"India Is A Sleeping Giant Of Entrepreneurship"

In a conversation with Business Today TV, General Catalyst's Hemant Taneja compared India’s technological growth trajectory to China’s rapid rise over the past two decades, highlighting key differences. While China’s progress was top-down, India represents a “sleeping giant of entrepreneurship,” now awakening with grassroots-driven innovation. Successful Indian companies going public have inspired a new wave of entrepreneurs, unlocking opportunities across infrastructure, communications, and software. Taneja emphasized the potential of a US-India collaboration model, fostering innovation cycles and supply chain development. With shared democratic values, cultural alignment, and a strong Indian diaspora leading US tech, Taneja sees immense promise in strengthening this corridor to drive mutual growth.