I reflected on why Indian entrepreneurs often choose to build companies in the United States despite personal ties to India, citing both personal and economic motivations.
Decision to build in the U.S. – Chosen primarily because the economic incentives are far far better.
Decision to remain in India – Driven by personal attachment: we simply love our country and can't imagine living anywhere else.
Unicorn landscape (Indian‑founder unicorns): Perplexity ($20B), Skild ($14B+), Baseten ($13B), Together ($8B), Glean ($8B), Modal ($5B), Rubrik ($25B), Harness ($5B), Blacksmith, Parallel, Greptile, CodeRabbit, Composio, Distyl ($2B), Resolve, Luma, Cartesia, Wispr, dMatrix, Arize and many more - all started by at least one Indian-born founder.