Caught in a whirlwind of capital drought, mass layoffs and shutdowns in 2022 and 2023, the Indian startup ecosystem emerged somewhat stronger in 2024. Funding numbers improved last year as investors, albeit cautiously, began reposing their faith once again in the world’s third-largest startup ecosystem.
The valuation bubble of 2021 was effectively non-existent as new-age tech founders focussed more on growing their ventures sustainably and profitably. Under the shadow of this waning funding winter came the once-in-a-lifetime disruptor –…