New Delhi supports startups with incentives in bid to catch up to US, China

India’s unicorns have been dominated up to now by e-commerce and fintech companies, like delivery service Zepto. (Zepto)
UTAKO KAWAKAMI
February 25, 2026 03:13 JST
MUMBAI — India is seeing a rise in new unicorns again after several slow years as startups leveraging artificial intelligence and other digital technologies give the country the momentum to challenge the U.S. and China.