Startup Stories – More than Just a First Step

Explore the inspiring journey of BluSmart, a revolutionary electric mobility startup founded in 2019. Discover how Punit Goyal and Anmol Singh Jaggi's vision transformed the traditional transportation sector. From their innovative marketing strategies to overcoming challenges and securing funding, delve into BluSmart's success story, business model, and future plans for sustainable growth in the ever-evolving urban mobility landscape.

In the dynamic and ever-evolving landscape of Indian e-commerce, one startup has not only disrupted the traditional supply chain but has also fostered economic growth in the country's hinterlands.

In the bustling landscape of Indian e-commerce, where giants like Amazon and Flipkart dominate, startups often find it challenging to establish themselves. However, there's one homegrown player that has not only entered this competitive arena but has also succeeded in carving out a unique space for itself.

It has emerged as a breath of fresh air in the cluttered financial realm and has provided people with an opportunity to turn into financial advisors and earn money online.

Prefabricated steel buildings are becoming increasingly popular in Canada for various reasons. According to a report, the Canadian modular construction market is anticipated to project a CAGR of 5.27% by 2026. The main reason for this growth is that prefabricated buildings are cost-effective and environmentally friendly.

There are thousands of canines who are in need of support and medical help, the reason entities like these come into existence.

The unique luxury wedding photography and film brand has catered excellently to each of its clients' needs, propelling the company forward in the artistic realm.

Zepto is a platform that delivers groceries to its customers within 10 minutes. It got founded by Aadit Palicha and Kaivalya Vohra in 2021. The company's valued at $570 M and it is adding more than 1,00,000 new customers to the platform almost every week. The company raised a total funding of $360 M in the past few months. Zepto’s headquarters is in Parel, Maharashtra.

Rapido is an Indian online bike taxi aggregator based in Bangalore. It got founded in 2015 by Pavan Guntupalli, Rishikesh SR and Aravind Sanka. It now has 5,00,000 captains serving 10 million customers over 90 locations. Rapido claimed a 12.5x increase in revenue in the FY 2019-20.

Rivigo is a technological logistics company that was founded by Deepak Garg in 2014 in Haryana, India. It was the first to bring the global first-driver model through strong technology, culture, data, and operations which aims at providing a delivery time to clients.

Sabyasachi Mukherjee is an Indian fashion designer who came from a small middle class Bangladeshi family but made a name in the industry. He is bollywood’s favorite attributor.

In 2017, Patanjali’s sales revenue increased from Rs 43 crore in 2016 to Rs 10,500 crore, marking an astonishing jump. It used extensive marketing techniques to become a household name.

Aadvik foods manufactures camel based dairy & essential products including camel milk. The startup is bringing a change in the milk habits of Indians.

Sai Goel is the founder of BharatAgri and was listed on “30 under 30” list of Forbes 2020. But what BharatAgri does? Read to Know!

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MoneyTap raised $82.3 million. The company was founded in 2015 by Bala Parthasarathy, Kunal Verma, and Anuj Kacker. The startup had 300,000 registered customers from 14 cities in India within eight months of its launch.

Zoomcar enjoys the distinction of being India’s first personal mobility platform. It got founded in 2012 by Greg Moran & David Back. Zoomcar has a 75% market share and plans to increase to an 80-85% in the following 18 months.

MyGate is one of the Most Promising Security Management companies. It got founded in 2016 by Vijay Arisetty, Shreyans Daga, and Abhishek Kumar. MyGate provides a range of services and has over 1.2 Million household users.

Magicpin is an online location intelligence platform that was founded by Anshoo Sharma and Brij Bhushan in 2015. They have more than 10,000 employees working for the organizations and the company has received more than $38M funding till now.

Big Basket is India’s Biggest Online Grocery store founded when the Internet was not mainstream in 2011 by Hari Menon & team in Bangalore. Tata Group has acquired 64% stake in the company recently.

Mastercard is a global financial service provider player that was started in 2006 by Wells Fargo. Since then, the company has grown exponentially to become a $395 Billion valued firm and has more than 22,000 employees all over the world.

Pratilipi is an Indian storytelling startup that was started in 2014 by 5 friends and connects both writers & readers. The company recently rose $48M in July 2021 at $265 Million valuation.

NimbusPost is a logistic solution based tech startup that was started by Yash Jain & Rajeev Pratap in 2018. The company integrates shipping partners for E-commerce websites.

Likee App is one of the most popular short-video making platforms amongst millennials. It got founded in 2017 by Jason Hu and David Xueling Li. It has 115.3 million active users, 330 million downloads and is operative in more than 180 countries.

Crowdfire is a social media management tool for users to increase engagement and build platforms. Anirudh Khusape, Nischal Shetty, Sameer Mhatre, and Siddharth Menon invented Crowdfire in 2010 in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

Myntra is a Bangalore based fashion Ecommerce platform that was started by Mukesh Bhansal in 2007 as a personalized gift portal. However, the founders later made it a fashion portal and in 2014, Flipkart acquired it for INR 2000 Crores.

Hike Messenger is an Indian messaging app founded by Kavin Mittal (Bharti Mittal’s Son). The app offers features like messaging, voice calls, UPI payments, cab bookings, etc., and is valued over $1.4 Billion.

Snapdeal is a popular Indian e-commerce that was started by Kunal Bahl & Rohit Bansal in 2010 and within 6 years, in 2016, became a $6.5 billion company. However, the idea soon failed with many loopholes and is now trying to make a comeback again.

FirstCry is the first dedicated E-commerce store for Kids, nurses, and Moms that was started by Supam Maheshwari in 2010 under BrainBees Solutions Pvt Ltd. The company has rose significantly and is today valued over $2 Billion.

Big Bazaar is India’s biggest retail supermarket chain that Kishore Biyani started in 2001 through Future Group. However, the indisputable business model of Big Bazaar had many loopholes that led to its failure and, in the end, sale to Reliance.

PhonePe is an Indian digital payment platform that was started by Sameer Nigam, Burzin Engineer, Rahul Chari in 2015 and was acquired by Flipkart later. The app is available in 11 languages with user base of 280 Million.