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Hyderabad startups raised $226 million across 22 deals between January and June 2026, one of the few big Indian hubs to grow, according to Inc42's half-year funding report.
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Behind the headline meal count are specific, daily programmes across Hyderabad's government hospitals, old age homes and slums, plus water projects in nine states.
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Before he became interim CEO of the Telangana Innovation Cell, Meraj Faheem built a coding bootcamp, a student incubator and an AI maths tutor. Here is how those steps connect.
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Mohd Imad Ali started Terminate Hunger during the COVID-19 pandemic while still studying. Consistency, not scale, is the part of the story he keeps coming back to.
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Building a student-focused home for early-stage ideas in Hyderabad.
View Hustler ProfileOrganising sustained food support for people across Hyderabad.
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Sharing the practical realities of building an independent career.
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Grew a coaching centre into one of Hyderabad's best-known education networks.
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Backing founders, and asking why Hyderabad loses its talent to Bengaluru.
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Telling Hyderabad's stories online, from the stage to the camera.
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Building faith-aligned mental health care for Muslims.
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Hyderabad's food, one plate at a time.
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Opening doors for underprivileged women and girls.
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Joined an incubator's core team at 18, now studying at IIIT Hyderabad.
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EdVenture Park's first incubation manager, guiding early founders.
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