Naini Thaker @nainithaker
Assistant Editor, @forbesindia linkedin.com/in/naini-thake… Mumbai, India Joined December 2013-
Tweets1K
-
Followers1K
-
Following666
-
Likes8K
If AI is making it easier than ever to start a company, why is scaling becoming even harder? Lightspeed’s Dev Khare says the startup game is being fundamentally rewritten, from how businesses are built to who survives the AI era. @lightspeedvp @dkhare 🧵by @nainithaker
Robots cracking an egg, slicing tomatoes, cooking an actual omlette, ... pretty unbelievable for 2026! The rate of progress in both hardware and software is awesome.
We are back. After one year of quiet building. Introducing GENE-26.5, our first robotic brain that takes a major step toward human-level capability. For years, robotics has struggled to learn from the world’s largest and valuable data source: Humans. Solving it means
Can AI help create the era of the “10-person billion-dollar company”? Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas believes autonomous AI workflows could fundamentally change how businesses are built and scaled. A future where lean teams build massive businesses may be closer than we think. 🧵by @nainithaker & @suveensinha @perplexity_ai @AravSrinivas
The Perplexity CEO and co-founder on Computer, why the next generation should build more ventures, winning the confidence of investors Jeff Bezos and Jensen Huang, people losing jobs to AI, and more forbesindia.com/article/leader… By @suveensinha @nainithaker @perplexity_ai
How did a four-year-old startup become one of the fastest AI companies in the world to cross a near-$20 billion valuation? Let’s dive into how Perplexity is trying to move AI beyond search and into execution. 🧵by @nainithaker
Mounjaro’s rapid rise reflects a much larger story—India’s unmet obesity and diabetes burden, and a market opening up to new therapies. Even as generics enter, Eli Lilly says they’re not a threat, but part of the solution. by @nainithaker Read: forbesindia.com/article/news/d…
This week in AI: From Sarvam's record raise to a national grid rethink, India is at the centre of the AI story this week—and globally, old rivals are teaming up against a new threat forbesindia.com/article/news/t… By @nainithaker
At the Forbes India Leadership Awards 2026, Abhishek Bachchan spoke about learning business emotion in Deewar to backing Swiggy, Zepto, kabaddi and football over the IPL forbesindia.com/article/leader… By @nainithaker @juniorbachan
Interview | Novo Nordisk’s Vikrant Shrotriya on Ozempic, Generics and Pricing Read: forbesindia.com/article/news/w… by @nainithaker
Rohan Ganapathy, co-founder and CEO of Bellatrix Aerospace, talks about the long road to scaling satellite propulsion manufacturing as his venture closes a $20 million pre-Series B funding round forbesindia.com/article/news/i… By @nainithaker @BellatrixAero
“If your best friend starts by selling you something, trust breaks.” Anthropic CTO Rahul Patil on why ads are a bad fit for AI — and why the real race now is making intelligence useful, safe and affordable at scale. Read more ⬇️
Rahul Patil, CTO of Anthropic, talks about the future of SaaS in India, the impact of Claude Cowork and building a sustainable AI company without ads forbesindia.com/article/ai-tra… By @nainithaker @AnthropicAI
Peyush Bansal did not know it was impossible to build a multinational, product-focussed startup based in India. So he went ahead and did it forbesindia.com/article/leader… By @nainithaker @Lenskart_com @peyushbansal
This Week In AI: A jury holds Big Tech liable for addictive design; AI giants pivot sharply: OpenAI doubles down on infrastructure, Anthropic balances safety with scale, and India’s Sarvam draws global capital forbesindia.com/article/ai-tra… By @nainithaker
“…I don’t know that we’ve ever been anti ads. What we have realised is that we are pro people… We see it [ads] as a way to expand the pie; for people to be able to partake more in what’s happening and to offer a better quality of service...” says @bradlightcap of @OpenAI
During his recent visit to India, @OpenAI COO Lightcap spoke to Forbes India about the company’s profit strategy, and how AI could reshape SaaS forbesindia.com/article/leader… By @nainithaker
