is invested on an uncapped MFN safe but theres a catch: YC only invests in corporations registered in the United States Cayman Islands Singapore and Canada (where Caleb Friesen is from) so if youre an Indian startup if youre registered as a private limited company here in India you wont be accepted into YC unless you"
YouTube Link 2024-11-08T05:15Z 1M followers, 124.2K engagements
"How Stage Is Building India's Netflix Check out Quillbot at - https://shorturl.at/9GqOH 0:00 Intro 1:27 Finding the Gap 5:47 Sponser - Quillbot 6:45 Stages Positioning 11:24 Scale & Future Growth 13:01 Final Thoughts India has 60+ crore OTT users but only a small fraction pay for content and one big reason is language. While most major platforms cater to Hindi and English speakers millions of Indians speak dialects like Haryanvi Bhojpuri and Rajasthani with almost no high-quality content in their native tongue. Thats where Stage steps in. Founded by the team behind WittyFeed Stage is building"
YouTube Link 2025-10-21T12:25Z 1M followers, 36.4K engagements
"Top [--] Investments in Indian Startup History Form to register for D2C event in Bangalore - https://forms.gle/kQEUf3Lb4UWvGi3F6 00:00 Intro 01:24 Titan Capital- Urban Company 03:12 Anupam Mittal - Ola 04:46 Hero - Ather Energy 07:17 Accel - Flipkart 08:40 Info Edge - Zomato India's startup ecosystem transformation has been driven by strategic investments that provided not just capital but credibility. These five landmark investments shaped entire sectors and demonstrated India's potential for building massive technology companies. [--]. Titan Capital's Investment in Urban Company (2015) In 2015"
YouTube Link 2025-09-16T10:56Z 1M followers, 271K engagements
"Can Zepto BEAT Blinkit and Swiggy Instamart : Startup Case Study 00:00 Intro 01:52 How Zepto Started 05:01 Inventing Dark-Store Model 06:19 What Zepto did Right 11:59 Challenges for Zepto 14:40 Zepto's Future Plans 15:35 Outro In [----] amid a slow and fragmented e-commerce landscape in India Aadit Palicha and Kaivalya Vohra recognized a critical need for faster deliveries during the pandemic. Inspired by Instacarts success in the US they launched Zepto originally known as Kiranakart to redefine grocery delivery with a focus on speed and efficiency. Zeptos journey began as a neighborhood"
YouTube Link 2024-07-16T12:16Z 1M followers, 397K engagements
"India's Top [--] Fintech Startups Fintech startups have exploded in India over the course of the last few years and this dramatic rise in popularity is something that Indian entrepreneurs have been quick to capitalise on. In this video we'll be telling you about India's top [--] fintech startups and what they've been able to accomplish so far. 00:00 01:15 #10 Zerodha: Bangalore-based Zerodha was started as an online brokerage platform by two brothers Nithin Kamath and Nikhil Kamath in [----]. Today Nithin Kamath and Nikhil Kamath have managed to acquire [---] million clients to use their platform"
YouTube Link 2020-02-12T12:00Z 1M followers, 124.7K engagements
"Why JioCinema is streaming IPL [----] for free Mukesh Ambani led Jio Cinema has bought IPL streaming rights from [----] to [----] and it has decided to stream this year's IPL for free. The main reason is company is looking to hook customers with it's OTT platform and slowly will introduce different monetisation plans. It can come up with subscription plans or sell these customers other Jio services. #ipl2023 #jio #jiocinema business money startup entrepreneurship company enterprise indianstartups india funding unicorn investing founder wealth motivation businessideas success business money startup"
YouTube Link 2023-04-04T12:12Z 1M followers, 30.9K engagements
"Why Indian Startups are leaving Y Combinator While Y Combinator remains a highly respected and sought-after accelerator globally its relevance for Indian entrepreneurs has evolved. The rise of local accelerators improved funding conditions within India and a more confident and mature startup ecosystem have all contributed to the decline in YC applications from Indian founders. For many Indian startups the benefits of YC are increasingly outweighed by the advantages offered by staying closer to home engaging with local investors and leveraging India-specific expertise"
YouTube Link 2024-09-09T14:58Z 1M followers, 65.9K engagements
"Zomato's REAL Plan With District 00:00 Intro 01:48 Why District 05:50 District's Right to Win Ever wondered what Zomato's up to beyond food delivery Get ready to discover District Zomato's ambitious new app that's set to revolutionize how we experience the offline world Initially launched for movies events and dining out District has quietly expanded to list diverse offline storesfrom fashion and home decor to furniture. This isn't just a minor update; it's a peek into Deepinder Goyal's audacious plan to build a "generational company" now aptly named Eternal. Zomato's Grand Strategy: Online"
YouTube Link 2025-07-08T14:11Z 1M followers, 111K engagements
"Chinas Mixue has beaten McDonalds 😮😮 This is Mixue a Chinese fast food chain that has just beaten Mcdonalds to become the worlds largest food and beverage chain. And this is a very big deal. For almost a century American fast food chains have dominated the world helping the US increase its soft power. And Mixue rise will now do the same for China. In just the last five years Mixues store count has increased from [----] to over [-----] and theres a very interesting reason why. See Mixues main offerings are iced tea and ice creams with an average price of just [--] cents or [--] Indian Rs. And these"
YouTube Link 2025-03-08T14:32Z 1M followers, 65.9K engagements
"Journey From Founder To VC: Rajiv Srivatsa Antler - Backstage With Millionaires In this episode of Backstage With Millionaires podcast we sat down with Rajiv Srivatsa Partner and Investor at Antler India to discuss his professional journey. 00:00 - Intro 02:13 - Leaving Urbanladder 03:27 - Moving on to Antler 09:42 - How Antler India started 15:04 - Meeting co-founder(s) 16:46 - How to start a VC firm 21:39 - Antler's Business Model 26:38 - Founder Hat to Investor Hat 28:33 - Antler India's sectoral focus 30:27 - India: Building for the world 34:01 - Being flexible as an investor 37:10 -"
YouTube Link 2023-02-27T10:29Z 1M followers, 11.6K engagements
"A [---] Crore Rs Exit for a [--] year old"
YouTube Link 2025-12-13T11:23Z 1M followers, 87.2K engagements
"Top [--] Most Valuable Indian Companies of [----] Every small startup dreams of becoming a successful company by making a huge impact on the world. India has a lot of such companies that started small but are now worth billions of dollars. In todays video well take a look at the top [--] most valuable Indian companies of [----] that are transforming the country and the world. 00:00 Intro 01:35 #10 ICICI Bank: Founded by Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India (ICICI) in [----] ICICI Bank is Indias third-largest bank in terms of market capitalization. ICICI Bank has more than [----] branches"
YouTube Link 2020-07-24T04:30Z 1M followers, 318.8K engagements
"Top [---] Startup Ideas from Top Entrepreneurs and VCs Read the complete report of [---] Great Startup Ideas in [----] - https://www.theoryofnext.com 00:00 - Intro 01:18 - AI 03:30 - Fintech 05:19 - About Antler 05:52 - Deeptech 07:21 - Consumer 08:52 - Climate 10:42 - Health 12:24 - SAAS Ever wonder what top VCs and successful founders are betting on for the next big thing Weve got the inside scoop In this episode of "Backstage With Millionaires" we're diving into a goldmine of opportunities: Antler India's exclusive report featuring [---] groundbreaking startup ideas for [----] handpicked by the best"
YouTube Link 2025-06-25T12:00Z 1M followers, 64.5K engagements
"How Rapido is BEATING Ola and Uber in India - Business Case Study Rapido Founder's Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=bdVlkEf7N_8 00:00 - Intro 01:30 - Origin Story 05:10 - Early Growth Days 08:50 - Building for Drivers 11:05 - Expanding to Autos and Cabs 16:22 - Challenges Rapido's story is a testament to how a lean locally tailored business approach can disrupt even the most saturated and competitive markets. In a landscape dominated by giants like Ola and Uber Rapido carved its niche by identifying Indias deep reliance on two-wheelers. Recognizing that 75% of vehicles in India are"
YouTube Link 2024-10-03T13:21Z 1M followers, 434.8K engagements
"Indian Startups Solving Climate Change. Climate Change is destroying India's Economy badly. In [----] India lost $159 Billion due to extreme heat. Amid this many startups are solving this problem. Gurugram based Chakr Innovation has built Chakr shield which converts emission from diesel generator into ink. Mumbai based Amplepac is manufacturing metal packaging products to fight single-use plastic. Kanpur based Phool is collecting floral waste from temples and mosques across India and converting it into products like incense sticks. #climatechange #heat #chakrinnovation #amplepac #phool #plastic"
YouTube Link 2023-03-29T11:06Z 1M followers, 61K engagements
"Why Myntra still has a 55% Market Share A Case Study Use this link to apply for up to 100% scholarship at Scaler School of Business - https://bit.ly/3H8GTSz The batch starts in August. 00:00 Intro 00:00 Early years 00:00 Sponsored Part 00:00 [----] - 2014: Fight for Survival 00:00 [----] - 2020: Market Leader 00:00 [----] - Now: Road to Profitability Dive deep into the incredible journey of Myntra the Indian fashion e-commerce giant that went from the brink of bankruptcy in [----] to dominating over 55% of the market and achieving profitability This case study explores how Myntra led by Mukesh Bansal"
YouTube Link 2025-05-27T12:15Z 1M followers, 119.2K engagements
"What is India's $1 Billion Rare Earth Corridor all about - Indian Startup News [---] https://finanjo.com/download - Download Finanjo here 00:00 - Intro 00:55 - India's Rare Earth Corridor Strategy 08:54 - Finanjo Announcement 10:13 - PeakXVs Update 12:09 - Quick News 13:04 - Funding News In the latest episode of Backstage with Millionaires Pankaj explores a transformative shift in Indias industrial strategy: the quest for "Rare Earth" independence. Following a [----] supply shock from China that crippled Indias electric two-wheeler production the Indian government has launched a massive"
YouTube Link 2026-02-07T12:44Z 1M followers, 29.9K engagements
"Top [--] Edtech Startups Revolutionizing the Indian Education Ecosystem Edtech startups in India are helping fix the fractured traditional educational ecosystem in the country. With a nearly $2 billion opportunity in the growing online education market in India the entrepreneurs are offering some of the best online learning platforms to strengthen the overall education in India. 00:00 01:09 #10 InterviewBit: Founded by Anshuman Singh and Abhimanyu Saxena in [----] InterviewBit offers an e-learning platform to help the students to develop coding and tech skills to secure jobs with tech giants like"
YouTube Link 2020-03-11T13:35Z 1M followers, 59.3K engagements
"Foreigners are taking over Indian Startups 😮😮 Foreigners Taking over Indian Startups. Most valued Indian Startups like Flipkart Paytm Zomato and Swiggy have the majority of their shares owned by foreign companies. Why is that The Indian startup ecosystem is fairly young. While startups were active in the US in the 1960s and 70s (Apple and Microsoft) in India this only came with the success of Flipkart in [----]. Only after this institutions like VC firm and private equity firm started coming to India. Now though even Indian angel investors are coming forward and putting money in Indian"
YouTube Link 2023-06-27T13:32Z 1M followers, 2.1M engagements
"Indian Startup News Ep 139: OYO Has Filed for IPO AGAIN https://amazon.drln.me/youtube/ef279640baa2 - Check out Amazon's offer for seller by clicking here. Check out BWM's Merch - https://merchter.com/stores/backstage-with-millionaires This week in Indian Startup News OYO has filed for an IPO UPI can now be used in credit cards too ONDC beta testing to begin soon Co-founder of Zepto recently emerged as the youngest Indian to have a net worth of over Rs [----] crore in a survey. 00:12 Introduction 02:37 OYO filed for an IPO 03:50 UPI can now be linked to Credit Card 03:53 Sponsored Segment"
YouTube Link 2022-09-24T05:30Z 1M followers, 15.4K engagements
"They Raised the Largest Series-a Funding Round in India Sarvam AI raised [--] million dollars - making it the biggest series A funding round by any Indian AI startup. Raghavan and Pratyush founders of Sarvam AI had earlier founded AI4Bharat where they helped the government build Bhashini an Indian language open-source AI chatbot. Pratyush had also earlier worked on the Aadhar project for over a decade with Nandan Nilekani. Talking about OpenHathi its Sarvam AIs Hindi LLM. Its only the first in the OpenHathi series where the company wants to build more such Indian language LLMs"
