Startups
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Untapped potential: Why building for Bharat works for ixigo
The roller-coaster ride of Aloke Bajpai and Rajnish Kumar came on the right track when they started criss-crossing Bharat on trains and buses. A decade later, they are driving ixigo towards the IPO station
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How Mohit Dubey's hustle and adaptation moves Bharat with Chalo
Influenced by the constraints of growing up in a small town and disciplined by a regimented way of life in a boarding school, Mohit Dubey learnt to relate to the plight of millions. In Chalo, he has built a bus tracking and ticketing platform for Bharat and India
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Shailesh Kumar's shoe-string upbringing and the curious case of CABT Logistics
After two flop ventures in cabs and ecommerce, Shailesh Kumar joined Flipkart as a delivery boy in 2017. Six years later, the village boy from Smastipur, Bihar has built a Rs150-crore logistics company
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How Vishal Jindal is building disruptive Biryani By Kilo into a favoured national brand
This Agra native is ambitiously trying to write a multinational biryani story. Can Vishal Jindal get the ingredients right with Biryani By Kilo?
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How Sibabrata Das and Atomberg's smart appliances are standing up to goliaths
With a rocky childhood, wobbly upbringing, and dodgy formative years of entrepreneurship, Sibabrata Das- has learned to find order in chaos. The result is a heady fan following for Atomberg
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iD Fresh Food: Inside PC Musthafa's dosa-idli batter empire
Battered by a rough childhood and moulded by values of a village life, PC Musthafa was driven to build a venture where money was made in the right way, for the right cause. The proof is in the batter
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From iD Fresh Food to Biryani By Kilo: Small town entrepreneurs are weaving big successes
A bold new generation of founders from villages and small towns is weaving entrepreneurial dreams by exorcising the nightmare of fear and rejection
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RED.Health: Providing medical assistance to corporate customers and the common man
Through its ambulances and skilled paramedics, RED.Health offers a comprehensive medical assistance platform and emergency care within minutes
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How Exponent is building a sustainable EV infra startup
Arun Vinayak has gone from building Ather as its CPO to turning his focus to building the infrastructure to support the EV boom in the country. Now Exponent plans to expand, but sustainably, keeping an eye on unit economics and profitability
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Kaleidofin: Fintech platform for the women, by the women
Chennai-headquartered financial technology platform Kaleidofin helps under-banked customers, particularly women, meet their real-life goals by providing tailored financial solutions
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ApnaKlub: Uplifting kirana, one brand at a time
ApnaKlub is stepping up its kirana play across tier 2 and beyond by rolling out a slew of its own brands. Will the gambit of a B2B wholesale platform for FMCG pay off?