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Kunal Bahl Suggests Swades-Style Ghar Wapsi for Indian Startups
- Indian founders are increasingly incorporating their startups in the West or Singapore for easier fundraising.
- Snapdeal co-founder Kunal Bahl advocates for Indian startups to be incorporated domestically.
- Recent government initiatives in India like the abolition of angel tax support domestic incorporation.
- Zepto, Groww, Flipkart, Meesho, Pine Labs, and PhonePe are examples of startups moving back or planning to move back to India.
- Akash Aggarwal highlights that IPO subscriptions are mainly from Indian investors, signaling a positive market outlook.
- The DPIIT recognition system offers benefits like tax exemptions to domestically incorporated startups.
- Challenges highlighted include bureaucratic hurdles and poor infrastructure for startups in India.
- Zeta becomes India's newest unicorn in February 2025 with a $2 billion valuation.
- While early-stage funding in AI startups has reduced, significant funding is available for promising Indian-incorporated startups.
- At least 60 companies are expected to seek exits through IPOs, mergers, or acquisitions in the second half of 2025 and 2026.
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