YouTube Link 2023-12-20T11:30Z 1M followers, 297K engagements
"Zomatos $100 Billion Bet 😮😮 Zomato is going after a brand-new market of Going Out. Its upcoming new app District would allow you to discover and book restaurants book tickets for movies and events and even book a staycation. This is a massive decision and according to Deepinder if executed well it could become the third large B2C business out of Zomato after food delivery and quick commerce. So why is the company doing this Well in simple words For growth. See Deepinder has been very outspoken about his vision of making Zomato a 100-billion-dollar company. The first step of this plan was to"
YouTube Link 2024-08-21T14:06Z 1M followers, 501.1K engagements
"OpenAIs India Plans #chatgpt #ai"
YouTube Link 2025-08-30T10:26Z 1M followers, 15.4K engagements
"Prasuma: A [---] Crore Momo Company"
YouTube Link 2025-12-12T04:19Z 1M followers, 52.3K engagements
"GIFT City - India's Own Dubai and Singapore 🔥 GIFT City - India's Own Dubai and Singapore 🔥 GIFT City is short for Gujarat International Finance Tech City. It is located on the bank of the Sabarmati River between Gujarat's industrial capital Ahmedabad and political capital Gandhinagar. GIFT city was envisioned by PM Narendra Modi (then chief minister of Gujarat) when he announced plans to create Singapore Shanghai and New York-like smart cities in the state right after his first visit to Singapore in [----]. Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman also announced a series of measures in the Union"
YouTube Link 2023-06-06T13:24Z 1M followers, 5.6M engagements
"India's Top [--] Loss-Making Startups That Have Raised Millions of Dollars in Funding Today the growth of startups is not dependent on profits. A lot of VCs are backing startups that have little to show for profits but have the potential to corner the market. As long as companies continue to grow and their valuations keep increasing VCs keep pumping money to keep the engine running while making money in the process. Lets take a look at Indias top [--] loss making startups: 00:00 Introduction 01:53 #10 Urban Company 02:58 #9 CRED 04:03 #8 Delhivery 05:15 #7 Udaan 06:29 #6 Ola Cabs 07:41 #5 Swiggy"
YouTube Link 2021-06-17T13:30Z 1M followers, 124.1K engagements
"Why India lags behind in Mushroom Production #china"
YouTube Link 2024-06-21T12:38Z 1M followers, 223.8K engagements
"Indian Startup Building a City in Space 🚀 Two IIT Bombay-based engineers Arindrajit Chowdhury and Tausif Shaikh started Inspecity in [----]. Aiming to build the first city in a suitable orbit between Earth and the moon InspeCity has raised $1.5 Mn in a pre-seed funding round led by deep tech investor Speciale Invest. #business #money #startup #entrepreneurship #company #enterprise #indianstartups #india #funding #unicorn #investing #founder #wealth #motivation #businessideas #success #space #deeptech"
YouTube Link 2023-04-27T05:59Z 1M followers, 833.2K engagements
"Indian Startup News Ep 25: JioMeet Launch Instagram Keeps It 'Reels' and Flipkart Social Commerce This week in Indian Startup News Jio launches Zoom rival JioMeet Instagram Reels launched in India Uber shuts Mumbai office Oyo scales down in Japan Flipkart forays into social commerce Unacademy acquires PrepLadder and Paytm and its founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma to acquire Raheja QBE. In funding news Jio Platforms raises Rs [-------] crore Sequoia Capital closes two funds at $1.35 billion Amazon India gets Rs [----] crore Zolo raises $56 million and Aye Finance raises Rs [---] crore debt funding. 00:00"
YouTube Link 2020-07-11T04:30Z 1M followers, [----] engagements
"How Wobot Harnesses the Untapped Potential of CCTVs Using AI Wobot a SaaS startup co-founded by Adit Chhabra analyses CCTV videos and detects deviations in SOPs. Today their SaaS solution is used by clients such as IRCTC cure.fit and Barista. In this video Adit explains how Wobot went from being an idea to a successful SaaS startup in less than a decade. 00:00 SECTIONS 01:08 Discovering a Problem in Need of a Solution 02:27 Digitizing SOPs and Feedback 04:48 Replacing Auditors with Computer Vision 07:01 Wobot's Two Architectures 08:28 The Importance of Piloting New Tech 11:28 Building a"
YouTube Link 2019-11-29T11:30Z 1M followers, [----] engagements
"Indian Startup News Ep 140: Swiggy is Using DRONES for Deliveries https://www.youtube.com/watchv=9JhtJxmF5Ao - Watch Jungle Venture's Video on "Expert tips for e-commerce Startups". Check out BWM's Merch - https://merchter.com/stores/backstage-with-millionaires This week in Indian Startup News: Swiggy will soon start the pilots for middle-mile drone deliveries Flipkart will reportedly enter Metaverse with the launch of "Flipverse" Mahindra Logistics acquired Rivigo for an undisclosed amount."
YouTube Link 2022-10-01T05:30Z 1M followers, 15.7K engagements
""EBITDA Positive" A Misleading Metric "EBITDA Positive" A Misleading Metric Most startups in India nowadays present their financials using the word 'EBITDA' but this doesn't give a full picture to their numbers. The Earnings Before Interest Taxes Depreciation and Amortization (or EBITDA) is a measure of the operating profitability of a company. Basically does a company sell it's products at a higher cost than it makes them for But there are other costs like Interest on debt Asset depreciation taxes ESPOs extra which aren't considered here. A healthy metric to judge a company should be NET"
YouTube Link 2023-06-02T12:33Z 1M followers, 1.9M engagements
"Why Startups lose Crores of Rupees #startup Why do Startups Lose Money No startup or investor wants to lose money but it seems that startups focusing on growth do lose money initially. It's fine as long as there is a path to profitability. Choosing not to be profitable in favor of growth is now a strategy as long as large profits can be anticipated in the future. This can be seen in US tech companies like Amazon and Meta who burnt investors' money in the initial days but now make billions of dollars in profit every year. Same will be seen in Indian startups few years down the line as they"
YouTube Link 2023-06-16T13:40Z 1M followers, 950.1K engagements
"Could Ola Overtake Tesla 🔥 Could Ola Overtake Tesla 🔥 From building the world's largest EV manufacturing facility to its leaked car design Bhavish Aggarwal seems to taking all pages from Elon Musk's book. Ola Electric started selling its scooters in December [----] and became number [--] in this category in [--] months and they have been leading this chart ever since. This success in the Indian market encouraged Bhavish to think big and he is now aiming towards world domination with inroads being made in Nepal and Italy and product expansion too: theyve announced the launch of a motorbike which"
YouTube Link 2023-06-29T11:48Z 1M followers, 2.2M engagements
"Indian Robotics Company Ruling the World 👏 #business #india #startup"
YouTube Link 2023-09-01T12:23Z 1M followers, 4M engagements
"Shark Tank India startup Qzense Labs in [----] Dr. Srishti Batra was [--] months pregnant when she and her co-founder Rubal Chib went on Shark Tank India Season One to pitch their Indian hardware startup Qzense Labs. Qzense Labs has a hardware product called QScan that can scan fruits and veggies to find out how fresh they are. Dr. Srishti Batra and Rubal Chib asked for a [---] crore valuation with only [--] lakh in revenue and got rejected. But thats not the end Qzense Labs secured [--] lakh rupees from the Government of India and pivoted to fresh meat and seafood for quick commerce that resulted"
YouTube Link 2024-07-09T11:31Z 1M followers, 112.7K engagements
"Why Zepto-Flipkart Deal Failed 😮😮 #startup #entrepreneur #business Flipkart was planning to acquire Zepto but the deal has now fallen through. And heres what you need to know about this. Flipkart wanted to acquire Zepto to stay relevant in the E-commerce business. You see the quick commerce is slowly taking over the e-commerce in India. In [----] while the entire e-commerce market grew by only 15% the quick commerce market grew by 77%. And according to experts as these quick commerce companies add more categories like Electronics and Cosmetics it will further eat into e-commerce market share."
YouTube Link 2024-04-26T14:16Z 1M followers, 461.5K engagements
"Nikhil Sikri Zolo : How a doctor turned entrepreneur built India's largest co-living platform When Nikhil Sikri decided to quit his job as a doctor in Singapore and return to India he didn't know what was in store for him. Four years later Zolo was born. By honoring his instincts and doing what he wanted to do even when the people around him thought that he was crazy Nikhil and his co-founders Akhil Sikri and Sneha Choudhry have managed to create India's largest co-living platform. SECTIONS Becoming a Doctor: 00:58 Becoming an Entrepreneur: 05:07 The PG Gold Mine: 07:49 A Failed Platform"
YouTube Link 2019-03-19T11:30Z 1M followers, 16.5K engagements
"Solving India's Parking Crisis 👏👏 #startup #business #entrepreneurship Imagine you just bought a BMW X1 and on the very first day your car gets towed from the road. And when you finally receive it its damaged and you end up paying lakhs of rupees for its repair. This is what Dhananjaya Bharadwaj faced in [----] and this pushed him to solve one of the major problems in Indian cities. Parking. And before we discuss this product let me tell you a few facts about parking in India. 97% of all the parking is unorganized in India. Secondly an average Indian driver spends [--] minutes daily finding a"
YouTube Link 2023-10-31T12:32Z 1M followers, 6.9M engagements
"Why Kiranatech Failed in India #startup #business #entrepreneur"
YouTube Link 2023-12-06T11:59Z 1M followers, 3.7M engagements
"Meesho: Only Profitable E-commerce Company in India Meesho: Only Profitable E-commerce Company in India All the Indian E-commerce Companies are losing money be it Amazon India Flipkart or Myntra. Meesho is trying to change that by following a different model; instead of charging commissions from sellers it's working on an ad-base model. With this it is also focussing on premium categories like Beauty and Fashion and building it's own logistic fleet. #meesho #amazon #flipkart #ecommerce #marketing #business #money #startup #entrepreneurship #company #enterprise #indianstartups #india #funding"
YouTube Link 2023-06-13T11:56Z 1M followers, 1.1M engagements
"Zomato Bans AI Food Photos Zomato just banned AI-generated food images. A month ago Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal called on restaurants to stop using AI for menu photos. Why These images were misleading customers damaging trust and causing more complaints and refunds. Now Zomato has officially stepped in to enforce the ban. Although right now only 2% of their [------] restaurant partners use AI-generated images Deepinder Goyal isnt taking any chances. Theyve developed AI tools that can detect these AI-generated images with 90% accuracy. Restaurants usually spend [----] to [-----] on professional food"
YouTube Link 2024-09-22T16:00Z 1M followers, 384.8K engagements
"Indian Startup News Ep 89: [--] New Unicorns Ola's Self Driving EV Fantasy Gaming Apps Shut Down Download CoinSwitch Kuber's app here: https://coinswitch.co/in/refertag=dGCak Subscribe to their YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/c/CoinSwitchKuber This week in Indian Startup News Fantasy gaming apps shut down operations in Karnataka Slice to offer 3-day work week to attract talent Paytm acquires CreditMate Ola acquires GeoSpoc and Good Glamm Group acquires The Moms Co. In funding news Licious raises $52 million to become Indias first D2C unicorn CoinSwitch Kuber raises $260 million to"
YouTube Link 2021-10-09T05:51Z 1M followers, 22.2K engagements
"Emergent Labs: India's fastest growing Ai startup Emergent recently raised $70 Million from softbank and Khosla ventures and it has become India's fastest growing Ai startup. This is a sign that vibe-coding is finally here in India and Emergent is helping Indian builders ride this wave"
YouTube Link 2026-01-20T14:40Z 1M followers, 37.7K engagements
"Starbucks Fires CEO Laxman Narasimhan Starbucks has fired its Indian-origin CEO Laxman Narasimhan after a sharp decline in revenue and a 25% drop in stock prices under his leadership. After Laxman Narasimhan was let go Brian Niccol the former CEO of Chipotle has been named as the new CEO causing the stock price of Starbucks to jump by 25%. Brian Niccol had impressive track record at Chipotle where he doubled revenue and increased profits 7X and this has sparked optimism. Was firing Laxman Narasimhan the right decision for Starbucks Can Brian Niccol revive the world's largest coffeehouse chain"
YouTube Link 2024-08-16T12:33Z 1M followers, 3M engagements
