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Where should I follow startup and business news in India?

For daily Indian startup news, read Inc42 and YourStory, and Entrackr for funding rounds and its weekly funding report; ET Tech, Mint and Moneycontrol's startup section cover the same beat from business newsrooms. For analysis worth paying for, The Ken and The Morning Context ($50 a year) publish long reported stories on Indian companies. Finshots explains one business or finance story a day, free, in under three minutes. To hear founders in their own words, The Neon Show interviews Indian founders and investors, Think School breaks down Indian business cases on YouTube, and TechCrunch covers startups worldwide. Pick two: one daily source to scan and one paid source to read closely each week; more than that turns into noise.

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A daily Indian startup and tech news site covering funding, policy, companies and data reports, with a paid Plus tier for in-depth analysis.

Inc42

From inc42.com by Inc42 Media Daily news site

  • Read the free daily news for funding and policy.
  • Its data reports track funding and sectors over time.
  • Plus is the paid tier for analysis.
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✓ Link checked India Free Beginner

India's long-running startup publication, with founder stories, funding news and coverage of smaller cities and women founders.

YourStory

From yourstory.com by YourStory Daily news site

  • Good for founder profiles and stories from outside the big hubs.
  • Covers funding news daily.
  • Free to read.
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✓ Link checked India Free Beginner

Indian startup news focused on funding rounds and company financials, with a weekly report of funding and acquisitions in Indian startups.

Entrackr

From entrackr.com by Entrackr Daily news site

  • Read the weekly funding report to see who raised what.
  • Useful for startups' annual revenue and loss figures.
  • Free to read.
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✓ Link checked India Freemium Beginner

Moneycontrol's startup section, covering funding, IPO-bound startups and company results from a markets-focused newsroom.

Moneycontrol: startup news

From moneycontrol.com by Moneycontrol News section

  • Good for startups heading to IPO and listed new-age companies.
  • Covers results and filings.
  • Free to read with a paid Pro tier.
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✓ Link checked India Paid Intermediate

A subscription publication of one deeply reported business story a day on Indian companies, with subscriber newsletters on e-commerce, retail, fintech, personal finance and edtech.

The Ken: plans

From the-ken.com by The Ken Subscription publication

  • Pay for depth on one story a day rather than breadth.
  • Subscriber newsletters cover individual sectors.
  • Read for analysis of companies, not daily news.
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✓ Link checked India Paid Intermediate

A subscription publication of long reported stories and newsletters on Indian startups, markets, technology and policy. A subscription is $50 a year.

The Morning Context

From themorningcontext.com by The Morning Context Subscription publication

  • Pay for one source of deep analysis rather than skimming many.
  • Its Startups newsletter covers Indian companies in depth.
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✓ Link checked India Free Beginner

A free daily newsletter explaining one business or finance story in plain English in under three minutes, read by more than five lakh subscribers.

Finshots

From finshots.in by Finshots Daily newsletter

  • Subscribe for one explained business story a day.
  • Under three minutes to read.
  • Free.
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✓ Link checked India Free Beginner

Long conversations with Indian founders and investors about how they built their companies, from Neon Fund's Siddhartha Ahluwalia.

The Neon Show (YouTube)

On youtube.com by Siddhartha Ahluwalia Video podcast

  • Hear Indian founders on pricing, sales and fundraising in their own words.
  • Pick episodes in your sector.
  • Free.
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Indian business case studies explained on YouTube: how companies make money, why some fail, and what policy changes mean for business.

Think School (YouTube)

On youtube.com by Think School YouTube channel

  • Useful for case studies of Indian companies.
  • Watch for business models, not as investment advice.
  • Free.
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The global technology press's startup coverage: funding rounds, launches and the companies Indian founders compete with or sell to.

TechCrunch: startups

From techcrunch.com by TechCrunch News section

  • Read for global funding and product news.
  • Track competitors and buyers outside India.
  • Most stories free.
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