Companies That Matter
Feature stories on innovative companies, startups, and industry leaders transforming industries.
CMF Is Becoming an Indian Smartphone Brand. Can India Finally Build a Global Phone Brand?
CMF is moving towards majority Indian ownership and deeper local engineering. Its transformation reveals the next challenge for India's electronics industry: moving from making global phones to building global phone brands.
From Dholera to the World: Tata’s Chip Ambition Just Found an Important Global Customer
Tata Electronics has signed a strategic manufacturing partnership with Nexperia across Dholera and Jagiroad. The deal matters because India’s semiconductor push is beginning to acquire something more valuable than factory announcements: global customers.
BMW Chose Ranveer Singh. What It Really Wants Is Young India.
BMW's choice of Ranveer Singh says more than a celebrity endorsement ever could. India's luxury buyer is getting younger, first time buyers are entering faster, and the meaning of status itself is changing.
India’s Beauty Market Is Booming. So Why Did SUGAR’s Valuation Crash?
SUGAR Cosmetics has raised fresh capital at a sharply lower valuation even as India’s beauty market races ahead. The reset shows how investor expectations around India’s beauty brands have changed.
Maruti: How A Government Experiment Continued To Lead The Market
From a modest 1981 government venture to 42% market share today, Maruti's journey mirrors India's own story of growth and aspiration.
Info Edge: The Internet Pioneer That Built India's Digital Marketplace Economy
From finding jobs to finding homes and matrimonial matches, Info Edge created an entire ecosystem of internet-driven businesses. What began as an effort to digitise newspaper job listings eventually grew into a company that connected millions of Indians to information.
Infosys & India’s IT Boom: The Company That Defined An Industry
As India’s IT industry expanded, Infosys stood at the centre of the transformation, bridging global demand with Indian talent and reshaping how the country works and earns.
Tata Steel: The Company That Turned Industrialisation Into Social Change
From supporting India’s industrial self-reliance movement to building communities around workers, Tata Steel evolved into far more than a business enterprise. It teaches how industrial growth and social welfare can work well, decades before independence.
Bajaj Auto: How A Company Put The Middle Class In The Driving Seat
From enabling affordable mobility for millions to building one of India’s strongest automotive export businesses, Bajaj Auto has played a defining role in the country’s growth story. Today, it stands at the intersection of legacy, automation, and the transformation of electric mobility.
Mumbai Dabbawalas: India’s ‘OG’ Food Delivery Network
Long before food delivery apps transformed urban convenience, the Mumbai Dabbawala built a human-powered network that carried home-cooked meals, livelihoods and trust across the city. More than a delivery system, they became a symbol of discipline, dignity and Mumbai’s relentless spirit.
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