"Making Water From Thin Air 😮 Bengaluru-based Uravu Labs primarily uses atmospheric moisture and renewable energy to produce drinking water. They currently produce 1000-1200 liters of water a day and are planning to scale it to [--] lakh liters of clean water a day. Till now they have raised $2.4 Million in funding"
YouTube Link 2023-04-19T13:39Z 1M followers, 1.8M engagements
"Indian Startup News Ep 121: Paytm Mall Valuation Drops 99.5% This week in Indian Startup News Paytm Malls Valuation Drops 99.5% Vedantu Lays Off 400+ employees Ola Scales Down Food Delivery Business. In Acquisition and funding news Swiggy Acquires Dineout Phonepe acquires wealthdesk and openq GreyOrange Raises $110 Mn and more. 00:00 Introduction 00:16 Paytm Malls Valuation Drops 99.5% 02:02 Vedantu Lays Off 400+ employees 02:57 Ola Scales Down Food Delivery Business 04:47 Swiggy Acquires Dineout 05:28 Phonepe acquires Wealthdesk and openq 06:19 GreyOrange Raises $110 Mn 07:11 Funding"
YouTube Link 2022-05-21T05:30Z 1M followers, 34K engagements
"Ather Energy's Record-Breaking Year Explained - Indian Startups News [---] 0:00 Intro 0:36 Ather Energys Comeback 5:06 Global Fintech Fest [----] 8:35 Quick Updates: Anthropic 9:02 Quick Updates: Google 9:19 Quick Updates: Niro Shutdown 9:43 Weekly Funding News Updates This week on Backstage with Millionaires were covering one of the biggest turnaround stories in Indias EV space Ather Energys incredible comeback. After years of trailing behind Ola Electric Ather has now taken the lead in both sales and market cap powered by the success of its family scooter the Rizta. We break down how Ather"
YouTube Link 2025-10-11T05:30Z 1M followers, 75.8K engagements
"Indian Startup News Ep 146: "Meet targets or leave": BYJU'S This week in Indian Startup News: BYJU'S introduces new salary structure for the sales team PMV Electric launches a new EV Zoho crosses $1 Bn in annual revenue Zomato rolls out Zomato Pay. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 00:00 Introduction 00:05 Byju's introduces a new salary structure 01:21 PMV Electric launches a new EV 01:52 Bird's Eye Segment 03:02 Quick Updates 03:55 "insidebwm" Instagram Account 04:07 Outro 04:25"
YouTube Link 2022-11-12T05:30Z 1M followers, 15.7K engagements
"Solving India's Traffic Problem 👏👏 Solving India's Traffic Problem 👏👏 Based in Bengaluru Quick Ride wants to reduce [--] Million cars on Indian roads every day. And to do this they have a simple solution Carpooling. Along with a car Quick Ride also allows you to pool a bike with someone. Investors too love this idea and till now they have poured over [--] Million dollars (123 Crore Rs) into the startup. #traffic #car #startup #entrepreneurship #marketing #business #money #company #enterprise #indianstartups #india #funding #unicorn #investing #founder #wealth #motivation #businessideas #success"
YouTube Link 2023-07-25T11:35Z 1M followers, 1.8M engagements
"Twitter Rival Koo is Struggling to Survive 😮 Started by Aprameya Radhakrishna and Mayank Bidawatka Koo was meant to be India's version of Twitter. But in the last two years the company has been bleeding money and its user base is also declining. #business #money #startup #entrepreneurship #company #enterprise #indianstartups #india #funding #unicorn #investing #founder #wealth #motivation #businessideas #success #koo #twitter"
YouTube Link 2023-04-27T14:16Z 1M followers, 609.9K engagements
"Startup Funding Rounds Explained In today's video of startup [---] series we will talk about different startup funding rounds what is the difference between seed angel series A series B series C funding rounds what is an initial public offering (IPO) and what are the different terms and conditions required to fulfill in every stage. 00:00 Introduction 00:48 Seed and Angel Round 02:09 Series A Round 04:20 Growth Capital/Bridge Round 04:36 Series B Round 05:47 IPO Seed and Angel Round: Seed or Angel funding is usually the first stage of funding that a startup raises. Seed funding is secured when"
YouTube Link 2020-09-10T04:30Z 1M followers, 14.1K engagements
"Why Startups Prefer NCDs over Debt or Equity Why Startups Prefer NCDs over Debt or Equity NCDs stand for Non-Convertible Debentures and debentures are basically like bonds which companies issue to raise money. And NCDs are of two types. First is convertible debentures which allow you to convert your debentures into company shares after a certain period of time. And Non-Convertible Debentures as the name suggests dont allow you to convert them into shares. And its beneficial to the company as it allows them to diversify their borrowing profile and instill trust in the public as NCDs are"
YouTube Link 2023-07-18T12:15Z 1M followers, 388.3K engagements
"India's GDP to surpass China's 😮🔥 India's GDP to surpass China's 😮🔥 According to the report "India is arguably at the start of a long wave boom at the same time as China ends one." #startup #entrepreneurship #marketing #business #money #company #enterprise #indianstartups #india #funding #unicorn #investing #founder #wealth #motivation #businessideas #success"
YouTube Link 2023-08-06T13:58Z 1M followers, 4.6M engagements
"What is Deepinder Goyals new ANTI-AGING Theory - Indian Startups News [---] 0:00 Intro 0:57 Deepinder Goyals New Anti-Aging Mission 4:04 Sarla Aviation 5:45 Quick Update: PhysicsWallah Listing 6:08 Quick Update: Capillary Technologies IPO 6:43 Quick Update: Gensol Insolvency 7:00 Weekly Funding News This week on Backstage with Millionaires were diving deep into one of the most controversial debates in Indias startup world Deepinder Goyals new Gravity Aging Hypothesis and the mysterious wearable hes building called Temple. After Zomato Blinkit and District Deepinder is now putting $25 million of"
YouTube Link 2025-11-22T05:30Z 1M followers, 27.7K engagements
"How Paytm Turned Profitable A Case Study On January [--] [----] digital payments giant Paytm was hit with a major crisis. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) imposed a strict penalty halting transactions on its payments bank and sending shockwaves through the company. Millions of customers and merchants were left without a bank and in just three days Paytms stock lost more than half its value. Many predicted this was the end for the company that pioneered mobile payments in India. But this is not a story of failure. It's a story of a remarkable turnaround led by founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma and his"
YouTube Link 2025-08-06T12:02Z 1M followers, 126.2K engagements
"Sridhar Vembu led Zoho's Shareholding. Sridhar Vembu owns just 5% stake in Zoho Corporation. Most of it (48%) is owned by his sister Radha Vembu. Another 35% of it is owned by his brother Sekar Vembu. His co-founder from his last company AdventNet Tony Thomas owns 8% and Sridhar himself owns just 5% in the company. And the reason is that his siblings Radha and Sekar play a key role in the company. #zoho #sridharvembu #radhavembu"
YouTube Link 2023-04-03T12:51Z 1M followers, 2.5M engagements
"Slice is becoming a Bank 😮😮 Slice is becoming a Bank 😮😮 Slice became big by offering credit cards to a segment of the population which were ignored by banks mainly students. At one stage Slice offered [--] lakh cards in a single month which was the highest for any fintech or bank in India. But a decision by RBI last year almost killed the startup it stopped all the non-banking fintech like Slice from issuing credit lines. With this banking license Slice has got a new lifeline. #slice #rbi #startup #entrepreneurship #marketing #business #money #company #enterprise #indianstartups #india"
YouTube Link 2023-10-06T11:36Z 1M followers, 812.2K engagements
"India's Drone King: ideaForge 👏👏 India's Drone King: Ideaforge 👏👏 Starting in [----] Ideaforge's first customer was India's defense ministry and at that time autopilot drone technology was very rare in India. The company's first few years were humble but it really hit a roadblock when in [----] Indian government announced blanket ban on private use of drones. These rules were eased in [----] and the Indian government announced incentives for drone makers under PLI scheme. Since then Ideaforge's business shot up and it currently holds a 50% market share in India. #drone #ideaforge #startup"
YouTube Link 2023-08-20T12:14Z 1M followers, 12M engagements
"Indian Startup News Ep 122: Invact Metaversity Crisis Deepens OYO IPO Delays Jungle Ventures latest video: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=nDDxXVXQf34 Jungle Ventures YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWcYxttFXVf7FgaoIa5BCxw This episode of Backstage with Millionaires is sponsored by Jungle Ventures which is one of the leading VCs in India and the Southeast Asian market. Do check out their YouTube channel and consider subscribing if you want to learn more about how to build successful startups. This week in Indian Startup News Mfine Fires [---] Employees Ritesh Agarwal-Led OYO"
YouTube Link 2022-05-28T05:30Z 1M followers, 17.6K engagements
"Indian Family Offices: How Billionaires invest their money 0:00 - Introduction 1:24 - Whats a Family Office 5:48 - Difference Between Family Offices and VC/PE 9:50 - What It Means for India In [----] family offices in India have experienced a dramatic growth now accounting for nearly 40% of all funding raised by Indian startups. In this video we explore the rise of family offices how they operate and how they are reshaping India's investment landscape. With the emergence of tech giants and successful IPOs ultra-rich families in India are no longer sticking to traditional assets like real estate"
YouTube Link 2026-01-21T12:24Z 1M followers, 49.3K engagements
"Pocket FMs Dominance in the US 👏"
YouTube Link 2025-09-09T04:17Z 1M followers, 18.9K engagements
"FICO: A Successful Franchise Model for small companies I recently finished watching all the episodes of Shark Tank India Season [--] and [--]. In total I watched over 250+ pitches. And one of the most common reasons why Sharks didnt invest in many businesses is scalability issues. See as a small brand its very hard to find franchise partners who invest in your business and at the same time maintain the quality and taste of your products. And because of this a lot of small companies cant scale after a point. This challenge however can be solved by a model called FICO model which is basically"
YouTube Link 2025-03-27T14:12Z 1M followers, 25.9K engagements
"Ola Electric Losing Market Share Take a look at this graph. These are the sales numbers of Ola Electric. From a peak of over [-----] scooters sold in March [----] the number is down to almost [-----] in December. This shows a steep decline of almost 75% in less th an a year. As a result Ola Electrics market share has fallen rapidly. From over 50% market share at the beginning of last year it came down to just 19% by the end of the year. And this is just one of the many bad news for the company. The next is increasing losses. In the most recent quarter Ola Electrics losses increased by almost 50% to"
YouTube Link 2025-02-13T04:58Z 1M followers, 35.1K engagements
"Indian Startup News Ep 117: Crypto Trading down 60% Zepto enters food delivery This week in Indian Startup News Crypto Industry worried amid uncertainty in rules Indian SaaS industry to reach $100 bn in revenues by [----] Zepto launches 10-minute food delivery service 'Cafe' Govt To Bring EV Battery Quality Norms. In funding news CoinDCX Bags $135 Mn Rario raises $120 mn Loop Health Raises $25 Million Urbanpiper raised $24 Million. 00:00 Introduction 00:11 Crypto Industry worried amid uncertainty in rules 01:42 Indian SaaS industry to reach $100 bn in revenues by [----] 02:38 Zepto launches"
YouTube Link 2022-04-23T05:30Z 1M followers, 14.5K engagements
"Indias own Laser Defence System #drdo This is a Star Wars-like laser weapon system developed by Indias DRDO. And India has become the fourth country after the US China and Russia to make something like this. See the future of wars is going to be autonomous drones controlled by people hundreds of miles away sitting in a bunker. And this laser defence system is one of the most efficient and cost-effective ways to counter such drones. In simple words it is a high-powered laser which is designed to neutralise drones missiles and other airborne threats. And the way this works is the system uses"
YouTube Link 2025-05-10T10:25Z 1M followers, 45.8K engagements
"The Race to build India's first Reusable Rocket - Indian Startups News [---] 0:00 - Intro 0:41 - The Reusable Rocket Race 4:55 - LAT Aerospace First Test Flight 6:34 - OrbitAID Aerospace Launch 7:06 - Practo healthcare goes global 7:34 - Simple Energy Electric Scooters Launch 8:04 - Weekly Funding News This week on Backstage with Millionaires we dive deep into the key moments that made [----] a transformative year for Indias startup ecosystem. From the record number of IPOs to the skyrocketing funding in deeptech we explore how the entrepreneurial landscape in India has evolved. We kick things"
