May 26, 2025 05:37 pm IST
Bangalore -based founder Paras Chopra responded to a post claiming that more and more tech startup founders are choosing to bypass the Indian market.
Paras Chopra, a Bangalore -based millionaire and the founder of Wingif, shared that he had banned his team in AI Lab, AI Lab, Losfank for attaching to Indian customers. Chopra was responding to a post claiming that more and more tech startup founders are choosing to bypass the Indian market under the “Skip India Movement”.
Vaibhav domkundwar. A prominent investor and founder of Better Capital, claimed that AI founders are deliberately avoiding taking advantage of Indian customers for free testing or concessional work.
“AI founders after POC after POC (proof of concepts) finally left to sell Indian customers and then it is being requested for ‘free’ POC. There is a limit for this and the founder is screwing it and leaving to sell Indian customers. I have written 10 times better). “
Domkundwar claimed that his insight was based on “primary data”, which indicated the firsthand accounts from founders in his network.
Chopra said in a reply, “I have banned builders in Losfank to talk to Indian customers. It is a small technical market, but a rest area.
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The posts have created a debate in the startup community, highlighting an uncomfortable pattern where Indian buyers engage in many unpaid product tests, but rarely convert to customers. Another founder said, “2x is hard to convince Indians and desire to pay 1/4th. It is not worth it. I have stopped marketing for the Indian market and possibly removing Indians in America.”
Another user said, “For new-technical hardware brands, small markets, not many early adopting, low payment capacity.” Other people criticized the founder’s move, trying to create a global startup, calling it a mistake.
