{"id":14442,"date":"2026-01-23T12:10:57","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T06:40:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/10.10.164.133\/?p=14442"},"modified":"2026-01-23T13:06:44","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T07:36:44","slug":"startup-republic-building-india-together-with-payu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/payu.in\/blog\/startup-republic-building-india-together-with-payu\/","title":{"rendered":"Startup Republic: Building India Together with PayU"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Startup Republic: PayU x Startup India, DPIIT | Together, We Build India\" width=\"1250\" height=\"703\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pw0gGHXj9zc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Did you know India has the&nbsp;3rd largest startup ecosystem in the world? We now see&nbsp;2-3 new tech startups born every day.&nbsp;India wakes up more powerful than it was the day before.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But&nbsp;here&#8217;s&nbsp;what most people&nbsp;don&#8217;t&nbsp;realize.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The most incredible startup stories&nbsp;aren&#8217;t&nbsp;just&nbsp;happening in&nbsp;metro&nbsp;cities.&nbsp;It\u2019s&nbsp;happening&nbsp;across all 36 states and union territories. Entrepreneurs are quietly building the next chapter of India&#8217;s economic story.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They&#8217;re&nbsp;creating jobs in their hometowns. Building entirely new categories. Solving problems that matter to millions.&nbsp;Yet their stories&nbsp;remain&nbsp;local. Untold.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This Republic&nbsp;Day, that&nbsp;changes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>36&nbsp;Founders, 36 Stories, One Stage<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2246\" height=\"1169\" src=\"https:\/\/payu.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Infographics-Republic-Day-Aug-02-2-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14450\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Inspired by\u00a0Vasudeva\u00a0Kutumbakam, which translates to &#8220;the world is one family&#8221;, we travelled to 28\u00a0states, 8 UTs,\u00a0meeting 36 extraordinary founders to\u00a0showcase\u00a0India&#8217;s\u00a0unstoppable\u00a0entrepreneurial spirit.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No fancy studios. No&nbsp;scripts. Just honest five-minute films shot in their actual workspaces, with their real teams, sharing their stories.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each film celebrates a business that&#8217;s&nbsp;Made in India, built with global ambition.&nbsp;This Republic Day, India will finally see the full breadth of its entrepreneurial revolution.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And while each story is unique,&nbsp;there&#8217;s&nbsp;one thread that connects them all&#8230;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Infrastructure Behind Every Dream<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>From&nbsp;Looms of Ladakh&nbsp;reaching global fashion markets to&nbsp;Rage Coffee&nbsp;energizing customers nationwide, every founder has one thing in common:&nbsp;they all need&nbsp;payments that work seamlessly as they grow.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s&nbsp;where PayU comes in \u2013 the invisible infrastructure making dreams possible. When&nbsp;Dogsee&nbsp;Chew exports globally, international payments in 135+ currencies enable growth.&nbsp;Wow!&nbsp;MOMO connects with hungry customers through WhatsApp Commerce.&nbsp;Fastbeetle&nbsp;scales rapidly with priority settlements in 15 minutes. All powered by PayU&#8217;s reliable&nbsp;payment gateway.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every successful payment, every seamless checkout, every instant settlement enables these founders to focus on&nbsp;growing&nbsp;their&nbsp;incredible businesses that make India proud.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Celebrate India&#8217;s Entrepreneurial Spirit<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>India needs its stories to be seen, and&nbsp;Startup Republic does exactly that.&nbsp;Local ambition&nbsp;meeting&nbsp;global scale. 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