YouTube Link 2026-01-10T04:51Z 1M followers, 65.5K engagements
"Why Indian D2C brands are exploding In the last few weeks several young D2C startups have been snapped up by big FMCG companies signaling a massive shift in Indias retail landscape. In this video we break down this recent trend of acquisitions including how Reginald Men Cosmix and Muuchstac are making waves in the industry and why FMCG companies are racing to acquire them before they grow too large. We'll also dive deep into the reasons behind this shift such as the generational loyalty gap the rise of content-driven commerce and the slower growth of traditional FMCG giants. With D2C"
YouTube Link 2026-01-13T12:09Z 1M followers, 52K engagements
"Indian Startup News [---] - Indias First Hydrogen-Oxygen Engine Welcome to the Backstage with Millionaires weekly Indian startup news show hosted by Caleb Friesen. This week Stardour successfully test-fires Indias first hydrogen-oxygen propulsion engine Garuda Aerospace secures a license to export drones to global markets AI startup Astra shuts down just months after funding from Perplexity AIs founder Blinkit pilots 10-minute prescription deliveries Krutrim executes fresh layoffs and Indian startups raise $35 million. 0:00 Stardour Tests Indias First Hydrogen-Oxygen Propulsion Engine 02:01"
YouTube Link 2025-08-02T10:15Z 1M followers, 33.8K engagements
"Building a Scalable QSR: Raymond Andrews Biryani Blues Biryani Blues a QSR chain that sells India's favourite dish biryani was started back in [----] by Raymond Andrews and Aparna Andrews. In this video Raymond explains how he and his wife built Biryani Blues and what their plans for the company are. He also gives some advice to wannabe entrepreneurs who are thinking of starting up in the food industry. 00:00 SECTIONS 00:46 From Financial Services to Making Biryani 03:07 Revolutionising an Old School Dish 05:42 Spreading Biryani Blues Across the Country 07:30 Biryani: A Dish for the Rest of the"
YouTube Link 2019-11-26T11:30Z 1M followers, [----] engagements
"Indian Startup News Ep 137: Flipkart launches a Hotel-booking service This week in Indian Startup News: [--]. Unacademy One launched by Unacademy [--]. Flipkart launched a new hotel booking service- Flipkart Hotels [--]. Bengaluru is flooded [--]. Tata 1mg becomes a unicorn [--]. Ola Electrics EV registrations have fallen. 00:00 Introduction 00:10 Flipkart launches Flipkart Hotels 02:14 Unacademy launches Unacademy One 04:21 Birds eye Segment 05:50 Quick Updates 07:05 BWM Update Unacademy launched Unacademy One - a collection of [--] youtube channels: Indian Ed-tech giant Unacademy launched Unacademy One"
YouTube Link 2022-09-10T05:30Z 1M followers, 16.6K engagements
"Indias Big Loss 😮😮 #semiconductor #business #startup"
YouTube Link 2023-10-18T12:53Z 1M followers, 2M engagements
"Indian Startup News [---] - Ather Is Catching up With Ola Electric Welcome to the Backstage with Millionaires weekly Indian startup news show hosted by Caleb Friesen. This week Ather Energy closes in on Ola Electric in the EV race Dhruva Space announces its first commercial satellite launch with SpaceX Swiggy considers exiting its stake in Rapido over a conflict of interest Tesla opens its first charging station in India PharmEasy appoints Rahul Guha as CEO and Indian startups raise $187 million. 0:00 Ather Closes Gap With Ola Electric 2:25 Dhruva Space Launches First Commercial Satellite 3:36"
YouTube Link 2025-08-09T09:01Z 1M followers, 33K engagements
"Maharashtra or Tamil Nadu: Indias first trillion dollar state"
YouTube Link 2026-01-22T11:33Z 1M followers, 27.6K engagements
"Indias Most Overvalued Startup : CRED #startup #business #entrepreneurship"
YouTube Link 2023-11-21T13:07Z 1M followers, 1.5M engagements
"The Truth About UPI Going Global In this debate we try to unpack UPI Indias fintech revolution examining some of its international competitors and also trying to better understand the future potential that this incredible digital payments infrastructure has. 0:00 Intro 1:04 Understanding India Stack 3:08 Aadhar - Precursor to UPI 5:40 Birth of UPI 8:21 UPI competitors globally 18:20 UPI's Growth in India 19:54 UPI Going Global 23:42 Future Potential of UPI 28:06 Future Predictions UPI traces its roots to 'India Stack' which is a collection of digital infrastructures designed to propel India's"
YouTube Link 2023-08-17T13:42Z 1M followers, 329K engagements
"India's Top [--] Defence Startups (2025) "Rise of India's Defence Sector": https://youtu.be/SjJ2Khg3d_c 00:00 Intro 02:10 NewSpace Research and Technologies 04:18 Tonbo Imaging 06:16 Big Bang Boom Solutions 07:58 EyeROV 09:28 Optimized Electrotech The United States has long maintained its military superiority through a unique system where government and private entities collaborate on defense innovation. This model where initial government funding fuels private sector competition and development enables the US to build cutting-edge weaponry like the B-2 Spirit bomber and GBU-57 bunker busters"
YouTube Link 2025-07-29T16:12Z 1M followers, 84K engagements
"Iconic Tinkle Cartoon Characters Suppandi and Shikari Shambu Coming as NFTs: Indian Web3 News This week in Indian startup news Metaverse startup Ikonz raises undisclosed amount from Village Global and Woodstock and plans to launch Tinkles iconic character Suppandis NFT ALT Balaji launches a metaverse game based on their reality show Lock Upp Radhe Shyams trailer launch in the metaverse crashes servers FTX Gaming partners with IndiGG for web3 and crypto gaming Polygon Studios makes strategic investment in Zipmex Blockchain analytics and security startup BitsCrunch raises $3.6 million. 00:00"
YouTube Link 2022-03-09T12:30Z 1M followers, [----] engagements
"Lenovo Pros all-in-one solution for SMBs in India Indian SMBs face a very crucial problem when it comes to their tech. To begin with most of these companies use outdated and old devices that freeze during client pitches or slow down during peak operations. Also most of these companies dont have any form of tech support and so if something breaks theres no IT team to call and so productivity literally pauses. Now if these companies decide to upgrade to enterprise-grade devices with warranties and support its just too expensive for many of these companies. And Lenovo is solving this exact issue"
YouTube Link 2025-11-27T12:34Z 1M followers, 11.7M engagements
"How ElasticRun Is Transforming India's Rural Retail - Startup Case Study 00:00 Intro 01:16 Understanding the Problem 03:29 How three co-founders met 04:30 ElasticRun's Business Model 08:01 Move towards Profitability 10:06 Learnings ElasticRun a unicorn startup has emerged as a disruptive force in India's rural B2B commerce market. It addresses the longstanding challenge faced by millions of kirana store owners who struggle to access products due to a broken rural distribution network. Traditional FMCG distribution systems are ineffective in rural areas due to low demand high setup costs and"
YouTube Link 2024-04-16T12:04Z 1M followers, 561.7K engagements
"Why Meeshos IPO is special - Indian Startups News [---] 0:00 Intro 0:41 Meesho's IPO 5:22 Zepto Raises $450 Million 7:23 Quick Update: Zoho Pay 7:53 Quick Update: Tata 1mg 8:23 Quick Update: WazirX 8:50 Quick Update: Shadowfax 9:13 Weekly Funding News This week on Backstage with Millionaires were talking about Meeshos upcoming IPO and why it could be one of the most important public listings in Indias startup ecosystem. When Amazon and Flipkart focused on the top 10% Meesho built for the other 90% small towns local shops and WhatsApp sellers. We explain how Meesho scaled to [--] million sellers"
YouTube Link 2025-10-25T05:30Z 1M followers, 40.3K engagements
"Why Deepinder Goyal Resigned as Eternal CEO - Indian Startup News [---] https://finanjo.com/download - Download Finanjo here 00:00 - Intro 00:27 - Why Deepinder stepped down 05:42 - Update on Finanjo 07:17 - PhonePe IPO details 09:29 - Quick News 10:37 - Indian Startup News In this weeks episode of Backstage with Millionaires we dive into Deepinder Goyals shocking decision to step down as CEO of Eternal and what this means for the companys future. Despite an impressive 200% YoY revenue growth Deepinder is leaving to explore high-risk long-term projects like extending human lifespan and"
YouTube Link 2026-01-24T04:30Z 1M followers, 133.9K engagements
"Shardeum To Solve Blockchain Scalability Issue TDS To Kill Crypto Trade Polygon Raises $450M Our interview with Nischal Shetty: https://youtu.be/txxdPN0GpTI This week in Indian web3 news WazirXs co-founder Nishchal Shetty to launch Shardeum blockchain Indias first metaverse wedding NFTs and Indias first blockchain wedding. In funding news Polygon raises $450 million Colexion raises $5 million Pillow raises $3 million and Oneto11 raises $2.5 million. 00:00 Introduction 01:00 WazirXs co-founder Nishchal Shetty to launch Shardeum blockchain 06:24 Indias first metaverse wedding NFTs 07:34 Indias"
YouTube Link 2022-02-09T13:30Z 1M followers, 10.8K engagements
"Indian Startup News Ep 8: Jack Ma Becomes the Richest Man in Asia Myntra to Cut Discounts and More This week in Indian startup news Walmart tells Myntra to focus on profitability CarTrade applies for an NBFC license ahead of IPO in [----] and Alibaba's Jack Ma overtakes Mukesh Ambani to become the richest man in Asia. In funding news STRIVE raises more than $100 million for third Asia-focused fund Northern Arc Investments announces first close of India Impact Fund at $23 million FamPay raises $4.7 million in seed funding and Airmeet raises $3 million in seed funding. Top Startup News Walmart"
YouTube Link 2020-03-14T05:50Z 1M followers, [---] engagements
"Indian Startup News 45: WhiteHat Jr Sues Critics for Defamation and Google Could Acquire ShareChat Link to Pradeep Poonia's interview: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=NIFs8d8WF0A Link to Dr Aniruddha Malpani's interview: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=oKwpuTYDQRY Learn more about WhiteHat Jr controversy in Hindi here: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=WaH10gQccdI This week in Indian Startup News WhiteHat Jr sues its critics for defamation Google in talks to acquire ShareChat Government to set up [-----] EV charging stations across India and the government bans [--] more Chinese apps including Snack"
YouTube Link 2020-11-29T05:30Z 1M followers, 212K engagements
"Indian Startup News Ep 118: Ola's Self Driving Car RBI rejects Mobikwik Payment license Jungle Ventures latest video: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=gD2AmvGw6HQ Jungle Ventures YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWcYxttFXVf7FgaoIa5BCxw This episode of Backstage with Millionaires is sponsored by Jungle Ventures which is one of the leading VCs in India and the Southeast Asian market. Do check out their YouTube channel and consider subscribing if you want to learn more about how to build successful startups. This week in Indian Startup News Ola Electric Announces Autonomous Car"
YouTube Link 2022-04-30T05:30Z 1M followers, 15.5K engagements
"China unveils T800 humanoid robot A Chinese startup just unveiled a full size humanoid robot that can kick open doors jump spin and throw combat style kicks. These robots are called T800 and its built by a Shenzhen based startup called EngineAI. And this is a significant breakthrough because most humanoid robots today struggle with balancing. They can walk slowly but lose control when they jump turn fast or land hard on a surface. But T800 can do all this effortlessly. Its [--] foot [--] inch weighs [--] kilos and has [--] independently controlled joints powered by extremely high torque motors. And"
YouTube Link 2025-12-20T11:38Z 1M followers, 38K engagements
"Indian Startup News [---] - The REAL Reason Zepto Is Raising $500M NOW Welcome to the Backstage with Millionaires weekly Indian startup news show hosted by Caleb Friesen. This week Zepto nears a $500 million funding round at a $7 billion valuation WeWork Indias IPO process resumes after a regulatory pause Aditya Mangla takes over Zomatos food delivery business Starlink gets final approval to launch in India Rapido enters food delivery Amazon Now rolls out 10-minute delivery in Delhi and Indian startups raise $78 million. 0:00 Zepto Close to Closing a $500M Round 2:21 WeWork India IPO Is Back"
YouTube Link 2025-07-12T05:30Z 1M followers, 45.5K engagements
"India's Logistics Winner: Porter Porters business is Intra-city logistics basically delivering things inside a city"
YouTube Link 2024-01-19T13:02Z 1M followers, 1.5M engagements
