EPISODE · Sep 16, 2025 · 47 MIN
Next-Gen Innovation: Inside India’s Fast-Growing Deeptech Ecosystem | Episode 7
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Episode 7 of The Offline Network — Utsav and Dhruv bring you powerful insights from an investor shaping India’s frontier alliances, and a founder building globally competitive products from scratch.📰 This Week’s News HighlightsEight New Deeptech Startups Join IndiaAI Mission – Expanding the sovereign stack to build India’s full AI value chain: chips → compute → models → apps. BharatGen, Fractal, and others now included.Hike Shuts Down Amid RMG Ban – Founder Kavin Bharti Mittal closes the chapter after pivoting from messenger to social and gaming products.Groww Plans IPO With $8–9B Valuation – Following strong profitability (₹1,819 crore net profit in FY25) and growing market share vs Zerodha.🎙️ Deep-Dive ConversationsInvestor Perspective: Scaling India’s Deeptech Ambitions – Anand Chandrashekaran (Crescendo CX /Celesta Capital) Exploring bold early-stage bets, global alliances, and the vision that’s reshaping India’s deeptech ecosystem.Founder Perspective: Building Global-Ready Products – Naman Pushp (Airbound) Tackling India’s monetization hurdles, scaling culture, and how global competitiveness shapes product strategy.This episode is made possible by Smartworks – India’s largest managed office platform.👉 Subscribe, hit the bell icon, and tell us in the comments: What’s your boldest prediction for India’s tech future?Follow us for more unfiltered takes: Twitter/X → https://x.com/OfflineOnAir Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/theofflinenetwork LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/company/offlineonair Website → https://theoffline.network
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Episode 7 of The Offline Network — Utsav and Dhruv bring you powerful insights from an investor shaping India’s frontier alliances, and a founder building globally competitive products from scratch.📰 This Week’s News HighlightsEight New Deeptech Startups Join IndiaAI Mission – Expanding the sovereign stack to build India’s full AI value chain: chips → compute → models → apps. BharatGen, Fractal, and others now included.Hike Shuts Down Amid RMG Ban – Founder Kavin Bharti Mittal closes the chapter after pivoting from messenger to social and gaming products.Groww Plans IPO With $8–9B Valuation – Following strong profitability (₹1,819 crore net profit in FY25) and growing market share vs Zerodha.🎙️ Deep-Dive ConversationsInvestor Perspective: Scaling India’s Deeptech Ambitions – Anand Chandrashekaran (Crescendo CX /Celesta Capital) Exploring bold early-stage bets, global alliances, and the vision that’s reshaping India’s deeptech ecosystem.Founder Perspective: Building Global-Ready Products – Naman Pushp (Airbound) Tackling India’s monetization hurdles, scaling culture, and how global competitiveness shapes product strategy.This episode is made possible by Smartworks – India’s largest managed office platform.👉 Subscribe, hit the bell icon, and tell us in the comments: What’s your boldest prediction for India’s tech future?Follow us for more unfiltered takes: Twitter/X → https://x.com/OfflineOnAir Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/theofflinenetwork LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/company/offlineonair Website → https://theoffline.network
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