The operator’s decision desk for early-stage India.
Our answer to the “30 Under 30.” 12 companies in their first 1,000 days, chosen on the decisions they got right — not the cheques they cashed.
Showing 12 of 12
How we chose — published in full. No company can buy a place, and no sponsor influences selection. We rank the early, on the quality of their decisions and the honesty of their fundamentals, weighted over the money they raised. Movement shows the shift from last year’s edition; a gilt “New” marks this year’s debuts.
Evidence of a hard, well-reasoned call made under uncertainty — documented, not retrofitted.
Real demand and unit economics that point somewhere, weighted over funding raised.
In their first 1,000 days. We rank the early, not the already-arrived.
No company can buy a place, and no sponsor influences selection. The methodology is published in full.
Nominations for The Index are open and public. Tell us about a decision a founder got right — the unglamorous kind the headlines miss.
Nominate a companyOne pattern, one framework, one founder story. 800 words. No noise.