"What Are the Stages of a Pre-Seed Startup Watch Part [--] of this series here: https://youtu.be/WY3WIE5NU1M Watch Part [--] of this series here: https://youtu.be/BOi2CU77FrA In this video we talk about different stages that a Pre-seed Startup goes through right from Ideation stage to commitment stage and how the startup funds itself during this time. 0:00 Intro 0:34 Ideation Stage 1:35 Planning Stage 2:41 Commitment Stage 3:45 Pre-seed funding 4:51 Personal-debt funding 6:14 Triple F funding 7:13 Convertible debt and equity 8:01 Angel Investors 11:45 Crowd Investing A startup always begins with an"
YouTube Link 2022-08-11T13:55Z 1M followers, 56.5K engagements
"Difference Between an Angel Investor and a Venture Capitalist In this video of the Startup [---] series we explain who is an angel investor who is a venture capitalist and outline the difference between an angel investor and a venture capitalist. You will also learn how both the investment approaches are different and what these investors are looking for in a startup before making an investment. Who is an angel investor and a Venture Capitalist Basically an angel investor is anyone who uses his own money to invest in startups while a venture capitalist (VC) is someone who uses other peoples"
YouTube Link 2020-08-12T06:50Z 1M followers, 29.5K engagements
"Curefoods Buys Krispy Kreme India - Indian Startup News [---] Welcome to the Backstage with Millionaires weekly Indian startup news show hosted by Caleb Friesen and part of Zerodhas Zero1 Network. This week Curefoods acquires pan-India rights to Krispy Kreme OYO wins a major legal battle against Zostel Uber enters the heavy goods delivery space with Courier XL Flipkart pulls back its quick commerce expansion Zepto launches a paid analytics platform for brands and Indian startups raise $100 million. 0:00 Curefoods Buys Krispy Kreme India 2:57 OYO Beats Zostel in Delhi HC 4:25 Uber Launches"
YouTube Link 2025-05-18T03:42Z 1M followers, 15.1K engagements
"This Indian Startup Is Taking on MDH and EVEREST Spices This Indian startup is taking on MDH and Everest Zoff is a D2C spice brand from Chhattisgarh that appeared on Shark Tank India and they made [--] crore selling masalas. Brothers Akash Agrawal and Ashish Agrawal invested [--] crore to build a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Raipur and another [--] crore to establish their offline distribution. But when the pandemic hit they had to let go of Zoff's entire 350-person sales team many of whom were based in Chhattisgarh. Instead of giving up though Zoff quickly pivoted to an online-only"
YouTube Link 2024-11-13T12:49Z 1M followers, 21.9K engagements
"Man Behind Social Byg Brewski and Roxie 👏👏 Man Behind Social Byg Brewski and Roxie 👏👏 Pravesh Pandey is one of the most renowned faces in India's Hotel and Restaurant Industry. After spending almost a decade and a half in the restaurant industry serving positions like senior manager and director Pravesh started Byg Brewski in [----]. Before this Pravesh was also instrumental in the rapid expansion of 'Social' in multiple Indian cities"
YouTube Link 2023-10-02T13:15Z 1M followers, 99.5K engagements
"How 'Peak XV' became India's most successful VC - Indian Startup News [---] Form to test out our fintech app - https://bit.ly/BwMStealth 0:00 Intro 01:02 Peak XV: Indias VC No [--] 05:31 Bwm Product Integration 07:20 Ola Electric's fall 09:24 Bharat Taxi launch 09:49 Razorpay gets RBI cross-border licence 10:08 Wakefit Aequs IPO 10:45 OpenAI in talks with TCS 11:00 Weekly Funding News This week on Backstage with Millionaires were breaking down how Peak XV has quietly become Indias most successful VC fund generating more than $4 billion in returns in just the last [----] months mainly through"
YouTube Link 2025-12-06T05:50Z 1M followers, 35.4K engagements
"Indian Startup News Ep 130: Slice's Big Pivot after RBI crackdown Tips to win upto $500 daily - https://www.jump.trade/fsz=BSMG This week in Indian Startup News Slice changes business model after RBI crackdown on fintech Cars24 see high level exits Ola Electric's big push into Batteries. In Founder Spotlight we have the founder and CEO of Paytm Vijay Shekhar Sharma - who took a big bet on lending part of the company and now it seems to be paying off big time. In Funding news we have Niyo Eka care Fitterfly and [--] other Indian startups raise more than $1 Million. 00:00 Introduction 00:13"
YouTube Link 2022-07-23T05:32Z 1M followers, 32K engagements
"Indian Startup News Ep 129: Unacademy's Big Restructure No Free Meals Salary Cuts Gaurav's Message to Unacademy Team - https://inc42.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Unacademy-Mail.jpg Bhavish's Post about Li-ion cell - https://twitter.com/bhash/status/1546345126955323392 This week in Indian Startup News Unacademy's Big Restructure - No Free Meals Salary Cuts Ola Electric unveils First Indigenously Developed Li-ion Cell Fraazo Lays Off Over [---] Employees. In Founder Spotlight we have the founder and CEO of Zoho Corporation Sridhar Vembu - who recently questioned the entire significance of VC"
YouTube Link 2022-07-16T05:30Z 1M followers, 23.7K engagements
"Uttar Pradesh's Ambitious Plan 😮😮 Uttar Pradesh's Ambitious Plan 😮😮 Yogi Government wants to make the state a [--] Trillion dollar economy by [----]. It involves UPs five biggest cities and developing them into future-enabled cities. So the states capital Lucknow will be developed as an AI city which will be the first in India. In addition Kanpur will be made a drone and robotics hub. Noida will be developed as a tech and data center. And finally Varanasi and Prayagraj will become hotspots for research and development. The government is also partnering up with major educational institutes like"
YouTube Link 2023-08-26T12:33Z 1M followers, 453.1K engagements
"Indian Gaming Giant worth [----] Crore Rs 😮😮 #nazara #gaming Indian Gaming Giant worth [----] Crore Rs 😮😮 Nazara is a pioneer in Indias gaming and esports segment. It was started in [----] way before esports was a real thing in India. Its founder Nitish Mittersain took some bold bets on the way whether it was launching Java games for feature phones in [----] making Sachin Tendulkar and later MS Dhoni the face of its mobile cricket game or a partnership with EA in [----]. All of this allowed Nazara to stay ahead in Indias esports space and today it is a House of Brands for Gaming companies and is"
YouTube Link 2023-09-15T13:39Z 1M followers, 474.3K engagements
"10 Indian AI Startups You Need to Keep an Eye On Stable Diffusion API FREE Image Generator: https://bit.ly/3KWbVMP In this video we take a look at Top [--] Indian AI Companies building incredible products and services. 0:00 Intro 3:16 Goodmeetings 4:24 Stable Diffusion API 5:53 Hiresure.ai 7:17 EatX 8:03 Vitra.ai 8:50 Nintee 9:25 MachineHack 10:25 Rephrase.ai 11:46 Minus Zero 12:40 Karya Goodmeetings: Goodmeetings offers a platform for companies to enhance customer meetings. It records and transcribes video meetings creating a searchable library. AI generates meeting summaries and suggests"
YouTube Link 2023-08-10T14:44Z 1M followers, 1.3M engagements
"Indias First Trillion dollar state Indian Chief Ministers are competing over a very important milestone. To make their states the first Trillion Dollar state. So lets see which states are in this race At number [--] we have Uttar Pradesh with a GDP of [---] billion dollars and growing at 11.6% annually. Then we have Gujarat with a GDP of [---] Billion dollars and growing at 13%. At number three we have IT hub Karnataka with a GDP of [---] Billion dollars and growing at 10.2% annually. At number [--] we have Tamil Nadu with a GDP of [---] Billion and growing at 13.7%. And finally at number [--] we have"
YouTube Link 2025-02-27T12:41Z 1M followers, 2.5M engagements
"Indian Startup News Ep 105: Olas Electric Car Memes as NFTs Indias First Metaverse Concert Start your insurance journey at Policybazaar with their capital guarantee plans: https://www.policybazaar.com/life-insurance/capital-guarantee-plans/utm_source=YT_Brand_Backstage_with_Millionaires&utm_medium=Youtube&utm_campaign=28012022_CG This week in Indian startup news Olas electric car Memechat turns memes into NFTs Daler Mehndis metaverse concert and Boat files for Rs [----] crore IPO. In funding news Darwinbox raises $72 million to become a unicorn Swiggy raises $700 million and StanPlus raises $20"
YouTube Link 2022-01-29T07:18Z 1M followers, 13.8K engagements
"Bharat Taxi: Governments Cab Service 😮😮"
YouTube Link 2025-11-01T05:24Z 1M followers, 30.7K engagements
"Why Hike Failed Despite [---] Million Users - Indian Startups News [---] 00:00 Hike Shuts Down After [--] Years 4:53 Message from Co-founder 06:29 Simple Energys Rare Earth-Free EV Motor 8:22 Quick Updates 9:27 Funding News Hike Shuts Down After [--] Years Once Indias #2 messenger after WhatsApp Hike hit 100M sign-ups and a $1.4B valuation. But cheap data WhatsApps dominance and finally Indias gaming ban ended its 13-year journey. Simple Energys Rare Earth-Free EV Motor Simple Energy has built Indias first EV motor without heavy rare earths reducing dependence on China and reshaping Indias EV supply"
YouTube Link 2025-09-20T07:45Z 1M followers, 76.3K engagements
"How BNPL Startups Are Disrupting Indias Lending Space for Better or Worse In this video we look at the reasons for the momentous rise of BNPL startups in India and also explore if BNPL is disrupting India's lending space for better or for worse. 00:00 What is BNPL or Buy Now Pay Later 02:20 What makes BNPL different from credit cards 06:59 How do BNPL startups make money 10:40 Problems with BNPL 14:09 Will BNPL overtake credit cards What is BNPL or Buy Now Pay Later: If youve bought anything online recently you might have noticed an option to buy now and pay later. Its becoming pretty"
YouTube Link 2022-03-16T15:00Z 1M followers, 33.8K engagements
"Indian Startup News Ep 71: Indias First NFT Marketplace RBI Circular Banning Crypto Invalid This week in Indian Startup News WazirX launches Indias first NFT marketplace RBI clarifies that crypto trading isnt banned Delhi allows online delivery of alcohol Nykaas IPO plans Dunzo to deliver medicine using drones Infra.Market acquires Equiphunt Byjus acquires HashLearn and xto10x acquires Dockabl. In funding news Delhivery raises $277 million Urban Company raises $255 million OfBusiness in talks to raise up to $150 million and Mensa Brands raises $50 million. 00:00 Introduction 00:33 WazirX"
YouTube Link 2021-06-05T05:02Z 1M followers, 17.2K engagements
"Amit Kumar Agarwal NoBroker : How to start up successfully Amit Kumar Agarwal is the CEO of one of India's most successful real estate startups NoBroker. Today the company has served over [--] million customers in [--] major Indian cities. They empower [-----] customers to rent or purchase properties without the need for a broker every month and expect these numbers to grow as they use the $51 million Series C round that they raised at the beginning of June to scale up their company. Of course every startup has a start a leap of faith a ground zero. Before [----] nobody had ever heard of NoBroker and"
YouTube Link 2019-06-25T11:30Z 1M followers, [----] engagements
"Indian Startup News Ep 132: Indian Startups See 90% Decline in Funding Watch Complete video by Manpreet Ratia Managing Partner Jungle Ventures on 'How Fundraising has changed for Startups in 2022' - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=QO6Th5UGGfE 00:00 Introduction 00:13 Funding in Indian Startups decline by 90% 02:55 Sponsored Segment 04:24 Founder Spotlight 07:22 Bird's Eye Segment 08:48 Vedantu and Unacademy lay-off more employees 09:35 Swiggy Introduces Moonlighting Policy This week in Indian Startup News Funding in Indian Startups decline by 90% Vedantu and Unacademy lay-off more employees"
YouTube Link 2022-08-06T05:55Z 1M followers, 26.1K engagements
"The Rise of India's Young Tech Billionaires - - Indian Startups News [---] 0:00 Intro 1:40 India's IPO Boom 5:05 Unacademys 90% Value Collapse 7:12 Quick Update: Ola Electric vs LG Tech Leak 7:42 Quick Update: IIT Bombay Quantum Diamond Microscope 8:16 Quick Update: LAT Aerospace R&D Facility 8:40 Weekly Funding News This week on Backstage with Millionaires were diving into one of the biggest shifts happening in Indias startup ecosystem the explosive rise of Indian tech IPOs and why this new wave of billion-dollar founder liquidity could transform the future of Indian innovation. We break down"
YouTube Link 2025-11-15T05:30Z 1M followers, 27.3K engagements
"Indian Startup News Ep 135: EX-UNICORN Rivigo To Be Acquired at a MASSIVE Discount Check out Dezerv website by clicking on the link - https://bit.ly/3QRCnb0 This week in Indian Startup News Ex-unicorn Rivigo looking for Buyers at discounted price Dezerv raises funding Unacademy's Relevel shuffles [---] employees internally ONDC to open for public from September. 00:00 Introduction 00:12 Ex-unicorn Rivigo looking for Buyers at discounted price 02:17 On the side 03:00 Bird's Eye Segment 04:33 Startup Spotlight 08:45 ShopX shuts down 09:40 Unacademy's Relevel shuffles [---] employees internally"
