0:00 – Intro
0:42 – Arattai’s sudden rise
5:27 – Zerodha’s revenue drop
6:56 – Quick Updates
8:05 – Startup Funding News
10:25 – Closing Thoughts
This week on Indian startup news, we’re diving into some of the biggest developments shaping India’s startup and tech ecosystem.
Can Zoho’s Arattai really challenge WhatsApp in India? 🚨 The Made-in-India messaging app has seen a sudden surge in signups, backed by government support and rising frustration with spam on WhatsApp. But can it really break WhatsApp’s insane network effect?
Zerodha’s big challenge 📉 — after years of building India’s largest brokerage on a zero-commission model, its revenue has taken a steep fall. Is the iconic fintech finally considering charging fees?
In EVs ⚡: Ather Energy has overtaken Ola Electric in sales for the first time, shaking up the rankings in India’s electric two-wheeler market.
Anthropic’s India push 🤖 — the AI startup behind Claude is planning to expand into India, right after raising billions globally.
Agnikul Cosmos 🚀 — the Chennai-based spacetech startup is aiming to build reusable rockets, drawing comparisons with SpaceX.
And of course, we’ll also bring you the latest funding updates across health, SaaS, AI, and drone startups, along with a quick roundup of IPO news.
If you’re interested in India’s startup ecosystem, this is your one-stop update for the week.
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It won’t overtake whatsapp
"Can Arattai Dethrone WhatsApp in India?" this is wrong question you asking,
you should ask "can Indians dethrone WhatsApp in India?"
Arattai can't do anything itself but users can do.
I have switched multiple groups to arattai which was in whatsapp previously.
you all can start and do what necessary.
Curious to see how they will acquire new customers and how long it’ll take for customers to adopt this
Promote Indian Apps
Can you please cover revenue model of Arrattai in next video?
If y’all want your data to be secured, move to Signal
Never switching away from Watsapp
just name it zoho chat i asked 7 people and they spelled it wrong
Whatsapp still collects a lot of data from the user
Only the messages themselves are encrypted
They still record things like, who do we talk to, and for what duration, at what time,etc.
Idk what this indian alternative will do, but it's probably gonna collect the data as well, if it is supported by the government that makes it more likely, that it does.
Tldr: use signal