The Founder Chronicle Archive — Complete collection of Indian startup founder stories by edition and month

India didn't need another audio brand. It needed a youth lifestyle brand.

If India wants to lead the AI era, it cannot rely only on models built elsewhere.

Two Stanford dropouts. One failed startup. Then a $5.9 billion answer to India's grocery problem.

India doesn't just need more airports. It needs a new way to fly.

Buying a used car in India shouldn't feel like a gamble.

Heavy trucks are one of the biggest carbon emitters. That has to change.

Electric vehicles aren't just about batteries — they are about the entire ecosystem.

He dropped out at 17 to trade stocks. Never took a rupee of VC. Zerodha is India's largest stockbroker — worth $8.2 billion.

She left a 20-year banking career at 50 to build India's first profitable unicorn. Everyone told her she was too old.

At 19, he started fixing India's budget hotel problem — and built one of the world's largest hotel chains.

A single bad taxi ride inspired him to build one of India's largest mobility platforms.

He is building InternAdda to make internships, startups, and career opportunities accessible to every student in India.

He built CRED by rewarding people for paying their credit card bills on time.

From a small recharge website to India's largest digital payments ecosystem.