YouTube Link 2022-08-27T05:54Z 1M followers, 22.2K engagements
"Why Reliance Cancelled it's cell-manufacturing plans - Indian Startups News [---] 00:00 Intro 00:50 Indias R&D Problem 05:31 Ola Electric's new launches 06:55 - Quick News 08:15 - Indian Startup News This week on Backstage with Millionaires we dive into the R&D gap that's holding back Indias tech ecosystem and how this is affecting the future of innovation in the country. We examine the big story behind Reliance Industries pausing its battery manufacturing plans due to a lack of local technology and how China's massive R&D investments have propelled it to the forefront of global exports. In"
YouTube Link 2026-01-17T05:27Z 1M followers, 55.3K engagements
"Indian Startup News Ep 70: Paytm Plans Biggest IPO Bellatrixs Electric Thruster Zeta = Unicorn This week in Indian Startup News Bellatrix Aerospace becomes the first Indian private company to develop and test a hall effect thruster Zetwerk forays into aerospace and defense Paytm could launch Indias biggest IPO ever RBI orders all mobile wallets to become interoperable Pharmeasy acquires Medlife upGrad acquires Impartus Tata in talks to acquire CureFit PolicyBazaaar fined $33000 for sending misleading SMS WhatsApp is suing the Indian government over privacy rights violation and Twitter vs"
YouTube Link 2021-05-29T05:34Z 1M followers, 21.8K engagements
"Story of Nykaas Nayika: How Falguni Nayar Built a $13 Billion Startup in India In todays video we cover the story of Nykaas nayika how Falguni Nayar built a profitable $13 billion startup in India. 00:00 Introduction 00:52 A rewarding experience at Kotak and learnings from Uday Kotak 03:13 An itch to start up before [--] 04:36 Birth of Nykaa 05:58 Building from scratch and early challenges 08:00 [--] Cs of Nykaa - Curation Content and Convenience 10:26 From sustainable growth to IPO A rewarding experience at Kotak and learnings from Uday Kotak: When Falguni Nayar joined Kotak Mahindra it was just"
YouTube Link 2021-12-03T14:45Z 1M followers, 111.6K engagements
"What's Really Going On with Ola Electric Ola Electric once hailed as India's EV revolutionary has seen its stock plummet by nearly 75% since its August [----] IPO crashing from a high of [---] to a historic low of [--]. This dramatic fall has slashed its valuation from $7 billion to a mere $1.25 billion in less than a year making it one of India's most significant new-age company crashes. 🚀 The Meteoric Rise: Founded in [----] Ola Electric quickly captured investor imagination raising hundreds of millions and achieving unicorn status in just six months thanks to founder Bhavish Aggarwal's vision of"
YouTube Link 2025-07-15T14:58Z 1M followers, 171.9K engagements
"Indian Startup News Ep 138: Quick Commerce Startups to Deliver 24/7 BYJU's losses pile up https://bit.ly/3LlNKpO - Check out Penji and their offerings by clicking on the link and get a 15% discount on first month. Check out BWM's Merch - https://merchter.com/stores/backstage-with-millionaires This week in Indian Startup News Instant Grocery Delivery startups extend their delivery time Byju's losses pile up ONDC beta testing to begin soon Lido learning files for bankruptcy. . 00:00 Introduction 00:30 Instant Grocery Delivery startups extend their delivery time 03:33 Byju's losses pile up 04:30"
YouTube Link 2022-09-17T05:39Z 1M followers, 15.7K engagements
"Building $250 Million SaaS Startup Remotely: Appsmith Abhishek Nayak is the founder and CEO of Appsmith a low code SaaS tool that helps startups build internal apps and dashboards. Company has till now raised over $50 Million in funding and all this while working from home. Appsmith's customers are present in every country of the world and their team is global as well. #startup #entrepreneur #business business money startup entrepreneurship company enterprise indianstartups india funding unicorn investing founder wealth motivation businessideas success saas appsmith business money startup"
YouTube Link 2023-03-14T12:13Z 1M followers, 244.9K engagements
"Indian alternative to Splitwise 🙌 #finanjo Link to download Finanjo - https://finanjo.com/download"
YouTube Link 2025-12-24T11:08Z 1M followers, 39.8K engagements
"The Truth About Forbes [--] Under [--] Watch the full podcast here: https://youtu.be/e6OMJK-0mC8 Listen to this podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4zTvaUgur4TwxuTaamhlJWsi=OQfDzHZjR0iN8l4VGnBs5w After building their startup for [--] years Mainak Sarkar and Pritam Khan were listed on Forbes [--] Under [--] - Asia - Enterprise Technology [----]. In this short I asked Mainak what it takes to get into Forbes [--] Under [--] and he explained that you need to be nominated by other Forbes [--] Under [--] alumni. Background on Explore'x story: Mainak Sarkar and Pritam Khan started the first iteration of"
YouTube Link 2023-07-21T11:30Z 1M followers, 137K engagements
"How Snapdeal Became IRRELEVANT 0:00 Intro 1:31 Snapdeals [---] 5:51 The Desperate Pivot Snapdeal: From a $6.5 Billion Giant to an IPO for Investor Exit In [----] Snapdeal was one of Indias hottest tech companies backed by SoftBank Alibaba Foxconn and valued at a massive $6.5 billion. But in just a couple of years the company collapsed under competitive pressure and strategic missteps losing almost all of its market share to Amazon Flipkart and later Meesho. In this video we break down Snapdeals dramatic journey how it started as a deals platform became Indias largest e-commerce marketplace by"
YouTube Link 2025-12-23T12:51Z 1M followers, 144K engagements
"Indian Startup News Ep 144: Mass Resigns at BYJUS Swiggy in Big Trouble Check out BWM's Merch: https://merchter.com/stores/backstage-with-millionaires Our Podcast on Ola Electric and Bhavish Aggarwal: https://youtu.be/GyAdwp0OhR8 This week in Indian Startup News: BYJU'S shut down their Kerala office 900+ restaurants opted out from Swiggy Dineout Ola Electric has launched its third e-scooter Ola S1 Air and Uber Pilots EV Rides In Delhi-NCR. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 00:00"
YouTube Link 2022-10-29T05:30Z 1M followers, 48.7K engagements
"Indian Startup News Ep 131: Swiggy Delivery Partners Go On Big Strike Visit dezerv. to get experts to invest for you- https://bit.ly/3Q3I597 To know more about Dezervs services registrations and disclaimers visit the link - https://bit.ly/3Q3I597 This week in Indian Startup News Swiggy Delivery Partners Go On Big Strike Innoviti Gets Payments Aggregator License from RBI Arzooo To Launch B2C Platform To Help Offline Stores. In Founder Spotlight we have the founder of Bambrew Vaibhav Anant - who started a company to remove single use plastic after watching a video of a marine biologist removing"
YouTube Link 2022-07-30T05:34Z 1M followers, 29.8K engagements
"SuperGaming Goes Web3 Defy To Diversify Crypto Investments Track Your NFT Portfolios Value This week in Indian web3 news Defy launches Baskets to diversify crypto investing Nameet Potnis launches Asset.Money WazirXs co-founder Siddharth Menon joins SuperGaming as advisor Playcent acquires Polkarare and Mudrex raises $6.5 million. 00:00 Introduction 00:23 Defy launches Baskets to diversify crypto investing 01:18 Nameet Potnis launches Asset.Money 02:04 WazirXs co-founder Siddharth Menon joins SuperGaming as advisor 02:53 Playcent acquires Polkarare 03:27 Mudrex raises $6.5 million Defy"
YouTube Link 2022-02-16T12:30Z 1M followers, [----] engagements
"Cred Svalbard Launch: Finally Coming of Age - Indian Startup News [---] Link to the BwM Services form: https://bit.ly/BwMServices Welcome to the Backstage with Millionaires weekly Indian startup news show hosted by Caleb Friesen. This week CRED launched Svalbard and Cash Plus Lossfunk won first place at the ElevenLabs Hackathon in Bengaluru Paytm partnered with Perplexity Micromax launched a new solar panel business Ashneer Grover shut down CrickPe while Times Internet launched Cricbuzz11 and more Notion database:"
YouTube Link 2025-03-01T07:58Z 1M followers, 49.3K engagements
"Best Startup Ideas to Build in [----] #ai"
YouTube Link 2025-07-06T12:29Z 1M followers, 55.2K engagements
"Indian Startup News Ep 148: BYJU'S Lose $16 Billion in Valuation 2This week in Indian Startup News: Byjus Valuation slashed by 70% Meesho has joined ONDC Zomato fires 4% of their workforce Paytm Shares at an all-time low and Ultraviolette has launched their first Electric Superbike. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 00:00 Introduction 00:07 Byjus Valuation slashed by 70% 01:51 Meesho has joined ONDC 02:46 Bird's Eye Segment 04:10 Zomato fires 4% of their workforce 04:21 Paytm Shares"
YouTube Link 2022-11-26T05:30Z 1M followers, 27.6K engagements
"How Karnataka is Building India's Quantum Future - Indian Startups News [---] Form to register for D2C event in Bangalore - https://forms.gle/kQEUf3Lb4UWvGi3F6 00:00 Karnataka's Quantum City 04:31 D2C Founders Meetup 05:24 RMG Ban After Effects 06:54 Licious shuts down Uncrave 07:15 OpenAi-Reliance Deal 07:39 OYO's Name Change 07:57 Funding News Karnataka's Quantum City Bengaluru Indias tech hub is aiming to become a global leader in quantum technology with an ambitious plan to build a "Quantum City." The goal is to create a $20 billion quantum economy by [----] transforming Bengaluru from"
YouTube Link 2025-09-13T06:46Z 1M followers, 34.1K engagements
"Reliance Will Make Semiconductor Chips 😮😮 Reliance Will Make Semiconductor Chips 😮😮 There are two main reasons for Reliance to go into chip manufacturing. First is of course to meet the demand of the Indian Market which currently imports 100% of its semiconductors from countries like China Taiwan and Korea. Secondly Reliance is dependent on these foreign chips for its own Telecom and electronic device business. According to Reuters Reliance has for months considered pumping in $300 Mn for a 30% stake in ISMC a joint venture between Abu Dhabi-based Next Orbit Ventures and Israels Tower"
YouTube Link 2023-09-10T12:59Z 1M followers, 441.7K engagements
"Indian Startup News Ep 145: Ola Electric Reclaim No [--] Spot ** Correction at 3:30 - It should be $37 Million (Rs [---] Crore) Watch Jungle Venture's video on 'Accounting mistakes founders should avoid' - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=cwY4kd89Deg This week in Indian Startup News: Ola Electric Has Regained No [--] Spot on Most -Two Wheelers Sold BYJUS Planning $1 Billion IPO for Aakash SaaS Unicorn Chargebee Lays Off 10% Workforce. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 00:00 Introduction 00:18"
YouTube Link 2022-11-05T05:35Z 1M followers, 16.8K engagements
"Indian Startup News Ep 127: Was It a MISTAKE for Zomato to Buy Blinkit Watch Jungle Venture's compete video on 'Impact of the current market situation on Startups' here - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=DbwJ1xXqZ0k This week in Indian Startup News Zomatos acquisition of Blinkit - A disaster or long term bet BYJUs owned Whitehat Jr and Toppr fire 650+ people and Ola Shuts Used Cars And Quick Commerce Business. In Founder Spotlight we have the founder and CEO of Unacademy Gaurav Munjal who recently opened first offline center in Kota and is now becoming hot favorite for students in offline"
YouTube Link 2022-07-02T05:41Z 1M followers, 27.5K engagements
"AI Startup pivots to D2C brand 😮 Nikhil Kamath and Peyush Bansal invested in this AI startup and it has failed in just one year. Unikon.ai was started by Aakash Anand and he is a serious entrepreneur who had earlier built and sold Bella Vitta Oragnics. And with Unikon.ai the idea was to build an AI-powered social media platform where users can get on a one-to-one call with experts in fields like startups astrology and mental health. Its like combining Linkedin and Astrotalk in one. Now this idea is very simple but the founder Aakash Anand had a solid background and also at the time"
YouTube Link 2025-03-20T12:39Z 1M followers, 156.5K engagements
"Uttar Pradesh: India's Growth Driver 👏 Ten years ago Uttar Pradesh had almost no electronics manufacturing Today it hosts over [---] companies including Samsung Vivo LG Oppo Dixon and thats more than any other state Samsungs Noida plant is literally the worlds largest mobile phone factory Vivo built a [-----] crore mega facility with capacity to make [---] million phones a year. And UP now produces over half of all smartphones made in India Thats one of the fastest industrial turnarounds India has ever seen So what brought this change Well. after the pandemic when global supply chains began moving"
YouTube Link 2025-12-09T12:36Z 1M followers, 29.8K engagements
"He is taking on Google 😮😮 #startup #ai #perplexity This IITian is taking on Google with his AI startup Perplexity. Aravind Srinivas studied engineering at IIT Madras before getting a PhD in computer science from the University of Berkley. And before starting Perplexity Arvind worked at Googles Deepmind and OpenAI which is where his love for search started. Arvind was convinced that the future of search would be to give the users answers to their questions not a bunch of links. To make it happen he started Perplexity. He got together a great team that wanted to work on the future of search"
