How to submit your startup to The Tech Panda
TL;DR
The Tech Panda is an Indian technology and startup news site founded in 2012, and it still publishes several stories a week in October 2026. Its Submit A Startup page asks founders to email answers to 11 questions to submit@thetechpanda.com, and the page lists no fee. It suits Indian startups and founders who sell into India; sponsored articles run through a paid partner, Publicize.
What is The Tech Panda?
The Tech Panda covers how technology changes daily life and business in India. Entrepreneur Prateek Panda, co-founder of the mobile security company Appknox, started it in June 2012. Editor Navanwita Bora Sachdev has run it since May 2020, and she also writes for The Indian Express, Entrepreneur India and Business Standard.
In October 2026 the site published on 1, 5, 7, 9, 12, 13, 16, 18, 19, 23, 27 and 29 October. The editor writes regular roundups with titles like "Funding Alert", "M&A: The Art of the Deal", "New tech on the block" and "Geek Appeal: New Gadgets & Apps on the Block", and each one gives several startups a paragraph.
Who should submit to The Tech Panda?
- Indian startups with news: a launch, a funding round, a new product, an acquisition.
- Foreign startups that sell to Indian customers or work with Indian partners.
- Skip it if your market has no link to India. The About page says the site writes about technology through the eyes of Indians.
- Skip it if you need coverage on a fixed date: the page promises only a reply.
How much does The Tech Panda cost?
The Submit A Startup option is free: you email your answers, and the page mentions no fee.
Paid coverage sits on the "Get featured" page. The Tech Panda partners with Publicize on a product called Publicize Originals: an Espacio journalist interviews you and writes one sponsored article, which runs on 6 publications you choose, The Tech Panda among them. The page publishes no price. You ask Publicize directly at info@publicize.co or +1 (646) 480-0356. The offer calls the result a sponsored article, so count it as advertising.
How do you share your startup on The Tech Panda?
- Open the Submit A Startup page and copy the 11 questions into a document, as the page asks.
- Answer every question. The editors ask about your mission, the founders' background and social profiles (LinkedIn, Crunchbase, X, Facebook), competitors and your advantage, your marketing, figures such as sales, website visits and subscribers, download links for your logo and photos, and a spokesperson's contact details.
- Email the document to submit@thetechpanda.com.
- For news that fits a roundup (a funding round, a launch, a new gadget or app), write a short note to the editorial address listed on the About page, editor@thetechpanda.com.
Tips to get more out of The Tech Panda
- Answer the "better place" question with one concrete outcome and a number, such as farmers served or hours saved per user.
- Give exact figures in the statistics answer: paying users, monthly revenue, months since launch. "Growing fast" gives the editor nothing to print.
- Read two recent roundups and copy their shape in your note: who you are, what you launched or raised, and from whom.
- Send funding news the week the round closes. The September 2026 funding roundup ran on 28 September.
Our verdict
The Tech Panda is an active, edited Indian tech publication that still accepts free startup pitches by email in 2026. The 11-question form asks for real work, and that effort filters out lazy pitches. Use it when you have an Indian news hook, and pay for the Publicize package only if you also want the other five publications.
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