Fresh Ingredients to Building a Clean Traditionally Made Everyday Foods Brand: Sulakshana C Chitale’s Journey with GoSwasthya
In an era where convenience often takes precedence over freshness, GoSwasthya is building its proposition around a simple philosophy: everyday food should be made right. Founded by Sulakshana C Chitale in 2021, GoSwasthya emerged from a deeply personal search for better food. After moving from Pune to Bengaluru, Sulakshana found it difficult to access fresh, […]
The Investment Power 100: India’s VCs Shaping the Next Generation of Food Brands
India’s food and beverage ecosystem is undergoing a significant transformation as health-conscious consumption, clean-label products, premium offerings, and digital-first distribution reshape the way consumers discover and buy food. At the centre of this evolution is a growing network of venture capitalists and investment leaders backing founders who are building the next generation of organic, sustainable, […]
From a Student’s Need to Earn to Building India’s Pink Collar Economy: Mythri Kumar on the TimBuckDo Journey
For Mythri Kumar, Co-Founder and CEO of TimBuckDo, the idea of building a platform for student work did not emerge from a boardroom or a conventional startup thesis. It came from personal experience. When Kumar moved to Bengaluru in 2008 to study at Mount Carmel, she began taking up small jobs at pizza shops and […]
From Building India’s EV Capabilities to Taking Indian Mobility Global: Dr. Uday Narang’s Vision for Omega Seiki Mobility
India’s electric mobility transition is moving beyond the question of replacing internal-combustion engines with batteries. For commercial vehicle manufacturers, the bigger challenge lies in building an ecosystem that can deliver affordability, uptime, reliable technology, charging infrastructure, financing, after-sales support and long-term business viability. At the centre of this transition is Dr. Uday Narang, Founder and […]
From Carbon Dashboards to Decarbonisation in Action: How Anand Pathak Is Building FitSol for India’s Industrial Future
Anand Pathak, Founder & CEO of FitSol, on building a Decarbonization-as-a-Service company, turning carbon data into measurable business outcomes, and helping Indian manufacturers make sustainability an operational advantage rather than a compliance exercise. For years, corporate sustainability has largely revolved around measurement. Companies calculated their carbon footprint, prepared ESG reports, tracked emissions and presented dashboards […]
More Than Marketing: Siya Wadhawan’s Journey of Building Brands That Matter
Introduction Some marketers build campaigns. Some build brands. And then there are those who quietly build belief- belief in products, in communities, and in the immense potential of Indian brands. Siya Wadhawan belongs to the latter. Today, as the Head of Brand Marketing at Boldfit, Siya stands at the intersection of fitness, consumer behaviour, and […]
Pratish Raj on Building Machaxi and Making Sports More Accessible Across India
India’s sporting ambitions have traditionally been measured through medals, professional athletes and international performances. But beneath that narrative lies a much broader challenge: getting more Indians to participate in sport regularly. For Pratish Raj, Founder of Machaxi, that gap represents one of the biggest opportunities in India’s sports ecosystem. The company was built around a […]
i-Hub Gujarat and SanchiConnect Support 30 Defence & Aerospace Startups Through TattvaX Cohort 2
i-Hub Gujarat and SanchiConnect have expanded their support for India’s defence and aerospace startup ecosystem through the second cohort of the TattvaX Acceleration Program, supporting 30 startups working across defence, drones and space technologies. As India accelerates efforts to strengthen indigenous capabilities across defence, drones and space, i-Hub Gujarat and deeptech enabler SanchiConnect are supporting […]
Sasikumar Kallanai: Building Trust into India’s Fresh Protein Ecosystem
India’s fresh meat and seafood industry has traditionally been fragmented, with consumers relying heavily on familiarity and personal judgment to assess freshness, hygiene, sourcing and handling. For Sasikumar Kallanai, Founder & CEO of TenderCuts, the opportunity was never simply to modernise meat retail. His operating thesis is simple: every household deserves protein they can trust. […]
Wippi Raises $1.2 Million in Seed Round Led by 12 Flags to Scale Screen-Free AI Products for Children
Bengaluru-based children’s technology startup Wippi will use the fresh capital to strengthen its voice AI, expand its engineering and AI teams, scale manufacturing in India, and grow its direct-to-consumer business. Bengaluru-based children’s technology startup Wippi has raised $1.2 million in a seed funding round led by 12 Flags, with participation from Warmup Ventures, Ventana Ventures, […]
