India, Aug. 2 -- July brought rains and a welcome breeze, but also a wave of contradictions for Indian businesses. While the monsoon revived the country's landscape, the corporate and startup sectors faced a storm of their own.

Well, the economy showed signs of stress - with huge layoffs in the IT sector and continuing geopolitical tensions, but the startup ecosystem's mood was lifted by the listings of coworking giants Smartworks and IndiQube, even as many other unicorns filed their DRHPs, including ecommerce and retail giant Lenskart.

But moving on to the early stage innovators, we are witnessing some disruptive forces that are rewriting the rules of scale, growth and distribution. And so we return with the 61st edition of the 30 Star...