This is the third and final part in our year-end Startup Special series for 2023. Read more about it here.

Indian consumer startups are ending the year on a high. Across the board—from personal care and food ventures to jewellery and electronics startups—the report card of 2023 has a lot to show for.

Let’s take a quick look at the highlights. This year, health foods startup Yogabar was acquired by ITC, the cigarettes-to-hotels conglomerate. In August, there was the much-celebrated exit of founder Mithun Sacheti, who sold his remaining 27% stake in CaratLane for a whopping $560 million to …