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India’s startup founder archetype is changing—one thesis at a time

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byNabodita Ganguly, Mansi Verma
Sunday, July 12, 2026 at 10:06 AM
India’s startup founder archetype is changing—one thesis at a time

India's startup playbook is being rewritten. As the country bets on AI, semiconductors and advanced manufacturing, a new breed of entrepreneur is emerging. More founders are pursuing PhDs not for academia, but to build deeptech startups—with universities and …

Road to product nation Around 700 km from Chennai, in Keralas Ernakulam, Yadukrishnan K. too wanted to build a deeptech startup. But convincing his family to back him seemed impossible. Then he stum… [+10512 chars]
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