Moneycontrol Startup Conclave 2026 | Building from Bharat for the World

The latest market report highlights that India’s startup ecosystem is moving into a more mature phase, where building at scale increasingly means competing globally, accessing deeper pools of capital and proving that expansion can translate into sustainable value. FY26 saw a record 47 tech IPOs, up 52% from the previous year, while more Indian firms are additionally looking beyond the domestic market for their next phase of expansion.

What does it take to build in India, scale across markets and create a business that can stand up to the next level of scrutiny?

At Moneycontrol Startup Conclave 2026, Ritesh Agarwal, Founder & Group CEO, PRISM (parent of OYO), and Vinod Kumar Meena, Co-Founder, Kuku, will bring perspectives from two very different founder journeys, one built around taking an India-born hospitality platform across global markets, and the other around scaling digital entertainment from vernacular consumption towards newer formats and audiences. The conversation will focus on the choices around product, localisation, capital, profitability and execution that determine whether an Indian startup can become a globally relevant enterprise.

Scaling a business is one challenge; sustaining its value under public-market scrutiny is another. Startup Street to Dalal Street: Expectations Vs Reality will examine that transition through two distinct lenses. Sankaran Naren, CIO, ICICI Prudential AMC, will bring the fund manager view on how public markets assess expansion, profitability, governance and valuations. Varun Dua, Founder & CEO, Acko, will bring the founder perspective on building for scale while preparing for the expectations that come with greater market scrutiny.

From building for the world to preparing for Dalal Street, Moneycontrol Startup Conclave 2026 on 26 September 2026 in Bengaluru will bring together the founders, market participants and market leaders confronting the next set of questions for India’s startup economy.

Tune in to the conversations shaping what it takes to build, scale and sustain value from Bharat to the world