From sleeping on railway platforms to building a Rs 35,800 crore venture, this man is on the Forbes 100 list at age 70 By Neha Yadav 09 Jan 2023 Satyanarayan Nuwal hails from the small town of Bhilwara, Rajasthan, where his father worked as a village accountant for the government. Read More
This Gujju duo quit Government jobs to launch an edtech startup helping 1000+ students clear Government exams - crossed $1 million in revenue in 2022. By Naina Yadav 06 Jan 2023 Co-founded by Taral Patel, Mahesh Ahjoliya, and Chetan Patel, Gyan Live is an online education startup that helps students prepare for... Read More
Launched by Flipkart ex-delivery boys, LoadRunnr - a Bengaluru-based venture safely delivers every need, from banana to couch. Has successfully made numerous deliveries in the past 1 month of launch. By Neha Yadav 05 Jan 2023 LoadRunnr, a Bengaluru-based delivery app, was ideated and founded by Vinay Kumar and Raghunandhan. Both started out as truck delivery... Read More
This Bangalore-based blockchain project startup is decentralizing ride-hailing; no surge prices, commission or cancellations - takes on Uber and Ola. By Naina Yadav 03 Jan 2023 Drife is a Bangalore-based early-stage blockchain project that aims to leverage technology and progressively decentralise ride-hailing. Read More
Started by friend-trio in 2018, Pocket FM’s long-format audio model has become a hit with 80+ million users - achieved $25 million ARR. By Naina Yadav 30 Dec 2022 Pocket FM, a long-format audio startup was started by Prateek Dixit, Nishanth KS and Rohan Nayak in 2018... Read More
Kochi-based startup innovates waterproof, NFC-enabled finger ring that lets you make contactless payments on card terminals - priced at Rs 9,999. By Naina Yadav 30 Dec 2022 Acemoney is a Kochi-based digital tech startup that aims to make cash and digital payments much, much easier and faster. Read More
This father-son duo built an app to reduce your screen time & reward you for it. App has a user base of 10k across 82 countries and a revenue of $1.1 million By Neha Yadav 29 Dec 2022 Craig conceptualised and laid the foundation of Lock&Stock Technologies along with the guidance of his father, Ian Fernandes, in 2017. Read More
Nashik-based startup innovates India's first 'transformable EV,' 70km on single charge - priced Rs 66,999 - raised Rs 1 Cr at Shark Tank India, 2021. By Naina Yadav 28 Dec 2022 Revamp Moto manufactures electric two-wheelers and has recently launched 'India's first transformable EV' - the RM Buddie 25. Read More
Chinese EV startup innovates a car that flies over traffic jams - priced at $1,40,000, maximum flight speed 130 km/hour. By Naina Yadav 27 Dec 2022 Founded in 2013 by Zhao Deli and then backed and funded by He Xiaopeng, Xpeng Aeroht is a revolutionary Chinese electric vehicle startup. Read More
This farmer-turned-entrepreneur earns Rupees 1.5 crore yearly - innovated machine that turns banana waste into rope, exports eco-friendly products to Singapore. By Asif Alam 20 Dec 2022 P M Murugesan is a farmer and entrepreneur from Tamil Nadu. He is the founder of M S Ropes Production Center in Madurai. Read More