Abhinav Gupta

Excited about our next '-1' chat, which will literally take us into orbit! We’re hosting Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla a.k.a @gagan_shux at SPC India, where he will be in conversation with @adityaag! Fighter Pilot. Astronaut. First Indian to visit the ISS. Let's hear from him about what it means to operate at the edge of human capability, and what the future of space explorations holds. RSVP soon, limited seats.

I still get PS1 flashbacks

Last week I made a trip to NCR for a minus one chat with the eponymous @deepkalra. I first met Deep way back in 2011, when he was an investor and also a board member at @zovi. He was later an investor in @scripbox as well. He's one of those leaders who have possibly seen the ups and downs of a startup journey play out over and over again across cycles and across multiple black swans. And it was a heck of a day to have this chat! -> @makemytrip just crossed $1Bn+ revenue -> Arsenal had just won the league after 22 years. Deep happens to be a Gunner…which itself is an exercise in resilience and survival, IYKYK!

Applications for Curiosity 2026, close tonight. If you're building in hard tech and frontier sciences in India, this is your last chance to apply. ₹1.25 Cr+ in grants, $85 K in OpenAI credits, live demos and booths for a science-faire style showcase.

Applications closing tonight! If you're building in hard tech and frontier sciences in India...rockets, robots, fusion, biotech, semis, physical AI and all that, you should be apply to compete at Curiosity 2026 by @spc_india. ₹1.25 Cr+ in grants, $85k+ in OpenAI credits, live demos and booths for showcase. It's time for the hard-mode builders in India, to have a platform like this. See you there. Apply here southparkcommons.com/curiosity

At the BITSync

this is maya speaking with real accents and dialects. when i first heard it, i loved the tone of the voice. it sounds the way people actually talk. it’s hard to explain until you hear it. the team absolutely cooked with this. a key step forward for maya’s voice interface.

@meshedonions @rive_app @Swiggy Btw this was part of a question in a pub quiz today at Kormangala Social

Built a fun Mother’s Day interactive experience on @rive_app for @Swiggy We turned every Indian mom’s “ultimate weapon” into a playful mini mission full of dramatic reactions, chaos, and relatable moments.

It’s an honor just to be nominated

A lot of us in India’s startup ecosystem have been witness to stories of how far we go when we redefine 'what's possible'! One of those stories is that of @deepkalra and @makemytrip. Excited to have him join us for @spc_india’s first Minus One event in Delhi-NCR! He is one of the OGs who created the internet commerce category in India, converting the improbable into the inevitable! I’ve personally admired how he’s navigated cycles...building conviction across decades. Many of you have told us that it is time we touched down in the city, and we hear you! Looking forward to bringing together some of the sharpest founders, operators and thinkers in the ecosystem. See you in Gurugram!

got my wisdom tooth removed today and this is exactly how I look rn

Music Night is back at @spc_india next Friday. Bring your guitar, your harmonica, your questionable singing voice - whatever you've got. Doesn't matter if you've played 200 gigs or haven't touched an instrument since school. Just sign up. May 8 | 6 PM | HSR Layout lu.ma/musicnight

Did an impromptu 0->1 Product Building session at South Park Commons. Covered: - Common myths of 0->1 Product Management - The idea -> PMF loop - Hypothesis Framing, Experiment Design, Refining the Hypothesis - Personality traits of good PMs. More fun than I expected. Also got some interesting ideas to implement at Leap. The more you teach, the better you become. Share more, Teach more, Write more

Last night was all about escape velocity at SPC India. A demo night at the edge of India's space/defence frontier. (P.S. We need more space at our office, given how often we bring in drones and planes and other things that fly.) 🧵 @goangupta ran a super show!

Photographer & designer… still needed? 🤯 ← iPhone shot | ChatGPT edit →

Today is just a regular day at South Park Commons, Bangalore. We have a demo night coming up, and there are drones in the corridor...

@spc_india Apply to SPC: southparkcommons.com/apply

Claude Mythos just scored 94% on the SWE-bench. The pace at which AI is eating software is unreal. At @spc_india, we think a lot about technology being in the Eye of Sauron. Today that Eye got a lot sharper. But you can't prompt your way to a rocket engine. No model is getting defense certification or fabricating a chip (anytime soon, at least). The founders building in space, defense, drones, and deep tech hardware are playing a different game entirely. We're getting them in one room. Escape Velocity — an evening at South Park Commons, Bangalore. India's space and defense tech builders, live demos, and a lot of nerding out over things that fly, launch, and shoot. If you're building here or just curious — apply to demo. Link in comments.

Walking alone through a foreign city at night and realizing how far you’ve come has to be a top 3 peak moment of all time