Geeta Patil launched Patil Kaki, a venture that sells authentic Maharashtrian dishes across Mumbai and Pune, to support her family, and sells thousands of orders every month, earning Rs 1 crore annually.
Kishore Indukuri quit his job at Intel in the US and returned to rural India to start Sid's Farm. Named after his son, the dairy farm in Hyderabad has scaled up its operations through word-of-mouth.
Shriya Naheta, the founder of Zama Organics, has worked with 50,000 farmers from across India so far to source native grains, spicies, fruits and vegetables