Jobs are a problem across the globe and this knowledge is commonplace. With the number of new job portals coming up, you wouldn’t really sit up expecting to hear something radically different. But when I met Anilesh Seth at his residence in HRBR layout, Bangalore, a bit of rethinking was necessitated. The Journey Anilesh Seth [...] Read More
A growing startup space like India needs all the support it can get and accelerators play a big role in this. Accelerators are typically three to six month programs where 10-15 startups are picked and put together giving them support in terms of finance, infrastructure, mentorship and networks. India has seen host accelerators coming over [...] Read More
Imagine a bustling college campus nearing a cultural festival. Amidst the buzz, there is one person who runs the creative show- designing poster, getting them printed and all such creative peripherals. Shiladitya Mukhopadhyaya was this guy for the University of Mumbai in 2004.
Celebrities entering entrepreneurship seems to be in vogue. On the west coast we have the likes of Ashton Kutcher starting to invest aggressively while closer home, we have a flurry of celebrities associating themselves with eCommerce.
If you’ve ever been in Pune or Mumbai over the last few years, it’s hard to miss out on the yellow and purple little outlets or the spirit lifting vehicles scooting around. These outlets are a QSR chain, Faaso’s that serves wraps and roles with an Indian twist. Jaydeep Barman, an IIM-Lukhnow alumnus, co-founded Faaso’s in 2004 inspired from the kathi rolls of his home city, Kolkata.
Seeing and talking to visitors before they enter the apartment, state of the art security system, smart device management and the likes are amenities that the best of apartments boast of. Godrej, Total Environment, Sobha, Gopalan, are some of the biggest names in Bangalore’s real estate space and they all have a need for home automation systems. Catering to this need, Dr. Giri Krishna and four others- Avinash Gautam, Ajay Gupta, Nandakumar and Mohan G.- all of whom have had stints at Texas Instruments started up Silvan Labs in 2008.
Annkur Agarwal is a Mumbaikar who has been completely immersed into two things for more than a decade- Entrepreneurship and Mobile Phones. And he is yet to turn 30. Starting to work as a student, Annkur used sell stuff online and then moved to offline retail for close to 5 years. Annkur then founded OnlyGizmos, a website that wrote about consumer electronics for another 5 years. Having gained expertise in the area, people kept bugging Annkur with recommendations for buying mobile phones and this is what gave birth to PriceBaba.
Buying apparels online is still a block for many shoppers. Although the trend has picked up, the perfect size and fit still remains an issue. There have been efforts to replicate the feeling but a satisfactory technology has still not evolved. A step in this direction, PhiSix labs is the brainchild of Mihir Naware, Jatin Chuggani and Jonathan Su.
Khojmaster is a local search and advertising portal. The site has 4500+ local listings of Amravati City across 100+ Categories and 3000+ Sub-Categories.
Agriculture is a huge sector of opportunity for a country like India (and so believe investors). Startups can bring about a much needed revolution in this sector which is grappling with inefficiencies. Founded by Amit Sinha, Ashok Prasad and Chetan Singh, Akshamaala is one such startup that works with farmers in rural India to help them make farming a commercially sustainable and profitable model
