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Bootstrapped
Jinzoo Is Building a Hyperlocal Marketplace for Smaller Indian Cities
Based in Banka, Bihar, Jinzoo is building a hyperlocal marketplace that connects customers with local shops, food businesses and service providers, while developing a SaaS model for city-level operators.
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Founder Stories
How SAFYON Crossed ₹1 Crore in Sales by Building a New Category Around Gym Hygiene
SAFYON started as a professional gym-cleaning service in Delhi NCR and expanded into specialised cleaning products, machines and services. Founder Riyazuddin says the business crossed ₹1 crore in sales within one year.
Founder Stories
LifeMate Is Building a Personal-Assistant Service for Everyday Tasks in Mumbai
Founded by Gaurav Chavhan, LifeMate is building a personal-assistance service in Malad West for people who need everyday tasks handled when they do not have the time or availability to do them themselves.
Cleantech
How an Ahmedabad Student Built an AI Waste Sorting Startup
Two engineering students used a ₹70,000 grant to prove that India’s recycling crisis can be solved instantly at the trash bin, rather than the landfill. Now, they are discovering that navigating municipal bureaucracy is much harder than building edge-AI hardware.
Healthtech
At 19, Ajit Kumar Left Engineering to Build LocalPill Around One Simple Question: Where Is My Medicine?
A medicine can be sitting in a nearby pharmacy and still feel out of reach when nobody knows where to find it. In Patna, Ajit Kumar is building LocalPill around that everyday problem, starting with neighbourhood pharmacies.
Founder Stories
How Accesco Living Is Building a More Connected Commerce Network for Everyday Life
Accesco Living is building a connected commerce system that brings consumers, suppliers, inventory and logistics closer together across groceries, food, fashion and everyday essentials.
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