Entrepreneurs

Chasing a long-cherished dream, 62-year-old Smita Surendranath Blaggan started Lake View Restaurant in Siridao, Goa after she retired from her government job.

Bihar homemaker Rekha Kumari turned entrepreneur with a successful mushroom business she started at home, selling laddoos, biscuits, pickles and more and earning lakhs from it.

Mother-daughter duo Uma and Ritesha Jairaj started Ahaira project in Hyderabad as a way to cope with their losses. Today, the brand promotes Telangana’s local ikat designs.

Varun Chawla, Alakshi Tomar and Abhimanyu Rathi based in Goa founded build3 to help incubate social impact startups, guiding them and helping them navigate their entrepreneurial journey.

Ahmedabad-based Raj Patel founded his electric vehicle startup Svitch Bikes in 2017. Today, his lightweight and foldable electric bikes earn him a revenue of Rs 2 crore.

Kavita and Akriti Gupta run Canfem, an initiative that provides affordable prosthesis, wigs, brassieres, and more to survivors of breast cancer, in a bid to restore their self esteem.

Love the Parsi food at Kolkata's iconic restaurant Mancherji's? Supriya Mancherji shares the beautiful love story that laid the foundation of this business in her home kitchen.

Bengaluru-based entrepreneur couple Vaishal and Sumir Mehta launched their startup Swa Artisanal Syrups with the aim to promote preservative-free juices and syrups.

After Kerala resident Raji Sakthi lost her job during the pandemic, she turned her passion for cooking into a cloud kitchen, which sells hundreds of traditional and affordable South Indian meals every week.

Mohammed Abdul Gafoor from Malappuram, Kerala launched Fix It — an aggregator model startup offering all kinds of household-related services that reach your doorstep in eight minutes.