Articles categorized as "Starting Up"
An eye for early detection
Jul 01, 2014
Unitus Seed Fund-backed Welcare Health Systems has developed affordable eye-screening devices to fight diabetic retinopathy, an illness which is likely to affect one in four diabetes patients in the coming years
Fixing a supply gap
Jun 01, 2014
Blume Ventures-backed Vox Pop Clothing partners with iconic brands such as Marvel, Warner Bros. and Disney, and develops merchandise for brands like Spiderman and Avengers in India. Siddharth Taparia, the founder, believes his business is really about closing a
Selling hard-to-find products
Jun 01, 2014
The founders of Hopscotch.com know a thing or two about selling to moms, thanks to their experience at Diapers.com. Now, with the acquisition of Skoolshop.com, they aim to further expand their product mix and reach, and scale
True to your health
Jun 01, 2014
Sameer Maheshwari, founder-CEO, Healthkart, expects this health e-commerce portal to grow five-fold in five years, riding on its strengths of authenticity and the ability to assist customers effectively
India runs on chai
Jun 01, 2014
With over 36 outlets spread across Bengaluru and New Delhi-NCR, Chai Point is looking to capture a sizable share of the Rs. 20,000 crore market for a cup of leisure…
Playing the niche e-tailer
May 01, 2014
Gaurav Kushawah identified jewellery retail as the safest vertical to be in after careful analysis and established Bluestone.com to leverage the country’s obsession with fine jewellery
Piggybacking on Natural traction
May 01, 2014
Accel Partners funded CommonFloor.com, a property portal, got off to a flying start thanks to its online platform for apartment communities. Now, it wants to become a full-service real estate portal and touch revenues of US $25 million
Enabling e-commerce
May 01, 2014
From being an express logistics service provider for the e-commerce sector, Delhivery has slowly but surely transformed itself into a 360-degree e-commerce enabler. Today, it offers a suite of technology-enabled services from setting up a web
Clinically sound
May 01, 2014
Electronic medical records and sufficient information about doctors are two pain points that Sequoia Capital-backed Practo Technologies has tried to solve through its indigenous software products
Count your footsteps
Apr 01, 2014
GetActive encourages its users to take 5,000 steps a day as a start towards better health. Today, it has over 10,000 corporate users and seeks to acquire many more by getting onto retail shelves
