Startup

I-Venture @ISB’s Social Impact Accelerator aims to give all the support that startups in the social impact sector need. Here’s how.

Kanchan Bhadani started her entrepreneurial journey in her 60s by launching a crochet toy business called LoopHoop to pursue her passion for crocheting. Her business empowers tribal women of Jhumri Telaiya in Jharkhand.

Alak Nanda and her mother Vasavi started Podi Life in Hyderabad to spread the essence of South Indian podis — blended powders and spices — beyond the southern states, and has currently found its customer base in Atlanta.

Bharat Bansal is the co-founder of Nirmalaya, a sustainable business that upcycles floral waste and earns crores. He shares how he set up the business after quitting his law career, and the challenges that came along the way.

Several initiatives under the incubator programme I-Venture @ ISB, launched by the Indian School of Business, are providing startups with the resources and support they need to bring their product or service to market and achieve rapid growth.

Bengaluru-based Punita Mittal and Mahak Maheshwari co-founded SoulUp, a platform which offers online support to people dealing with mental health issues through one-on-one calls with 'peers' and group calls conducted by a therapist.

Meeta Sharma Gupta started a sustainable toy brand ‘Shumee’ in Delhi after she did not find suitable toys in India that focus on developing children’s cognitive and motor skills. Today, she gets over 8,000 orders a month and employs over 100 artisans.

Craving home-cooked food after moving to Bengaluru from Aligarh led Shekhar Mittal to start a food catering business called ‘Maa ka Dulaar’, employing 100+ mothers and homemakers.

After losing his housemaid to cervical cancer and realising the gap in the early detection, adoption, and access to available tests, Anirban Palit developed a device called Cervicheck that helps detect cervical cancer at home.

Mayank and Bhuvan, two Bengaluru-based brothers, launched their startup Gud Gum to provide a biodegradable and healthier alternative to regular chewing gum, which pollutes the earth with plastic.