🚨🆕 It's just the first month of 2025, and nearly 10 new-age startups are already in talks with i-bankers for IPOs. But here's the big question: how will they be valued in a market that's turned bearish 🧵

🚨🚨 EXCLUSIVE in The CapTable today What happened to the unaccounted $533 million in the $1.2 billion loan that BYJU'S defaulted? A new chapter in the byju saga Find out here It's a free read Nikhil Patwardhan the-captable.com/2025/02/mangal…

You know that feeling when you read something soo good you have to pause and just process. That’s Nikhil Patwardhan ‘s in-depth analysis for you. Register and do give it a read! ‼️Byju’s, a mystery middleman and the curious case of the missing $533 million the-captable.com/2025/02/mangal…

The Indian Government’s big AI Push India is gearing up to launch 'AI Kosh’, a platform that aims to streamline access to non-personal datasets and open-source tools to bolster AI development in the country.

Vietnam concession on Starlink aims to defuse U.S. tariff threat s.nikkei.com/3QlkjHM

A Troubled Tenure Reddy faced internal complaints over behavioural and compliance issues, leading to an exodus of policy team members. Over the past year, key leaders left or were reassigned, deepening the instability in Google’s India operations.

🚨Breaking: Another senior level exit at Peak XV Shraeyansh Thakur quits the VC after a decade. The CapTable had exclusively reported this last week, to which Peak had issued a "strong denial"

With Jio gunning for an #IPO this year, however, the govt's proposed relief measures for the space could nip this burgeoning alliance in the bud. Pratap Vikram Singh covers all this and more in today’s FREE Crux by The CapTable. Sign up and read now: the-captable.com/2025/03/rivals…

I wrote this long personal essay about writing about love and grief in English, a language that still feels alien in parts. It was rejected by 9 publications, before being accepted by my dream one: the Columbia Journal. Give it a read this weekend? :)

By early 2024, the action shifted to higher levels of government: Starlink representatives reportedly reached out to the Prime Minister's Office, while the Ministry of Home Affairs held meetings with satellite companies about licensing compliance.

"The lives we are leading today are filled with so many complications that even if we try, we can’t simplify them. When you read Shukla’s work, it almost encompasses a parallel life you wish you could live... a sapno ki duniya for adults." My Sunday profile of the writer 🌸

Two weeks back, Pratap Vikram Singh and I wrote about how the Indian drone industry is extremely reliant on China and how companies flout the Indian rules. The CapTable piece is free to read now, in light of the current events the-captable.com/2025/04/india-…

Indian telecom regulator recommends favourable terms for rollout of internet services by the US satellite companies Starlink Project Kuiper. Red carpet for #ElonMusk ? The CapTable

A global race for AI infrastructure is creating a multibillion-dollar opportunity for India. India is vying to capture a significant share, but competition from Malaysia, Singapore, and Australia threatens its ambitions. A thread. 🧵