During his recent visit to India, @OpenAI COO Lightcap spoke to Forbes India about the company’s profit strategy, and how AI could reshape SaaS forbesindia.com/article/leader… By @nainithaker
A US jury has, for the first time, held Meta and Google liable for building addictive social media products that harmed a child—ordering $6M in damages. The ruling could reshape how platforms are regulated worldwide. @SamidhaJain10 explains: 🔗 forbesindia.com/article/news/u…
The @OpenAI chief on why AI will become cheaper than human labour, how jobs will evolve, India’s intense AI momentum, and the resource and learning trade offs societies must prepare for. forbesindia.com/article/ai-tra… By @nainithaker
AI costs have collapsed 1000x in 14 months — and @OpenAI’s Sam Altman says this is just the beginning. At an editors’ briefing I attended, he predicted: “We’ll drive prices down far more than anyone thinks possible.” Read more ⬇️ 🔗 forbesindia.com/article/ai-tra…
#WATCH | 🍽️ “They Got My Misal Pav on Time” 😄 Abhishek Bachchan (@juniorbachchan) shares a candid take on investing in Swiggy during a conversation with Naini Thaker (@nainithaker) at the @ForbesIndia Leadership Awards 2026 He was also honoured with the Icon of Excellence award at the event 🏆 #AbhishekBachchan #Swiggy #ForbesIndia
Naandika @naandikat
1K Followers 563 Following Govt. affairs & policy @HonHai_Foxconn | Former journalist @forbesindia
Sumaira Abdulali @sumairaabdulali
2K Followers 307 Following Noise, sand, environment-litigation, advocacy, education,awareness. Published in @forbes_india @TimesofIndia @outlookindia https://t.co/gpg8mzrJCC…
aksheev thakur @aksheevthakur
638 Followers 1K Following presently @thetribunechd (Delhi) formerly @IndianExpress @deccanchronicle @TheHansIndiaWeb
Bhavani Giddu @bgiddu
4K Followers 5K Following #Communicator #Scicomm #PublicRelations #IIT #IISER #NIT #IIM #Advocacycommunication #developmentcommunication #socialissues Views are mine. RT≠Endorsement
Umamahesh Gullapally @mani_0938
27 Followers 6K Following
Piyush Parmar @astro_planets
3K Followers 1K Following Self-taught, Gann Astro wisdom with AI flair. Market scares, gigs one-liners, Chart roasts. Unfollow if you’re too serious—follow for cosmic Lol's,Learner😂🪐📊
rajni nihalani @NihalaniRajni
160 Followers 7K Following
Shyamal Narang @NarangShyamal
491 Followers 6K Following building @Voceo_ai with @fdotinc '26 | Scientist @uber | NLP Research @NUSingapore | ML Research @univgroningen | Comp. Vision Research STUST Taiwan
Karthikeyan @Karthick2483
14 Followers 1K Following
Shruti @heyshrutimishra
181K Followers 957 Following AI & robotics storyteller. From the labs, the factory floors, the rooms that matter | [email protected]
meeta @meetapersecond
5K Followers 290 Following pune victim • working in SaaS (shitposting as a service)
Sukla The ChangeMaker @suklaDebnath8
6K Followers 1K Following Social Worker | Human Trafficking | Child Marriage | Women Empowerment | West Bengal
Bhavesh bhansali @Bhaveshbhansa20
243 Followers 5K Following
Sportify-GlutenFree F... @SportifyG
337 Followers 6K Following Working in the space - "Food Thy Medicine" via GFCFSF Innovations for Autism Community
NIKHIL D VERNEKAR �... @TraderNikhil
155 Followers 3K Following I AM AN STOCK MARKET INVESTER,TRADER (NSE,BSE,MCX). 💰💰💰 ''I AM IN A BUSINESS OF BUYING GOOD BUSINESSES''
Nandan CPT @Nandan3100
162 Followers 3K Following Certified Personal Trainer!24+ Years Experience! Ex–Gold's Gym Mumbai | Evidence-Based Offline & Online coach ! @goldsgym @goldsgymindia
Payal Ganguly @PayalGanguly14
888 Followers 2K Following Journalist @ForbesIndia. I write on startups, tech and policy. Bylines at YourStory, TechCircle,The Ken,The Economic Times,The New Indian Express.
Medha B | @royinthewo... @royinthewoods
1K Followers 965 Following War rooms → woods → ocean dives Head of Comms @Superhealth_ind Alchemising compassionate tech
NxtGen Cloud Technolo... @NxtGen_Cloud
39 Followers 148 Following India’s largest sovereign cloud & AI provider. Powering 1000+ enterprises with SpeedCloud® & industry clouds. High performance. Cost-efficient. AI at scale.
