New Delhi, Feb. 10 -- With the announcement of covid-19 vaccines being released in multiple countries, there has been a pronounced sigh of relief about the status of the global pandemic. Good news is that the Indian economy is rebounding at a faster than expected pace. People and businesses have found ways to adapt and innovate. Even though the second quarter of this financial year saw the GDP contract again, there are indeed reasons to smile.

India has dodged the much-feared double-digit contraction and the contraction itself appears to be slowing its pace. And the road to a complete recovery, though paved with struggles, has increasingly bright lights at the end of the tunnel. In such a backdrop, where do Indian startups stand? An indu...