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India Alpha: The Techade of Opportunity
In a nation where commerce has been the backbone of communities for centuries, from bustling bazaars to neighbourhood Kirana stores, India stands at the cusp of a revolutionary transformation. With 954 million internet subscribers but only 4.3% e-retail penetration
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India Alpha: The Techade of Opportunity
In a nation where commerce has been the backbone of communities for centuries, from bustling bazaars to neighbourhood Kirana stores, India stands at the cusp of a revolutionary transformation. With 954 million internet subscribers but only 4.3% e-retail penetration
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State of Women Entrepreneurship Report
State of Women Entrepreneurship in India by CXXO provides an understanding of what holds women in technology back and what provides possible solutions & ideas to address and enable more women in leadership positions. The report also presents the findings of a unique survey on biases faced by Indian women in entrepreneurship, as well as a fresh perspective on statistics around women in technology.
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State of Female
Entrepreneurs In India
The CXXO State of Female Entrepreneurship in India Report captures the evolving landscape of women-led ventures in India. It highlights the progress made, uncovers the challenges that persist, and provides actionable insights to drive meaningful change. Biases—both conscious and unconscious—continue to impact women founders’ journeys. Despite these barriers, women entrepreneurs are redefining resilience and building ventures with courage and determination.
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The Four Rupee Problem
Of every ₹100 deployed by Indian venture capital, less than ₹4 reaches startups with women founders as CEOs. This isn't a pipeline problem. It's a structural mispricing — and this report maps its origins, its compounding effects, and what correcting it means for returns over the next decade.
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CXXO Wired for Impact - 
Women in Ind(AI)
AI will define the future. But who defines AI? As India races ahead in building its AI ecosystem, Wired for Impact: Women in (Ind)AI — a CXXO and Kalaari Capital report explores how women are participating, leading, and reshaping India’s AI journey, and where the biggest gaps remain. From founders and professionals to students entering the field, the report reveals that inclusion isn’t just a social good, it’s a strategic advantage. With insights on education, employment, entrepreneurship, and policy, it reframes diversity as mission-critical to building trustworthy, human-centred AI. Read the report.
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Founders who've built in spaces the market underestimated — what they saw, what the data confirmed, and what they'd tell the next person looking at the same gap. Market intelligence, told in first person.
“How do we serve pets with dignity, care, and respect?”
Rashi Sanon Narang
Founder & CEO, Heads Up For Tails
"Real breakthroughs do not come from algorithms alone, but from people who bring judgment, context, and care to technology... The more perspectives you bring to a problem, the more robust answers you’ll get."
Radha Basu
Founder & CEO, iMerit Technology
"Hokar nidar, shuru kar. Start bold. Start now. Start anywhere. But start."
Shradha Sharma
Founder & CEO, YourStory
"In India, someone dies of breast cancer every 6 minutes. Why am I solving anything else?"
Dr. Geetha Manjunath
Founder, CEO & CTO, NIRAMAI
"I always tell myself: if you’re going to fail at whatever you do, what are you willing to fail at doing? And I think my audacity to dream comes from there."
Jo Aggarwal
Co-founder and CEO, Wysa
"India has 260 million students in affordable private schools. Nobody was building for them. That's not a niche — that's the market."
Smita Deorah
Co-Founder
"Clean-label nutrition in India wasn't a trend — it was a structural shift in consumer behaviour that the incumbents were too slow to see."
Suhasini Sampath
Co-Founder & CEO
“The inspection market is a ₹15,000 Cr problem that nobody had built hardware for. We didn't see a gap we saw an absence."
Neha Singh
FOUNDER & CEO
India Alpha: The Techade of Opportunity
In a nation where commerce has been the backbone of communities for centuries, from bustling bazaars to neighbourhood Kirana stores, India stands at the cusp of a revolutionary transformation. With 954 million internet subscribers but only 4.3% e-retail penetration
blog
Perspective
India Alpha: The Techade of Opportunity
In a nation where commerce has been the backbone of communities for centuries, from bustling bazaars to neighbourhood Kirana stores, India stands at the cusp of a revolutionary transformation. With 954 million internet subscribers but only 4.3% e-retail penetration
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A showcase of our firm’s thinking process and active participation in ecosystem events.
Kalaari Unplugged 2025
Kalaari Unplugged 2025 was inspiring, refreshing, and real — spent in the company of our amazing portfolio founders. Two days of candid conversations, invaluable insights, and conne
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NoCeiling Summit 2025
Hosted in partnership with TiECon Delhi, brought together India’s leading women founders, investors, and technologists driving the country’s DeepTech a
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Kalaari Lounge at TiE Global Summit 2024
The Kalaari Lounge at TiE Global Summit 2024 was a hub of energy, insights, and collaboration, bringing together founders, investors, and ecosystem enablers to celebrate and advance India’s startup landscape. Over two action-packed days—December 10th and 11th—Kalaari Capital hosted engag
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India Alpha Summit 2024
Kalaari Capital India Alpha Summit 2024 convened a diverse array of founders, technologists, investors and thought leaders to chart India’s path to a $30 Trillion Economy.
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