Matt Lines @mg_lines
911 Followers 5K Following Journalist @BBCBusiness in Salford. Cinephile. Gallagher Apologist. Clean living under difficult circumstances. Views my own #KRO #YouBears
SASMIT 🇮🇳 @sasmitchandan
918 Followers 7K Following There r no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.Jai Hind🇮🇳 Jay MAA Tarini 🙏🏻# ମୁଁ ଓଡ଼ିଆ
Krishnan @krishveera
122 Followers 1K Following Peace Loving & Sportive Person தனிமையிலும் இனிமை காண்பவன், கும்பலோடு கோவிந்தா போடுபவன்.
Pratyush Pandey @PR_atyush
25 Followers 523 Following Political Consultant PR Consultant PR & Marketing PR Specialist 📒Scripty Writing 🇮🇳 Bharat 🎉 18oct Current Location: Noida, U.P, 201301
Sachin Beniwal 001 @001_beniwal
22 Followers 263 Following Crypto Market/ INDIA Market / Forex Market Trading 1 years learning teaching 📊📊📈📈🌄🌄🖱️🖱️💻💻🛫🛫 Net worth Target 1 Crore to 100 Crore Strat capital50 K
Celestine D'Amore @CelestineA56691
169 Followers 5K Following
Karthik jeyakumar @imkarthi7
16 Followers 758 Following
LY @YantoLiem11
162 Followers 6K Following
DoBuffBeef? @dobuffbeef
64 Followers 942 Following I got my shit together meeting Christ and reading Marx. Black roof country, no gold pavements, tired starlings Math | Theology
Akshay Tarfe 𑘁𑘎... @akshaytarfe
1K Followers 2K Following Long Live People's Movements! DMs open for queries. Words - https://t.co/ALu4Ba8fSh , Opinions are personal
Varun @van_kan
34 Followers 820 Following FMCG | Ex-Unilever, Mars Wrigley | Now scaling Wellbeing Nutrition | Traveller, swimmer, dog lover | Tennis, fitness & adventure enthusiast
Om Singh @om_singh_m
25 Followers 812 Following Random things I see or read.. Mostly in the realm of #design
Priyan R @priyanr
411 Followers 1K Following .NET Developer | .NET | C# | JS | HTML | React | Cloud | Kubernetes | Electronics & embedded systems Hobbyist
Kaabira. @KaabiraSpeaking
5K Followers 1K Following Kuch to kar hi rahe hai! Personal work: @miniartea // IG: kaabiraspeaking
Centre for Research o... @CREACleanAir
8K Followers 616 Following Independent research org focused on trends, causes, health impacts & solutions to air pollution @[email protected]; @ https://t.co/ye8Sc2bFN3
Purna Kakani @purnakakani
131 Followers 3K Following B2B Marketer | Food Connoisseur | Avid Reader |
Saju Vasudevan @sajvas
501 Followers 7K Following Mentor - StartupsAI | Cyber Security | Cyber Forensics | Cloud | Save Soil | Solar Energy | Listening
yeppybara @yeppybara
586 Followers 1K Following connor roy was interested in politics from a very young age
Rishabh @MBHRishabh
1K Followers 4K Following Short-Term Visiting fellow @ JSW Centre for the Future of Law, @NLSIUofficial | PhD - @irgssnioe | STS, Critical IR, Medical Humanities | Star Trek, Sci. comm.
Raptor Hands @raptorhands
920 Followers 4K Following #LFC #YNWA #MMA | My milkshake brings all the bots to the yard. | All views expressed here are mine alone.
Indra The_Great @indra20099
133 Followers 4K Following Tech bits, global hits & cheeky quips. I code, I comment, I quirk. Your neighborhood voice on gadgets and geopolitics.
Sairam Janakiraman @sairamj84
182 Followers 7K Following Ippadikku peyar solla virumbaadha Anonymous
Vikash Mittal, PhD @quantumsapien
541 Followers 2K Following Adiunkt @PAN_akademia Past: Hansraj College, IISER Mohali, @NTHU_TAIWAN
David John @tinkeringDavid
233 Followers 3K Following Researcher at Center of Educational Technology, IIT Bombay. Building systems that deliver learning design as a service
Tushar Rastogi @tusharr1803
21 Followers 407 Following ITS-19 | Civil Servant | Geopolitics, Science and Technology| Loves Travelling and Reading | Infinitely Curious | Views are Personal
Chandra R. Srikanth @chandrarsrikant
158K Followers 3K Following Executive Editor, technology and startups, @Moneycontrolcom. Previously with @ETNOWlive. Tweet on tech, startups, general news. They reflect my views.
