Episode 12 of The Offline Network — hosted by Utsav and Dhruv — breaks down India’s biggest startup & business stories of the week, from new SaaS growth benchmarks to record-breaking festive sales. We also sit down with founders reshaping deeply personal markets — love and homes — and unpack how trust is built in both.📰 This Week’s News Rundown

• T2D3 vs Q2T3 — Bessemer declares SaaS growth benchmark “dead” as AI-native firms chase supernova growth.

• E-commerce bumper sales — India’s 2025 festive season kicks off with ₹25,000+ crore GMV in 48 hours, the strongest start in 5 years..Peak XV Surge 11 — 23 startups (12 AI-first) join with up to $3M seed, expanding across India + APAC.

• Simpl shutdown — RBI halts BNPL unicorn’s payment ops over PSS Act breach, disrupting 26K+ merchants from Zomato to BigBasket.

🎙️ Deep-Dive Conversations

• Snehil Khanor (TrulyMadly) —  On building India’s most trusted matchmaking app, battling scams, and monetising love in 12 languages.

• Tanuj Choudhry (HomeLane) —  On scaling interiors with trust, AR/VR-led design certainty, and merging with DesignCafe to tackle India’s $20B+ unorganised market.

This episode was made possible by Smartworks, India’s largest managed office platform.

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