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| RISING BHARAT | News Count (102271) | |
21511. [Startup Bharat] Indore-based STAGE is building an ‘Indianised’ OTT platform with original hyperlocal content
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- After their viral Facebook page WittyFeed was lost overnight, Praveen Singhal, Shashank Vaishnav, and Vinay Singhal launched Indore-based startup STAGE, an artist and dialect-led OTT platform, in 2019.
- “We realised that most content platforms were offering sleazy content, foreign shows dubbed in Indian languages or poorly localised versions of popular global shows, something that Bharatwasis (Indians) don’t relate to,” says CEO Vinay.
- Explaining the name of the platform, Praveen says, “To cater to Bharat, we needed a platform that not only resonated with the audience with its offerings but was also easy to pronounce. Every Bharatwasis in every nukkad, galli or muhallah (neighbourhood) understands and can pronounce STAGE.”
21512. Smart Glass from Ernakulam: how this startup aims to change the way we work
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- Rohildev Nattukallingal has spent the last three years building the hardware of Nimo – a pair of smart glasses that could change our workspaces. "Best of all, it’s an office space that you can carry everywhere – from the train to the plane to the cafe. The two major areas we are focusing on is the elegantly designed Nimo Glasses, and the other one is anew operating system we call Planet OS. Planet OS is designed to support thousands of existing productivity apps," Rohildev Nattukallingal, Founder of Nimo Planet, tells YourStory.
- "The world is moving towards remote and flexible workspaces. But there are key challenges to developing effective mobile productivity. On one hand, small screens limit productivity on the go and conversely, it takes high cost to set up a physical workspace, which is not portable. More importantly, there is no privacy. For the new world, we need a new computer designed to help people work from anywhere, effectively and securely," says Rohildev.
- "The home office isn’t even confined to the home. Instead, it becomes a flexible, transportable work setup. It eliminates the decades-old desktop setup, where a desk and a chair confines you. And replaces it with wearable smart glass," says Rohildev.
21513. E-learning startup IsEqualTo is making studies fun with its made-in-India app
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- E-learning startup IsEqualTo is one of the two winners in the news category at the recent AatmaNirbhar Bharat App Innovation Challenge launched by PM Narendra Modi.
- Mumbai-based e-learning startup IsEqualTo was launched to find ways to make studies more enjoyable for students and focus on concept-based learning rather than textbook-based learning.
- “The problem is that education has not changed over the last many years. The internet and technology have revolutionised the world with ecommerce, delivery services, logistics, health, travel etc, but not much work has been done in education,” Saakar, Co-founder and CXO, tells
21514. Mihuru: An Innovative Financial Platform for Travelers and Students
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- Mihuru Splitfare, you can book your travel months in advance with just a 25% deposit and pay the rest in installments prior to your trip.
- Mihuru means “My Freedom” and our vision is to help people manage their finances better so they can achieve various life goals.
- You have Rs.5,000 in your account. Not enough to buy a Rs.20,000 flight ticket for your trip in 3 months. So you plan to save money for 2 months and then book your flight. By then flight prices have increased to Rs.28,000. Your savings of Rs.20,000 are not enough; you need to cough up an additional Rs.8,000! As a result you may have to forgo your trip or take an expensive personal loan to fulfill the gap.
21515. Why Pooja Bedi ventured into the world of entrepreneurship with a wellness marketplace
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- Founded by actor and TV show host Pooja Bedi, Happy Soul is a Goa-based multi-vendor ecommerce marketplace that aggregates wellness products, services, and experiences.
- “Both require hard work, networking, discipline, and team spirit. Acting requires you to spend on yourself to grow your business; entrepreneurship requires spending on others to do so. But acting doesn’t have a daily routine; entrepreneurship does,” says Pooja, actor and Founder of wellness startup Happy Soul.
- In 2020, Pooja launched her Goa-based startup, Happy Soul, a multi-vendor ecommerce portal that aggregates the best of wellness products, services, and experiences.
21516. ClickNit: Aims to Eat Fresh and Store Less
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- Most of the e-commerce companies failed because of too easy access to capital and unproven business models with no true revenue streams.
