Startup

Inspired by his first bite of pizza, Sandeep Jangra opened the first Pizza Galleria outlet in Gohana, Haryana. Today, his vegetarian pizza chain has 72 outlets across India.

Jaipur-based Manish Prahlad runs Verdant Impact — a startup offering telemedicine, animal ICU, and other veterinary services to farmers to improve livestock healthcare in India.

When the pandemic left their family in a financial crunch, siblings Debjyoti and Jyotirmoyee Saha started ‘Phuchkawala’ in Kolkata to serve over 25 varieties of stuffed phuchkas.

Dattatreya Vyas founded Swadeshi Blessings in Rajasthan to revive clay utensils and support Indian craftsmen by bypassing middlemen. The family-run business collaborates with around 120 artisans.

Sunita and Suhas Ramegowda run 'The Good Gift', a startup that is bringing back the age-old practice of making rag dolls based around craft-making.

Shruthi Prakash started her brand Ombak in 2022, making sustainable furniture out of waste plants, water hyacinth, seagrass, banana.

Started by Abhishek Agarwal in Hyderabad Goodeebag is a unique waste management application that collects your waste for free and provides you with redeemable reward points.

Khushboo Gandhi runs ‘Go Do Good’, a Pune-based startup that repurposes agro-waste and finds innovative alternatives for single-use plastic.

'Overqualified Housewives' startup has assisted over 600 Indian women in rejoining the workforce, providing job opportunities and upskilling programs for those seeking flexibility after career breaks.

Founder of Chennai-based startup Global Green Coir, Anees Ahmed turns coconut husk into cocopeat and uses it to make coir pots, bricks, blocks and grow bags that are exported internationally.