Startup

Aashirwad and Aisshwaraya Deshmukhh, with their friend Kannan Marimuthu, launched Howdyy, a Bengaluru startup that ties up with EV companies to electrify the delivery space and “revolutionise the logistics of deliveries in India”.

In 2016, Kaustabh Dhonde founded his startup, AutoNxt Automation, a Mumbai-based electric mobility startup. Nearly six years later, he's on the cusp of manufacturing India’s first electric autonomous (self-driving) tractor.

MeMeraki founded by Yosha Gupta is a ‘culture-tech’ platform with online art and craft masterclasses taken by some of India's best traditional artists and artisans.

Arsh Bansal is the founder of travel startup Tenpy, which encourages the tiny homes movement and slow travel with their homestays built from reusable material.

Mukunda Foods is a kitchen automation and robotics company based in Bengaluru, started by two classmates – Eshwar K Vikas and Sudeep Sabat. Their innovations have standardised 14 recipes.

Engineer Maneet Gohil recalls why he quit his job to launch Lal10, a startup that works with creative manufacturers and MSMEs to help them digitise their physical inventories and sell their handiwork in international markets.

The brainchild of IIM graduate Gaurav Narang, CityGreens is a startup helping farmers adopt hydroponics technology and increase their yield up to 12 times more.

Rhea and Raunaq Anand founded Flexnest, a ‘fit-tech’ startup that is creating smart connected fitness solutions for the Indian market to enable a well-equipped home workout regime.

Concerned with the chemicals she was unknowingly feeding her children, Sridevi Ashala quit her engineering job to launch Tummy Friendly Foods, a venture that sells healthy baby food mixes.

Goa-based company Molbio Diagnostics, started by diagnostics expert Sriram Natarajan, announced its latest round of funding. It will now be valued at $1.6 billion, making it the 108th unicorn in India.