Startups
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Chip(s) Thrills: How TagZ is cracking the snacks market
A unique product proposition—popped potato chips with 50 percent less fat—a set of differentiated offerings, and aggressive scale-up has helped TagZ grow 230 times in four years. Can the challenger brand now take on the big boys?
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Frugality for the win: How Markus Villig's ride-sharing app Bolt is taking on giant Uber
While the world's leading ride-sharing business was blowing billions of dollars trying to buy global domination, Markus Villig was busy doing the opposite with Bolt. Working on a shoestring budget, he built a $8.4 billion operation—and a $700 million fortune—by focusing on overlooked markets in Africa and Europe
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AVIOM: Kajal Ilmi's housing finance company is run by women, for women, and lends to women
The company provides loans to women in rural and semi-urban areas to help them get access to capital and build sanitation-focussed homes
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Swagatika Das' bold and daring attitude is taking Nat Habit to new heights
The co-founder continues to lead by example with her beauty brand that makes natural, freshly made hygiene and wellness products
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Saumya Mittal's Fitbudd enables fitness coaches scale their businesses through this SaaS platform
The pandemic killed her maiden venture. But the cofounder and CEO is now living her entrepreneurial dream with FitBudd
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Anisha Dossa Aibara is on a mission to create impact in a Jiffy
For this investment banker turned entrepreneur, it's all about creating long-term impact—and she has a career to back it and a startup that's flourishing
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Progcap's Pallavi Shrivastava is on a mission to change the gender narrative
The cofounder and CEO that provides working capital to small and medium sized businesses, believes that after a point gender doesn't matter, so you should ignore the noise and run behind your mission
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Community capital: Tamanna Dhamija's double engine of Baby Destination and Convosight is running on full steam
Tamanna Dhamija started by building a community for mothers with Baby Destination. The first-time founder then went on to create Convosight, one of the biggest global community monetisation platforms from India
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Blissclub: Born out of founder Minu Margeret's passion
Ultimate Frisbee player Minu Margeret discovered the play of 'lift and drag' during her motley corporate stint and wobbly part-time gigs. Finally, she found the perfect trajectory with Blissclub
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Why ApnaKlub Shruti doesn't mind being an angry young woman
The cofounder and CEO of of the B2B wholesale FMCG platform channelises her anger to defy norms, discard labels and fight gender bias
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How CoutLoot helps you bargain and sell with a click
A fortuitous pivot, propelled by heady pandemic tailwinds, has made CoutLoot gallop at a brisk pace. The big task now is to cut down losses and grow sustainably