Shipped an event in 48 hours for Hyderabad recently and 100+ founders turned up! It was fantastic chatting with one of our Antler India portfolio founders, Ravinder of @indiap2pinvest. I have to say, the energy in the Hyderabad startup ecosystem is infectious. I was surprised to meet founders that are 50+ in age but have the eagerness to build of a 20-year-old. And crazy grit, ambition for a city that doesn’t boast of as many VCs as Bangalore/Delhi. Let’s talk numbers on why I see the Hyderabad startup landscape grow stronger in the coming years: — Startups from Hyd have raised more than $141 billion in the last decade — Many status have gone to raise over $100 million in funding since 2014, with notable names including Greenko Group ($355 million), Zenoti ($331 million), Spandana Sphoorty ($251 million), Smartron ($225 million), Zenwork ($163 million), Lauras Labs ($148 million), HighRadius ($125 million), and Darwinbox ($115.9 million), among others — 4,369 total startups founded in the city so far and counting — Strong government backing with institutions like T-Hub, We-Hub, and many more — Has the largest manufacturing and prototyping innovation hub in Asia, T-Works (happy to connect any founders in deep tech with them) — Focused accelerators for startups building in fintech, health tech, deep tech, biotech, climate tech, and gaming Overall, very bullish on startup hubs becoming robust in cities beyond the Delhi-Bangalore-Mumbai circle.