Paula Mariwala

In the 3 weeks since the IndiaAI Summit, @177pc and I have met 43 founding teams. Deeply technical, most in their mid-late 20s, and building for India or with a strong India-edge. Some common themes we saw and like: - AI-led IT Services: What does the Palantir for India look like? Reimagining Infosys/TCS/Wipro AI-first. - Compute for India: As enterprise demand ramps up, the country needs more sovereign inference and infra capabilities. - AI for the "real world": Purpose-built models for material sciences, biotech, manufacturing, security & defence. - Healthcare AI: Both India's AI doctors and AI agents that transform primary care. - Physical AI: More than just the end robots, can India provide the data infrastructure for the world? (Scale AI for robotics) - Voice AI: Everything from foundational research to vertical agents to full stack solutions in what will probably be the largest Voice AI market globally. Indian AI startups will look different and have their own lane. We’re just starting to see the first signs.

Catch a few glimpses from the spectacular day that was. In the presence of dignitaries, Krea leadership, mentors, friends and families, 400 brand new leaders stepped into the world as Krea graduates. Congratulations cohorts of 2025!

Can’t believe that within hours of each other, two of the greatest alumni of my alma mater @ICTMumbai1933 left for their heavenly abode Keki Gharda (95) and Kishore Mariwala (90) were so so special What was common between them? First, both were successful businessmen, but both were involved in doing good itself as a business. ghardafoundation.org/drgharda_more.… iihs.co.in/about/board-fo… Second, both believed in compassionate capitalism - they gave much more than they took. Third, both helped their alma mater @ICTMumbai1933 no end by donating crores in building centres of excellence Fourth, both were very very dear personal friends for decades… We will miss them so much. May their soul find the comfort of eternal peace, and may their legacy live on in all the lives they've touched 🙏🙏🙏

Unacademy Language Learning App is now Live. It’s our first truly Global Product. While all other Apps focus on too much Gamification, we built an App that actually makes you learn a Language. You can learn Spanish to begin with.

Join us tmrw for CII IWN’s 5th edition of SHE MATTERS at Taj President, Cuffe Parade, Mumbai. Resister now - cam.mycii.in/OR/OnlineRegis…   @pmariwala @tanuja_gomes @pathakgauri @aneetamadhok @ruksheda_psych

@gauravmunjal Well said!

Microsoft just acquired OpenAI without acquiring OpenAI. And made it fully for-profit without making it fully for-profit. Satya plays 4D Chess.

CIIWR is organizing the 4th session in the Start-up Buzz series. The session features a special address by Mr Dinesh Kanabar, CEO, Dhruva Advisors. The session will be moderated by Ms @pmariwala , Founding Partner, Aureolis Venture. Register now - shorturl.at/rDPSV

On Gandhi Jayanti, am reposting an interview which recommends five of my favourite books on Gandhi, dealing variously with his politics, his faith, his personal idiosyncrasies and his family life: fivebooks.com/best-books/gan…

Thanks everyone for your preorders! We are now trending number 1 on Amazon Really appreciate it 🙏 Preorder on amzn.to/3sOVOaq

@pmariwala @awaisahmedna @gauravmunjal will join us on 4/19! Details & registration at tinyurl.com/3zyzn9e3

@gauravmunjal Congratulations to this rock star team!!

Unacademy turns 6 tomorrow ☺️

UPCOMING| Green Entrepreneurs: Start-ups Accelerating Sustainability Wednesday, 15 December- 6:30 PM to 8:00PM IST @CCollectiveNet @FrontierMkts @OlaElectric @pmariwala @PRPratapRaju To know more and register click here- lnkd.in/eiEhsFrr

UPCOMING| Green Entrepreneurs: Start-ups Accelerating Sustainability Wednesday, 15 December- 6:30 PM to 8:00PM IST @CCollectiveNet @FrontierMkts @OlaElectric @pmariwala @PRPratapRaju To know more and register click here- lnkd.in/eiEhsFrr

@_mekin Good yo have connected with you as well

This week has been amazing ... Got to meet, speak with a few absolutely amazing people from the world of philanthropy in India. A common belief amongst all of them - we need to do more to support the entrepreneurs in the development sector (1/n)

@hvgoenka And thanks to the early investors who backed them!

Hats off to our startups Paytm, Zomato, Byjus, Ola, Zerodha, Oyo, Pharmeasy and so many - they have created value for their customers, their investors and so many jobs. Most importantly, they started from scratch. No inheritance, no backups. Just BLOOD SWEAT and TEARS!

Wonderful to hear that Professor Mahesh Rangarajan has been honoured by the American Historical Association. historians.org/publications-a…

Spent the last couple of hours listening to an enthralling talk on the Indian economy by Arvind Subramanian. It was richly researched (he should put up all the charts online) and expertly presented. The discussion that followed was most interesting too: youtube.com/watch?v=XVXm57…

@BrainSightAI plans to leverage the capital to enable greater precision in diagnosis and treatment planning of neuro-oncological and neuropsychiatric disorders. #SeedFunding @join_ef @SAE_India @pmariwala freepressjournal.in/business/brain…