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Ghazal Alagh, the founder of Mamaearth, narrates how her son inspired her venture and gives her insight on why it’s important to invest in women-led startups.

Arya.ag, a Noida-based startup founded by Prasanna Rao, Anand Chandra, and Chattanathan Devarajan in 2013, is partnering farmers, technology, and finance professionals in the Indian agriculture technology (agtech) sector.

Bengaluru-based Vaibhav Anant quit his job to start an eco-friendly startup Bambrew, which utilises natural plant fibers and pulp to create packaging alternatives to plastic.

Sisters Yeshoda and Reha Karturi run Hoovu, a Bengaluru-based startup that delivers fresh puja flowers to your doorstep based on a subscription model. Today, they’re earning crores from it.

Ecovia was founded by Dhwani Mehta, Pranjul Jain and Parikshit Joon in 2021 with the sole intent of reducing the plastic material used in packaging online purchases.

Earlier this month, Bengaluru-based startup Oben Electric launched its first 'Made-in-India' electric performance motorcycle called the 'Rorr', which can accelerate from 0 to 40 kmph in 3 seconds.

Founded by IIT-Roorkee alumni Ankit Alok Bagaria and Abhi Gawri, Loopworm creates an “extremely protein-rich diet” for fisheries, poultry farms and house pets by “farming insects to feed them using food waste”.

Kiru Maikkapillai from Salem, Tamil Nadu, sells value-added products made out of turmeric via his startup The Divine Foods.

Statiq, founded by Akshit Bansal and Raghav Arora, operates over 600 charging stations spread across more than 40 cities. The Delhi-NCR-based ‘tech-first startup’ has an app that allows you to find your nearest charging station.

Kerala couple Devakumar and Saranya quit their corporate jobs in the UAE to launch Papla, a venture that makes sustainable tableware, grow bags and more from arecanut leaf sheaths.