One mind & so many aspects. India’s startup ecosystem is no longer a small, concentrated experiment. It is becoming a large and distributed part of the economy. According to the Government of India, more than 2.23 lakh startups had received DPIIT recognition by 31 March 2026 and had generated more than 23.36 lakh direct jobs. More than 55,200 startups were recognised during FY 2025-26 alone. These are official recognition and self-reported employment figures—not a measure of