Startup

IIT-Roorkee incubated venture Indi Energy won the ‘best startup’ in the ‘Energy Storage’ category at the National Startup Awards 2022. Their sodium-ion batteries use farm waste as a viable alternative to lithium-ion batteries.

With a solar-panelled sunroof, Vayve Mobility’s upcoming single-door car Eva can run up to 10-12 km per day on solar energy and clock 20 km per unit of electricity, claim the makers.

A regular visit to the grocery store gave Mumbai-based Soumyadeep Mukherjee his startup idea. He along with his two friends created ‘Spice Story’, which sells a variety of chutneys and aims to be a household name soon.

Handmade by local artisans, Pune-based startup Toy Trunk designs ecofriendly toys for children that aid motor and cognitive skill development.

Engineer Murali Gundanna quit his job to start Food Box, which sells affordable home cooked meals across Mysuru using his grandmother’s recipes. In this video, he shares his learnings and tips to start a business.

It was a chance internship at Auroville, Pondicherry, which transformed Soumya’s ideas on sustainable fashion as a student, eventually leading to her launching an eco-friendly fashion brand Hibiscus Heroes, in 2020.

Mohammad Thaha Paloli, Jethin Krishna and Fazil started organising trips during their engineering days for their batchmates in Kannur. Today, Tentgram is a go-to experiential travel brand for many.

Shrey Arora and Urvashi Srivastava share how they created a healthy snacks business with their grandmother’s recipes with Trick or Treat, and what it takes to run a successful venture.

For Chennai space tech startup Agnikul Cosmos, 2022 has been full of remarkable landmarks, from launching India’s first-ever factory capable of manufacturing 3D-printed rockets to inaugurating India’s first-ever launchpad designed and operated by a private player.

Yushika Jolly’s semi-permanent hair colour brand Paradyes is a first of its kind in India, and receives hundreds of orders from across India every month. She is all set to appear on an upcoming episode of Shark Tank to pitch her business.