CNBC-TV18 @CNBCTV18News
1.1M Followers 175 Following Follow business news with India's Leading Business News Channel, CNBC-TV18. For more updates, follow @CNBCTV18Live. YouTube: https://t.co/8QufJyJ9c9
Vir Das @thevirdas
7.2M Followers 161 Following Comedian/Actor/Weirdass Comedy/ Biscuit Lover. World tour tickets. WEBSITE: https://t.co/TtAHmwmbUq
Moneycontrol @moneycontrolcom
1.5M Followers 260 Following Sign up for #MCPro for the most useful insights on markets, companies, and the economy. https://t.co/wm1FjFCCPR
Naandika @naandikat
1K Followers 563 Following Govt. affairs & policy @HonHai_Foxconn | Former journalist @forbesindia
Social Samosa @Social_Samosa
46K Followers 172 Following Online Publication reporting Advertising, Marketing & Digital Campaigns, Case Studies, Trends and News
Sumaira Abdulali @sumairaabdulali
2K Followers 307 Following Noise, sand, environment-litigation, advocacy, education,awareness. Published in @forbes_india @TimesofIndia @outlookindia https://t.co/gpg8mzrJCC…
Shephali Bhatt @ShephaliBhatt
29K Followers 2K Following Independent tech reporter & researcher. Chronicling how the internet changes who we are as people, the way we live, and how corporates adapt to those changes.
aksheev thakur @aksheevthakur
638 Followers 1K Following presently @thetribunechd (Delhi) formerly @IndianExpress @deccanchronicle @TheHansIndiaWeb
Sucheta Dalal @suchetadalal
877K Followers 714 Following Journalist, Activist, Author #PuttingSaversFirst. Managing Editor @MoneylifeIndia Trustee @MoneylifeF Join us: https://t.co/4HHYzuTL2J
Apar Gupta @apar1984
45K Followers 1K Following Lawyer. Founder Director @internetfreedom. Humanist and Social Democrat.
naresh fernandes @tajmahalfoxtrot
80K Followers 4K Following Editor, Scroll.in. Tweets about journalism and all that jazz.
Sakshi Shivdasani @ughshutupsakshi
38K Followers 20 Following one day I’ll voice a cartoon character and millions of people will find my voice annoying instead of thousands🥰🥰
Natasha Malpani 👁 @natashamalpani
13K Followers 5K Following founder @theboundlessvc. investing at the intersection of science + story. @stanford alum 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 🇮🇳
Mukund Jha @mukundjha
15K Followers 1K Following Founder & CEO, @emergentlabs, Vibe-coder. Hiring across all roles in SF/BLR.
Ishaan Mittal @Ishaanmittal2
8K Followers 199 Following Investor @peakxvpartners; Studied @hbs @iitdelhi. Investments: @Razorpay, @Mamaearthindia, Cardekho, Onecard, Finova, Digit Insurance, Awfis, Aptus
Kunal Shah @kunalb11
1.1M Followers 2K Following
Paul Graham @paulg
3.4M Followers 794 Following
Sonia Shenoy @_soniashenoy
288K Followers 557 Following The Money Mindset LIVE now. Biz News Journalist. Tracking stock markets for 17 years. Investor. ex- CNBCTV18
Dr Vivek Pandey @Vivekpandey21
16K Followers 415 Following Social & Political Activist• RTI Activist• •Whistleblower• MBBS •NEET issues expert• YouTuber• Law • Geo-Politics• bylines @youthkiawaaz 1300+ RTIs
Abhi Mahapatra @mahapatra_abhi
2K Followers 673 Following Loves storytelling. Passionate about academics, automobiles, community and cinema. Views expressed are personal.
Sneha Mordani @snehamordani
28K Followers 5K Following Health and Wellness Journalist- 19 years of making science simple, stories human and health mainstream. Now with @IndiaToday
Jami @jami_social
2K Followers 506 Following The distributed universal and secure Free Software for multimedia communications by @SFLinux and the GNU community. DL 👉 https://t.co/f2SOReisdX
Vinay Singhal (stage.... @vinaykrsinghal
12K Followers 2K Following Co-founder & CEO @STAGEdotin - Entertainment for every human, in their (your) cultures; previously built WittyFeed.
