Gopu S K

The Bengaluru-based couple, Divya Shetty and Vishnu Vardhan left their high-paying corporate jobs and run three startups—CercleX, Pepaa, and Indian Superheroes—that provide sustainable solutions to the waste threat while also giving farmers a platform to earn.

Tejas Jain launched the Indore-based business insurance platform, BimaKavach, in 2021, along with his father, R.K Jain, who is the COO of the startup. Notably, one of the world's biggest insurance marketplaces is in India. However, the SME (small and medium enterprises) sector remains unexplored, primarily in insurance penetration.

In 2018, LLB graduate Nishad VR from Kerala launched 'Marari Fresh", the startup that supplies fresh vegetables to top supermarkets in the state.

Aishwarya Dua founded Delhi-based "Sassiest" in 2021 as India's first wellness and pleasure brand backed by doctors.

Vivek Ramabhadran founded Aulerth, a contemporary jewellery brand which repurposes brass to reduce the carbon footprint.

boAt, the D2C electronics company, has secured INR 500 Cr ($61 million) from existing investors, a Warburg Pincus affiliate, and new investor Malabar Investments. The D2C electronics brand intended to use the incoming funding to support company growth. The company aims to scale up domestically and internationally through all channels and regions.

Sama, a Bangalore-based legal tech company, raises an unknown sum in seed funding from Campus Fund.

This outlier firm, a B2B e-commerce platform called Udaan, has received $120 million in convertible notes and debt when the startup ecosystem is experiencing a funding constraint this year.