YouTube Link 2024-02-14T12:51Z 1M followers, 1.6M engagements
"Why [----] Was the Breakout Year for Indian Startups Indian Startup News [---] https://bit.ly/BwM-FD - Link to pre-book an FD 00:00 - Intro 00:45 - the year of IPOs 03:27 - Apply for an FD 04:59 - rise of deeptech funding 07:53 - rise in space and defence tech 10:18 - rise in Indian VC money This week on Backstage with Millionaires we dive into the big trends that defined [----] for Indias startup ecosystem. From a record number of IPOs to the surge in deeptech funding we explore how the year was a turning point for the countrys entrepreneurial landscape. We start by looking at the IPO boom with 18"
YouTube Link 2026-01-03T06:33Z 1M followers, 25.5K engagements
"Quick Commerce CAN'T SURVIVE Like This - Indian Startups News [---] 0:00 Intro 0:37 Indias Quick Commerce Bubble 5:09 IIT Bombays Deep-Tech Fund 6:33 Quick Update: Unacademy valuation drop & M&A talks 7:03 Quick Update: Virat Kohli sells One8 to Agilitas Sports 7:17 Quick Update: Uber Direct launches via ONDC 7:48 Quick Update: Meesho IPO lists at 46% premium 8:10 Weekly Funding News This week on Backstage with Millionaires were breaking down Blinkit CEO Albinder Dhindsas explosive comment that Indias quick commerce industry is nearing its limits. After years of massive discounts billions"
YouTube Link 2025-12-13T05:30Z 1M followers, 115.2K engagements
"Why WeWork India is Profitable 😮😮 #startup #business #entrepreneurship"
YouTube Link 2023-11-20T12:08Z 1M followers, 453.2K engagements
"Seekho raises $28 Million"
YouTube Link 2025-10-15T09:42Z 1M followers, 28.1K engagements
"The Rise of Indian HealthTech [---] Startups Check out the Online PGP in Business and AI by SCALER - https://www.scaler.com/online-pgp-in-business-and-aiutm_source=brandedcontent&utm_medium=Backstagewithmillionaires2026&utm_campaign=brand_scaler-pgpmt_brandedcontent_video-campaign-Backstagewithmillionaires-29thJan2026_india_all&utm_term=brandedcontent&utm_content=YT-description 00:00 - Intro 01:41 - Scaler Integration (Sponsor) 03:07 - Health Tech [---] 04:59 - Health Tech [---] 11:05 - What it means for India In this episode of Backstage with Millionaires powered by Zerodha's Zero1 Network we"
YouTube Link 2026-01-29T15:31Z 1M followers, 39.3K engagements
"T-Shirt Salesman to Founding Avalon Meta: @VarunMayya A Compaq Presario drastically and irreversibly changed the course of Varun Mayya's life. His mother gifted him the computer when he was seven years old. He quickly discovered online forums and it was on these forums that he found out about the world of entrepreneurship. Since then he has been founding building selling and investing in companies. This is his story. SECTIONS 0:00 Intro 00:37 Two Different Stories 04:05 Building a T-Shirt Company 07:23 Getting Bored Getting Rich 08:15 Taking a Big Risk: Jobspire 09:54 Building Something"
YouTube Link 2019-09-20T11:30Z 1M followers, 30.7K engagements
"Shark Tank India's Shocking Reality Shark Tank India's Shocking Reality. Young Founders are losing trust in Shark Tank India as many of them are made to wait months and even years in some cases to get the money. According to the founders sharks promise money on the show but then in the garb of 'due diligence' waste a lot of the founder's time. A founder told a media house that after months of delaying one of the sharks called them to their office and called the business model flawed and said there was no market for their services. Another founder who was featured in the second season of Shark"
YouTube Link 2023-06-25T11:23Z 1M followers, 4.3M engagements
"The TRUTH Behind Zomato's Turnaround - Startup Case Study Watch Zomato's Origin Story Here: Part [--] - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=JOroqndZO7E Part [--] - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=GN0BJrqzUMc 0:00 - Intro 0:57 - Early Days 2:25 - Road To IPO 5:41 - Post-IPO Struggles 7:11 - Road To Profitability 8:31 - Zomato's Future Plans The video talks about the journey of Zomato India's first unicorn startup from its turbulent IPO to its remarkable turnaround and ambitious future plans. Initially facing financial strain and investor sell-offs due to a lack of profitability post-IPO Zomato navigated"
YouTube Link 2024-02-20T13:24Z 1M followers, 313.8K engagements
"How Ritesh Agarwal Saved OYO - Business Case Study 00:00 - Intro 02:14 - Early Days 02:54 - Thiel Fellowship 04:47 - Enter Masayoshi Son 07:04 - Rapid Expansion 08:33 - Tough Days 11:52 - COVID-19 13:18 - Turnaround 15:46 - Future Plans The story of how Ritesh Aggarwal saved OYO is a tale of resilience strategic pivots and the determination to steer a sinking ship back to profitability. Founded in [----] by a 19-year-old Ritesh Aggarwal OYO began as Oravel Stays a platform for finding and booking budget hotels. Inspired by Airbnb Aggarwal sought to solve a critical problem in the Indian"
YouTube Link 2024-09-23T12:15Z 1M followers, 275.2K engagements
"How Fittr became a [---] Crore Company This man turned a WhatsApp group for fitness enthusiasts into a [---] crore company. Meet Jitendra Chouksey founder of FITTR. In [----] Jitendra worked as a software guy in Pune but he was deeply passionate about fitness. And so He started a free WhatsApp group to train his friends. And When this group hit the member limit of [---] people he moved to facebook and built a following of [-----] people in just one year. And thats when Jitendra realised that he can turn it into a business and hence FITTR was born in [----] with an initial investment of just [-----] Rs. And"
YouTube Link 2025-11-12T14:46Z 1M followers, 24.6K engagements
"Parle-G: World's Most Selling Biscuit 🔥👏 Parle-G: World's Most Selling Biscuit Here are [--] exciting facts about the brand. [--]. The company is named after its birthplace Vile Parle in Mumbai. [--]. The company was started during the Swadeshi Movement a part of Indias Freedom Struggle and its aim was to become affordable and high in nutritional value for the Indian masses. [--]. G in Parle-G actually stands for Glucose The brand was earlier called Parle Gluco which was later shortened to just Parle-G. [--]. Every second [----] people on average buy Parle-G biscuits. And if you take Parle-G packets"
YouTube Link 2023-08-31T13:15Z 1M followers, 1.7M engagements
"How Madhavi Shankar Built Her SaaS Startup SpaceBasic Madhavi Shankar was working for a startup in Australia when she realized that she wanted to start something of her own. After meeting her Indian co-founder Indu Navar in the United States the duo founded their SaaS startup called SpaceBasic. SECTIONS 00:33 Working at a Startup in Australia 02:24 Conceptualizing SpaceBasic 04:21 Bootstrapping in India 06:17 Applying Learnings from Abroad Working at a Startup in Australia: Madhavi Shankar first discovered entrepreneurship while she was studying in Australia. Australia allows international"
YouTube Link 2019-09-13T11:30Z 1M followers, 21.7K engagements
"Indian Startup News Ep 15: Udaan Fires [----] Employees Paytm Contactless Ordering and Jiomart Launch This week in Indian Startup News Udaan fires [----] employees 47% of Indian startups and SMEs could shut down after one month ShareChat acquires Memer Paytm introduces Contactless In-Store Ordering for restaurants and JioMart pilots WhatsApp-based online shopping. In Funding News Indian technology startups raised $2.5 billion in the first quarter of [----] DMI Finance raises $123 million Flipkart invests $90 million in PhonePe and its marketplace business Bira [--] raises $30 million. 00:00 Top"
YouTube Link 2020-05-02T04:30Z 1M followers, [----] engagements
"Indian Startup News Ep 99: Ola Electric Scooter Delivery Log [--] Materials Battery for Hero Electric This week in Indian startup news Log [--] Materials partners with Hero Electric for their disruptive 15-minute battery technology Ola begins delivery of their electric scooters and Polygon acquires Mir Protocol for $400 million. In funding news Sharechat raises $266 million Ninjacart raises $145 million Uni raises $70 million and Juspay raises $60 million. 00:00 Introduction 01:05 Log [--] Materials partners with Hero Electric for their disruptive 15-minute battery charging technology 02:44 Ola begins"
YouTube Link 2021-12-18T09:26Z 1M followers, 21.4K engagements
"Zomato is 3x bigger than Swiggy. Heres why"
YouTube Link 2025-09-18T13:56Z 1M followers, 28.4K engagements
"Is Nuclear Energy Safe Is Nuclear Energy Safe Hear from the Founder and CEO of Log9 Materials Akshay Singhal. Nuclear has become much safer in last few years and since India has a ton of Thorium reserves it makes perfect sense to use it as an energy source. #nuclear #thorium #log9materials #business #money #startup #entrepreneurship #company #enterprise #indianstartups #india #funding #unicorn #investing #founder #wealth #motivation #businessideas #success"
YouTube Link 2023-04-21T12:25Z 1M followers, 39.3K engagements
"The [--] Year Wait: Why Tesla Hasn't Entered the Indian Market (Yet) Tesla is the world's most valuable car company and has its presence in most countries around the world but not in India. Why In this video we try to understand the reasons why Tesla hasn't entered the Indian market yet and how Elon Musk can take his electric car company to India. 00:00 Tesla Intro 00:55 Why Tesla Hasn't Entered the Indian Market 01:41 The Money Problem 06:24 Infrastructure Problems Crazy Roads and Electric Charging Stations 11:41 Government Policies Favouring Local Manufacturers 13:14 The Solution Policy Reform"
YouTube Link 2020-10-05T07:30Z 1M followers, 569.5K engagements
"Delhivery's Road to IPO In this video we take a look at the journey of Delhivery leading Indian delivery and e-commerce logistics company from its origin back in [----] to its IPO now in [----]. 00:00 Introduction 00:51 Origins 05:26 The Pivot: from hyperlocal to e-commerce logistics 09:39 What was Delhivery doing differently 12:12 Growth and competition Origins: Back in [----] Sahil Barua wanted to start a business where he would help startups in scaling by providing them expertise and finance. However he couldn't achieve this and took a job at Bain and Company instead. Here Sahil met his future"
YouTube Link 2022-05-02T14:00Z 1M followers, 40.1K engagements
"Can Indian founders be trendsetters for the world Indian Startup founders have historically focused on local markets and have rarely looked outside India on the global market to build. However going ahead their competition is going to be more global and Indian founders will have to focus on international market. Indian SaaS startups have already started doing this but its going to become more and more common"
YouTube Link 2023-03-01T10:16Z 1M followers, 13.8K engagements
"Motilal Oswal's Brand New Identity Motilal Oswal Group one of Indias most trusted names in financial services today unveiled its refreshed brand identity. The new brand identity strengthens its storied legacy; while modernising its essence of zeroing down on whats essential & ring-fencing it for the benefit of its customers. According to Mr. Motilal Oswal Managing Director and CEO of MOFSL "Over the past [--] years we have built a legacy of trust integrity and excellence. Our new logo is not just a design changeits a reflection of our journey where adaptability has always been combined with"
YouTube Link 2025-02-02T11:10Z 1M followers, 24.2K engagements
"Indian Startups Coming Back Home 👏👏 Indian Startups Coming Back Home 👏👏 Unicorns like PhonePe Razorpay and Groww have announced that they are moving their headquarters back to India. This is after Indian Government promised that they will be taking active steps to ease tax laws and remove uncertainty for startups. #phonepe #groww #razorpay #business #money #startup #entrepreneurship #company #enterprise #indianstartups #india #funding #unicorn #investing #founder #wealth #motivation #businessideas #success #singapore #usa"
YouTube Link 2023-05-11T14:45Z 1M followers, 789.3K engagements
"Indian Startup News Ep 69: Indian Crypto Polygon Rises Ola's EV Category & Simple Energys Mark [--] This week in Indian Startup News Ola launches EV category in London Simple Energy to launch their Ather 450X killer - Mark [--] PUBG starts pre-registrations Made in India cryptocurrency Polygon makes it among the global top [--] Emeritus acquires iD Tech and PhonePe looking to acquire Indus OS. In funding news Pine Labs raises $285 million Moglix raises $120 million Lenskart raises $95 million GOAT Brand Labs in talks to raise $20 million Agnikul Cosmos raises $11 million and another space tech"
YouTube Link 2021-05-22T04:36Z 1M followers, 21.6K engagements
