Chelsea Jia Feng, BI
- Some expat Indians are moving back home to launch companies of their own.
- India's booming market size, internet growth, and post-pandemic spending is driving their decision.
- They are returning home to improved ease of doing business and better support for founders.
Nithin Hassan, 41, has always been fascinated with building something of his own.
As a child in India, he would get in trouble for dismantling electronics around the house just so he could peek inside.
In college, in true startup fashion, he started working on a small business out of his parent's garage in Bengaluru, assembling computers for friends and family.