Startup

Nayana Mehta, a talented home cook, fulfilled her dream of starting a business amid the COVID-19 pandemic at the age of 66! She runs Maami’s Munchies from her home, serving snacks and sweets.

Homemaker and mother Sumila Jayaraj decided to become an entrepreneur years after her marriage. Today, she runs Greenaura, selling organic coconut-based products and earning Rs 20 lakh per month.

TruthIn, an app co-founded by a doctor and two techies, simplifies food labelling by providing instant health ratings through barcodes.

College dropout Ashish Ranjan started OCB in 2017 with his friend Buddhisen. The chain of bakeries employs and empowers 50+ women farmers in Bihar.

Akanksh Tandon launched DigiQure to improve rural healthcare by offering teleconsultations at Re 1. It has served over 20,000 people in rural Madhya Pradesh.

BG Seetharaman, Vinay Kumar, & Rajeeva Deekshit have pioneered an end-to-end machine that recycles difficult-to-process paper waste.

Troubled by the ever-increasing pile of plastic waste, Nikhil Kumar started Greenevon Bio Bottles, a startup that makes 'plastic-like' bottles.

Along with his mother Meena, CA Sahil Jain launched ‘Mighty Millets’ to sell a wide range of snacking options. They cater to over 50 hotels such as Taj Group and JW Marriott.

Kerala-based Beena Tom uses her cooking skills to make a variety of dishes from flowers and fruits available in her backyard – from coconut, arecanut, mangoes, guavas, to butterfly peas.

Padmini Janaki's startup Mind & Mom is making motherhood easier for women through counselling, medical consultations, IVF guidance and more.