{
  "id": 14481733,
  "title": "Stripe India MD on why Indian startups should build for the world from day one",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/stripe-india-md-on-why-indian-startups-should-build-for-the-world",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-14T13:06:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "YourStory",
    "slug": "yourstory",
    "url": "https://yourstory.com/2026/10/indian-founders-can-think-global-and-go-global-on-day-one-says-stripe-india-chief"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Manish Maheshwari, Managing Director of Stripe India, discussed the changing landscape for Indian startups with global ambitions at the 17th edition of TechSparks. AI is enabling companies to expand their reach more quickly and cost-effectively, leading to the emergence of a new business model known as the minimum viable company. Stripe, which provides financial infrastructure for businesses of all sizes, has seen a significant increase in the number of companies using its services to collect payments from over 100 countries. The platform has helped startups like Emergent and Pocket FM achieve rapid revenue growth, with Emergent reaching $100 million in annual recurring revenue in just eight months and Pocket FM crossing half a billion in ARR. By simplifying financial processes, Stripe allows founders to focus on their core product and avoid spending engineering resources on payments plumbing. Additionally, Stripe's data indicates that 76% of customers prefer to pay in their own currency, and offering local payment methods can increase revenue by up to 12%. The company is also investing in AI, having agreed to acquire OpenRouter, a platform that routes AI queries to the most suitable model, to help companies manage AI-related expenses and streamline their payment processes.",
  "summary": "At TechSparks 2026, Manish Maheshwari, Managing Director of Stripe India, says AI is making it faster and cheaper to build a world-facing company from India, and that Stripe's OpenRouter deal is aimed at the cost side of the ledger.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}