Startup

Chakkakkoottam is a WhatsApp group with over 500 members in each district of Kerala. Here's how this group launched its own brand value-added jackfruit products.

Amita Deshpande launched her sustainable startup reCharkha to upcycle plastic waste into trendy bags, home decor items, and more.

Ratan Tata has invested an undisclosed amount in a new startup GoodFellows, founded by Shantanu Naidu, which aims to offer support services and companionship to India’s elderly population.

Faisal Yousaf started as a newspaper boy, and now runs The Chai Wallah -- a franchise of tea carts dotted around the streets of India and abroad that serves hygienic cups of freshly brewed artisanal chai.

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.

Ed-tech startup Thinkerbell Labs have built the world’s first ‘self-learning’ braille device, which aims to make it easier for children with visual impairments read, write, and type braille. Here’s why their award-winning device could be a gamechanger.

Punjab-based Deep Singh Cheema started The Pizza Factory, a food truck, after he lost his corporate job during the COVID-19 lockdown.

Worried about expensive medicine bills? Helping save up to 80% on each prescription, startup Dawa Dost has already reached over 3 million Indian consumers.

After losing her mobility to psoriatic arthritis, Kolkata-based Soumita Basu launched her startup Zyenika to provide inclusive and adaptive clothing for the disabled.

From nimbu pani carts to taking Kerala’s banana chips to the rest of India, here are five MBA graduates who ditched the traditional corporate job route and followed their true love -- food.