Poornima Kavlekar has been associated with The Smart CEO since the time of launch and is the Consulting Editor of the magazine. She has been writing for almost 20 years on a cross section of topics including stocks and personal finance and now, on entrepreneurship and growth enterprises. She is a trained Yoga Teacher, an avid endurance Cyclist and a Veena player.
Poornima Kavlekar Featured in #Consumer Products
Sproutlife Foods Private Limited (Yoga Bars)
Dec 22, 2017
In Startup50 2017: The company was selected for creating a whole new FMCG category with its health bars and for scaling up its retail presence and touching Rs. 1 crore in monthly…
Poornima Kavlekar Featured in #Consumer Products
Dec 22, 2017
In Startup50 2017: Wow Momo made it to Startup50 for identifying and scaling a new category and for bootstrapping its first 40 stores before raising external capital. The company is backed by…
Poornima Kavlekar Featured in #Healthcare
Dec 22, 2017
In Startup50 2017: Axilor and Pi Ventures-backed Niramai Health Analytix detects breast cancer in a non-invasive and sensitive manner through the fusion of thermography and artificial intelligence. The company made…
Poornima Kavlekar Featured in #Healthcare
Dec 22, 2017
In Startup50 2017: Backed by K. Ganesh, Kris Gopalakrishnan and Manipal Group, Grow FIT is a health-tech and wellness firm that operates at the intersection of nutrition science and prevention of…
Poornima Kavlekar Featured in #Financial Services
Creating Alternative Data-Based Services For Lenders & NBFCs
Dec 22, 2017
In Startup50 2017: Kalaari Capital- backed CreditVidya, a financial technology start-up, made it to Startup50 2017 for assessing over 5 million loan applicants and for turning cash flow positive in its…
Poornima Kavlekar Featured in #Financial Services
Dec 22, 2017
In Startup50 2017: Omidyar Network, IIFL Seed Ventures, Khosla Ventures and Aspada –backed company, NeoGrowth, won this award for building a robust, profitable business model in the SME-lending space, and for…
Poornima Kavlekar Featured in #Financial Services
Simplifying Legal Matters for Startups
Dec 22, 2017
In Startup50 2017: LegalRaasta won an award for serving 150,000 SME customers within 3 years of launching, and scaling up revenue 4 times last fiscal. Founder: Himanshu Jain Founded by a…
Poornima Kavlekar Featured in #Financial Services
An Omni-Channel Payment Platform For Vendors
Dec 22, 2017
In Startup50 2017: Rakesh Jhunjunwala and Kalaari Capital funded Airpay is a PCI-DSS certified omni-channel SaaS payments platform that offers Inbound and Outbound payments across net banking, mobile PoS, IVR…
Poornima Kavlekar Featured in #Enterprise Tech
JoulestoWatts Uses AI & Machine Learning To Fulfill Several Layers Of Staffing Needs For Clients
Dec 22, 2017
In Startup50 2017: JoulestoWatts, a talent collaboration firm that helps its clients with several layers of their staffing needs is funded by by Manipal Group & SAHA Fund. The company is recognized…
Poornima Kavlekar Featured in #Enterprise Tech
Dec 22, 2017
In Startup50 2017: Pi Ventures-backed, IOT-based energy efficiency company, Zenatix, helps its enterprise clients enhance energy efficiency in their office buildings and retail outlets. Incorporated in 2013, the company has…
