Bhopal’s dull food scene inspires Delhi couple to bring easy-on-the-pocket...
Most of you don’t realise how much of your social life is planned around your gastronomic indulgences, and how much of it even springs from your culinary exploits. My gang of mutts, just like Ted and...
View ArticleHow this 26-year-old’s venture is trying to give companies like InMobi a run...
In 2013, Arpit Jain and Arink Verma, while still studying at IIT Ropar, were working on Enactus, an idea forum to build sustainable business models outside the community. However, the duo didn’t see...
View ArticleFrom yoga retreats to Masai Mara, Byond Travel creates unique travel...
It may be scuba-diving for the first time, or catching a glimpse of a majestic tiger, or even that short trek. There are just a few travel experiences that can be truly memorable and transformative....
View ArticleWhy this duo is helping the common man to grow his money
Dinesh Rohira and Ajay Arjit Singh have been best friends for the last 15 years. The pair ended up working together at Hewlett-Packard. However, the duo always wanted to startup their own venture....
View ArticleThe bold and the disruptive: Meet Kstart’s first three portfolio companies
Kstart, the seed programme from Kalaari Capital launched in February this year, has announced its first three portfolio companies for this quarter. Each of the three companies receives an investment...
View ArticleHow Headout plans to take its ‘experience on demand’ app from 10 cities to 30...
Over the past few decades there has been a gradual change in how most people define happiness, shifting from materialism (seeking temporal possessions) to a growing demand for real-life experiences....
View ArticleThis Berlin-based startup aims to reinvent the way you learn music
Learning how to play the guitar requires years of dedication and regular practice, even with the support a good trainer. Also music lessons can be expensive and finding a convenient time to learn can...
View ArticleWith 2,500 schools and 2.5 lakh students on its platform, this Lucknow-based...
Gaurava Yadav’s entrepreneurial pursuits did not begin from the bustling Bengaluru, or the fast-paced Mumbai. The 33-year-old entrepreneur rather started up from Lucknow. Gaurava credits quizzing—an...
View ArticleFour years into operations and this Coimbatore-based steam ironing startup...
Nothing quite hits home to find a solution to a problem as facing the problem yourself. For Vijaysarathy, TA Amanulla and CM Vivek, it was seeing their friend wearing mismatched clothes because his...
View ArticleWiltinger crafts a success story and aims to win 30% of India’s premium beer...
If you are a beer connoisseur, you are already likely to be a ‘craft beer’ aficionado. For the uninitiated, yet to acquire the taste, craft beer is beer produced at a craft brewery, which is small,...
View ArticleNaa se haan tak: Co-founder of Orobind shares his journey of strong resolve
This article has been sponsored by Haywards 5000 Hausla Buland Academy. In early 2015, there was a lot of buzz about how a startup had raised $200,000 within three months of its launch. The startup in...
View ArticleAhmedabad-based SaaS startup tells online sellers, Don’t Scratch Your Head
Ask any online merchant what their biggest headache is, and the response would be “logistics reconciliation”. E-commerce marketplaces collect money from the customers, but deliver it to the sellers...
View ArticleHow this startup is transforming the online and offline shopping world with...
For Mira. A, the week simply wouldn’t end, and yet she had to get shopping done for her long trip. While a fan of online shopping, she wanted the ‘real’ experience this time around. Imagine if Mira...
View ArticleHow this Cardiff graduate left an advertising career to whip up Thanjavur...
When her mother passed away a few years ago, Gitanjali Ramji came face-to-face with the ugly truth that life is unpredictable. She realised that she should focus on things that make her happy and to...
View ArticleThis startup by a 24-year-old targets the $600M male grooming market of India
Gone are the days when being unkempt was considered manly. Today, it has become equally important for men to be on top of their grooming game. However, finding the right products at affordable prices...
View ArticleHow this Wall Street professional is using genetics and Big Data to help...
While working on Wall Street in 2011, Samarth Jain was first introduced to the world of genetics. Fascinated by how genes and genetics actually work and help with determining diseases and their impact...
View ArticleA key player in the real estate sector: A woman
One would normally not associate the real estate sector with women entrepreneurs. Buying, selling, renting properties is a man’s job, you would say. Till a woman comes along to shut you up. Kanika...
View ArticleWith $1.5M seed funding from Accel and Matrix, what is this ex-Zoho trio...
Starting up was always part of life’s agenda for Arvind Parthiban (32). But he didn’t want to hurry it up. Spending 10 years of his time in Zoho, he was looking after the marketing of their flagship...
View ArticleWith half a million registered users, Hitwicket lets you ‘own’ a T20 cricket...
In the run-up to any sporting event between multiple parties, there is a ‘game before the game’ that plays out internally, where coaches and higher management strategise and galvanise players into the...
View Articleixigo now lets you book nearest cab without internet or GPS
ixigo, an online travel search engine, has introduced a feature on its ixigo Cabs app that allows booking the nearest cab available with one tap on the user’s home screen. The feature is called 1Tap...
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