- ClickNit is an eCommerce company designed to become market leader in daily micro-delivery service and to provide all home needs at doorstep with lowest possible price. Build on the unique Indian habit of getting fresh milk delivered home every morning.
- ~In next three years ClickNit intends to create an icon e-commerce brand through laser focused marketing and will grow to 100 Million IN
21517. 5 startups by ‘green entrepreneurs’ whose products are environmentally sustainable
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- EcoRight: Founded in 2017 in Ahmedabad, EcoRight has 18 product lines and 140 SKUs available in around 11 ecommerce websites. The startup says it makes products that are ethically, socially, legally, and environmentally audited as per the pillar standards of SEDEX 4. Its products, which include tote bags, work bags, backpacks, etc., are reusable, made with natural products, and are developed with innovative fabrics to make products better for the environment. Aimed at finding solutions to environmental problems such as plastic waste, the ecommerce startup claims that each bag it sells will, in turn, replace the use of 50-100 plastic bags. Each of the handbag designs features an eco-friendly message or a pun to spread awareness about the harmful effects of plastics.
- Chalk and Chuckles:Pallavi Agarwal and Prachi Agarwal founded Chalk and Chuckles which shapes children’s learning, skills, and experiences based on the games they play. Calling themselves “play advocates,” the Delhi-based entrepreneurs discourage the use of gadgets like a smartphone, laptop, PSP, and so on, to entertain children, citing the impact on the child’s cognitive growth.The startup creates every product keeping the planet and the environment in mind. The toys are handcrafted MDF (Class I), and are printed using soy-based ink. Each of its products is tested for compliance on international safety standards and none of them run on batteries or chargers.
- Love Organically:Love Organically is a Mumbai-based beauty manufacturing brand which claims to produce 100 percent natural and chemical-free products. It was founded by Deepshika Deshmukh who is a student of Ayurveda. She has conducted in-depth research and consultations with experts from the Ayurveda field, as well as doctors, on her family’s skin nutrition secrets. Every product includes nutrients from flower extracts, essentials oils, and aromatic botanicals.
21518. This ‘Made in India’ app aims to make bookkeeping easy for MSME sector
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- According to Statista, India has nearly 700 million internet users across the country at present. Despite this, the digital adoption among small businesses is very low. While accounting software is a favourite for big businesses, most MSMEs in the country still do their accounts on paper.
- Founded by Yash Raj Agrawal, GimBooks is a cloud-based bookkeeping and business management platform that aims to make business easy for millions of small entrepreneurs by providing them a convenient mobile first, easy-to-use, and affordable solution.
- Yash worked as a business analyst with Target Corporation before he started his own venture of trading in Pyrolysis products. He got into the niche waste recycling industry with Pyrolysis as a trader of pyrolysis products. He pioneered in introducing pyrolysis products to many industries at a pan India level. This involved frequent transactions and invoice keeping with multiple vendors.
21519. How India Hemp & Co is helping cement the country’s budding hemp industry
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- India Hemp & Co was started in 2019 and brings hemp products from the foothills of the Himalayas to the rest of the country.
- With a laser-sharp focus on sustainability right from sourcing to packaging, the startup sells four simple, clean products — hemp hearts, protein powder, seed trail mix, and hemp oil — on its website.
- It also retails on six online stores and 14 physical stores, including Organic World and Go Native. In fact, it is in active discussions with Big Basket to stock its products on the platform.
- In 2019, using personal wealth and raising funds from family members, the sisters started the venture. It is now exploring opportunities with potential investors. Finding the right investor fit, Jayanti says, is important for the startup.
21520. This Hyderabad-based edtech startup aims to help students ‘un’school themselves
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- It is a marketplace where industry experts host online courses for students and earn a royalty per sale that is given by the Unschool team.
- Unschool relies on a learning management system that allows coaches (experts) to host their lessons in various formats, and for students to learn and engage with peers and the coaches, as well as apply for internships. Some of the courses on Unschool are on data sciences, AI, coding etc.
- Close to 25 percent of Unschool’s students have been placed in companies for internships. The team claims to have 25,000 paid users.