Cover Story
"India's next unicorns won't come from metros alone — tier-2 cities are rewriting the playbook."
Ananya Krishnamurthy — Founder, VentureAxis CapitalHow India's Tier-2 City Founders Are Quietly Building the Next Wave of ₹1,000-Crore Businesses
From Coimbatore's precision manufacturers to Surat's B2B fintech disruptors, a new generation of entrepreneurs is proving that ambition has no postal code. We profile seven founders redefining India's corporate landscape from beyond the metros.
Fintech
BharatPay 2.0 Eyes Global UPI Rollout Across 15 Countries by 2027
The Bengaluru-based payments firm has secured NPCI backing for its cross-border UPI stack, targeting South-East Asia and Gulf first.
HealthTech
CurePath AI Diagnoses Diabetic Retinopathy in Rural India With 96% Accuracy
Operating from a 2G smartphone camera, their model has screened 400,000 patients in 8 months across Rajasthan and UP.
PropTech
PropVault Tokenises ₹800 Cr of Commercial Real Estate on Blockchain for Retail Investors
Minimum ticket of ₹5,000 lets first-time investors own fractions of Grade-A office space across three major cities.
Manufacturing
Nashik-Based GearForge Wins ₹220 Cr Defence Contract to Supply Precision Parts for Tejas MK2
The 40-employee firm beat six pan-India competitors — a landmark for MSMEs in the aerospace value chain.
India cannot build a $10-trillion economy on the backs of 50 companies. The real task is industrialising the country's entrepreneurial middle class through capital, connectivity, and courage.
Digital TransformationHow India's GeM Portal Processed ₹4 Lakh Crore in Government Procurement — Changing MSME India Forever
The government's e-marketplace is now the world's largest B2G procurement platform, onboarding 60,000 new sellers monthly.
SustainabilityAdani Green's 10GW Solar Milestone Positions India as the World's Cheapest Clean Energy Producer
The target was set for 2028. The company hit it two years early, unlocking global offtake agreements worth $14 billion.
Social ImpactSelf-Help Group Economy Hits ₹1 Lakh Crore: The Women-Led Business Revolution Hiding in Plain Sight
Over 10 million women-run SHGs now account for 2.3% of India's retail commerce — and economists are only now paying attention.