India, Jan. 15 -- As India celebrates the 9th anniversary of Startup India and the fourth edition of National Startup Day announced by Hon'ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi, we at Inc42 are more than proud to announce - Griffin Retreat - a gathering of 100 unicorn and soonicorn founders for the first time in India.

It feels like just yesterday that India's startup ecosystem was taking its first tentative steps. The year was 2014 - a time when the landscape was modest yet brimming with promise: 25,000 startups, 7 unicorns, $5 billion in funding, and just 3 publicly listed new-age tech companies. It was the dawn of an era, and we at Inc42 were there, witnessing the ecosystem come alive, documenting its journey, and amplifying its voice.

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