Founders Are Shaping India's Rising Tide

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The Rules are Being Rewritten

One thing is becoming increasingly clear: old playbooks won’t help navigate what’s coming.

Once niche startups are becoming category leaders. Sectors that were overlooked are now racing towards global dominance. And AI is redefining the foundations of everything.

In this issue: glimpses of India’s future and the founders steering us there.

Let’s dive in.

The Zero to Infinity Podcast

From Ola Electric’s green revolution to Krutrim’s AI sovereignty mission, Bhavish reveals why India’s economic surge and tech talent make it the world’s next powerhouse.
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Dive into AI’s seismic impact on work, startups, and global markets. From trillion-dollar opportunities to the rise of “Servitization of Software,” this episode maps how AI supercharges human potential.
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Avnish Bajaj and Sudipto Sannigrahi chart India’s B2B evolution from overlooked to unstoppable, spotlighting how GST, UPI, COVID, and trust-based distribution sparked inflection points.
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Z47 Portfolio Updates

• Scapia raised a $40M Series B, led by Peak XV Partners, with Z47, Elevation Capital, and 3STATE Capital in tow. Their co-branded credit cards and travel platform, loved by millennials and Gen-Z, are redefining global exploration. This capital will turbocharge AI innovation and team growth, making travel richer for all.  
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• Z47 and Lightspeed led a $5M Pre-Series A for Emversity, a company bridging the skill gap in healthcare & hospitality. Spanning 36 campuses across 18 states, Emversity’s SMART and EDGE programs—with VR labs and smart classrooms—aim to reach 75+ campuses by 2025. Alteria Capital and Innoven Capital joined, fueling our vision for a skilled India.
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• After their successful $25M Series A co-led by Z47 and Khosla Ventures, Atomicwork is revolutionizing enterprise IT with their new Universal Agent platform. This AI-powered solution works 24/7 without breaks, automating complex workflows and driving unprecedented efficiency for enterprise teams.
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Required Reading

• Vineet shared David Pierce’s piece that dives into robots.txt—a tiny file that’s long guided web crawling ethics. As LLMs challenge data boundaries, this piece asks: who gets to set the rules in AI’s new era?
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• Mohit Sadaani’s pick: A Columbia student’s AI-powered cheating tool ignited controversy—and secured a $5.3M raise. This gripping story probes the murky line between groundbreaking innovation and ethical pitfalls.
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• Ribbit Ribbit delivers a lively breakdown of David Silver’s paper, charting AI’s bold shift from raw information to rich, human-like experiences through reinforcement learning. Aakash Kumar’s pick.
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