Startups

India's space startups ignite investor interest from ISRO to Munjals to Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone

From companies building palm-sized satellites to those aiming to propel satellites into space using cleaner fuels, a new wave of space technology startups are mushrooming in India,

From teaching math through games in India, Dinasim Learning expands to Asian countries; expects Rs 50-lakh revenue this fiscal

SLA (Subconscious Learning Approach) allows teachers to engage with children using games and subconsciously introduce/ reinforce math concepts

Vokal, voice-based knowledge sharing platform, increases language options to 11 from just Hindi earlier

Startup Vokal was founded in 2017 by two startup founders, Aprameya Radhakrishna and Mayank Bidawatka (funding undisclosed) who wanted to try and do something that would catch the next big wave in India.

Bollywood actor Suniel Shetty invests undisclosed sum in Pune-based online fitness platform Squats

Sunil Shetty and Squats have committed to initiate a movement of making 50 million people fit and also enable the company to create one lakh jobs in the fitness space.

Xynteo, a platform to accelerate commercial projects, launches India2022 program for sustainable solutions

Xynteo incubates, aggregate and scale projects that deliver commercial and economic value while solving problems.

Startup Filmboard Movies launched to make filmmaking an organised, corporate business

The platform enables producers, line producers, and filmmakers from anywhere in the world to book any film

Startup HealthAssure enters B2C space, plans to raise around $5 million in next three months

Founded in the year 2011 by Varun Gera, former CEO of United Healthcare, the startup was bootstrapped with around Rs 70 lakh

Pune-based startup NeuroTags uses algorithms, Artificial Intelligence to detect counterfeit products

An estimated $1.6 tonnes of counterfeit goods are sold every year which is increasing at a very fast rate

Startup SaffronStays launches membership-only private luxury vacation homes; plans to go pan-India in 3 years time

SaffronStays rents out property owned by celebrities and HNIs as vacation homes.

Startup Naturevibe Botanicals enters Indian market after US launch; plans global expansion soon

With Naturevibe Botanicals, Chokhani's aim was to launch foods that do not contain preservatives and he decided to launch it in the US in 2017.

Fertility kits have more takers in non-Tier 1 cities says monitor-maker Inito; develops device for chronic diseases 

The fertility monitor which is a home diagnostic test. It enables women to track their fertile days in the confines of their home.

Fitness platform Squats primed for brick-and-mortar expansion; targets 120 'wellness' centres countrywide by 2020

Squats co-founder Jitendra Chouksey says their goal is to help the 'Skill India' objective by providing 1,00,000 jobs in the fitness industry.

Carmesi, a startup that sells ‘natural’ sanitary pads via a subscription-based model

Carmesi aims to capture the top 10 percent of the market in India.