"India's First AI Unicorn #ai #startup #entrepreneur India finally has its first AI Unicorn. Started only nine months back it is also the fastest unicorn in the country. Krutrim was started by Bhavish Aggarwal who already runs two unicorns and this is his third unicorn. With Krutrim Bhavish is trying to build Indias own AI stack. Beginning with AI chips for computation followed by cloud infra for support and finally user-facing Language models and apps. Now this is really ambitious for a new company but investors seem to have faith in Bhavish. They have already poured [--] Million dollars into"
YouTube Link 2024-01-30T12:36Z 1M followers, 496.7K engagements
"Indian Startup News Ep 159: BYJU'S valuation cut for the THIRD TIME Apply for our course here: http://bit.ly/BwMCourse This week on Indian Startup News BYJU'S valuation slashes again EX-SaaS UNICORN Gupshup's valuation slashed we are launching a course India is evolving GIFT City is actually gonna happen. This week's funding Notion: https://honored-hospital-c65.notion.site/W9-Q1-FY24-8a6c13c5bd174a27a59a4ca4a1b99460 FY24 funding notion: https://honored-hospital-c65.notion.site/cea977c397b346af91a022250b7654e3v=205740096cff4378a51bb0a05bd0ee85 Notion graph:"
YouTube Link 2023-06-03T06:16Z 1M followers, 24.2K engagements
"Indian Startup News Ep 72: Twitter Ban Gets Koo to Nigeria Pe Wars: PhonePe vs BharatPe This week in Indian Startup News Lenskart to establish the worlds largest automated eyewear manufacturing facility PhonePe vs BharatPe a fight for Pe Zomatos fleet to become 100% electric by [----] Koo goes to Nigeria after Twitter gets banned Paytm IPO confirmed Tata Digital acquires 1mg BoAt in talks to acquire Tagg Digital Masai School acquires Design Shift Academy and BharatPe acquires Payback India. In funding news Flipkart in talks to raise $3 billion Swiggy to raise up to $500 million from Softbank"
YouTube Link 2021-06-12T04:37Z 1M followers, 41.9K engagements
"Indian Startup News 242: Perplexity AI to Be Free for Indians Welcome to the Backstage with Millionaires weekly Indian startup news show hosted by Caleb Friesen. This week Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Perplexity AI founder Aravind Srinivas Bajaj Auto and TVS Motor overtook Ola Electric in December sales NestAway's founder filed fraud charges against investors Ather Energy received IPO approval EaseMyTrip's CEO resigned and Accel raised $650M for India investments. Notion database: https://meadow-pillow-7fa.notion.site/BwM-Startup-Funding-Database-303101b874824f4c91fae9fc8ce6d450 This"
YouTube Link 2025-01-04T05:30Z 1M followers, 27.6K engagements
"Truth Behind OpenAI's new India Office - Indian Startups News [---] 00:00 OpenAI's India Plans 04:26 Modi's Spacetech Vision 06:11 Pixxel's New Launch 06:31 Rapido Vs Uber 06:54 Gaming Bill Update 07:11 Funding News Segment OpenAI's India Plans OpenAI is making a major push into the Indian market and this is framed not just as a business expansion but as a strategic move for the company's survival. The article highlights three key initiatives by OpenAI in India: opening a new office in Delhi launching a learning accelerator and introducing a special low-cost "ChatGPT Go" plan. The new office in"
YouTube Link 2025-08-30T05:16Z 1M followers, 69.4K engagements
"Why Zomato and Swiggy are slowing down - Indian Startup News [---] Link to the BwM Services form: https://bit.ly/BwMServices Welcome to the Backstage with Millionaires weekly Indian startup news show hosted by Caleb Friesen. This week Zomato and Swiggy seem to be on the decline Amazon is finally getting into quick commerce Digantara is setting up a manufacturing facility in the States Shein has returned to India and Indian startups raised $235M. Notion database: https://meadow-pillow-7fa.notion.site/BwM-Startup-Funding-Database-303101b874824f4c91fae9fc8ce6d450 This weeks funding:"
YouTube Link 2025-02-15T06:56Z 1M followers, 55.2K engagements
"Unacademy Becoming an AI Company #ai Unacademy is getting into AI. The company has launched a product called CohesiveAI which is an AI-generative tool which gives you text and images on command. Unacademy is doing this primarily to find a cash-flow-generating product which can fund its other businesses like offline centers. #unacademy #ai #chatgpt"
YouTube Link 2023-04-12T11:59Z 1M followers, 84.5K engagements
"Indian Startup New Ep 27: Policybazaar IPO PharmEasy-Medlife Merger Talks and Oyo Hybrid Workplace This week in Indian Startup News PolicyBazaar plans to go public in [----] PharmEasy and Medlife talk merger Goibibo co-founder Vikalp Sahni quits Startups restore employee salaries Spicejet acquihires Travenues OYO adopts hybrid workspace model. In funding news Vedantu raises $100 million InCred raises Rs [---] crore Bijnis raises $10 million Fourth Energy Partner raises $15 million and MPowered raises $21 million. 00:00 Intro 00:34 PolicyBazaar plans to go public in 2021: Online insurance"
YouTube Link 2020-07-25T04:30Z 1M followers, [----] engagements
"Indian Startup News Ep 102: India Cracks Down on Crypto Exchanges Fractal - New Unicorn Jungle Ventures YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWcYxttFXVf7FgaoIa5BCxwsub_confirmation=1 Jungle Ventures latest video: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=E5_eVbu-rEI This episode of Backstage with Millionaires is sponsored by Jungle Ventures which is one of the leading VCs in India and the Southeast Asian market. Do check out their YouTube channel and consider subscribing if you want to learn more about how to build successful startups. This week in Indian startup news Tax department"
YouTube Link 2022-01-08T08:03Z 1M followers, 14.3K engagements
"Top [--] Crypto Startups And Projects That Began In India In todays video well take a look at top [--] crypto startups and projects that began in India. 00:00 Introduction 00:43 #10 Easyfi Network 02:17 #9 Mudrex 03:47 #8 Stader Labs 05:57 #7 Biconomy 07:50 #6 Vauld 08:39 #5 Chingari 10:11 #4 CoinDCX 11:15 #3 5ire 12:06 #2 CoinSwitch 13:17 #1 Polygon #10 Easyfi Network: Founded by Ankitt Gaur in [----] EasyFi Network is building an infrastructure where developers can use EasyFis network to build their own lending DApps (decentralised apps). Right now EasyFi Network is offering what is called"
YouTube Link 2022-03-24T12:30Z 1M followers, 21.7K engagements
"Why Ghazal Alagh's First Startup Failed #shorts Mamaearth is actually Ghazal Alaghs second startup. Her first startup dietexpert.in was a platform that provided customized diet plans based on weight age lifestyle and blood group. However after more than a year of running this startup Ghazal Alagh decided to shut it down in March of [----] - it was a failed startup. The company had only managed to onboard [---] users but this was a blessing in disguise because it would lead to Ghazal co-founding Mamaearth. It would take Ghazal Alagh another [--] and a half years to startup again this time with the"
YouTube Link 2022-03-25T12:30Z 1M followers, 175.5K engagements
"Indian Startup News Ep 2: INDIAN STARTUP NEWS: ATHER 450X UBER TIPPING URBAN COMPANY AND MORE This week in Indian startup news Ather Energy launched its second escooter Ather 450X Uber now allows riders in India to tip drivers Indian Government announced the formation of National Startup Advisory Council and UrbanClap has rebranded to the Urban Company. As far as funding news goes Pine Labs has raised funds from Mastercard MoneyTap secured $70 million in a mix of equity and debt funding Bizongo raised $30 million in Series C InterviewBit has raised $20 million in Series A and Tiger Global"
YouTube Link 2020-02-01T17:25Z 1M followers, [----] engagements
"Indian Startup News Ep 64: Minus Zero Tests Their Self Driving Technology & Upstox Data Breach This episode is brought to you by the OpenBusiness Council which is a business platform and directory that's holding a two-day exclusive virtual summit with over [---] speakers. These speakers are government officials from countries around the world thought leaders industry experts and business executives and theyre gonna be discussing how best to conduct business in the 4th Industrial Revolution which were going through right now. The event starts on Tue Apr [--] at 2:30 PM Indian Standard Time. *You"
YouTube Link 2021-04-17T06:08Z 1M followers, 17.8K engagements
"India is Losing the AI Race India is losing the AI race and the gap between the leading countries and India is widening. In [----] while US AI startups raised [---] Billion dollars in VC funding China did [---] Billion Indian AI startups raised only [---] Million dollars. which is not even 1% of the US. Even this year in [----] Indian AI startups have raised only [---] Million dollars in the first [--] months. But why is that Why so much gap between India and US and China Well the main reason is lack of government efforts. Our government only spends 0.6% of GDP on research and development against this"
YouTube Link 2025-11-10T12:24Z 1M followers, 30.5K engagements
"Chinese Giant Shein Coming to India 😮 Chinese Giant Shein Coming to India 😮 Indian Govt had banned Shein along with Tiktok and other companies back in [----]. Shein is now making a deal with Reliance Retail to target Indian Audience. In this deal Shein will licence it's technology and supply chain to Reliance and Reliance will set up an Indian subsidiary to sell Shein's products. Also data of Shein's users will be in India completely and it won't share it with it's Chinese parent company. #shein #relianceretail #zara #indiangovernment #tiktok #business #money #startup #entrepreneurship"
YouTube Link 2023-05-22T12:30Z 1M followers, 904.8K engagements
"Indian Startup News Ep 103: Pine Labs IPO Lead School Latest Unicorn Crypto is affordable with CoinSwitch. Buy and sell Bitcoin and other Crypto with just Rs.100 on CoinSwitch India's largest Crypto app Download CoinSwitch: https://coinswitch.co/in/refertag=xSQKo To know more about crypto's future in India: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=9JjE_srSyKU Knowledge Partners: CoinSwitch Kuber #CoinSwitch #KuchTohBadlega This week in Indian startup news Pine Labs files for confidential IPO in the US Edtech startups looking to self-regulate the edtech sector and GlobalBees acquire three more D2C"
YouTube Link 2022-01-15T09:09Z 1M followers, 13.1K engagements
"Indian Startup News Ep 49: Indias New Unicorns OneWebs Satellite Launch & Razorpays App Store Hindi Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMspFCCJpRkaiiHFetgauPQ This week in Indian Startup News OneWeb launches [--] satellites and plans to bring satellite internet to India by [----] Razorpays B2B app store SUN Mobility to set up [---] battery swapping stations in Bangalore Amazon vs Reliance spate over Future Retail and National Startup Awards [----]. In funding news Zomato raises $660 million Glance raises $145 million to become a unicorn Dailyhunt raises more than $100 million and Pine Labs"
YouTube Link 2020-12-26T03:30Z 1M followers, 30K engagements
"Understanding Convertible Notes Discounted Rate Maturity Date & Valuation Cap In todays video of Startup [---] series we will be talking about startup funding and how a startup can raise funds using convertible notes. We will also learn what are convertible notes what are its advantages and disadvantages and some key terms associated with convertible notes. 00:00 Introduction 01:26 What are convertible notes 03:05 Discounted rate 05:07 Valuation cap What are convertible notes A convertible note is just another way to raise capital for an entrepreneur. The way convertible notes work is that an"
YouTube Link 2020-11-12T05:48Z 1M followers, 61.7K engagements
"Indian Startup News 223: Zomato Acquires Paytm Insider to Take on BookMyShow Notion Dashboard: https://meadow-pillow-7fa.notion.site/BwM-Startup-Funding-Database-303101b874824f4c91fae9fc8ce6d450pvs=74 This week funding: https://meadow-pillow-7fa.notion.site/W8-Q2-FY25-5dbd9b9928734f54b9a142f527e222dd Funding chart: https://meadow-pillow-7fa.notion.site/Weekly-VC-Funding-Raised-by-Indian-Startup-Graph-56a319f7d95141079ac22741862c9a5b ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 00:01 Zomato"
YouTube Link 2024-08-24T06:06Z 1M followers, 32.5K engagements
"Indian Startup News Ep 48: After WhiteHat Jr Mastree in Trouble for Its Ad & India's Latest Unicorn This week in Indian Startup News Edtech startup Mastree gets in trouble for its advertisement WhiteHat Jr to expand to Brazil and Mexico and plans to hire [------] women teachers Ola Electrics leaked patent image for an electric three-wheeler Bounce to add [----] EVs and plans to go fully electric by end of [----] Google outage and WhatsApp plans to rollout insurance and pension products on its platform in India. In funding news Zenoti raises $160 million to become Indias latest unicorn LeadSquared"
YouTube Link 2020-12-19T02:30Z 1M followers, 61.6K engagements
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