India's Startup Stars 2025

LinkedIn has unveiled its list of the Rising Indian Startups of 2025 based on factors like number of job seekers, employee growth, engagement and more. Guess who has claimed the crown yet again? Zepto firmly retained its No 1 spot, outpacing the competition.

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Zepto

Zepto, India’s quick-commerce marvel born in Bengaluru in July 2021 by visionary duo Aadit Palicha and Kaivalya Vohra. In just three years, it stormed past a $5 billion valuation.

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Lucidity

Founded in Bengaluru in 2021, this company was built on a single powerful idea: To unlock the true potential of the cloud.  

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Swish

Bengaluru-launched Swish has revolutionised the way India eats on the go. Blending taste with technology, it brings piping-hot, freshly prepared meals to your door in barely 10 minutes.

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Weekday

Also a Bengaluru company, set up in 2021, Weekday is transforming how hiring takes place in our country by harnessing the power of data intelligence through which it has built the nation’s largest network of white-collar professionals.

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Jar

Out of Bengaluru came, in 2021, Jar with a refreshingly simple mission: To transform everyday spare change into meaningful savings.

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Convin

At Convin (established in 2021 in Bengaluru) they have built a reputation of helping businesses to really hear the voice of their customers.

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Bhanzu

Founded in Hyderabad in 2021, Bhanzu had the bold vision to reimagine mathematics as an exciting, accessible subject for learners, sparking curiosity and confidence in pupils who access their platform.

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