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India's startup ecosystem is no longer a domestic story. Over the last decade, India has built one of the world's largest startup ecosystems, with more than 2.23 lakh DPIIT-recognised startups as of March 2026 and more than 23.36 lakh direct jobs reported by those recognised startups. More than 55,200 startups were recognised in FY2025-26 alone - the highest number in a single year since the Startup India initiative began. But the scale of the Indian startup ecosystem is only