Sumil Sudhakaran @SumilVS
540 Followers 3K Following Words, Corporate Narrative, Thought Leadership. Previously: @coinswitch, Times of India / TOI Plus, Fortune India, Hindustan Times
Finshots @finshots
183K Followers 3 Following A 3-min daily newsletter explaining the most important #financial news in a language you'll understand 🇮🇳 | Now simplifying #insurance- @joinditto
Jayen Mehta @Jayen_Mehta
1K Followers 0 Following Managing Director GCMMF (Amul) Chairman,Sahkar Taxi Ltd., Chairman, Sardar Patel Cooperative Dairy Federation Ltd (SPCDF)
Radha @radhalathgupta
12K Followers 3K Following watching women's sports | @shetalksball @buckethatcult
Saritha Rai @SarithaRai
9K Followers 604 Following Asia AI reporter for Bloomberg @technology @business covering AI in India,China, S Korea, Japan...Views mine.Priors @Forbes @NYTimes Tips: [email protected]
Amit Agarwal @AmitAgarwal
50K Followers 41 Following SVP Emerging Markets, Amazon. Innovating on behalf of customers and SMBs. Fitness/Cricket/Music/Movies fan. Dad. Husband. Eternal optimist.
On Parliament @IFFonParliament
2K Followers 6 Following We keep a track of Indian citizen's digital rights in the Parliament. Updates on digital rights from Parliament by @internetfreedom.
Lynn Verghese @lynn_verghese
26 Followers 118 Following PR Strategist. Late to this party. Views are personal.
TheLiverDoc™ @theliverdoc
324K Followers 838 Following Doctor. Scientist. Author. https://t.co/vRivFzk37T https://t.co/8lHqoHPoRN
xAI @xai
2.0M Followers 5 Following
The Eras Tour Singapo... @TSTheErasTourSG
47K Followers 49 Following Thank you for the best nights @taylorswift13 🩷 The Eras Tour Singapore: 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 7th, 8th & 9th March 2024 🇸🇬 TN x4
Naveen Rao @NaveenGRao
38K Followers 946 Following CEO @unconvai. Former CEO MosaicML/Databricks & Nervana/IntelAI. Neuro + CS. I like to build stuff that will eventually learn how to build other stuff.
Anushka Jain @iamanushkajain
3K Followers 2K Following Interested in technology and human rights. Research Associate @digifutureslab | Ex Policy Counsel @internetfreedom (she/her)
EWA Centre @ewacentre
519 Followers 367 Following (•n ~ Eywa) Advancing Tech Policy & Law । Bridging Regulation, Innovation & User Perspectives । Research Arm of Egamers & Players Welfare Association
Gaurav Singh @sgaurav
2K Followers 279 Following Your support agents are just expensive and error-prone bots. Founder @verloopio
Indian Football @IndianFootball
763K Followers 98 Following The official X handle of the All India Football Federation and the Indian Football Team.
FanCode @FanCode
48K Followers 173 Following FanCode, from Dream Sports, is YOUR home for LIVE sports, real-time stats, and expert analysis
Premier League @premierleague
45.6M Followers 83 Following Next season's fixtures released on Friday 19 June ⏳
Nieman Reports @NiemanReports
37K Followers 2K Following A publication of Harvard's @niemanfdn, @NiemanReports covers thought leadership in journalism. Winner of the Bart Richards Media Criticism award & @mirrorawards
FiercePharma @FiercePharma
100K Followers 470 Following Pharma’s go-to destination for news & trends shaping approved drugs. Delivering news, revealing insights straight to your inbox.
Dan Go @CoachDanGo
1.0M Followers 608 Following Health Performance Coach To Entrepreneurs | Tweets on Fat Loss and Optimizing The Body | On a Mission to Transform A Billion Lives Through Health and Fitness
Anju Ghangurde @scripanjug
2K Followers 817 Following Executive Editor (Asia Pacific), Scrip/Pink Sheet, @Citeline @NorstellaCo but views own; believe in karma & that moms can move mountains
Tim Cook @tim_cook
16.9M Followers 69 Following Apple CEO Auburn 🏀 🏈 Duke 🏀 National Parks 🏞️ “Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?'” - MLK. he/him
Entrepreneurial Journ... @towknightcenter
5K Followers 1K Following We explore new business models that sustain quality journalism & support media entrepreneurship. Follow our new handle 👉 @NewmarkJPlus
Context News @ContextNewsroom
82K Followers 2K Following Context provided news and analysis on the most critical issues affecting people, society and the environment. The Context brand closed in February 2026.
Ameera Shah @AmeeraShah
27K Followers 131 Following Managing Director @MetropolisLab. #Entrepreneur & #Healthcare leader. Launched @WeAreEmpoweress to #empower #womenentrepreneurs.
Trends for United States
You might like
