Founders Forum Wraps Up Successful India Forum in Mumbai
Mumbai, Mar 12: Founders Forum concluded its flagship India Forum in Mumbai with leading tech entrepreneurs, CEOs, and capital allocators from venture capital, private equity, and institutional investors. Part of Founders Forum’s global community, the closed-door, invite-only gathering saw over 130 founders, leaders, and investment partners attend and engage in insightful discussions on technological innovation, capital deployment, and long-term value creation across markets.
The India edition was hosted in partnership with HSBC and Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and executed by integrated marketing firm Communicate India. Conversations during the forum covered themes including the evolving definition of the unicorn in a more measured funding environment, navigating India’s multi-market scale paradox, the state of capital deployment, practical applications of artificial intelligence within business, entering and expanding from the India market, climate and sustainability, founder capital journeys, investor decision-making standards, and the future of AI-driven storytelling.
“The conversations in Mumbai reflected the exciting times for the Indian start-up community, which is focused on building enduring companies with strong technological foundations and long-term capital partnerships,” said Carolyn Dawson, CEO of Founders Forum Group.
India is one of the world’s most significant innovation economies, and what is encouraging is the depth and global ambition we continue to see from founders here. We met founders who’ve been building for global markets and sustainable growth, getting more competitive, efficient, and ambitious all at once. It’s an exciting time for us to relaunch Founders Forum India and strengthen ties between them and our global community of investors, corporates, and scaled founders, added Dawson.
India stands to benefit from a worldwide investment recalibration taking place. Markets that once felt like obvious bets are looking less predictable, pushing smart investors to diversify and think harder about where they want long-term exposure. What makes India’s momentum sustainable is the connective tissue between India and other leading innovation hubs. When founders and investors build trust across borders, collaboration becomes continuous rather than occasional, and that is how lasting global success is created. We are proud to help strengthen those bridges through Founders Forum India, Dawson further explained.
Founders Forum India saw speakers and delegates from across the country, including founders from JSW One Platforms, Livspace, Rebel Foods, Pocket Aces, Ollo, Huma, Nothing, Cobra Beer, Shiprocket, EDT, and Brahma AI, and principals from Chiratae Ventures, Blume Ventures, HSBC India, Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Stashfin, Kedaara Capital, IvyCap Ventures, Trifecta Capital, Stride Ventures, Netcore Cloud, and Pittie Group, among many others.
Founded in London in 2005, Founders Forum began as an intimate, peer-to-peer gathering of European tech entrepreneurs seeking more honest and practical dialogues similar to those found in Silicon Valley peer groups at the time. Since then, Founders Forum Group has hosted more than 40 forums across 20+ cities worldwide and built a group of businesses supporting founders from early formation through to global scale and exit. Its flagship global forum recently marked its 20th anniversary, convening many of the world’s most influential founders and investors.
Past Founders Forum gatherings have brought together leaders from across technology, capital, and public life. Previous attendees include Daniel Ek (Spotify), Sir Demis Hassabis (DeepMind), Aravind Srinivas (Perplexity), Greg Peters (Netflix), Toyin Ajayi (Cityblock Health), Rene Haas (ARM), Stella Li (BYD), Roy Reznik (Wiz), Whitney Wolfe-Herd (Bumble), David Allemann (On Running), Jamie Dimon (JPMorgan Chase), Anne Boden (Starling Bank), and many more.
